Continental connectivity for Africa’s researchers
African NRENs WACREN and SANReN connect via a new high-capacity link, boosting research collaboration with faster, more resilient data exchange across the continent.
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Revealing the effect of a super geomagnetic storm
Researchers at NICT and ISEE reveal how a 2024 super geomagnetic storm disrupted near-Earth space, impacting satellites and communications.
First tele-surgery using standard connectivity
Brazilian surgeons completed a remote surgical procedure using a standard internet connection, with the NREN RNP enabling ultra-low latency control across 3,200 km.
AI tackles traffic congestion and mobility challenges in the Philippines
DOST-ASTI is developing AI tools tailored to Philippine roads, improving traffic monitoring, emergency vehicle priority and smarter transport planning.
Guatemala fights arsenic pollution with supercomputing
Researchers in Guatemala used RedCLARA’s BELLA II supercomputing testbed to model how shrimp-shell polymers bind arsenic, advancing scalable water-cleaning solutions.
Introducing daily ice forecasts for Arctic shipping
The NOCOS DT project delivers daily sea ice risk forecasts for Arctic shipping, combining Copernicus data and modelling to support safer navigation and operations.
Genetic transfer of courtship behavior between species
Japanese researchers transferred a courtship behavior between fruit fly species by rewiring neural circuits through a single gene, revealing genetic roots of behavior.
Targeting drop-out at Brazil’s universities
An AI platform developed with support from Brazil’s NREN RNP helps universities identify students at risk of dropping out and intervene earlier to improve retention.
Brazil’s academic diplomas turn digital
Brazil has made all academic diplomas digital, using a blockchain-based system developed with support from the NREN RNP to issue, validate and preserve credentials.
Revealing the carbon footprint of digital services
Finland’s NREN CSC has developed a carbon footprint model for digital services, showing hardware manufacturing dominates emissions and guiding more sustainable data storage.
High-performance computing unlocks insights buried in patent data
Using DeiC’s Interactive HPC, researchers analysed millions of patents to show how even small mismatches in scope and description can hinder innovation.
Moving gigabytes per kilometre: how NTRO modernised road surveys using Globus
NTRO is using Globus via AARNet to move and analyse large road survey datasets in near real time, helping improve safety and efficiency across transport networks.