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Estonian architect is looking for the perfect wooden lego blocks | Research In Estonia

Sille Pihlak, an architect and a researcher at the Eesti Kunstiakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Arts, plays with wood to make buildings greener and more efficient.
#timberhouses #architecture #newbauhaus
Arcwood Keskkonnaministeerium Artscience I University of Applied Arts Vienna Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

Estonian architect is looking for the perfect wooden lego blocks | Research In Estonia 07Jul2021-07-07 Siim Lepik2021-07-07T09:46:15+03:00 Prof Sille Pihlak at the bachelor degree jury of the interior architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Photo credit: Tõnu Tunnel Sille Pihlak, an architect and a researcher at the Estonian Academy of Arts, plays with wood to make b...

Digital twins compete for energy efficiency | Research In Estonia

TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology researchers are creating an environment where people would be motivated to improve their energy behaviour. #digitaltwin #energyconsumption #efficiency
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Digital twins compete for energy efficiency | Research In Estonia 01Jul2021-07-01 Siim Lepik2021-07-01T10:09:47+03:00 Photo credit: Skitterphoto While currently service providers only get an idea of customers’ energy consumption based on surveys, in the near future, the new smart solution will constantly monitor the customer’s consumption behaviour. Anyone int...

University of Tartu researchers continue to study coronavirus strains circulating in Estonia | Research In Estonia

Medical #researchers from University of Tartu are planning to sequence and analyse up to 6500 full-genomic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 in #Estonia. 👀

Part of the KoroGeno-EST-3 project is to create a set of interactive tools to graphically display various aspects of the project. 💡

„This tool allows the Health Board and other institutions that manage the epidemic to monitor the situation directly and help to plan local and national activities,“ says Kristi Huik, head of the KoroGeno-EST-3 project.

TÜ genoomika instituut UT Institute of Technology TÜ arvutiteaduse instituut Terviseamet SYNLAB Eesti

University of Tartu researchers continue to study coronavirus strains circulating in Estonia | Research In Estonia In the new funding period of the KoroGeno-EST project, medical researchers of the University of Tartu are planning to sequence and analyse up to 6,500 full-genomic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 in Estonia. An interactive environment to display the most important results of KoroGeno-EST-3 is also being cre...

Self-Destructive Mutant Mosquitoes May Save the World from Insecticides | Research In Estonia

#Scientists released genetically modified male #mosquitoes 🦟 into nature to reduce the number of mosquito species carrying #infectiousdiseases that are dangerous to humans.

“The advantage of this is that male mosquitoes can pass on the gene 🧬 variant lethal to their female offspring from generation to generation and thereby 📉 suppress the population in the long run,” commented Richard Tamme, Senior Lecturer at the @TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology.

Self-Destructive Mutant Mosquitoes May Save the World from Insecticides | Research In Estonia In the US state of Florida, scientists released genetically modified male mosquitoes into nature to reduce the number of mosquito species carrying infectious diseases that are dangerous to humans. Scientists hope that this approach will help limit the use of poisons in the future. In the US state of...

New European-Asian Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on Asian Informal Employment | Research In Estonia

What is precariousness and what does it mean? 🤔

Abel Polese defines precariousness as having no medium or long-term expectation of #employment, noting the situation is particularly acute in #Asia. 🌏

He and his team at Tallinn University are leading an EU-supported project called Labour to better understand the dynamics around precariousness in Asia, particularly within the context of the 🦠COVID-19 pandemic.

New European-Asian Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on Asian Informal Employment | Research In Estonia What is precariousness and what does it mean? In the labor world, precariousness means temporary or unstable employment, the kind that is dependent on chance and subject to loss. Workers in South Asia were mostly employed in such positions, working seasonal labor or tourism-related jobs. But then th...

Novel associations between genetics and vitamin B12 deficiency with an autoimmune etiology | Research In Estonia

Researchers at the Estonian Genome Centre at the University of Tartu described novel associations between 🧬 #genetics and autoimmune #vitaminb12 deficiency.

Vitamin B12 deficiency 📉 causes fatigue, muscle weakness, headaches, and sometimes even serious neurological symptoms.

TÜ Eesti geenivaramu TÜ genoomika instituut Triin Laisk

Novel associations between genetics and vitamin B12 deficiency with an autoimmune etiology | Research In Estonia Researchers at the Estonian Genome Centre at the University of Tartu described novel associations between genetics and autoimmune vitamin B12 deficiency in their recent publication in Nature Communications. Autoimmunity means that an individual's immune system is no longer able to recognise its tiss...

The Baltic Sea is recovering with the help of scientists | Research In Estonia

Eating small fish 🐟 benefits the #balticsea!

Eutrophication, the excess of minerals and nutrients, is the biggest problem in the Baltic Sea. 🌊 Eating local small #fish like Baltic herring and sprat will help to take the excessive minerals and nutrients out of the sea," says Joonas Plaan from Tallinn University.

Sustainable fishing also depends on the consumers. For example, one of the biggest shopping chain Rimi Eesti removed 🚫 all the non-sustainable fish from their shelves.

Keskkonnaministeerium

The Baltic Sea is recovering with the help of scientists | Research In Estonia The Baltic Sea is coming back to life and there is no need to stop eating fish, said Estonian scientist, Joonas Plaan. The Baltic Sea is coming back to life and there is no need to stop eating fish, said Estonian scientist, Joonas Plaan.

Corona Crisis Increased the Amount of Plastic Waste in the World | Research In Estonia

Coronavirus pandemic increased 📈 the plastic waste in the world. 🌍

“During the crisis, people started buying more packaged and/or frozen food 🍱🥫 with a longer shelf life, which led to an increase in the amount of #biowaste and #packaging,” say senior lecturer at @TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology, Viktoria Voronova, and assistant Marija Klõga.

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Corona Crisis Increased the Amount of Plastic Waste in the World | Research In Estonia As shops and restaurants were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, food deliveries have increased from March 2020. Consumers also preferred packaged or frozen products more than before. This means that there was a sharp rise in plastic waste in the world, writes an international group of research...

University of Tartu and Tilde take Estonian machine translation to a new level | Research In Estonia

📣 University of Tartu and Tilde have started off with the largest language #technology development project in #Estonia 👀

The University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and the Baltic language technology and localisation company Tilde started working on a reliable open-source machine #translation platform 👩‍💻 for three #language pairs: Estonian-English 🇬🇧 -Estonian, Estonian-Russian 🇷🇺 -Estonian and Estonian-German 🇩🇪 -Estonian.

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Eesti Keele Instituut
Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium
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University of Tartu and Tilde take Estonian machine translation to a new level | Research In Estonia The Institute of the Estonian Language and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research have initiated the largest language technology development project to date, as a result of which the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and the Baltic language technology and localisation compan...

The history and impact of ESTCube‑1 (1/2): development of the first electric-sail demonstration

Intrigued about #space 🌌🛰️ science and technology? 🤔

In cooperation between ESTCube and Tartu Observatory, blog posts about the most recent 🪐 space science and technology 🛰 results and advancements in the region and beyond, will be published. 👀

The first #blogpost post kicks off with the history and impact of #ESTCube1, a student #satellite project that turned out to be the beginning of a range of innovative #space and terrestrial technology developments. 💡

Find out more below 👇

Tartu observatoorium
#spacescience #spacetechnology #ESTCube #spacetech

The history and impact of ESTCube‑1 (1/2): development of the first electric-sail demonstration ESTCube-1 was the first satellite mission fully assembled in Estonia and was developed as the first demonstration of the electric sail.

The proportion 📊 of foreign #researchers among all researchers working in #Estonia 🇪🇪 has increased from 6,3% in 2012 to 10,9% in 2019. The facilitating factor is the modern buildings and laboratories of universities and research institutions, which create internationally 🌐 attractive conditions for #research.

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The proportion 📊 of foreign #researchers among all researchers working in #Estonia 🇪🇪 has increased from 6,3% in 2012 to 10,9% in 2019. The facilitating factor is the modern buildings and laboratories of universities and research institutions, which create internationally 🌐 attractive conditions for #research.

#researchinestonia

Restored peatlands store carbon and mitigate climate change | Research In Estonia

A thesis conducted by Tallinn University doctoral student Anna-Helena Purre examines 🔍 the vegetation and exchange of carbon dioxide on #peatlands where #peat was previously produced or that have been drained for 🌳🌲 forestry. She compares these results to the vegetation and #carbondioxide flow in undisturbed bogs, assessing the success rate 📈 of restoration in restored areas in terms of #bog structure and function.

#researchinestonia #peat #EarthScience #geology #ecologicalrestoration #soil

Restored peatlands store carbon and mitigate climate change | Research In Estonia 08Jun2021-06-08 Kiiri Toomberg2021-06-08T11:17:23+03:00 Viru test site using the Canadian peat moss application method (right) and control patch (left) where not used. Photo credit: Tallinn University Anna-Helena Purre, a doctoral student from the School of Natural Sciences and Health at Tallinn Uni...

Estonian Genome Center Contributing to Multiple Nordic Research Projects | Research In Estonia

University of Tartu’s Estonian Genome Center are taking part in new precision #medicine projects called CoMorMent and Realment that involve collaborators 🤝 from across Northern #Europe.

CoMorMent's aim is to examine the link between #mentaldisorders and #cardiovasculardisease. Realment's aim is to develop a platform to help clinicians select and manage patient therapies.

TÜ Eesti geenivaramu

Estonian Genome Center Contributing to Multiple Nordic Research Projects | Research In Estonia 07Jun2021-06-07 Kiiri Toomberg2021-06-07T14:32:28+03:00 Lili Milani, head of the Estonian Genome Centre and a Professor at Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu. Photo credit: Anni Õnneleid, Ekspress Meedia Scientists from the University of Tartu’s Estonian Genome Center are taking part in n...

#Estonia is holding a very good position within the #EU 🇪🇺 in view of its successful participation in #Horizon2020.

If we compare the proportion of the awarded funds to a country’s #GDP, Estonia exceeds 📈 the #European average 2.5 times. Such success is evidence of the high level and competitiveness of Estonian #researchers 👩‍🔬 and #entrepreneurs 👩‍💼 in the European research and innovation market.

Since participation in the EU Framework Programme generally requires 🤝 co-operation, success also indicates that our researchers and entrepreneurs are valued partners.

Chart source: eCorda, 2021

#Estonia is holding a very good position within the #EU 🇪🇺 in view of its successful participation in #Horizon2020.

If we compare the proportion of the awarded funds to a country’s #GDP, Estonia exceeds 📈 the #European average 2.5 times. Such success is evidence of the high level and competitiveness of Estonian #researchers 👩‍🔬 and #entrepreneurs 👩‍💼 in the European research and innovation market.

Since participation in the EU Framework Programme generally requires 🤝 co-operation, success also indicates that our researchers and entrepreneurs are valued partners.

Chart source: eCorda, 2021

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TalTech to Take Part in CERN-Led Accelerator Innovation Project | Research In Estonia

Scientists 👨‍💻 from TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology will take part in I.FAST, a new project led by CERN that aims to 💡 develop a new generation of particle accelerators and related #technologies.

TalTech will work on #metal #3dprinting technology to modernise CERN platforms, as well as to parlay its discoveries into #medical applications.

Tauno Otto Maurizio Vretenar
#particlephysics #medicaldevices #project #accelerators

TalTech to Take Part in CERN-Led Accelerator Innovation Project | Research In Estonia 01Jun2021-06-01 Kiiri Toomberg2021-06-01T10:47:42+03:00 TalTech's Tauno Otto (center) with the university's Smart Industry Centre's research group. Photo credit: TalTech. Scientists from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) will take part in I.FAST, a new project led by CERN, the European Orga...

40 top scientists call on the WHO to mandate new standards in order to combat airborne spread of viruses indoors | Research In Estonia

📢 #Scientists are calling on the World Health Organisation to reinforce requirements for #ventilationsystems of buildings, in order to prevent the spread of 🦠 #corona.

“There has long been no doubt that you can get #infection when you drink water or eat food that has been contaminated. Now we must work towards providing clean #air so we can breathe safely,” said Professor and Academician of TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology Jarek Kurnitski.

#cleanair #ventilation #indoorairquality #coronarvirus

40 top scientists call on the WHO to mandate new standards in order to combat airborne spread of viruses indoors | Research In Estonia 27May2021-05-27 Kiiri Toomberg2021-05-27T14:48:40+03:00 Photo credit: Canva A significant article was published in the journal Science on 14 May by 40 top scientists calling on the World Health Organisation to reinforce requirements for ventilation systems of buildings, in order to prevent the sprea...

Estonian Team Set to Develop Microscale Fuel Cells to Power Small Devices | Research In Estonia

A project led by University of Tartu, will turn ⚡ energies to energy-generating #fuelcells. Glen Kelp, a leader of the project, noted that fuel cell can use fuels like 💡 #hydrogen, a somewhat ignored energy source that is making a comeback as an alternative to #coal and #gasoline. Energy from hydrogen can also be generated in an #environmentallyfriendly way. “We can not only reduce pollution, we can get rid of pollution,” said Kelp.

#hydrogenenergy #cleanenergy #energygeneration

Estonian Team Set to Develop Microscale Fuel Cells to Power Small Devices | Research In Estonia 26May2021-05-26 Kiiri Toomberg2021-05-26T10:07:03+03:00 Photo credit: Canva A team from the University of Tartu in Estonia is working on an innovative energy technology platform that could find use in diverse applications in the future. It recently received €154,000 from the European Union to supp...

Vibrios and climate change: Can nature-based methods mitigate the potential threat in the Baltic Sea? | Research In Estonia

Vibrio bacteria, including species that are harmful to humans, are a natural component of #balticsea 🌊 plankton. As a consequence of #climatechange, they may become more common due to rising water temperatures 🌡️ and thus an increasing #healthrisk. The #BaltVib project is investigating 🔍 whether certain plant and animal communities such as #seagrass and mussel beds naturally reduce near shore Vibrio abundance and how this effect can be supported through actively shaping the marine #environment.

Eesti Maaülikool/Estonian University of Life Sciences

#climatechange #microbiology #molecularbiology #marinescience

Vibrios and climate change: Can nature-based methods mitigate the potential threat in the Baltic Sea? | Research In Estonia 25May2021-05-25 Kiiri Toomberg2021-05-25T11:13:33+03:00 Photo credit: Canva Vibrio bacteria, including species that are harmful to humans, are a natural component of Baltic Sea plankton. As a consequence of climate change, they may become more common due to rising water temperatures and thus an incr...