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Architect’s impression of the Layerwood Production wood processing plant planned for Kohtla-Järve. Photo: KTA Arhitektid

01.11.2026

TalTech researchers’ simulation helps wood processor avoid costly mistakes

Veske took the helm at Energiasalv Pakri in March 2026, but had already been working on large-scale energy storage. He chairs the supervisory board of Rohetiiger (Green Tiger), an organisation bringing together nearly a hundred Estonian companies and associations to make the economy more environmentally sustainable and accelerate the green transition, including in energy. Photo: private collection

30.10.2026

Energy entrepreneur Andres Veske: Estonia needs a more reliable energy policy

At the panel “The International Dimension of AI” at the autumn seminar of TalTech’s AI Focus Centre, Jaak Vilo, Head of the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science; Kristiina Krause, Deputy Secretary General for Digital Development at Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications; Doris Põld, CEO of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications; and Kata Varblane, Director of the Tallinn Digital Summit, discussed Estonia’s potential role in international AI development. Journalist Brent Pere moderated the discussion. Photo: Grete-Liis Johanson

29.10.2026

Estonia’s strengths in the AI era: trust, education and cooperation

Popular stories

The facial essence developed from black garlic is part of the Tilk! Lab series, which combines natural cosmetics with science-based product development. Photo: Tilk!

06.05.2026

A black garlic extract developed with the help of TalTech is being patented

A bee on a sunflower – a tiny pollinator whose work reaches far beyond the flower itself, sustaining our food supply, biodiversity and the balance of nature. Photo: Boris Smokrovic / Unsplash

22.04.2026

Aleksander Kilk: what bees can teach us about living well

Ulla Pirita Tapaninen. Photo: Karl-Kristjan Nigesen

22.04.2026

Ulla Pirita Tapaninen: the Hormuz crisis and the case for renewables

Business

At TalTech’s Entrepreneurship Day, Andres Sutt noted that the nominal size of Estonia’s economy has doubled over the past 20 years, despite the global financial crisis, the eurozone debt crisis, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic shocks caused by Russia’s full-scale war. Photo: Rene Lutterus

02.11.2026

Andres Sutt: Estonia’s economy needs ambition

Architect’s impression of the Layerwood Production wood processing plant planned for Kohtla-Järve. Photo: KTA Arhitektid

01.11.2026

TalTech researchers’ simulation helps wood processor avoid costly mistakes

Veske took the helm at Energiasalv Pakri in March 2026, but had already been working on large-scale energy storage. He chairs the supervisory board of Rohetiiger (Green Tiger), an organisation bringing together nearly a hundred Estonian companies and associations to make the economy more environmentally sustainable and accelerate the green transition, including in energy. Photo: private collection

30.10.2026

Energy entrepreneur Andres Veske: Estonia needs a more reliable energy policy

The waterproof HydroCam camera system developed by TalTech researchers helps monitor fish movement in rivers. Through collaboration with I AM HYDRO, the camera entered service in European rivers and is now complemented by AI that automatically finds segments containing fish in large volumes of footage. Photo: Christian Haas

23.10.2026

Fish monitoring brings business and science together

Timing electricity consumption helps keep the power system in balance and, according to Tarvo Õng, could also earn household consumers money. Photo: Pexels

21.10.2026

Energy entrepreneur: power system flexibility could put money in consumers’ pockets

DeltaE CEO Marti Arak has built a successful company around energy-saving solutions. Photo: private collection

19.10.2026

Marti Arak: we cannot control the weather or energy prices, but we can control consumption

Opinion

According to Kristin Kivimäe, Innovation and Technology Manager at Mapri Ehitus, one of the construction sector’s greatest opportunities for innovation lies in using experience from previous projects to inform new decisions. AI can be a valuable aid. Photo: Mapri Ehitus

05.11.2026

Kristin Kivimäe: a construction company’s experience must carry over from one project to the next

Tiia Rüütmann | Photo: TalTech

04.11.2026

Tiia Rüütmann: 25 years of engineering pedagogy – Mente, Manu et Corde

Fjodor Sergejev. Photo: TalTech

03.11.2026

Fjodor Sergejev: the shortage of engineers needs a joint solution

Trialoog's focus: Energy

Timing electricity consumption helps keep the power system in balance and, according to Tarvo Õng, could also earn household consumers money. Photo: Pexels

21.10.2026

Energy entrepreneur: power system flexibility could put money in consumers’ pockets

Krupenski does not believe the future of district heating requires a choice between wood chips and heat pumps. Different technologies will work together, with the control system selecting the most sensible combination at any given time. Photo: TalTech

14.10.2026

Igor Krupenski: future district heating will use heat that currently goes to waste

The Trialoog debate brought together Jaanus Uiga, Deputy Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources at the Ministry of Climate; TalTech Professor Argo Rosin; University of Tartu Associate Professor and nuclear energy researcher Alan Tkaczyk; Fermi Energia CEO Kalev Kallemets; and Estonian Green Movement senior small nuclear reactor expert Madis Vasser. Trialoog Editor-in-Chief Silver Tambur moderated. Photo: Eveliis Vaaks

07.10.2026

Is Estonia ready for a nuclear power plant?

Science and collaboration

VeeFunk aims to give the state, local authorities and water utilities a stronger basis for investment decisions over the coming decades. Annus says the sector is moving towards greater cooperation and consolidation, and technical analysis will help assess which solutions offer the greatest benefits in different areas. Photo: Rene Lutterus

03.11.2026

How should the billions needed for water infrastructure be invested?

E-tervise tulevik sõltub sellest, kui hästi suudavad digitaalsed terviseandmed ja uued tehnoloogiad toetada arstide tööd ning parandada patsientide ravi. Tehisaru abil loodud illustratsioon.

17.10.2026

Estonia’s e-health success story needs better data and greater involvement of doctors

17.10.2026

Researchers help detect dangerous rises in sea level earlier

Krupenski does not believe the future of district heating requires a choice between wood chips and heat pumps. Different technologies will work together, with the control system selecting the most sensible combination at any given time. Photo: TalTech

14.10.2026

Igor Krupenski: future district heating will use heat that currently goes to waste

Professor Peeter Ross, who leads the e-Health Applications and Services Research Group within TalTech’s Centre of Excellence in Health and Food Technologies, says healthcare is increasingly moving towards self-service. People can do more themselves, from entering symptoms to monitoring health data and sending a photograph to a doctor. Photo: Karl-Kristjan Nigesen

12.10.2026

TalTech professor: healthcare can learn from self-service checkouts

Margus Viigimaa, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at TalTech and cardiologist at the North Estonia Medical Centre. Private collection

08.10.2026

A digital doctor will monitor heart attack and stroke patients at home

Society

Paulin Jürjens, Head of HealthTech at Tehnopol, believes technology’s greatest value lies in making healthcare more efficient, improving disease prevention and giving healthcare professionals more time for patients. Photo: Tehnopol

04.11.2026

Paulin Jürjens: technology helps healthcare professionals make better use of their time

Külli Taro says the state must be prepared to learn from its mistakes and, when necessary, change earlier decisions. Photo: Karl-Kristjan Nigesen

04.11.2026

Külli Taro: the foundations of the Estonian state need strengthening

At the panel “The International Dimension of AI” at the autumn seminar of TalTech’s AI Focus Centre, Jaak Vilo, Head of the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science; Kristiina Krause, Deputy Secretary General for Digital Development at Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications; Doris Põld, CEO of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications; and Kata Varblane, Director of the Tallinn Digital Summit, discussed Estonia’s potential role in international AI development. Journalist Brent Pere moderated the discussion. Photo: Grete-Liis Johanson

29.10.2026

Estonia’s strengths in the AI era: trust, education and cooperation

Marie-Mädli Kivimäe’s career shows where the courage to step outside your comfort zone can lead. Her desire to keep challenging herself took her from TalTech to Sweden, then to Volvo Cars, and on to China for almost a year and a half to work on a new car model development project. Photo: private collection

27.10.2026

From TalTech to Volvo: a young engineer’s bold journey

Cyberattacks are no longer merely a technical problem: they are part of states’ foreign and security policy, affecting both digital systems and critical infrastructure. Photo: Chat GPT

27.10.2026

Helen Popp: cyberattacks have become a tool of influence

Ain Kendra says road construction technology in Estonia has advanced considerably over the past decade, but progress is hampered by unstable funding, rigid procurement and limited investment in research and development. Photo: Oleg Hartshenko

20.10.2026

Ain Kendra: Estonia’s road construction is held back by the system, not technology