technologies

Egg Stories

Analysis

However, I am certain that the egg is an excellent food product in our diet. Sometimes when I think about what I would pack for a deserted island, it would definitely be eggs, as their composition is almost perfect. They contain practically all the nutrients, maybe except for vitamin C. Of course, not all ingredients are in ideal amounts

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

News

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).

Noise pollution

Science and research

The day will come when man has to fight noise pollution just as he once fought cholera and plague.

- Robert Koch, German physician, Nobel laureate,

Cap… to tear off or not to tear off?

Analysis

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.

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.