News

Experts from HUN-REN will participate in the second AI Summit, Hungary's most important AI event, held in the iconic buildings of Városliget on September 9 and 10.

Obesity is now known to cause inflammation throughout the entire body. This prolonged, low-grade inflammatory state may underlie the development of diabetes and several types of cancer, although the causal links are not yet fully understood.

Despite the recent invasion of disturbingly buzzing non-biting midges (Chironomidae) along the shores of Lake Balaton, there is no need for concern. As their name suggests, these greenish insects, which rest on coastal vegetation during the day, ...

The Hungarian Machine Learning Days, organised by the Artificial Intelligence National Laboratory (MILAB), attracted a remarkable turnout of world-renowned researchers of Hungarian origin working abroad, along with many PhD students.

The HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged is collaborating with a research company to develop a method for the early detection of breast and lung tumours. With a budget of nearly 1 billion forints, the consortium aims to develop innovative...

Several researchers from HUN-REN have been honoured during the national holiday on 20 August.

Researchers from the HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics have conducted laser experiments that vividly demonstrate the dual nature of light. When laser light interacts with nanoparticles, it generates electrons while behaving as both...

Satellite images and local measurements show that Lake Balaton's average temperature has increased by 0.7°C per decade over the last 20 years. A study by the HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute (BLRI) found that the western part of the...

During the summer, we often turn to chemical or biological insecticides to combat mosquitoes, aiming to get through these months with as few bites as possible. However, according to László Zsolt Garamszegi, Director General of the HUN-REN Centre...

Hungarian researchers participated in a unique pan-European study showing that Europe's forests could sequester up to 309 megatonnes of carbon dioxide annually if allowed to revert to their natural state. In theory, this could neutralise a...

Researchers from the HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics are contributing to the investigation of one of the potential sites for the Einstein Telescope: the Sos Enattos mine in Sardinia, where they have installed a state-of-the-art muon...

Knowledge? Luck? The experience of champions? Or something else? Many factors can determine the fate of Olympic gold medals, and these can often be predicted using models, although there are exceptions. According to a researcher at the HUN-REN...