technologies

A team of scientists from Lodz University of Technology proposes a new approach to the "alchemy" of catalysts.

News

Solid catalysts, often nanoscale materials, are at the heart of many technologies. Due to their unique structure, they play a crucial role in accelerating chemical reactions, which is essential in industrial processes such as fuel production, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and environmental protection.

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Analysis

The winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize awarded by the Central Bank of Sweden are three American economists working on the impact of social organization on the wealth of nations. The awardees are Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. Why are some countries unexpectedly successful and others unexpectedly unsuccessful? Why is it that countries with such rich cultures as India and Mexico have consistently struggled economically, while Australia or Canada have been successful?

Commentary on Nobel Prize in chemistry

Analysis

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded half to David Baker ‘for the design of proteins using computational techniques’ and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper ‘for the prediction of protein structure’.

The first Nobel Prize in computer science!

Analysis

On Tuesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to American physicist John Joseph Hopfield and Canadian-British computer scientist Geoffrey Everest Hinton. Although the prize was awarded in physics, the justification reads that it was based on ‘discoveries and inventions enabling machine learning through artificial neural networks’, which is clearly associated with computer science.

Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2024

Analysis

When it seemed that all functions of ribonucleic acids (RNA) had been studied and described, scientists discovered new types of RNA at the end of the 20th century that influence inheritance, development, and diseases. This year, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of one of these new RNAs. According to the Nobel Committee's decision, two American biologists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, received the award in Physiology and Medicine for their "discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation".

About student research

Wed, 07/12/2023 - 12:16

20 interesting topics, 20 creative research clubs, 20 inspiring scientists in 20 films. This is how you can briefly describe the series of popular science films "Catch Science" in which we prove that research conducted at Lodz University of Technology really changes the world.

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See the state of microcirculation in UV/VIS light

Tue, 09/27/2022 - 08:18

prof. Andrzej Marcinek, prof. Jerzy Gębicki, dr Joanna Katarzyńska

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).

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Plasma diagnostics in the ITER project

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 09:47

dr hab. inż. Dariusz Makowski, prof. PŁ oraz mgr inż. Piotr Perek

November 1985 - the leaders of two superpowers meet for the first time at a diplomatic summit in Geneva: The United States and the Soviet Union to end the Cold War era through diplomatic talks.

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Textile charger for mobile electronic devices

Wed, 06/10/2020 - 14:38

dr Monika Malinowska-Olszowy, prof. PŁ

Surely, there have been many a time when you had to deal with a situation where you had no access to electricity and your mobile phone had gone dead. Naturally, the market offers power banks galore to save you from such emergencies, yet we often fail to remember to carry them with us. Besides, they are heavy, unwieldy, and also harmful to the environment.

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What's with this Industry 4.0?

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:49

dr inż. Grzegorz Liśkiewicz

Technologies are developing ever so fast, which triggers changes to happen in leaps and bounds across different sectors.

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Technology inspired by nature – liquid-crystal lenses

Thu, 01/09/2020 - 08:05

dr hab. inż. Mariola Buczkowska

The lens is an important element of the eye of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. It allows one to see objects located at different distances clearly. It is possible because images are formed on the retina - another important part of the eye. Clear images are achieved by changes in the shape of the lens.

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Implants made at TUL to improve the quality of life for lower limb amputees

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 08:10

Researchers from Lodz University of Technology, Medical University of Lodz, Bionanopark Sp. z o. o., and the staff of Pafana S.A. have been working on innovative implants - customized for patients after leg amputation.

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How do you show the world to a blind person?

Tue, 11/12/2019 - 08:40

prof. dr hab. inż. Paweł Strumiłło

For over 10 years now, at the TUL's Institute of Electronics research projects and development of electronic personal navigation systems for the blind and visually impaired have been carried out.

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Algorithms, diversity and politics

Tue, 10/08/2019 - 08:07

dr hab. Edyta Pietrzak, prof. PŁ

We are surrounded by the algorithms used in web browsers, shops, and advertisements that are sent to our social networks portals. We use them not only for our shopping choices, but also in making political decisions. Along with their creation and development, the hope to create a scientific, objective and free from prejudices world was revived.