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Research station SMEAR located at Järvselja in Tartu County is one of the stations in an international network of stations measuring the atmosphere.

Environmental physicists discovered the mechanism forests use to create rain for themselves

Although scientists assumed that the hidden lifestyle is more characteristic to plants with long lifespans, it turned out that more often it is the plants that have shorter lifespans and are mycotrophic. Author/source: Arto-Randel Servet

Hide and seek in the plant kingdom: some species live a hidden life under the soil for years

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Smart city is not a technological utopia, but a motor of community development

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Application of new dynamical method reveals new information about the Milky Way

The lamp has a foil cover for reducing the so-called “sunbed effect”. But under the lamp, the surfaces being tested are visible to the scientists. Author/source: Angela Ivask, NICPB

Estonian scientists have invented surface coatings, which kill bacteria ultra-fast

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Framing cuteness factors can give answers about animal conservation or designing a robot

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Cultural Data Analytics Grant to Tallinn University

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The best university in New Europe is UT

Carbon nanotubes doped with nitrogen and transition metals. Photo by: Rando Saar

UT master’s student is a big step closer to making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles more affordable

Human habitation, highways and migration barriers might be significant factors in dividing populations. Author/source: Creative Commons Flickr/Larry Lamsa

Zoologists at the University of Tartu solved the mystery of Scandinavian bears

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TTÜ best research article of the year is seeking solutions for combating nervous diseases

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Enabling geographic search for scientific papers through text mining and geocoding: How to better find environmental research articles via location

An illustration of how the nanojoint works. Author/source: UT Institute of Physics

A nanojoint created in Estonia brings us one step closer to creating nanorobots

The lab of synthetic biology has found its place at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu. Photo by Petri-Jaan Lahtvee.

Modern Alchemy Revalues Residues

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Investigating nanomaterials opens new doors for further research

Electron microscope image of a “fish” swimming in rock salt (NaCl), whose head consists of magnesite (Mg carbonate), body of anhydrite (Ca sulphate) and dorsal fin of K-Mg sulphate, OPH drillcorecore, depth 2,902 metres. The colored image in the lower left corner is an element map showing the distribution of different minerals. Author/source: Kalle Kirsimäe

Earth’s oldest salts tell the tale of atmosphere’s oxygenation

Marika Mikelsaar, professor emeritus at the University of Tartu, visited the pharmacy of Tartu University Hospital to verify that, as a result of a 20-year research, a dietary supplement containing an ME-3 bacterium is now available in Estonia’s pharmacies. Author/source: Mari-Liis Pintson, University of Tartu

A discovery by the scientists at the University of Tartu is now in Estonia’s pharmacies

When photographing the sheath of an Indonesian dagger, the effect of the metal casing on the image of the wooden interior has been alleviated with the help of neutron scattering. Top left is the dagger and its sheath. Top right is the image taken with the neutron beam passing through the object. Bottom left and bottom right are 3D images taken with neutron radiation and X-radiation, respectively. Author: E.H. Lehmann, Paul Scherrer Institute

TTÜ scientists built a vital device for the Swedish spallation source

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TTÜ junior researcher of the year investigates damage caused by Helicobacter pylori in human liver

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IT Developers Should Not Reinvent the Wheel

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Is there a future in Estonia for multifunctional materials?

Oil palm plantation in Kalimantan. Author/source: T. Pae

A study by UT scientists: drained peatlands emit laughing gas

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A Love of TV Shows Can Make You a Doctor

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Drought-induced changes in forest composition amplify effects of climate variability on forest carbon gain

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