Kyiv ratifies century-long pact with UK, while security guarantees hang in balance
The majority of Ukrainian deputies vote for the historic agreement between the two states.
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Ukraine has held on “crap and sticks” defense tech solutions for three years—now it needs leap on new level, say experts
Military innovators sound the alarm: Russia’s billion-dollar tech machine is overwhelming Ukraine’s improvised defenses.
Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska becomes member of US National Academy of Sciences
Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska, known for solving a 400-year-old mathematical problem, has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.
Ukrainian scientists race to document soil fungi amid ongoing war
Ukrainian researchers are conducting a nationwide soil sampling project to study fungal diversity. The study contributes to a global database, fills knowledge gaps about Ukraine's fungi, and may help assess the war's environmental impact. 34 contributors collected 225 samples from 21 regions.
Rebuilding Ukraine’s decimated scientific infrastructure will cost over $1 bn, UN says
1,443 buildings at 177 different scientific institutions across Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed by Russian attacks.
UNESCO: $ 1.26 billion cost to restore Ukraine’s damaged science sector
Over 1,400 buildings and 750 pieces of scientific equipment have been damaged or destroyed in Ukraine. Besides, the displacement of researchers & budget cuts have dealt a severe blow to Ukraine's scientific output.
Ukrainian national team won European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, beating 150 teams
The Ukrainian national team for mathematics has emerged as the winner of the European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad held…
Ukraine’s 30: Prominent Ukrainians who changed the country and the world. Part 2: Science
On August 24, 2021, Ukrainians celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, a landmark date in…
Ukrainian who enabled computer revolution awarded Ukraine’s highest honor in New York
Lyubomyr Romankiw, a US citizen of Ukrainian origin dubbed "the Ukrainian Elon Musk" by Ukrainian media, was awarded…
“I never actually learned Russian. I only learned Ukrainian” Harvard anthropologist on the new Harvard Ukrainian program
Making Ukraine known and understandable for the world is a key tool for winning the current hybrid war…
Ukrainian 20-year-old inventor’s glove translates finger signs to speech / #Being20
The glove connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth. A microcontroller reads data from the sensors on the fingers…
Investments in Ukrainian IT startups tripled in 2017 – Report
The total amount of investments in Ukrainian IT startups in 2017 increased to $265 million, representing a 231%…
Kyiv opens innovative park to boost startups and technologies
The first innovative city, a space with infrastructure for work and living for representatives of innovative businesses, has…
Ukraine’s airplane giant Antonov tests first model without Russian components
A brand new Ukrainian-built Antonov plane, taking off for the first time. The iconic Antonov aircraft manufacturer tested…
Young Ukrainian mathematician awarded for solving centuries-old problem
Ukrainian scientist Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the Salem Prize 2016, a prestigious distinction in mathematics. Viazovska has solved…
Top-10 space achievements of independent Ukraine
Ukraine can rightly be regarded as an space power, despite the fact that, since its independence from the…
Reversing Ukraine’s brain drain: mission possible? #UAreforms
Only underfunded? When the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, Ukraine had the second largest scientific potential of…
Ukrainian MarsHopper won NASA Space Apps Challenge
The Ukrainian team became the winner of the People's Choice Award in NASA's Space Apps Challenge informs the…
Europe’s first electronic computer was created in Ukraine
Not everyone knows that the first fully operational electronic computer in continental Europe was created in Ukraine over…
Ukrainian engineers create cyber-glove allowing users to feel virtual reality
An alpha-prototype of the product is already available. A Ukrainian team of inventors with the design firm GremTech…