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Prevention Plays an Increasingly Important Role in Breast Cancer Treatment
October is Breast Health Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumour among women in Latvia – around 1,200 women are diagnosed with it each year. Approximately 10% of breast cancer cases may be associated with inherited genetic changes (mutations). Modern genetic testing makes…
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Research Latvia

October 23, 2026

natural sciences

LSIWC Researchers Present a Project on an Innovative Technology for Processing Birch Bark into High-Value-Added Products in the REGIOSTARS 2026 Final
In October, Jānis Rižikovs, Head of the Biorefining Laboratory at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC), and leading researcher Aigars Pāže presented the project “Research on the Production, Manufacturing and Application of High-Specific-Surface-Area Betulin Particles from Birch Bar…
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Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

October 22, 2026

research

Dace Kārkle Appointed Director of the National Institute of Research and Innovation
On 20 October 2026, Dace Kārkle, the institute’s former Acting Director and a long-standing member of the management team at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS), was appointed Director of the National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI). She will take up the position with imme…
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The National Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI)

October 21, 2026

achievements

International EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Held at the University of Latvia
From 15 to 17 October, EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Latvia took place at the University of Latvia, bringing together technology developers, engineers, entrepreneurs and other participants interested in the development of defence technologies. Over three days, 22 teams worked on solutions in the fie…
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University of Latvia

October 21, 2026

natural sciences technologies

RTU and Australian Scientists Prove That Static Electricity Can Be Controlled
Scientists from Riga Technical University (RTU) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have demonstrated that static electricity generated when two materials come into contact can be controlled. This discovery changes the previously prevailing view that electrostatic di…
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Riga Technical University

October 20, 2026

quantum technologies

Scientist “in a Quantum State” Andris Ambainis
Artificial intelligence has recently solved hundreds of highly complex mathematical problems. One of them – within a few hours, although scientists from around the world had worked on it for almost 30 years. Quantum computers promise to transform science. Meanwhile, autonomous weapons systems are a…
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TVNET.lv

October 19, 2026