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TTÜ’s dissertation investigated the reasons of varying aggressiveness for breast and colorectal cancers
Spiders on a meadow. Author/source: Mart Meriste
Six new spider species discovered for Estonia from alvars on the brink of disappearing
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Science Gig: how researchers make mummies talk
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Mummies United Researchers
A still from author's video, “Voore linna vabastamine“ (“Freeing of Voore town“). Roots received inspiration from female tractor operators who described their work very vividly, highlighting the heavy, heroic and romantic life of women operating the machines, and decided to obtain a forklift operator’s license and began to work as a bundler.
Society does not treat and interpret women as heroes yet
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How to charge your phone battery in a rainforest using algae?
On January 27th the first cow calf in Estonia who's obtained from the OPU technology by grafting the egg from a live animal by extraction, cultivation and embryo transfer method was born. The still nameless calf is on the left. Photo: Andri Küüts
First cow calf in Estonia born from the OPU technology
National research awards in 2018. Author/source: ERR
National research awards laureates – what do they do?
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The Government supported the prime minister’s proposal of Estonia joining CERN
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2018 sees the start of 42 new personal research funding projects
Kaur Alasoo and a fire truck. Credit: Randel Kreitsberg
Study by University of Tartu Scientist Published in a Renowned Science Magazine
MLS sensors on a purpose-built frame mounted on car’s rear-side
TTÜ doctoral thesis contributes to the development of mobile mapping system
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The Lost Forests: Reconstructing the development of European forests
The future prospect of the delayed Time Reversal–Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (delayed TR-NEWS) method is that a product or device will test the “health” of its components by itself. So the device (aeroplane, car, etc.) no longer needs to be stopped for testing, it will give a signal of the occurrence of a possible defect itself," Martin Lints says. Photo: pixabay.com
A New Method for Testing Materials of the Future
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EMÜ plant scientists reveal how spectacularly gall wasp-infected oak leaves smell
Illustrative photo about using GNSS receiver. Source: Wikipedia
A TTÜ doctoral thesis contributed toward improvement in the accuracy of the geoid model
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A TTÜ doctoral thesis improves applications of laser scanning technology for engineering structure surveys
Carlos Moedas, EU commissioner for research, science and innovation speaking at the “Embedding digital into societal challenges” conference in Brussels
‘Digital revolution’ will underpin next EU research programme, says Commissioner
Monacobreen Glacier, Svalbard. Source: Wikipedia
In addition to global warming, atmospheric black carbon also enhances glacier melt
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Shared norms constitute a pillar of university-industry collaboration
Tuul Sepp’s story on The Economist’s website.
Study by Estonian researcher published in The Economist reaches millions
Illustrative photo. Renewable energy. Source: pixabay.com
TTÜ’s power engineers: the use of renewable energy brings also new challenges
One of the lead authors of the study is Argentinian Pablo Scodeller, who has decided to tie his future with Estonia. Author: Private collection
Cancer biologists from the University of Tartu help make an important discovery on Alzheimer’s disease
Liisi Kedus. Author: Piret Räni
First ERC Grant to Tallinn University

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