
Hungary inaugurates HUF 4.7 billion supercomputer
A 4.7 billion forint (EUR 11.9m) supercomputer was inaugurated at the centre of the Government IT Development Agency (KIFU) on the campus of the University of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, on Friday.

Media authority: Hungarian-built mini-satellite to be launched on Falcon-9 in 2023
The MRC-100 mini-satellite, the largest constructed at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics so far, will be launched into space in May 2023 by Falcon-9, the rocket sponsored by American businessman Elon Musk, the Hungarian media authority (NMHH) said on Wednesday.
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Szeged University sole CEE participant in EU climate crisis research project
The University of Szeged (SZTE) is the sole central European institution participating in the European Union's Phoenix project which explores solutions to climate change and the energy crisis, the university said on Thursday.

Szijjarto: Eight competing to become next Hungarian astronaut
A shortlist of eight people have been selected from 244 applicants to become the next Hungarian astronaut who will participate in a 30-day mission at the International Space Station in late 2024 or early 2025, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a ministers' meeting of ...

Researchers’ Night to offer record number of programmes
A record number of over 2,500 programmes will be on offer across more than 50 localities nationwide on Researchers' Night this coming weekend, organisers said on Wednesday.

ELTE university coordinator of international space security scheme
A space science research team at ELTE university's department of geophysics and space science will lead an international project assisting the undisturbed operation of satellites and spacecraft by providing forecasts based on data recorded on land.

Hungary to get new supercomputer
Hungary has won funding of 6 billion forints (EUR 15m) for developing and operating a 20 petaflop supercomputer, the Ministry of Technology and Industry (TIM) said on Wednesday.

BME development wins EURATOM Nuclear Innovation Prize
A research team of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has been awarded the Nuclear Innovation Prize from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for a reactor simulation programme developed for high-end graphics cards, the university said on Wednesday.

Department of Artificial Intelligence opens at ELTE
The IT faculty of Budapest's Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) inaugurated its Department of Artificial Intelligence, the first in the country, on Monday.

Hungary attends World Forestry Congress in Seoul
Forests are in the focus of Hungary's fight against climate change, Sandor Szentpeteri, Hungary's deputy state secretary in charge of the country's woods, told the 15th World Forestry Congress in Seoul on Wednesday.
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Hungary launches fourth satellite
Hungary this week launched its fourth small satellite with a mission to gauge levels of artificial electromagnetic smog in the upper atmosphere, as well as its exposure to ionising radiation, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics said on Thursday.

Ader hails Hungarian invention aimed at eliminating disposable plastics
President Janos Ader on Monday hosted two young Hungarian chemists in his podcast Blue Planet, who had created a mixture of bacteria which could make plastics bio-degradable.

Kariko awarded Bolyai prize
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko, a developer of mRNA-based vaccines, received the Bolyai Prize from President Janos Ader on Friday.
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Media authority: Hungarian-built mini-satellite to be launched on Falcon-9 in 2023
The MRC-100 mini-satellite, the largest constructed at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics so far, will be launched into space in May 2023 by Falcon-9, the rocket sponsored by American businessman Elon Musk, the Hungarian media authority (NMHH) said on Wednesday.

Third Hungarian satellite launched
The third Hungarian nano-satellite was launched at the Guayana Space Center, in French Guayana, early on Tuesday, astronomer Laszlo Kiss told public television M1.

Minister highlights results in health science innovation, investment
The government has considered from the start the health industry a key sector contributing to Hungary's economic competitiveness and the results of its investments on R+D+I in health science already show, the innovation and technology minister said on Monday, outlining projects.