What pressures are affecting the Adriatic? IRB scientists seek answers along the western Istrian coast
The summer season is at its peak, with millions of tourists visiting the Adriatic and the wider Mediterranean. Beaches are crowded, maritime traffic is more intense, and numerous vessels anchor daily in shallow bays. At the same time, wastewater and waste volumes increase, while engine noise, artificial lighting and damage to the seabed place additional pressure on a sea that is already warming as a result of climate change.
Developing Solutions to Reduce Waste in Historic City Centres
he Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) has joined the international FICHO project as a scientific partner. Over the next two years, the project will develop and test waste management models in the UNESCO cities of Šibenik, Mostar and Kotor.
A Laboratory Recipe for High Performance Materials Inspired by Nature
Porous materials can separate carbon dioxide from industrial gases, purify fuels and extract valuable chemicals from complex mixtures.
They Returned to Croatia. Now They Are Bringing 200 Young Researchers to the EMBO Forum in Dubrovnik
Four young researchers based at Croatian scientific institutions, all recipients of research funding from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), are bringing the EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum to Croatia this year.
Nobel Laureate John Martinis at RBI: “I Want to Help Young Researchers Become Better Scientists”
Professor John Martinis, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, one of the world’s most influential scientists in the field of quantum computing and a pioneer of superconducting quantum processors, visited the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) today.
From a problem in fishing nets to fertiliser for fields from jellyfish and comb jellies
Scientists at the Centre for Marine Research of the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Rovinj are developing a sustainable fertiliser from the biomass of jellyfish and comb jellies through the NutriGel project, using organisms that, until recently, were mostly associated with problems for fishers and beachgoers.
Smart Shellfish Farm “Šibenka” Connects Mariculture Tradition, Science and Home-Grown Technology Development
The Ruđer Bošković Institute is participating in the development of an innovative research platform within the MARBLE Centre of Excellence project, which will support the development of more sustainable, efficient and technologically advanced mariculture.
The CroQCI Project Lays the Foundations for a Quantum-Secure Communication Future
The final event of the Croatian Quantum Communication Infrastructure project, CroQCI, presented the results of one of Croatia’s most important national advances in the field of secure next-generation communications.
One Protein, Multiple Roles: New IRB Discovery on Melanoma Cell Movement
Scientists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute, IRB, in collaboration with a team from the United Kingdom, have discovered new details about how melanoma cells, one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer, attach to the tissue around them and what may prompt them to start moving.