Science - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com Monthly in print | Daily on the web Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:38:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dteurope.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-dt_favicon-32x32.png Science - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com 32 32 US National Academy of Sciences Elects Hungarian Member https://dteurope.com/science/us-national-academy-of-sciences-elects-hungarian-member/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:38:08 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=79348 Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ferenc Krausz has been elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The announcement on Wednesday was passed on in a statement by the Frontiers Foundation, which he founded. The NAS announced on April 29 that it has elected 120 new members and 25 international members in recognition of […]

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]]> Mathematics in Focus at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences https://dteurope.com/science/mathematics-in-focus-at-the-hungarian-academy-of-sciences/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=77506 In January, mathematics takes center stage at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), where the Department of Mathematical Sciences welcomes visitors with public lectures, film screenings, and an exhibition showcasing the world-renowned achievements of Hungarian mathematicians, organizers told MTI. As part of a series of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the […]

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]]> Hungarian Dog Study Published in the Journal 'Science' https://dteurope.com/science/hungarian-dog-study-published-in-the-journal-science/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=77474 Dogs can pick up more from human speech than what was previously thought, with some capable of learning new words from their owners' conversations, according to a new study published in the journal Science with the contributions of Eötvös Lóránd University's (ELTE) ethologists. The study found that certain canines have the ability to learn new […]

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]]> Science Expo in the Hungarian Capital https://dteurope.com/science/science-expo-in-the-hungarian-capital/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=76086 From October 28 to 30, science is brought out of the labs and closer to the future as Hungary's largest science promotion event is reopened at the Millenáris event site. Over three days, the Science Expo brings the world of science closer to everyone who is curious about the future with interactive programs, spectacular experiments […]

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]]> Academia Europaea: Erasmus Medal to László Lovász https://dteurope.com/science/academia-europaea-erasmus-medal-to-laszlo-lovasz/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:25:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=74896 Academia Europaea (European Academy of Sciences) awards Erasmus Medal to László Lovász, Hungarian research professor at the HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Mathematical Research Institute and former president of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, for his outstanding international scientific work. In a statement sent to MTI on Friday, the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network emphasized that the Erasmus […]

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]]> AI Research Supercomputer Handed Over in Szeged https://dteurope.com/science/ai-research-supercomputer-handed-over-in-szeged/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:42:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=74317 A supercomputer specialized in artificial intelligence research was inaugurated this Tuesday at the University of Szeged (SZTE) in SE Hungary. As part of the investment, SZTE purchased 1.75 peta flop/s of computing capacity, but thanks to the design, it also has access to significant resources managed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Tibor Szpisják, HPE's managing […]

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]]> Telecom IT Center Established at the University of Pécs https://dteurope.com/science/telecom-it-center-established-at-the-university-of-pecs/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:55:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=73589 The University of Pécs (PTE) and Deutsche Telekom (DT) IT Solutions are creating a new IT and telecommunications center for the approximately one thousand students of the Faculty of Engineering, Informatics and Natural Sciences, the higher education institution told MTI on Tuesday. In their statement, they wrote that the so-called DT Excellence Center will offer […]

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]]> Science at the Patients' Service https://dteurope.com/science/science-at-the-patients-service/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:56:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=73419 At the Sanofi Pharmaceutical Innovation Center, the biopharmaceutical company is now presenting its global immunology strategy, highlighting the role of innovative medicines and vaccines in the future of medicine. First unveiled at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, the Sanofi Science Lab will now be the only one in Central Europe to be […]

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]]> Katalin Karikó Donates Copy of Nobel Prize https://dteurope.com/science/katalin-kariko-donates-copy-of-nobel-prize/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:49:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=70003 The winner of last year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology, Hungarian mRNA researcher Katalin Karikó has donated a copy of her Nobel Prize and the prize money to her former alma mater, the University of Szeged (SZTE). In a lecture this Tuesday, during which she reported on the events of last December's Nobel Week in Stockholm, […]

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]]> Bill Gates Praises Katalin Karikó's Life's work https://dteurope.com/science/bill-gates-praises-katalin-karikos-lifes-work/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:23:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=69155 American businessman, investor and philanthropist Bill Gates – in his capacity as Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – has listed the most important events of 2023 in a Facebook post, and mentioned Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó's Nobel Prize in the first place. “There’s no question these are challenging times, but I remain […]

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]]> 2023 Hungarian Nobel Laureates Receive Prize in Stockholm https://dteurope.com/science/2023-hungarian-nobel-laurates-receive-prize-in-stockholm/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:19:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68999 The two Hungarian scientists awarded the Nobel Prize this year, Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz, received their prizes at a ceremony at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in the Swedish capital, Stockholm this Sunday as December 10 is the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the prize. Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin […]

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]]> Roche to Cooperate with the University of Pécs https://dteurope.com/science/roche-to-cooperate-with-the-university-of-pecs/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:38:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68218 One of the world's largest biotechnology companies and Hungary's first university have concluded a cooperation agreement in Pécs, S Hungary. The contract was signed by Roche Hungary Ltd. CEO Raffaella Claudia Bondi, the Commercial Director of Roche's Diagnostics Division, Adrienn Kiss and the Rector of the University, Professor Attila Miseta. Roche Magyarország Ltd. is a […]

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]]> Hungarian-Born Scientist Receives Physics Nobel-Prize https://dteurope.com/science/hungarian-born-scientist-receives-physics-nobel-prize/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:36:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68150 Hungarian-born experimental physicist Ferenc Krausz, who has been the Director of the Max Planck Institute of Optics in Germany, shares the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics with French scientists Pierre Agostini and Anne L’Huillier for “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”, according to the award-giving […]

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]]> Pioneering the Covid Vaccines https://dteurope.com/science/pioneering-the-covid-vaccines-2/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:54:34 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68081 Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó overcame numerous professional setbacks before shooting to stardom as one of the inventors of the mRNA technology used in two COVID-19 vaccines. The scientist talked to Diplomacy&Trade back in 2021 about her love for science, the outcome of the pandemic and the curing power of her invention. The name Katalin Karikó […]

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]]> Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Katalin Karikó https://dteurope.com/science/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-for-katalin-kariko/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:41:49 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68072 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2023 will be awarded to Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, accoring to the announcement of the Nobel Assembly at the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The discoveries by […]

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