In the #Philippines 🇵🇭 #AI is being trained to recognise vehicles like jeepneys to improve traffic analysis. Researchers at #DOSTASTI which operates #NREN #PREGINET are also testing systems that give emergency vehicles green lights.

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#NREN #Research #Education #GlobalCollaboration #ResearchNetworks

#Researchers in #Guatemala 🇬🇹 are using #Supercomputing to model how shrimp-shell polymers capture arsenic, developing scalable water treatment solutions. Enabled by BELLA II #HPC led by the #NREN of Latin America, #RedCLARA.

🔗 https://ow.ly/nxsJ50YztmB #WaterQuality #EnvironmentalScience

🧊 A new tool delivers daily sea ice forecasts for Arctic shipping using satellite data and modelling to support safer navigation. Developed through Nordic collaboration, including #NREN of #Finland CSCfi.

🔗 https://ow.ly/nz4h50Yyp2o

#ArcticResearch #ClimateScience #MaritimeSafety

🪰 #Researchers from Nagoya University supported by Japan 🇯🇵 #NREN #NICT transferred courtship behavior between fruit fly species by activating the fru gene, rewiring neural connections in the brain.

🔗 https://ow.ly/3msf50Ywztw #Genetics #Neuroscience #BehavioralScience

🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓 Targeting drop-out at Brazil’s universities

Using data + AI, Brazilian universities supported by the the #NREN of #Brazil 🇧🇷 #RNP are identifying at-risk students early and reducing dropout.

🔗 https://ow.ly/CvhL50YvClv #HigherEd #Innovation

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#NREN #research #education

👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓Brazil’s academic diplomas turn digital

#Brazil 🇧🇷 has made all academic diplomas digital, using a blockchain-based system developed with support from the #NREN of Brazil, RNP, to issue, validate, and preserve credentials.

🔗 https://ow.ly/lbA450YkzmL #DigitalCredentials #EdTech #HigherEducation

🌲The #NREN of #Finland 🇫🇮 CSCfi has developed a carbon footprint model for digital services, showing hardware manufacturing dominates emissions and guiding more sustainable data storage.

🔗 Read the full story https://ow.ly/obiV50YitFJ #ClimateImpact #DigitalCarbonFootprint #SustainableTech

NTRO is using #Globus via the #NREN of #Australia 🇦🇺 AARNet to move and analyse large #RoadSurvey datasets in near real time, helping improve safety and efficiency across transport networks.

Read more: https://ow.ly/4NkC50Y94Jg

#BigData #DataTransfer #RoadSafety #TransportTech

The #NREN of #Finland 🇫🇮 CSCfi is helping power Opin.fi to bring open courses from 29 Finnish higher education institutions into one place, making lifelong learning easier to find and access.

🔗 https://ow.ly/6ZXH50XLLJi

#FinnishEducation #OpinFi #EducationInnovation

Brazilian Hospital Services Company Ebserh and the #NREN of #Brazil 🇧🇷 #RNP have improved electronic patient records and key digital services for 45 federal university hospitals, supporting care for 27M patients.

🔗 https://ow.ly/AzjN50XCfsB #DigitalHealth #RedCLARA

Through a grant from #Kenya 🇰🇪 #NREN #KENET, researchers at the University of Nairobi are developing a fast and cheap method of screening agricultural products for pesticides, producing immediate results with no damage to products.

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#FoodSafety

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#NREN of #Chile 🇨🇱 #REUNA, member of #RedCLARA, has opened a new PoP in Punta Arenas, pushing connectivity in Chile over 1300km closer to #Antarctica and boosting global research access.

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#GlobalResearch #ScientificCollaboration #ResearchNetworks

⚕️African #NREN WACREN + partners have launched #COPPHA, a coalition advancing #DiamondOA publishing — free for authors & readers — to boost African public health research visibility.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Rmis50XpKoh

#OpenAccess #PublicHealthAfrica

Lightning speed for Singapore’s cancer research - In The Field In a joint project, Cancer Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore), the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC), and SingAREN, the national research and education network (NREN), has taken genomic cancer...

🚀 A collaboration between CSI Singapore, NSCC & #NREN of #Singapore 🇸🇬 #SingAREN is speeding up cancer genomics — transferring petabytes of data from the US up to 10× faster via SingAREN’s high-speed network.

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#research #genomics #cancerresearch

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#NREN #research #education

Seismic shockwaves reach 300 km into space - In The Field For the first time, researchers have mapped in 3D how an earthquake disturbs the ionosphere. The study was conducted by researchers from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Te...

✨Seismic shockwaves reach 300 km into space

An international #research team from #NREN of #Japan 🇯🇵 #NICT & partners has mapped how ionospheric electron density fluctuations evolved following an earthquake.

🔗 ow.ly/V4Ms50XeIKt #SpaceWeather #EarthquakeResearch

The power of music: Ligeti Center marries music and tech - In The Field Discover how Hamburg’s Ligeti Center, with support from DFN, blends music, technology, and healthcare to create healing soundscapes and networked performances.

🎶 The Ligeti Center in Hamburg is bringing together music, science, healthcare, and IT to turn #research into real-world benefits, backed by the high-speed X-WiN network from #DFN, the #NREN of #Germany 🇩🇪

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#MusicTech #DigitalHealth #Innovation

Virtual flying reduces fear of heights - In The Field A Japanese study shows that short VR “flights” can ease symptoms of acrophobia, offering a promising alternative to traditional exposure therapy.

🕹️ #Researchers at #Japan 🇯🇵 #NREN #NICT found that a short 7-minute virtual reality (VR) “flight” can reduce both physical and self-reported fear of heights.

Read the full story at ow.ly/G5YL50X7sPJ

#VR #MentalHealth #Research

Empowering farmers in Latin America with blockchain - In The Field Besides enhancing the business opportunities for smallholder farmers, the solution also assists them in adapting to climate change.

🌱 In #LatinAmerica, 100+ blockchain solutions are boosting resilience, from helping smallholder farmers to #FoodSecurity & transparency. Powered by #LACNet, regional #NREN @RedCLARA, and #LACNIC, reaching 9M+ people in 23 countries.

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Supercomputer helps to decrease sound pollution - In The Field Because only supercomputers like Snellius can handle the massive calculations needed to study noise from aircraft and wind turbines, researchers come to SURF

Delft University of Technology is using the #Snellius #supercomputer operated by #NREN of the #Netherlands 🇳🇱 @itcooperativesurf.bsky.social to help develop quieter aircraft, drones, and wind turbines to decrease sound pollution.

🔗 ow.ly/9Y5p50WUUGc

#HPC #Supercomputing #Innovation #NoiseReduction

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#NREN #research #education

AusNOG 2025 A network-oriented conference for engineers and operators shaping the future of network infrastructure in Australia.

We're looking foward to being part of #AusNOG2025 coming up next week in #Melbourne! Join us on 4 SEP @ 1:45pm to find out more about #AARNet and our #research and #education #network.

We hope to see you there! www.aarnet.edu.au/ausnog-2025 #AusNOG #NetworkOperators #TechConference #NREN

IPv6 Per-Country Deployment for AS1835: FSKNET-DK Forskningsnettet - Danish network for Research and Education, Denmark (DK) showing country reaching 22%, NREN Forskningsnet at below 4%

Remarkably, while the country of #Denmark shows a slow global-midfield growth in #IPv6, its #NREN #DEIC #Forskningsnet shows a downwards trend in IPv6 capability

stats.labs.apnic.net/ipv6/AS1835

Smarter weather forecasts support renewable energy  - In The Field The Danish Meteorological Institute is using supercomputing, with DeiC’s help, to deliver faster, more accurate weather forecasts.

💨⚡ Smarter weather forecasts are cutting costs for #Denmark’s 🇩🇰 renewable energy. With support from #NREN #DeiC, DMI is using #AI and #LUMI #supercomputer to deliver faster, more accurate forecasts that help providers plan more efficiently. ow.ly/OMQg50WFISS

#RenewableEnergy @csc.fi

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Researchers at UFPB & #NREN of #Brazil 🇧🇷 #RNP are using AI-powered 3D avatars to support students with hearing impairment.

These virtual interpreters translate Portuguese into Libras to boost inclusion.

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#InTheField #InclusiveEducation

Fast, secure data sharing helps protect the Great Barrier Reef - In The Field AIMS and CSIRO share terabytes of survey data through FileSender from Australian NREN, AARNet, to advance Crown-of-Thorns Starfish detection.

Researchers at #AIMS are protecting the #GreatBarrierReef with help from @aarnet.edu.au, #NREN of #Australia 🇦🇺

Using #FileSender, they transfer terabytes of reef data to #CSIRO in minutes for #AI analysis and faster action.

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#DigitalScience #InTheField