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European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre to Open in Latvia on 13 November
On November 13, 2024, at 4:00 pm, the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre in Latvia (ESA BIC Latvia) will be inaugurated at the Science and Innovation Centre of Riga Technical University (RTU). Luca del Monte, the Head of ESA’s Commercialisation Department, will also attend the launch …

ESA BIC Latvia

October 31, 2024

October Issue of the Newspaper " Zinātnes Vēstnesis "
The October issue of the newspaper " Zinātnes Vēstnesis," published by the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), the Latvian Council of Science, and the Latvian Scientists' Union, is now available. In this issue, you can read the following articles in Latvian: A conversation with LAS academician Oj…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

October 31, 2024

The study explains the difference between urban rooftop and rural vegetables
By growing vegetables on a roof in Riga, researchers are trying to find out whether food grown in the city is as good as food grown in the countryside. The final results will be in the spring, when the guidelines developed by the researchers for urban gardening, including the best agrotechnological…

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics

October 30, 2024

Quantum-Secure Transmission – Technology for Future Data Protection
Quantum communication technologies are not a distant future or science fiction. They are already working on technologies with multiple implemented projects worldwide, including in Latvia. In this context, it is crucial to prepare communication systems for the so-called Q-day – the moment when quant…

Author: Jurģis Poriņš, Board Member of Electronic Communications Office of Latvia (VAS ES), Professor at Riga Technical University

October 29, 2024

Sustainable solutions in pig feeding: insect and worm protein
In pig feeding, new solutions are constantly being sought, focusing on alternative protein sources such as insect and worm proteins, which could become a sustainable and effective option. Thus, in October 2024, researchers from the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) began th…

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

October 28, 2024