An innovative imaging system using high temperature that will help interventional radiologists destroy liver tumours with very high precision has been developed by Evertop specialists and a team from the Silesian University of Technology. The first treatment with the use of the new technology was successfully carried out on August 2 in Warsaw.
To what degree is Polish scientific research commercialised? What factors support this process and what are the obstacles? The authors of the "Polish Applied Sciences" report commissioned by the PAP Foundation attempt to answer these questions.
135 innovative projects by young scientists from 27 countries are presented at Expo Sciences Europe, which started this week in Gdynia. These international exhibition, organized every two years, is held in Poland for the first time.
How to convert an ordinary folding bike into a stable three-wheeler for a senior or a leaning racer for a teenager? A student of the Cracow University of Technology Wojciech Janas has an idea.
3D fitting room, interactive mirror, applications for printing photos from a smartphone or ordering meals in a restaurant - these are some of the innovative ideas that will be presented at the European Start-up Days in Katowice in May.
Polish company Neuro Device develops a system that enables the rehabilitation of people who have lost the ability to speak. The method based on neurostimulation will help speed up the recovery process of people with aphasia, even during home therapy.
Eleven gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal were awarded to Polish scientists and engineers during the 21st Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovation Technologies ARCHIMEDES 2018. Nearly 700 inventions from 28 countries were presented at the event.
Artificial saliva designed to help patients with prostheses or problems with the secretion of natural saliva has been patented scientists from Bialystok University of Technology, the Medical University of Bialystok and the company Nantes.
"Chrząszcz" (Beetle) is an autonomous robot that can avoid obstacles and find its way to the destination. It was constructed by Wrocław University of Science and Technology students. At the end of April the robot will start in international competitions in Silicon Valley in the US.
BlinkMouse - an application developed at Rzeszów University of Technology, can be a computer mouse alternative for fully paralysed people. The app responds to blinking.