We are happy to announce that Estonian education and research is represented from 12th to 18th of December during the EXPO Knowledge and Learning Week. Read more HERE.
ICT Means Business
Participants will get an overview of the “hot” frontier research areas and development trends of modern science and innovation and the state-of-the-art technologies being developed in Estonia. You can participate online from all over the world! Read more HERE.
EMBL strengthens links with Estonia
European Molecular Biology Laboratory and University of Tartu signed a memorandum of understanding to foster scientific collaboration in the life sciences. Read more HERE.
Estonian research covering the Nature
A research led by Carlos Perez Carmona from the University of Tartu made it on the cover of the recent issue of Nature. Read more HERE.
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Estonian scientists use smart tech to fix global problems
Some of the best Estonian scientists are bringing the newest technology to classrooms, farms, hospitals and city streets. All this can be seen in the Estonian pavilion at Dubai EXPO world's fair on 15 December.
TalTech professor introduces artificial kidney therapy monitoring platform
While artificial kidney therapy is used to treat end stage kidney disease, monitoring its efficiency remains cumbersome. TalTech researchers have found a way to improve it.
3D printing of electrical machines is a cutting-edge research in TalTech
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is opening up new ground for innovations in low-volume production due to faster and cheaper prototyping, reduced lead time and shorter supply chains.
How fine-root traits fit in plant form and function
A recent analysis of a global compilation of trait data reveals fundamental results for plant ecology: the aboveground traits of a plant do not reveal much about its fine-root traits, and the diversity of plant traits is consistently lower below- than aboveground.
Skydivers have adventurous spirit in their genes, but it's hard to detect
Researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Psychology collaborated with their colleagues from the Estonian Genome Centre to study people’s risk-taking behaviour which is oriented toward feeling excitement.