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Dec 11,2019 Leave a Reply

Fuel cells developed in collaboration with University of Tartu researchers win innovation award for Elcogen at Europe’s biggest business competition

The Estonian fuel cell manufacturer Elcogen was named the winner of the Award for Innovation at Europe’s biggest and most prestigious business competition European Business Awards on 4 December.

Dec 11,2019 Leave a Reply

Keeping drivers’ impulses in check: Estonian research finds raising awareness of impulsivity can help cut road accidents

One of the best-known products of evolution is the fight or flight response. But such gut reactions aren’t necessarily appropriate when it comes to one stressful activity many people undertake frequently: driving a vehicle. As 1.25 million people die in road traffic accidents each year, according to the World Health Organization, we need a better understanding of why individuals drive the way they do. Read More

Nov 5,2019 Leave a Reply

Robots flex their firefighting skills

After Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire in April, a robot called Colossus helped save much of the historic structure by braving conditions deemed too dangerous for human firefighters.

Oct 28,2019 Leave a Reply

Internationally recognised computer scientists look forward to completion of Delta Centre

The University of Tartu has moved up to places 201-250 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings Table for Computer Science, which was published last week. This confirms the high quality of the university’s research, citations, academic work, internationalisation and entrepreneurship cooperation alike.