Science and research

Lodz University of Technology has joined the UN-supported initiative "Race to Zero". This global campaign brings together enterprises, cities, as well as institutions from the education, finance and healthcare sectors, whose common goal is to create and implement transparent action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with the Paris Agreement.

The development of virtual reality is gaining momentum every year. Although eighty years have passed since the creation of the first project which set the course for further activities in the field of immersive solutions, the topic of VR is still shrouded in mystery for many people. Before we start an adventure with virtual reality, it is advisable to know its definition, which was developed by the creator of the term virtual reality (VR).

The use of UV/VIS light enables a non-invasive assessment of the cardiovascular condition. The proposal of scientists from Lodz University of Technology and Jagiellonian University is based on the measurement of fluorescence NADH — FMSF (flow mediated skin fluorescence).

You may have heard or have heard the phrase "secondary flow" before. If you want to know what it is, let me explain the mentioned phenomenon in a holiday setting.

Maria Skłodowska-Curie is the only person in the world to receive two Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science. However, her way to the top was not easy. She had to fight prejudices and stereotypes about women more than once.

In today's world of rapidly developing technologies, a particular group of seventeen chemical elements is becoming increasingly important technologically, and thus economically.

Couldn't we in the 21st century learn about chemistry other than by recording reactions? Why not make a film showing how a particular chemical reaction takes place?

Today, a doctoral candidate should know several dozen scientific items before defending the PhD thesis.

The relationship between science and society has undergone profound changes over the centuries. In the 16th century, the status of a scientist was measured by the number of problems he was able to solve.

What do recently promoted slogans have in common: circular economy and life cycle analysis (LCA)? Dr Aleksandra Ziemińska-Stolarska writes about the current priorities of the EU's economic policy...