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The Moscheles Lock, authenticated by the study, with inscription by former owner Ignaz Moscheles.
Image credit: Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University. (Under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license).

Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history

Used electronic devices hide many valuable metals Europe desperately needs. Photo credit: Pixabay

Europe needs metals. Bacteria can get it from waste.

The glacial meltwater channels run both under and on top of the ice masses. The meltwater can create picturesque views of canyon formations with many bends. Photo credit: Dr Andreas Alexander

How to map hidden meltwater paths in glaciers and why is it important?

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Scientists created an intervention to fight drugs

Chocolate cream from sunflower seeds. Photo credit: Kristel Vene

Estonian researchers discovered expected hit “new Nutella” while developing a drink from sunflower seeds

Telescope in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Photo credit: private collection

Journey into astrophysics

Photo: University of Tartu

Consortium led by the University of Tartu received €30 million to upgrade the Estonian Centre for Biosustainability to a hub of digital biology 

An Estonian psychologist Kadri Haljas created Triumf Land to give children the tools to care for their mental health. Photo: Sven Tupits, Fotogeen

A psychologist is helping children with a video game

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Estonian companies have actively grown their businesses. They are now investing abroad more than companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Photo credit: Pixabay

Study: where do Estonian companies invest?

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More factors affect women’s fertility than is believed

Car and train traffic are European researchers are mapping noise in bigger cities to fight it. Photo credit: Pixabay

Europe is getting noisy – and it’s damaging our bodies

Giving a helping hand or sharing a kind word may be small acts, but they can change lives. Photo credit: Pixabay

One in every fifth child can’t rely on support when bullied at school

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Robots have poor vision, so scientists built them better eyes

University of Tartu's observatory. Photo credit: Renee Altrov

University of Tartu-led consortium embarks on European Galactic Astronomy project

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Estonia’s nano technology company UP Catalyst is creating a ’green’ battery and heading for Mars

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A new measuring device would ensure more humane street lighting

Skeleton, one of the European deep tech frontrunners, got started with these Estonian scientists trying to improve energy storage. Photo credit: Skeleton

How was the best supercapacitor invented?

Leonore Riitsalu, a research fellow at Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu. Photo credit: Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies

Financial well-being can be achieved anywhere

TalTech campus in Tallinn. Photo credit: TalTech

New frontiers for electrical machine diagnostics is researched in TalTech

When a former lawyer and an industrial engineer start working together, healthy science-based chocolate is created. Photo credit: Rene Riisalu

When scientists turn chocolate into medicine

Photo credit: Jevegeni Salikhov

New EU-backed project aims to expand Estonian linguistics research capabilities

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The pandemic made students extra creative, study shows

Professor Lili Milani, head of the Estonian Genome Centre at University of Tartu. Credit: Ekspress Meedia/Anni Õnneleid

Estonian Genome Centre team contributes to landmark stroke genetics paper

The unexpected discovery led to this unique wound dressing. Photo credit: Siim Lõvi

An Estonian startup is healing wounds with magic dust

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