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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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".

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

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 14:19

prof. Hanna Kierzkowska-Pawlak

prof. Jacek Tyczkowski

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.

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The Best Inter-University Scientific Publication on the Analysis of Lipid Profiles in Children Born with Low Birth Weight

Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54

The rectors of Lodz University of Technology and the Medical University of Lodz have awarded for the third time a joint prize for the best scientific publication. The laureates of this distinction are the authors of the article "Lipid Profile in Children Born Small for Gestational Age", including: Dr. Justyna Zamojska (MUL), Dr. Katarzyna Niewiadomska-Jarosik (MUL), Dr. Beata Kierzkowska (MUL), Dr. Marta Gruca (MUL), Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Wosiak, Ph.D. (TUL), Prof. Elżbieta Smolewska, Ph.D. (MUL).

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TUL in the Race to Zero campaign

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 10:45

The premise of the Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges project is to inspire higher education institutions to act on college campuses' climate initiatives and create innovative climate solutions.

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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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The circular economy - towards a cleaner Lodz

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 08:07

dr inż. Grzegorz Liśkiewicz

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?

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We are a part of global science

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 07:28

Polish Science Day is a good opportunity to talk to Prof. Lukasz Albrecht - a chemist and Vice-Rector for Science. From the perspective of a researcher and representative of the authorities of Lodz University of Technology he says: we should remember that the term "Polish science" is a kind of abbreviation. There is, of course, science conducted in Poland and by Polish researchers, but we are part of global science. This gives incredible opportunities, but it is also a huge challenge, because our discoveries, solutions and achievements are verified globally.

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Graduate of Lodz University of Technology and a co-discoverer of the CRISPR / Cas9 technology -– awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 08:17

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They were honoured for the ground-breaking discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, now widely used as a genomic editing tool that has revolutionized medicine. After the decision of the Nobel Committee had been announced, Charpentier noted that this success was possible thanks to, inter alia, dr. Krzysztof Chyliński, co-discoverer of the family of patents describing the use of CRISPR / Cas9.

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TUL co-creates a national open education platform

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 08:28

dr inż. Michał Karbowańczyk

The previously known form of remote teaching using the Internet and the multimedia capabilities of the modern digital world (e-learning) has moved beyond not only the physical structure of the university, but also its organizational framework.

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Lodz University of Technology in ITER

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.