Our goal is to promote STEM and explain the research carried out at Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia in a simple and engaging way designed for schoolers. Today, Dr.Valdis Mizers and Dr. Boris Polyakov, leading researcher and… Read More »The SWEB team continues bringing science to schools!
On 6 November 2026, Ēriks Dipāns, a young researcher in the SWEB team, visited Jūrmalas Valsts ģimnāzija to deliver a guest lecture, “Smart Windows Today and Tomorrow”. The lecture introduced students to smart window technologies and their potential to make… Read More »SWEB School Outreach Continues in Jūrmala
On 4 November 2026, the SWEB project team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), organised a practical Small Talk workshop led by Viesturs Meikšāns from Runas skola, a Latvian public speaking and communication training… Read More »Small Talk Workshop for Researchers
SWEB Project Leader Prof. Dr. Juris Purāns and ERA Chair Holder Dr. Smagul Karazhanov represented the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), at the 16th International Meeting on Electrochromism (IME-16), held on 26–30 October 2026 in… Read More »SWEB Researchers Present at IME-16 in Hangzhou
Dr. Martins Zubkins visited the Tandem Laboratory at Uppsala University, Sweden, to analyse thin-film samples using time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis (ToF-ERDA). The measurements were carried out as part of his Latvian Council of Science postdoctoral project, “Expanding Frontiers in… Read More »Dr. Martins Zubkins visits Uppsala University for thin-film analysis
Last week Ēriks Dipāns, a young researcher in the SWEB project team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL), visited Babītes vidusskola, a regional secondary school in Mārupe Municipality, and gave a lesson to its… Read More »SWEB Lesson on Smart Windows at Babītes vidusskola
Dr. Ilze Aulika, Leading Researcher, and Dr. Smagul Karazhanov, SWEB ERA Chair holder, members of the SWEB project team at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, have published a new article in Applied Surface Science together with… Read More »SWEB Research Team Publishes New Article in Applied Surface Science
The fourth edition of the SWEB Newsletter is now available, bringing together the latest project developments, research achievements and collaboration activities from autumn 2026. This issue highlights Industry Day 2026, where researchers and industry representatives discussed opportunities for bringing smart… Read More »SWEB Newsletter No. 4: Autumn 2026 Highlights
We were pleased to welcome first-year physics students from the University of Latvia to the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia. The students were greeted by the Institute’s leadership and got an introduction to its research. During a… Read More »Future Physicists Discover SWEB Technologies
A new scientific article from the Thin Films Laboratory at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia has been published in Surface & Coatings Technology (Elsevier), in a special issue of the International Conference on Thin Films (ICTF… Read More »New Publication on Photochromic Thin Films