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Polish scientists to test space excavator in conditions imitating those on Moon

Scientists will test a space excavator for extracting lunar regolith. Tests in parabolic flight conditions - imitating the conditions of lunar gravity, without the influence of Earth's gravity - are scheduled for November.

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    Scientists from the Warsaw University of Technology in collaboration with specialists from Norway and Germany have developed an AI tool that significantly improves the analysis of optical interferograms and holograms.

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    Origin of road dust can be determined by based on its magnetic properties

    The magnetic properties of road dust can provide information about its origin and potential contamination, even without the need for time-consuming chemical analyses, research by scientists from the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences has shown. Samples were collected in Warsaw.

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    Polish researchers want to use AI and retinal scanning to diagnose schizophrenia

    Scientists from the Lublin University of Technology, the Medical University of Lublin, the Catholic University of Lublin and the University of Rochester (USA) conduct research into using AI to diagnose schizophrenia based on retinal scanning.

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    Experts: Posting videos of crying children is cyberbullying

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    Samples for Polish experiment on ISS to be launched into orbit on April 21

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    Polish researchers develop AI model based on world's largest chest image database

    Experts from the Warsaw University of Technology, in collaboration with the Polish Lung Cancer Group, have developed an artificial intelligence model based on the world's largest chest image database. The model will support doctors who diagnose diseases in the chest area.

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    Scientists develop miniaturised device to save newborns

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Photo from the Space Research Centre PAS press release

Polish scientists to test space excavator in conditions imitating those on Moon

Scientists will test a space excavator for extracting lunar regolith. Tests in parabolic flight conditions - imitating the conditions of lunar gravity, without the influence of Earth's gravity - are scheduled for November.