History

Manuals on Ars boni moriendi in the GDL

In the Late Middle Ages, the prevalence of apocalyptic mood in Western Europe became more increasingly pronounced. Manifestations of anticipation for the Last Judgement could be observed, with abundant literary descriptions of this very old subject in history and its portrayals in art. Such apocalyptic trends were influenced by the outbreak of plague in the mid-14th century, the so-called Black Death, devastating Europe, with a death toll of almost one third of its population. […]

At the "Life sciences Baltics 2014"
Economy

Life changing technologies will be presented in Vilnius

On 26-27 September in Vilnius over 60 companies from all over the world will showcase their products and services: from the artificial human brain project, a microliquidic single-cell analysis technology, a device sending direct electromagnetic impulses into somatic cells to 3D printing technology and advanced immunotherapy products. Visitors can visit this part of the Life Sciences Baltics, the only international life sciences forum in the Baltics, free of charge. […]

Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva in Vilnius
Economy

Radisson Blu Hotel receives International Premium Certificate

Being the biggest hotel both in Vilnius and Lithuania in terms of its rooms number, now Vilnius hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva has been recognized as one of the safest hotels in the country. The independent company Safehotels has awarded the hotel with the certificate which shows that Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva meets the requirements of the international hotel safety standard with Premium class. […]

Economy

AgriMin to allocate EUR 3 mln to farmers renouncing pig farming (Updated)

Lithuania’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to allocate 3 million euros for measures aimed at encouraging farmers to renounce pig farming. […]

Laptop
Economy

Startup from Lithuania among 50 most innovative in Europe

Company from Kaunas, Lithuania icy365 was recognized as one of the most innovative in Europe. The list of the most perspective companies was made by “unbound London” innovation festival organizers. The event gathers more than 5000 founders, investors, entrepreneurs, corporate & brand executives and thought leaders every year. Lithuanians had an opportunity to present their own-made collaboration platform for Office 365 to huge international corporations. […]

Vilnius University (Edgaras Kurauskas photo)
Society

Lithuania’s students are invited to join CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) invites students from Lithuania for internships and work in the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. This is a unique opportunity for students and specialists from various fields to work in an international team and get to know the scientific work that goes on inside the modern laboratories. […]

Counterfeit vodka
Economy

Illegal alcohol production facility busted in Lithuania

Lithuanian law enforcement officials say they have busted one of the largest counterfeit alcohol production facilities in the country, with the criminal group raking up to 3 million euros a month from this business. […]

Rapolas Žilionis
Economy

Vilnius University student with team discovers a new cell type

Webpage of one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world, Nature, recently published an article “A Single-cell Atlas of the Airway Epithelium Reveals the CFTR-rich Pulmonary Ionocyte”. It centres around the discovery of a new type of cell – pulmonary ionocyte. Dr. Lindsey Plasschaert and Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Centre doctorate student Rapolas Žilionis are first authors on this paper. […]

Bitcoins accepted here
Economy

Varle.lt cryptocurrency payments volume grows by more than 1,200%

More and more people are becoming familiar with and are acquiring bitcoins from their friends or acquaintances, while speculating on the stock exchange, through mining or performing other tasks or operations on the internet or otherwise. In fact, the process of earning money would not get people hooked if they did not have the opportunity to spend them. The first bitcoin owners did not have the freedom of choice when it came to using bitcoins as money but today there are much more opportunities to do so. […]