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On World Water Day , let's talk about the "forever chemicals" that made a splash when the Forever Pollution Project published the map of nearly 23,000 contaminated sites all'over Europe and again whe

Despite progress in women's rights, gender inequalities persist in many areas, including healthcare.

It's a small signal with a big impact: the first radar-based system that detects children left in vehicles.

When most people think of diamonds, they picture jewelry, but researchers at the University of Luxembourg have been investigating a very different side of this material.

In 1952, the Ferranti Mark I, one of the world's first computers at the University of Manchester, did something extraordinary-it generated a series of randomly assembled love letters.

Researchers advance the energy transition through an interdisciplinary lab combining smart technology, digital twins, and real-world testing solutions.

The book Global Mega-Science: Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge Production, edited by Profs.

A cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds. This alarming statistic(*) highlights the constant threat to today's security systems.

With counterfeit goods on the rise, NIR Watchdog, a spin-off from the SnT at the University of Luxembourg, is offering a ground-breaking solution that instantly authenticates products, comparing scanned data with manufacturer specifications via a mobile app.

How do events in the real world affect sentiment and user behaviour on social media' In recent years, TikTok has emerged as a significant force in political campaigning, reshaping how candidates influence public opinion.

Based artist Max Kreis recently spent two weeks on campus Belval as part of his Casino Display residency.

Gabor M. Toth's paper, "History, Loss, and Your GPS - Fragments from the Past,- was announced as one of the winning entries of the Luxembourg Science Writing Competition 2024.

How much do we listen to or move our body when we learn how to play music? Embodiment in music holds that music cognition is strongly determined by the way our body interacts with music.

The innovative strength of a society depends on the level of academic freedom the scholars of its institutions benefit from. An international team of researchers from Germany, Italy, the US and University of Luxembourg has now proven this relationship for the first time: they establish that academic freedom positively affects the number of patent applications and the number of forward citations.

A new security protocol walks the fine line between legitimate interception of communication and protection of privacy rights.

Although the left-wing coalition of the New Popular Front won the early legislative elections in France this Sunday, the far-right, through the National Rally, nonetheless achieved the most significant breakthrough in its history.

As the world population is projected to reach over 8 billion people in 2030, one of the major societal challenges faced across the globe will be sufficient, safe, and sustainable food.

As excitement builds up for the UEFA Euro 2024, data scientists predict highest winning chances for France, using refined machine learning.

Up to five times more or less: that's how much the minimum wage varies between Bulgaria (477.04 euros) and Luxembourg (2,570.93 euros).

Nearly three years after devasting flash flooding caused significant death and damage in Germany and across Northwestern Europe, a new research initiative promises to build regional resilience in the face of climate change.