19 August 2021
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Discover research and technology made in Luxembourg – with Hanna SiemaszkoThe SciLux podcast promotes scientific research and technological changes in Luxembourg – in English.19/08/2021
10 August 2021
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CoLive Voice: diagnosing serious illnesses using the voiceIn a unique digital health study, the Luxembourg Institute of Health seeks to identify vocal biomarkers for chronic and infectious diseases with the help ...10/08/2021
1 August 2021
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Could maths help doctors to diagnose genetic diseases?A mathematic way to analyse faulty DNA sequences in some genetic diseases may provide more insights to improve diagnosis and prognosis for some patients.01/08/2021
15 July 2021
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Floods and heavy downpours in Luxembourg - a backgroundWhat causes heavy rain and flooding? Can these events be predicted, and where is more research required? Laurent Pfister, a hydrologist at the Luxembourg ...15/07/2021
14 July 2021
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BeeRobot: a next step for pollinatorsWhat happens after the bees die? Gonçalo Rafael Fonseca Correia invents a robot that could take on the role of pollinator. He practically taught himself ...14/07/2021
12 July 2021
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Penalty shootouts - can statistics make for better penalties?How likely are footballers to score penalties, particularly in shootouts? Researchers examined whether the penalty position (first or last in the lineup) ...12/07/2021
7 July 2021
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Covid-19: What do we know about the Delta variant?The number of infections in Europe is rising again. Is that due to the Delta variant? How contagious is it? How well do the vaccinations work? What do we ...07/07/2021
2 July 2021
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Comparison of Covid-19 symptoms vs. vaccine side effectsWhat's worse? The vaccine side effects or the illness brought on by the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Science.lu checks the facts.02/07/2021
1 July 2021
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Discover Luxembourg research in Augmented Reality (AR)"What the hell is that?" - The new "lastSCIENCE AR" app from the Fonds National de la Recherche invites you to discover research from a new perspective.01/07/2021
16 June 2021
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What is "old" water? And what do researchers learn from the age of water?Over 30,000 years old or just a few years young? Water can also be “old” or “young”. This helps water researchers understand environmental pollution and ...16/06/2021
13 June 2021
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What does science teach us? Scientific evidence in pandemic timesMasks, transmission, AstraZeneca recommendations: Scientific evidence mostly emerges from a continuous process. Which can be problematic in a crisis ...13/06/2021
23 May 2021
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Country-specific COVID-19-incidence values - a skewed perspectiveA country should not be classified as a high risk area based on incidence values alone, according to Luxembourg scientists who have conducted analysis ...23/05/2021
29 April 2021
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With or without masks? How much daily physical contact do Luxembourgers have on average?Before lockdown, during the first lockdown and beyond: How have the contact patterns in Luxembourg's population developed over the period of the pandemic ...29/04/2021
18 April 2021
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How did senior citizens cope with the first months of the pandemic?Researchers at the University of Luxembourg conducted a representative survey to find out what we can learn from people aged over 60 in dealing with the ...18/04/2021
8 March 2021
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Large-scale testing reveals significant risk of transmission from asymptomatic carriersResults of the first phase of Large-Scale Testing (LST) in Luxembourg have shown that asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus pose a crucial risk for ...08/03/2021
14 February 2021
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Survey: how young people are coping with Covid-19 restrictionsYoung people are particularly affected by the measures taken to stop the spread of the pandemic, but they have largely accepted them, according to a poll.14/02/2021
7 February 2021
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Wastewater analysis: how scientists detect the virus at sewage plantsThe investigations into the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in Luxembourg wastewater have received plenty of media attention over the last few months after the ...07/02/2021
2 November 2020
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Why have infection numbers spiked so suddenly?In July, daily positive cases coronavirus numbers for the first time passed 100. More recently, numbers have surpassed 200, now with even 500, 600 or 800 ...02/11/2020
28 September 2020
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Surgical masks could be washed up to five timesAccording to a researcher at the Gemtex laboratory in Roubaix (Nord), even after several washes, the surgical mask remains more effective than a fabric ...28/09/2020
21 September 2020
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Newtrap: a new automated method for monitoring newtsResearchers have developed a photo trap that allows inconspicuous monitoring of newts, an important species of biodiversity. To what extent is this ...21/09/2020
14 September 2020
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A lung model replaces the use of animals for experimentsAnimal testing in research is highly controversial. LIST scientist Arno Gutleb and his team are working on a promising alternative.14/09/2020
7 September 2020
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Online poll provides data on social contacts of Luxembourgish residentsPhysical (nee social) distancing Online poll provides data on social contacts of Luxembourgish residentsWith how many people did we engage in the months spanning from March to June? And where? An online poll by Science.lu provides answers!07/09/2020
1 September 2020
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Is it possible to change a sick brain back into a healthy one?A PhD student at the University of Luxembourg is researching a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases by converting diseased brain cells into healthy ...01/09/2020
26 August 2020
21 August 2020
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New hope for the treatment of patients suffering from pain or depressionResearchers at the LIH are developing a new molecule with potentially analgesic effects for the development of alternative treatment methods.21/08/2020
15 August 2020
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Limiting physical contacts: Covid-19 software update for commercial 3D sensorsHow many people have entered a business, how many have left again? The "People Counter" by IEE keeps track of every single move.15/08/2020
10 August 2020
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How the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is being monitored thanks to wastewater samplesThis indirect monitoring technique of the virus makes it possible to spot its spread among the population at an early stage.10/08/2020
4 August 2020
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Historical archive of the Covid-19 pandemic in LuxembourgStefan Krebs of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) and his team are collecting digital memories from Luxembourgers during ...04/08/2020
6 July 2020
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Using AI to build a smart greenhouse capable of reducing its own impact on the environmentScience.lu Using AI to build a smart greenhouse capable of reducing its own impact on the environmentUsing artificial intelligence to assess the needs and illnesses of plants: this is the project of Elias Fizesan, laureate of the Young Researcher 2020 ...06/07/2020
29 June 2020
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Plasma: The fourth state of matter and its applicationsMaterials can be given special characteristics through the use of plasma. Simon Bulou, researcher at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology ...29/06/2020