Credit: Wrocław University of Science and Technology press materials

Heads Up! Computer Model of Child’s Head to Increase Understanding of Effects of Impact Blows

A numerical model of a two-year-old child’s head has been developed by Wrocław scientists and researchers to see exactly what happens following a strong blow.

  • Photo: Fotolia
    Technology

    Fly me to the moons: Polish Space Company Devices to Explore Moons of Jupiter

    Devices that will fly on a probe to Jupiter and its moons are being developed by Poland’s space company Astonika.

  • Credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, IAC
    Space

    Polish researchers co-discover strong GRBs in space

    In just a few seconds, a gamma-ray burst emits an amount of energy comparable to the total energy that the Sun will emit over the entire course of its life. After decades of search, two such phenomena, in the range of very high energy, have been recently by scientists including Polish researchers.

  • Credit: PAP/ Łukasz Ogrodowczyk 22.07.2014
    Space

    Nearly 90,000 Votes Cast for Polish Name of Star and Planet

    Internet users have cast nearly 90,000 votes in a poll to choose a Polish word for an unnamed planet and star.

  • An image of Hygiea obtained from the Earth's surface using the SPHERE instrument on the VLT telescope. Credit: ESO/P. Vernazza et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS).
    Space

    Hygiea a Contender for Smallest Dwarf Planet in Solar System

    Scientists say they have found what could be the solar system’s smallest dwarf planet.

  • Photo: Fotolia
    Space

    Polish Space Agency and NASA Come Together to Cooperate in Space Exploration

    The Polish Space Agency and NASA have teamed up to cooperate in the fields of robotics and planetary protection.

  • 2I/Borisov comet (marked in yellow) from another planetary system, described by Polish researchers, is now passing through the Solar System. The Polish-Dutch team managed to describe it. Source: Piotr Guzik et al.
    Space

    Polish-Dutch Team Describes First Comet from Outside the Solar System

    2I/Borisov is the first-ever comet from another planetary system caught travelling through the Solar System. Astronomers from Poland and the Netherlands have just described it. Researchers have one more year to observe this amazing celestial object.

  • Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel; Katowice 09.10.2019
    Space

    Artur Chmielewski: New Space Research a Great Opportunity for Poland

    New space research is a great opportunity for Poland. Poland should become a world leader in the construction of small interplanetary ships, NASA engineer Artur B. Chmielewski said during the lecture accompanying the 10th Night at the Institute of Aviation.

  • Photo: Fotolia
    Space

    Polish Consortium Develops Nanosatellite for Studying Microorganisms and Cells in Space

    A consortium of Wroclaw universities, PAS institute and a company is building a bionanosatellite that will allow to study cancer cells in space. In the future, their technology can be used by other companies and institutions wishing to conduct research in orbit.

  • COO at T-Bull Grzegorz Zwoliński (R), lecturer at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków Prof. Tadeusz Uhl (3R), representative of the Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Prof. Jan Dziuban (2L), Artur Chmielewski from NASA (L) and Stephen Eisele from Virgin Orbit (2R) during the presentation of the Polish mission to Mars project during the Impact mobility rEVolution conference in Katowice. PAP/Andrzej Grygiel 9.10.2019
    Space

    Consortium to Send Polish Scientific Mission to Mars Established

    Representatives of Polish universities, the Wrocław-based company SatRevolution and the American company Virgin Orbit signed an agreement this week in Katowice, forming a consortium that plans to send a Polish satellite to Mars and its moons.

Most Popular

  • Gorce Mountains at sunrise, credit: Piotr Szpakowski, Adobe Stock

    Scientists develop tool for precise identification of valuable forests

  • Molecular tailors sew nano-snowflakes for more efficient solar cells

  • Animal grazing increases plant species diversity and prevents fires

  • Warsaw astronomers discover Milky Way's longest-period classical Cepheid

  • Humans have ‘indisputably’ caused global warming by emitting greenhouse gases, says scientists

Recommended

Boulder TM 1219 in a wider landscape perspective. Credit: A. Rozwadowski, source: Cambridge Archaeological Journal.

Polish scientists reinterpret petroglyphs of Toro Muerto

The geometric patterns, lines and zigzags that accompany the images of dancers (danzantes) carved in the rocks of the Peruvian Toro Muerto are not snakes or lightning bolts, but a record of songs - suggest Polish scientists who analyse rock art from 2,000 years ago.