Light absorber for bumpers and airplane seats
Energy absorbers absorb the kinetic energy of accidents, collisions and falls to protect passengers and vehicles. Researchers from Warsaw have developed cheap absorbers made of innovative composite materials, which can be used, for example, to build airline seats and airplane floors, as well as crash boxes in cars.
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Multifractal brain and early stages of multiple sclerosis
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.
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‘Artificial intelligence is greater political shock than rise of the USSR’, says computer scientist
The entry of artificial intelligence is a greater shock for politics than the rise of the USSR, says Dr. Kamil Kulesza, founder of Centre for Industrial Applications of Mathematics and Systems Engineering established within the structures of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In his opinion, the revolution caused by AI is accelerating and covers more and more areas of our lives.
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Krakow scientists develop world's first method for identifying bacteria and fungi in microscope images
Jagiellonian University scientists have developed the world's first method of fast identification of bacteria and fungi in photographs from light microscopes. The new technology, intended to support medical diagnostics, can also be applied in industry and food safety monitoring.
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How accurate are GPS receivers in sports watches?
Sports watches cannot compete with precision GNSS receivers. Some watches measure distance with an accuracy of 1 meter or less, while others measure distance with an error exceeding 20 meters. They are not suitable for measuring altitude either, they often do not register that they are climbing with a wearer, scientists from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences in have found.
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Jagiellonian University scientists discover polymer with antifungal properties
Scientists from the Jagiellonian University have discovered a synthetic polymer characterised by strong antifungal properties and low toxicity. According to the university, the discovery fills a gap among the few available substances used in mycosis treatment and prevention.
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Scientists from Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Taiwan are working on new dental implants
Researchers at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and the National Taipei University of Technology are developing dental implants made from 3D printed ceramic structures connected to a metal core. Thanks to the use of biodegradable magnesium, bone tissue will be able to gradually grow into such an implant.
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What does a physicist see when looking at the NFT market?
The market for collectible digital assets, or non-fungible tokens, is an interesting example of a physical system with a large scale of complexity, non-trivial dynamics and an original logic of financial transactions. At the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Cracow, its global statistical features have been analysed more extensively.
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Contamination remover: activated carbon from disposable protective masks
Can used disposable protective masks be recycled in a sensible way? Researchers from the West Pomeranian University of Technology have patented a way to convert them into activated carbon, used, for example, in purification filters.
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Poland's largest satellite to be launched into orbit this year
Poland's most advanced and largest satellite will be launched into Earth’s orbit this year, the company co-responsible for its construction reports. The mass of the orbiter is comparable to the combined mass of all Polish satellites built so far.
