Society

Lithuanian chemists have synthesised ultrafast cyanide detector

A group of synthetic organic chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have synthesised a new material, which can be used as a detector of cyanides in water. In contact with cyanides it changes colour in half a minute – more than 20 times faster than currently used colorimetric commercial cyanide detection products, a press release from the university states. […]

Edmundas Vaitiekūnas
Society
No Picture
Society

Seimas bans reporting method of suicide

The Lithuanian parliament has amended the rules for reporting about suicides to ban disclosing information about the means and methods used. […]

No Picture
Society

Lithuanians flood their country with hundreds of rainbow flags as police investigate homophobic arson attacks

In response to a series of seemingly homophobic arson attacks in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Lithuanian LGBT community are importing hundreds of rainbow flags and distributing them for free around the country. Participants in the campaign are defiantly displaying the flags on balconies and in windows, sharing photos with the hashtag #LGBTdraugiškaLietuva (LGBT friendly Lithuania). […]

Society

Number of emigrants from Lithuania exceeds that of immigrants by 1,000 in August

The number of emigrants from Lithuania exceeded that of immigrants by more than 1,000 in August, marking the first time since April that the country has registered a negative migration balance, figures from Statistics Lithuania showed on Monday. […]

Lithuanian students' internship at NASA 2018
Society

Lithuanian students start internship at NASA

The Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) has announced that 4 students have been selected to participate in the international internship program at NASA Ames Research Center. Students have already left for NASA Ames, located in the USA, California, and on the first days of September started their autumn internship program together with other international students from more than 12 countries, a press release from the Lithuanian agency states. […]

Praveniškės prison in Vilnius
Society

Amnesty bill to go to Seimas despite criticism from legal experts

The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs decided on Wednesday to submit a draft law granting amnesty to some prisoners to the full Seimas for consideration, despite legal experts warning that it may run counter to the Constitution. […]