27.01.2025. Amber Terra - innovative paper created in cooperation between scientists from Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the West Pomeranian University of Technology and Arctic Paper, which combines ecology with the needs of the blind. Amber Terra is a paper with increased stiffness and opacity, which is also more environmentally friendly. Researchers used an innovative polymer crosslinker to reduce the amount of wood fibres. (ad) PAP/Marcin Bielecki

Szczecin/ Innovative paper developed in cooperation between scientists and industry

Paper with increased stiffness and opacity, environmentally friendly, and suitable for creating documents written in Braille, has been developed by materials scientists from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin in cooperation with Arctic Paper Kostrzyn.

  • Source: Mateusz Iskra. Research at the Davti Blur site

    Armenia/ Polish and Armenian researchers discover remains of 6th century BCE houses and traces of earthquake

    Remains of houses from the 6th century BCE, an urn cemetery, and traces of a strong earthquake were discovered in Armenia by an Armenian-Polish team of archaeologists. This is the first Polish research at the Davti Blur site.

  • Adobe Stock
    Universities

    $1 million from Google for two Polish universities

    The Warsaw University of Technology and the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań will receive a total of $1 million to create educational programs in the field of cybersecurity.

  • Credit: Michał Bogdziewicz
    Life

    Beech population study confirms: Climate change may inhibit tree growth

    Rising summer temperatures cause beech trees to produce seeds more often, while growing more slowly, according to a study by scientists from Poland, the UK and New Zealand. The publication on this topic appeared in PNAS.

  • Adobe Stock
    Technology

    Analysis/ Copy and paste from ChatGPT in top-shelf scientific publications

    Certain awkward phrases characteristic of ChatGPT appear in peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, according to the analysis conducted by Artur Strzelecki, PhD, a professor at the University of Economics in Katowice. According to the researcher, this may undermine trust in the process of preparing scientific content.

  • Adobe Stock
    Earth

    Norway/ Experts: Polish scientists have special role in Arctic research

    Experts in Svalbard have no doubt that climate changes in the Arctic are drastic. This is confirmed by the results from dozens of scientific stations. The Polish contribution to Svalbard research is considered invaluable.

  • Adobe Stock
    Life

    Study: Most lynx die relatively young, often due to human activity

    European lynx populations live in a fragmented, transformed and human-dominated environment. Most lynx die at a relatively young age, most often due to poaching, hunting, natural factors and road accidents, the authors of the study report.

  • Adobe Stock
    Human

    Where did love come from? Psychologists: It supports commitment, like rental agreement

    Where did romantic love come from among people around the world, and why was it promoted in human evolution? It was needed to guarantee a lasting relationship, support commitment between partners, give a sense of security, and thus - increase the number of their children. Conclusions from a survey in 90 countries confirm this.

  • Photo from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences press release
    Technology

    Space Research Centre PAS: Polish space instrument GLOWS now integrated with NASA satellite

    GLOWS, the first research instrument for a NASA space mission designed and built entirely in Poland, has successfully passed tests and has been integrated with the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences reports. The mission is scheduled to launch in the second half of this year.

  • Adobe Stock
    Health

    Experts: 200,000 patients die in Europe every year due to non-compliance with therapeutic recommendations

    Patient non-compliance with therapeutic recommendations is one of the greatest challenges in healthcare. As many as 200,000 people die in Europe every year because of this, experts warned last week.

Most Popular

  • Adobe Stock

    Where did love come from? Psychologists: It supports commitment, like rental agreement

  • Vodka and morality: Alcohol reduces inhibitions against harming others and 'tarnishing sacred things'

  • Armenia/ Polish and Armenian researchers discover remains of 6th century BCE houses and traces of earthquake

  • Forever chemicals, microplastics, medicines - micropollutants are growing problem for wastewater treatment plants

  • Polish scientists investigate method to combat pathogenic protozoa

Recommended

Adobe Stock

Where did love come from? Psychologists: It supports commitment, like rental agreement

Where did romantic love come from among people around the world, and why was it promoted in human evolution? It was needed to guarantee a lasting relationship, support commitment between partners, give a sense of security, and thus - increase the number of their children. Conclusions from a survey in 90 countries confirm this.