Mozambican student builds drones to deliver medicines to isolated areas
Cleiton Michaque, an electronic engineering student in Maputo, is testing an autonomous drone to deliver medicines where roads do not reach.
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Former German nuclear plant to host world’s first laser fusion power plant
Start-up Focused Energy wants to build a laser fusion power plant at Biblis capable of supplying two million homes.
Guarda Polytechnic creates a dressing that changes colour when a wound is infected
Researchers in Guarda have unveiled a smart dressing for chronic wounds and a microalgae gel to treat drug poisoning.
Champalimaud Foundation leads technology for AI assistant for cancer and depression patients
The European ResPECT project, funded with €15.8 million, aims to turn patients' accounts into useful clinical information for doctors and policymakers.
Flemish cheesemaker De Zuivelarij wins award for sustainable organic production
The Berlare company won the BioVLAM 2026 award, which recognises innovation and sustainability in the Flemish organic sector, for its organic paneer and labneh.
E-bikes now outsell conventional bicycles in Flanders
More electric bikes than conventional ones are now sold in Flanders, and the bicycle's share of journeys has risen from 12% to 20% since 2015.
Design Museum Gent reopens to the public after four years of renovation
Ghent's design museum has been completely renovated and extended with a new building, and is marking its reopening with a nine-day festival and free admission on the first weekend.
More and more Flemish people rarely or never drink alcohol
A survey commissioned by Kom op tegen Kanker shows that 44% of adults in Flanders hardly drink alcohol, compared with 36% in 2022.
Flemish physicist Francis Halzen wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his study of neutrinos
The 82-year-old researcher, a native of Tienen, is only the second Belgian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, honoured for his pioneering work on so-called “ghost particles”.
Researchers in Luxembourg point to new ways of treating aggressive brain tumours
A scientific review by the LIH proposes exploiting a weakness in glioblastoma cells to make chemotherapy and immunotherapy more effective.
Luxembourg launches Research Clinic to make it easier for patients to access clinical trials
The Luxembourg Institute of Health, the University of Luxembourg and the country's four major hospitals have joined forces in the new Luxembourg Research Clinic.
Differdange receives Fairtrade label for mural dedicated to fair trade
The southern Luxembourg city has been recognised for the 10-metre fresco depicting a coffee grower, created to mark 30 years of Fairtrade Luxembourg.