Despite the huge progress that has been made over several decades, the situation of Polish surface waters is rather bad, although it is no different from Western Europe in this respect. A lot can be changed with simple methods, says Dr. Paweł Jarosiewicz, an ecohydrologist from the University of Lodz.
According to researchers from the Jagiellonian University, in the future it will be possible to treat organ fibrosis using the forces of nature. The researchers want to use extracellular vesicles, i.e. nanostructures secreted by cells of various organisms.
The common belief that algorithms and artificial intelligence are completely objective is a misconception. Technology has always reflected the prejudices and stereotypes that exist in societies, because the databases on which it is based and learns are optimised and implemented by people, say researchers.
Scientists from the Space Research Center at the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed a new numerical model of magma intrusion into the crust of the Earth and other planetary bodies. It will help better understand the mechanics of volcanoes, including the past volcanic activity on the Moon and Mars.
The majority of Warsaw residents who declare to be 'pro-ecological' choose a car as a means of transport on a daily basis. At the same time, 70 percent of 'car enthusiasts' actually drive a car every day, a study by a Polish-Norwegian team of scientists shows.
Controlled inhibition or acceleration of catalytic transformations is highly desirable in many processes, including industrial applications. Therefore, many efforts are being made across the world to provide systems enabling rapid and efficient control over catalysis. In a new study, researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland have introduced an innovative concept for control over chemical reactions during catalytic processes.
Researchers from the Wrocław Medical University are the first in the world to have faithfully recreated Theriac, a medicinal hit in Europe from antiquity to the 18th century, consisting of 71 substances. It turns out that it was closer to a placebo than to the miraculous mixture that ancient medics believed it to be.
The appearance of autonomous vehicles on the roads may occur later than originally expected, the head of the Motor Transport Institute, Professor Marcin Ślęzak tells PAP. He points out that this technology still requires improvement, and its full use requires changes in infrastructure and regulations.
A team of Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw developed a new mRNA modification in collaboration with several other units. The modification may be of key importance for the development of modern medicine, including targeted therapies, treatment of rare diseases and cancer vaccines.
Scientists from from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) are working on a dressing with the addition of a graphene monolayer to be used on superficial skin wounds. This solution could potentially result in faster and better healing of wounds in humans and animals, the university reports.
