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Researchers Test Various Heating Materials; Brewing Waste – Drabs – Earns Praise

Researchers at Riga Technical University (RTU) are testing heating pellets made from a wide range of plants and plant residues. By the end of the year, they promise to develop a tool that will allow anyone to determine the most economical way to heat their home. Traditionally, wood pellets a…

Ilze Kuzmina, Latvian Radio News Service correspondent

October 23, 2025

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The Latvian Academy of Sciences Announces the Annual Competition for the Most Significant Achievements in Science of 2025

The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) announces its annual competition “The Most Significant Achievements in Science in Latvia in 2025”, which will take place for the twenty-fourth time this year. The application consists of a public section, which must include the title of the work, the nam…

Latvian Academy of Sciences

October 22, 2025

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“Techritory 2025” Opens: Focus on Societal Security and Latvia’s Global Influence

Techritory 2025 – the international forum on digital transformation and connectivity – opened today, bringing together more than 1,500 participants from around the world. This year, special attention is devoted to security issues and future technologies, focusing particularly on protecting critical…

National Information Agency LETA

October 22, 2025

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Science Is Not a Lonely Path but a Conversation with Colleagues, Society, and Oneself: The Academic Journey of Diaspora Researcher Anna Žabicka

Social anthropology plays a crucial role in understanding people, societies, cultural diversity, and habits. Anna Žabicka, a PhD candidate living abroad, is a social anthropologist specialising in the anthropology of ageing, care, kinship, death and dying, medicine, and health. The science communic…

researchLatvia

October 22, 2025

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Getting Ahead of Disinformation

To significantly strengthen the fight against disinformation and develop new, practical tools for debunking it, a four-year research initiative "Artificial Intelligence for Debunking Disinformation" (Participative Assistive AI-powered Tools for Supporting Trustworthy Online Activity of Citizens and…

The University of Latvia | Zane Eniņa

October 22, 2025

science communication

What Do Healthy Breakfasts, a Latgalian Digital Dictionary, and an Antibacterial Sink Have in Common?

The correct answer – science! Science is not something abstract; it permeates our daily lives even where we don’t notice it. For each of us, it means something slightly different. To help us understand it better, we can turn to such rescuers as the Latvian-developed "Tēzaurs" or the internationally…

The Latvian Council of Science

October 21, 2025

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"Alternative Plants" Develops Two New Active Ingredients for Cosmetics

The Latvian biotechnology company “Alternative Plants” has developed two new active ingredients derived from plant cells, designed for use in anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing skincare products. The development of these new active ingredients was carried out in collaboration with partners fr…

Labs of Latvia

October 20, 2025

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Māris Būmanis: Synergy Between Industry and Research – The Key to Latvia’s Development

The rapid progress of the 21st century compels companies to think not only about today but also about the products, technologies, and people of tomorrow. Alongside digitalisation and automation, the ability to combine knowledge, experience, and creativity is becoming ever more crucial. Therefore, t…

AS "Latvijas Finieris"

October 17, 2025

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Students Have the Opportunity to Write Their Scientific Research Paper Together with Researchers from the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme

High school students now have the opportunity to develop their own scientific research paper (SRP) in the field of energy and engineering in collaboration with researchers from the Swiss–Latvian Cooperation Programme project LACISE under the "Applied Research" initiative Research Topics for …

Latvian Science Council

October 16, 2025