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Polish scientists use visible light to produce formaldehyde from methanol

Polish researchers have developed a material that transforms methanol into formaldehyde under visible light, at room temperature and normal pressure, offering a potential green alternative to conventional, energy-intensive production methods.

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    Polish astrophysicists help identify ‘most distant and powerful’ odd radio circle ever observed

    Astrophysicists, including scientists from Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), have identified the most distant and most powerful odd radio circle (ORC) known to date — a vast, ring-shaped cloud of magnetised plasma whose image comes from 7 billion years ago.

  • Detection of time-bin superpositions with the temporal Talbot carpet (visualization: Mateusz Ogrodnik, University of Warsaw).

    Warsaw physicists pioneer simpler, scalable quantum key distribution system

    Physicists from the University of Warsaw have developed and tested a novel quantum key distribution (QKD) system that uses high-dimensional encoding, offering a simpler and more scalable design than current technologies. The system was tested both in the laboratory and using the university’s urban optical fibre network, over several kilometres.

  • Polish, Japanese and Indian scientists develop colour-changing stress-sensitive material

    Researchers from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, working with partners from Japan and India, have developed a smart material that changes colour when subjected to mechanical stress. The invention could be used to prevent structural failures, the scientists said.

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    Excavation of massive Hyper-Kamiokande detector cavern in Japan completed

    The excavation of the main cavern for the Hyper-Kamiokande neutrino detector has been completed, marking a key milestone in the construction of one of the world’s largest underground physics experiments.

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    From implants to photovoltaics: Mew method for large-scale nanostructures

    Scientists at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) have developed a method for coating large metal surfaces with precisely formed nanostructures, overcoming a limitation that has long hindered applications in medicine, energy, and electronics.

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    Polish physicist honoured with prestigious Japanese award

    Professor Tomasz Dietl, a leading physicist with the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious Tohoku University International Award – Special Award.

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    Stripped subgiant stars may emit gravitational waves for millions of years, Polish astrophysicist says

    A team of astrophysicists has identified a new, long-lasting source of gravitational waves: subgiant stars that are gradually stripped of their outer layers by nearby supermassive black holes.

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    Scientists advance Quantum Magnetism research with discovery of single ‘spinion’ in magnetic models

    Researchers from the University of Warsaw and the University of British Columbia have identified how a fundamental quantum excitation known as a lone spinon, a single, unpaired spin, can emerge in magnetic models.

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    Poland and Germany create fibre-optic 'time bridge’ with atomic clock connection

    Poland and Germany have completed the first international fibre-optic link for comparing ultra-precise time measurements between laboratories, marking a significant step toward building a pan-European timekeeping network.

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    Delusions and psychosis in schizophrenia linked to cognitive biases, says Polish psychologist

  • Polish scientist examines if lichens can survive on Mars

  • Armenian-Polish team discovers stone slab with carved human facial features and vast burial ground

  • Polish scientists develop DNA-based test to detect smoking habits

  • Krakow researchers develop alcohol-free, eco-friendly water-based perfumes

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The seas in the Jurassic and Cretaceous. Image from Maciej Pindakiewicz's archive

Polish scientists discover how fish took over the oceans

Fish began to dominate the world’s oceans in the Early Cretaceous, replacing cephalopods that had ruled the Jurassic seas, according to new research by palaeontologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences and their collaborators.