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Peatland vegetation diseases can be detected with AI and satellite systems
AI algorithms combined with satellite Earth observation systems effectively detect diseases of peatland vegetation, according to research conducted by scientists from the Remote Sensing Centre of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography.
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After 20 years of EU membership, most Poles more Euro-realists than Euro-enthusiasts
After 20 years of membership in the EU, Poles are more Euro-realists than Euro-enthusiasts; they see the advantages of the EU, their benefits of being in this community, but they also soberly and often critically look at the EU bureaucracy, says Professor Stanisław Mocek, sociologist and media expert, Rector of Collegium Civitas.
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Canine 'Jack the Ripper' - last Eurasian lycaon from Polish lands
We know lycaons from Africa, but about half a million years ago these predatory mammals also existed in the lands of today's Poland. Scientists who examined the remains of the last Eurasian lycaon from the Wieluń Upland call it the canine Jack the Ripper. It was able to knock down very large prey and eat its entire body.
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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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Bacteriophages have potential to save humanity, says biochemist
Preparations composed of bacteriophages can be called self-producing and self-limiting drugs: they will multiply as long as they find bacteria. Without bacteria, they will disappear, says Professor Alicja Węgrzyn from the University of Gdańsk. In her opinion, bacteriophages have the potential to save humanity.
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ChatGPT fails Polish internal medicine exam
Even the most sophisticated algorithms and technologies cannot diagnose and treat diseases without human involvement, scientists from the Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University found after ChatGPT 'failed' the internal medicine exam in the study they had designed.
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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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Krakow researchers make ‘groundbreaking discovery’ explaining cracks in Renaissance art
Detailed information about various networks of paint cracks in paintings was provided by scientists working on the 'Grieg Craquelure' project. During the research, scientists from Krakow were also the first in the world to determine the properties of a paint typical of pre-Renaissance Italian painting - egg tempera.
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Concrete, microplastics and implants will be all that remains of humanity, says geologist
Concrete and microplastics will remain in layers corresponding to our geological period. Fillings, metal and plastic implants and plastic clothes will also survive, Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, a geologist and proponent of the establishment of the geological epoch called Anthropocene, told PAP.
