21 April 2022
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How to better supervise the financial sectorJacek Dybinski is researching how to properly sanction black sheep in the EU financial market, in order to keep it working properly.21/04/2022
19 December 2021
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Booster jabs - are they necessary, and how many do we need?Do booster jabs have the potential to break the 4th wave? Why are they necessary and how do they work? Luxembourg epidemiologist Joël Mossong has the ...19/12/2021
11 October 2021
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Nobel Prize in Economics 2021: How we study data in the real worldTwo economists from Luxembourg tell us how new insights about the labour market and conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn from natural ...11/10/2021
7 October 2021
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The path to green constructionProfessor Danièle Waldmann helped set up the construction and civil engineering department at the University of Luxembourg, and is now working on a ...07/10/2021
27 September 2021
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New extracurricular training programme for young scientistsThe new programme « Science: next » of the Fondation Jeunes Scientifiques Luxembourg (FJSL) is a platform to meet and help young people passionate about ...27/09/2021
20 September 2021
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Could we have Spiderman's wall-climbing abilities one day?Inspired by geckos, researchers at the University of Massachusetts have developed an adhesive so strong that a mere postcard-sized piece can hold a weight ...20/09/2021
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
13 July 2021
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How to make learning chemistry easier?Studying chemistry in high school can be challenging, but an easy-to-use tool that will be accessible online before 2022 may prove to be very helpful with ...13/07/2021
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