Until June 16, internet users can vote for inventors nominated for the European Inventor Award 2019 Popular Prize. The person who obtains the most votes will receive the Popular Prize. Among this year`s nominees is Marta Karczewicz, a Polish video compression expert.
Hyper Poland, which wants to introduce for commercial magnetic railway capable of speeds up to 300 km/h, secured funding for the construction of a 500-meter test track in Żmigród, Natalia Sikorska from Hyper Poland told PAP.
A mobile system, which allows to analyse the soldier`s reaction time during shooting training or kinematic parameters of athletes` movement, has been developed by scientists from the Medical University of Lodz. In the future, it could also be used to analyse the balance and gait of the elderly.
A method for obtaining an "origami" from nanodiamonds has been developed by scientists from the Gdańsk University of Technology as part of the project awarded in the TEAM-NET programme. Its geometrical parameters, electrical and optical properties can be designed for use, for example, in the diagnosis of cancer.
Biotechnology research and implementation expert Bio-Gen will attempt to detoxify waters around Qatar`s oil wells using specially isolated and cultured microorganisms, Bio-Gen CEO Artur Kleina told PAP.
Plastic waste is everywhere: in landfills, forests, seas and oceans... Scientists have plenty of ideas on how to fight it. A part of this trend is the invention from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń: a product that accelerates the process of plastic decomposition.
Poland has technological potential to build electric motors and batteries, but insufficient funds to implement them in production, said the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Lech M. Grzesiak
The number of Polish patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) increased by nearly 20% in 2018; Polish number of applications growth rate was one of the largest in Europe, the EPO reported last week.
The world`s first bionic pancreas with blood vessels has been 3D printed by researchers from the Foundation for Research and Science Development led by Dr. Michał Wszoła. In April, the researchers plan to implant printed pancreatic petals in mice.
The VR simulator Syntia will allow to train pilots on all types of aircrafts and helicopters, as well as drone operators. The system was developed at the Lublin University of Technology.