Using the knowledge of scientists and the specialised equipment at TUL, we can have a real impact on improving the state of the natural environment. A good example of such activities is the research conducted under the TEX-WATER-REC project.

The clothing industry is the second largest industry responsible for polluting the world. Clothing that goes to stores is often displayed for two or three weeks, then it is subject to attractive price reductions, and yet it is not sold.

Circular economy is a concept that has been gaining popularity recently. But what does it really mean and what new elements does it bring to the pool of slogans and phrases related to environmental protection?

Metaverse has recently become a very popular buzzword thanks to Mark Zuckerberg's interview. The Facebook CEO presented the concept of the metaverse project, which is to seamlessly connect the Internet with virtual reality.

The Anthropocene is an epoch in which we observe active human intervention in the processes that drive the geological evolution of the planet. It is humans who are modifying the parameters of the planetary system by changing the climate, degrading soil, acidifying oceans, disrupting biochemical cycles, and contributing to the loss of biodiversity.

Professor Filip Chybalski's commentary on the Nobel Prize in Economics, which was awarded to David Card "for empirical contributions to economics of labour" and Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens "for methodological contributions to causal analyses".

Although ionising radiation is usually associated with nuclear power, cancer diagnostics and therapy, as well as radiological exposure, it also has other, slightly less popular applications, such as among... stones!

Prof. Łukasz Albrecht's comment on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was awarded to David MacMillan and Benjamin List "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis":

Due to the awareness of threats posed by the development of civilisation, the use of bee products in health care and human nutrition supplementation is becoming increasingly popular, as they are associated with ecology and the natural environment they come from.