Topic: research

Hacking photosynthesis to stimulate plant growth might be more complex than previously thought
University of Tartu plant biologists show that in the future, it would be better to prefer plants with fewer stomata, as they grow faster.
02. August 2024 research
Doctoral defence: Joonas Merisalu “Resistive switching in memristor structures with multilayer dielectrics”
On 27 August at 13:15, Joonas Merisalu will defend his doctoral thesis “Resistive switching in memristor structures with multilayer dielectrics”.
10. July 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Maria Maloverjan “Optimizing Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”
On 26 August at 13:15, Maria Maloverjan defends her doctoral thesis in biomedical engineering “Optimizing Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”.
10. July 2024 researchfor society
GreenPolymers
Projekt: uudsed kõrgtehnoloogilised polümeerid lignotselluloosilisest toormest
28. June 2024 research
Karl Kruusamäe paves the way for human-robot collaboration full of possibilities
Karl Kruusamäe is fascinated by science at the frontiers of human knowledge: anything is possible. In his work, he is committed to developing collaboration between humans and robotics.
Doctoral defence: Iman Dadras "Low Power Neural Network-Based Control and Actuation Solutions for Insect-Scale Robots”
On 27 June at 12:15 Iman Dadras will defend his doctoral thesis “Low Power Neural Network-Based Control and Actuation Solutions for Insect-Scale Robots” for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Physical Engineering)
10. June 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Fatemeh Rastgar "Towards Reliable Real-Time Trajectory Optimization"
On 21 June at 10:15 Fatemeh Rastgar will defend her doctoral thesis "Towards Reliable Real-Time Trajectory Optimization"
07. June 2024 researchfor society
Scientists made a soft robot that mimics a spider's leg
Researchers I. Must and K. Valdur have created a robot leg modelled after the leg of a cucumber spider. A soft robot was created in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Technology
23. May 2024 research
Doctoral defence: Chung-Yueh Yeh "Characterization of MPK and HT1 kinases in CO2-induced stomatal movements"
On 17 May at 14:15, Chung-Yueh Yeh will defend his doctoral thesis "Characterization of MPK and HT1 kinases in CO2-induced stomatal movements".
03. May 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Mariliis Hinnu "In Vitro Methods for Studying the Mechanisms of Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics"
On 13 May at 14:15, Mariliis Hinnu will defend her doctoral thesis "In Vitro Methods for Studying the Mechanisms of Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics".
03. May 2024 researchfor society