3…, 2…, 1… – lift-off! Ahead of us is a historic day: Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, PhD is embarking on the scientific and technological mission Ax-4 to the International Space Station (ISS).
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environmental protection
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 07:54
From July 1 of this year, the so-called SUP Directive (Single Use Plastics) will come into force in Poland. According to it, among other things, plastic caps must be an integral part of bottles. This is the result of the threats associated with the still large number of waste accumulating in the natural environment.
Mon, 02/06/2023 - 12:57
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.
Thu, 05/05/2022 - 13:38
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...
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 11:39
The ideal solution would be to transform the entire production and consumption system in such a way as to completely eliminate the concept of waste from it.
Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:14
By introducing new products, which contain numerous chemical compounds, manufacturers are increasingly contributing to environmental pollution. If we continue to do so, there may be a drastic imbalance in the gender balance and, as a consequence, even the scenario of Sexmission by Juliusz Machulski may be fulfilled.
Fri, 10/02/2020 - 09:29
Access to sources of clean, healthy water is a prerequisite for the survival of any civilization and any human being, as well as any living organism. The role of water in human life cannot be overestimated, which is why a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly states that "the right to safe, clean drinking water and sanitation is a necessary right to enjoy life and human rights to the full".
Fri, 07/03/2020 - 10:09
The modern world is swamped with polymeric materials; there is hardly a single area of life where they aren't used.
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 11:50
The quality of air and the level of its pollution are both linked both to natural emission sources as well as those related to human activity.
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 11:04
Researchers from Lodz University of Technology are taking part in the international group working on the ITER project - an experimental thermonuclear reactor configured as a tokamak. Their research is geared towards generating safe and clean energy through controlled fusion reactions, which should be possible within the next 50 years.
Fri, 03/15/2019 - 08:10
Polymers are a great discovery of the 20th century, which has been acknowledged by the many global prizes and awards. Why have they taken the global economy by storm?