Jozef Stefan Institute

The Ljubljana-based International Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered to support entrepreneurs and startups using advanced cloud computing and AI to create new solutions addressing climate emergency.

Bed rest studies are a popular if controversial way to make money and Slovenians seem very keen to give it a try. The first such study in Slovenia, which offers €12,000 for two months, has seen applications pouring in.

A Slovenian-German-Dutch team of scientists has identified a modification of a protein which plays a role in early-onset frontotemporal dementia, an important insight into the causes of the disease that could lead to the development of new strategies to treat it.

Sportswear manufacturers Adidas and Lululemon have applied the findings that Slovenian researchers have made about differences between human feet to design brand new pairs of women's trainers.

 A group of Slovenian researchers is the first in the world to find microplastic in hailstones. The results of their analysis suggest that microplastic may also contribute to the formation of large ice balls or lumps, they said at Monday’s press conference in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana – The Ukrainian community in Slovenia has called on the organiser of the Ljubljana Festival to cancel the concert by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko scheduled for later this month in a petition that has been signed by more than 700 people.

Ljubljana – Slovenia will get a Computer Museum on Saturday, located in Ljubljana’s Šiška district and opening its doors with an exhibition highlighting computer software, among other things. The museum will feature one of the largest collections from the world of computers in this part of Europe.

Ljubljana – The opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) as well as Slovenia’s pioneering role in the field were discussed on Friday as the National Assembly’s delegation for cooperation with the OECD hosted a debate with experts to shed light on key issues.

Ljubljana/Koper – All three Slovenian public universities and one private, and an association of independent research institutes have issued a joint call for Covid-19 vaccination. They stressed the importance of a joint battle against the Covid-19 epidemic in today’s press release.

Ljubljana – Slovenia can achieve climate neutrality by the middle of the 21st century if it makes cutting greenhouse gas emissions and transition to climate neutrality a top priority and if it immediately enhances implementation of climate measures, says the Climate Mirror 2021 report.