engineering and technology

Over 15 years, more engineers retired than graduated in Estonia. Teams like FS Team Tallinn help spark new interest. Photo credit: FS Team Tallinn
“There’s no room for fear.” – Estonian students built the fastest formula car
Photo: Karin Pai
Experimental apparatus developed in collaboration with Tartu Observatory was sent to International Space Station
One of the goals of Perks’s visit was to exchange experiences. When the TalTech team asked him what he would need for underwater filming here, his list included diving weights, a rope, and pantyhose. Photo: Gert Zavatski
Fish, AI and tights: ushering in a new era of river monitoring
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Old smartphones can have a new life as tiny data centers
Ian Erik Varatalu’s regex engine enables searching for complex patterns significantly more efficiently and with lower resource usage. Photo: Private collection
TalTech PhD Student Ian Erik Varatalu Created a High-Performance Engine for Searching from Text
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Estonians will be frontrunners in protecting space. Virtually
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Unlocking the potential of lignin
Laura Elise Arvisto is holding GaltTec’s fuel cell technology’s mockup illustrating the size of their solution. It weighs around 1,5 kilos. Photo: private collection.
A lab accident turned into a revolution in energy technology
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Silk-inspired in situ web spinning for situated robots
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Two-stage hydrogen
Hannes Agabus believes in giving more power to the energy consumers. Photo credit: Private Collection
From the Russian Grid to Electricity in the Cloud. Handling Energy, Estonian Style! 
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Estonians will start mapping the South Pole of the Moon
Photo: Centre for Biorobotics, Taltech (Simon Pierre Godon)
Robots can now walk through muddy and slippery terrain, thanks to Moose-like feet
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Federated Secure Computing project has achieved a breakthrough in European research with personalised health data and data protection!
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Estonian Startup Myceen Sees Promise in Manufacture of Sustainable Building Materials
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Innovative technique may help to see through skin tissues and Estonian fog
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Estonia’s Cutting-Edge Solar Cells Aim to Tackle Growing Forest Fire Threats
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Useless eggshells could be used to make artificial joints!
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Exotic salts help to turn domestic wood into plastics and platform chemicals
Photo: Renee Altrov
Pankaj Chejara developed a machine learning model to assess collaboration quality in classrooms
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The new life of alder and aspen wood – a breakthrough by scientists from Estonia
photo: Christoph Meinersmann from Pixabay.
The security of satellites has been dangerously neglected
A boat on a sea. Picture: Pixabay.
Let’s Break the Ice – Energy-Efficient Icebreaking Technology
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Innovative maritime solutions for a greener future

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