Distance learning revolution in Bangladesh
The national research and education network of Bangladesh has assisted its member institutions in setting up online education and conferencing services in response to the global pandemic.
Europe
Quantum computing predicts Finnish housing prices
A project involving Finland’s research and education network is working on a new tool for complex calculations.
International collaboration challenges and solutions for Ukraine’s particle physicists
For Ukrainian researchers at Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, planned changes to the Large Hadron Collider will bring a challenge. But a new ‘spectrum’ digital highway provided by URAN and the EU-funded EaPConnect project offers a ‘future-proofed’ solution.
The week that brought Sri Lanka e-learning
Networks collaborate to deploy online learning technology to the research and education community during the pandemic
How astronomers are making the universe feel smaller
While astronomers tackle the largest research area possible – the entire universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere – just a few telescopes around the world provide much of the data they study to uncover the secrets of the universe’s celestial objects.
Gold-containing particles target cancer
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have shown that gold nanoclusters are well suited for delivery of drugs specifically to cancer cells.
European cities share experiences on sustainability
Colibri, a service developed by the Portuguese national research & education network hosted a knowledge exchange on urban sustainability involving 161 European cities
Fighting fake academic diplomas
Building on blockchain technology, the new service SWITCHverify allows universities in Switzerland to guard themselves against fake academic diplomas.
Fibre optic subsea cables assist in earthquake detection
Despite vast scientific efforts over many decades, prediction of earthquakes remains highly challenging. Now, a collaboration between universities and other institutions in Spain have adopted a new tool for monitoring seismic activity.