In the second half of 2017, Estonia takes the helm of the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months and in 2018, it will celebrate its 100th anniversary. For that period of time, the country will arrange a series of events throughout Europe to show what Estonia is about and to […]
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The Tallinn University of Technology and one of Estonia’s oldest car dealerships are developing the country’s first self-driving car. The university and Silberauto, known in Estonia primarily as the dealership of Mercedes-Benz, which traces its roots all the way back to the world’s first car in 1886, signed the contract on 31 May to develop
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The Estonian Genome Project – a national super-science project where gene samples from over 52,000 people were collected, comprising about 5% of the population of Estonia – is now, 17 years after the project began, offering personal feedback to people who donated their blood and information. Through the hardships It was in 2001 when the local
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Physicists at the University of Tartu are working on an artificial nose, based on graphene – in just a couple of years, all of us might have sensors in our cellphones, helping us evaluate air pollution levels and choose routes with clearer air. Just imagine the following situation: you are drinking your first coffee of
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Estonia will receive a 100th birthday gift next year that will be truly out of this world – as part of the country’s centenary celebrations in 2018, ESTCube will unveil its second satellite while its team embarks on a mission across Estonia to educate young people about opportunities within the space industry. ESTCube-2 will be
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Researchers of the University of Tartu and Icosagen Cell Factory have introduced the new cellular monitoring system for evaluating the growth of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the effect of drugs; the new drug screening system could considerably speed up the development of a new HPV drug. Being the most common sexually transmitted infection globally,
The basement of the Estonian University of Life Sciences is full of secrets. Some mysterious rooms hide miniature botanical gardens full of plants from all over the world. Amid these plants, one of the youngest academicians in Estonia, professor Ülo Niinemets, and his international research group are looking for answers to very important questions –
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The scientists of Tallinn University of Technology have worked on a research project for two years to develop a portable device for detection of traumatic brain injury. The device could be used in ambulances for early detection and treatment of traumatic brain injury to prevent subsequent serious health problems, the university said. According to Henrik
International students have not only found Estonia as a stop on their path – the country is increasingly seen as the place to advance one’s career and where to settle in. “I loved and I am still attracted by this tiny and surprising country, defined as the new ‘digital nation’, but also rich and proud
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Estonian scientist Mart Min, born in 1943, is a multifaceted man. He started his career in the electronics industry as an engineer but soon united engineering and science, which has brought him to participate in working out a solution for pacemakers and creating a euro coin identification machine. This article is published in collaboration with
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