A classic acoustic piano can be tuned on a 10-note scale, instead of the traditional 12-note scale. The sound of this instrument was demonstrated by pianist Leszek Możdżer with the help of Polish scientists.
Polish researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw have discovered a new mechanism for regulating iron levels in the body. They emphasize that strict control of the levels of this element is very important for health.
Scientists from foreign universities and research centres with at least a PhD degree are invited to submit applications to the next edition of the Ulam Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange programme.
The bones of a cave lion, a mammoth and reindeer antlers have been discovered by archaeologists working in Cave Raj (Świętokrzyskie). The aim of the research project is the analysis and detailed reconstruction of climatic and environmental changes that occurred in prehistory in southern Poland.
The candidates for dark matter particles include a certain neutral and difficult to detect particle - hadron, which is an S sexaquark that fits into the Standard Model. But how to observe this particle? Researchers from the Warsaw University of Technology have the idea for an experiment at CERN.
The biological clock helps regulate the timing of various processes that occur in the body. Diurnal variability is demonstrated, among others, by genes that regulate insulin sensitivity. Polish scientists have shown that the expression of biological clock genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue is linked to the action of insulin: it is lower in obese people than in those with normal body weight.
‘More and more people are affected by the so-called technostress. It has various aspects - from the abundance of terrifying news and the pressure of having the latest gadgets, to social isolation, digital exclusion and fear of the future. It will probably get worse,’ Dr. Konrad Maj from SWPS University tells the Polish Press Agency (PAP).
The inhabitants of the Roman Empire were less mobile than previously thought, according to international research on 204 genomes of human remains from the times of the Empire. Eight percent of the examined remains came from areas well away from the burial site.
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt used a Polish device to monitor brain function in an experiment conducted on the International Space Station. The spectroscope built in Lublin is now a permanent piece of equipment at the ISS, Wojciech Broniatowski from Cortivision told PAP.
Creating an immortal battery is not yet possible, but scientists are trying to design it to age more slowly. Professor Krzysztof Fic from the Poznań University of Technology has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant for a project related to the ageing of batteries used in personal electronics.
Electrical brain signals in patients with multiple sclerosis, a disease mainly associated with the slowing-down of information processing and a lack of motor coordination, show traces of multifractality, scientists from four Polish research institutions have found.
