Electricity Production on the Moon Is in the Hands of Estonians
Katriin Kristmann, a doctoral student in chemical and materials science at TalTech (Tallinn University of Technology), began research aimed at developing technology for the production…
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Revisiting the Out of Africa Theory: New Narrative From Genetic Analysis and AI
Researchers from Estonia and Italy developed an innovative method by combining neural networks and statistics. Using this newly developed method, they refined the “Out of…
Consequences of the Loss of Threatened Vertebrates in Different Regions Across the World
The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions of the world is highly variable, as is the proportion of threatened species. Some regions, such…
AI Mines Existing Biobanks to Generate Realistic Genomes for Imaginary Humans
Machines, thanks to novel algorithms and advances in computer technology, can now learn complex models and even generate high-quality synthetic data such as photo-realistic images…
New Research Provides Clues on Restraining the Aggressive Nature of the COVID Coronavirus
A recent study by Estonian researchers at University of Tartu explains how coronavirus is activated before attacking the cell and what could help to impede…
Solar Cell Efficiency Improved With Silver
As a result of their two-year joint project, the materials researchers of Tallinn University of Technology have improved the efficiency of next generation solar cells…
World’s Brightest Light Source Accelerates Electrons to 99.9999999985% of the Speed of Light
The public might not even know that scientists from the University of Tartu in cooperation with Finnish colleagues have established our “own” Estonian-Finnish beamline at…
Due to Climate Change the Landscapes We Are Familiar With Are Disappearing
Agnes Anderson, a doctoral student of the School of Natural Sciences and Health of Tallinn University, recently defended her doctoral dissertation, in which she explores…
