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Coal is a big polluter, but it's still a cheap way to produce energy. Photo credit: Pixabay

Should wood become cheaper than fossil fuel?

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Screening test by University of Tartu scientists for early identification of the risk for preeclampsia

Roboticist Indrek Must is using textile made of carbon to create robot skin. Photo credit: Andres Tennus

New skin-like robot could turn us into superhumans

Lemons. Photo credit: Arianka Ibarra

University of Tartu scientists turned citric acid into novel bioplastic

Around half of the population is retired in Transnistria. A stroll through Tiraspol during lockdown. Photo credit: private collection

Surviving isolation in an isolated place

Researchers at TalTech Centre for Biorobotics Jeffrey Andrew Tuhtan and Asko Ristolainen. Private collection.

The underwater sensors help adapting to climate change

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New giant database helps find medication and diagnose hereditary diseases

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Researchers identified potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics

Modelling of breaking wave dynamics in port engineering improved

DNA analysis of food helps identify its actual components. Photo: Private collection of Kairi Raime

Novel DNA analysis will help to identify food origin and counterfeit food in the future

For some strange reason, the world often slides over the Baltic Finnic region. On this photo, Baltic Viking Age fans in Kiruvere Muinaslaager, an Estonia-based gathering of Iron Age enthusiasts. Credit: Tiit Blaat / Ekspress Meedia

Baltic Finns were Vikings too, but the world ignores it

Electrochemical characterisation of the electrodes of supercapacitor. Photo credit: TalTech

TalTech materials engineers develop flexible supercapacitors for space technology

Nanoscience is offering a surprising glimmer of hope in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo credit: Ilja Makarenkov

A new nanomaterial could kill coronaviruses

Professor Muhammad Mahtab Alam brought new out-of-the-box ideas with him when joining Tallinn University of Technology. Photo credit: Heiki Laan / Taltech

New tech solution helps victims of terror attacks

The study showed that copper ions are primarily bound to only two proteins in the blood – ceruloplasmin and serum albumin. A small proportion of copper ions are also bound to histidine and other free amino acids in the blood.

The analysis of copper levels in blood facilitates diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

Surveys show that most of the stars visible in the sky are expected to have planets orbiting them. Scientists are trying to find out whether any of them may have life on them.

A new chapter in the search for extraterrestrial life

The great tit finds most of the food necessary for the nestlings from the canopies of deciduous trees.

Looking at the forest through the eyes of birds

Studying the prevalence of the coronavirus in Estonia will give the politicians and decision-makers evidence-based data to form the strategy for the gradual exit from the emergency situation.

Estonia is contributing €8.1 million to COVID-19-related research and development

Rando Tuvikene, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Tallinn University

Use of crustaceans in healing wounds – future of medicine?

Estonian scientist Leho Tedersoo showing off his early spring mushroom haul. Photo credit: Leho Tedersoo

Why are Estonian mushroom scientists among the best in the world?

Schizophrenia spectrum disorder is characterised by significant impairments in reality testing and behaviour, which may involve a decline in functioning.

The condition of metabolic and immune systems affects the development of schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Eating high fibre foods such as fruits and vegetables supports health by improving the intestinal microbiota.

Food scientists confirm low fibre intake among Estonians

The long-term goal of the study is to develop a methodology for the analysis of new and yet unknown viral infections

Coronavirus in Estonia has at least eight mutations

Imagine throwing away every third meal.

Solving the food waste problem

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