‘We can make bacteria work for us’, says biochemist
We can put bacteria to work to produce medicines, proteins and food, says Magdalena Janczewska from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and co-founder of Science4Beauty, a company dealing with genetic modification of bacteria.
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Virtual influencers perceived as more authentic than real ones, says trans-humanist
Virtual influencers are fictional, generated characters that imitate the appearance and behaviour of real people. They have millions of followers. They are perceived by Gen-Alpha as even more authentic than real people, which creates many challenges, says Dr. Ada Florentyna Pawlak.
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High precision spectrometer from University of Warsaw uses information hidden in photons
Researchers working at the University of Warsaw have developed a quantum-inspired super-resolving spectrometer for short pulses of light.
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Sener Polska joins important ESA mission
Sener Polska has been awarded a contract to participate in a new European Space Agency project, the Next Generation Gravity Mission. This is part of the ESA and NASA programme, in which satellites will be built to study the Earth's gravitational field.
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AI to help understand how to reprogram cells
Dr. Andrzej Mizera from the Polish AI research and development centre, IDEAS NCBR, will conduct research on cell reprogramming using AI. An international team of scientists from Poland and Luxembourg will develop advanced computational methods that in the future may contribute to the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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There is a revolution in the Polish space sector, says expert
In recent months, the Polish space sector has recorded spectacular successes, including the successful test of the Bursztyn rocket and the launch of the EagleEye satellite, believes Łukasz Wilczyński, president of the European Space Foundation. He adds that the challenge for Poland now is to determine the main directions of development of this sector.
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We assume that business will use our AI responsibly, says creator of Polish AI tool
Preparing Polish-English translations, categorising content, searching documents and extracting important information from them - Polish companies can gain a lot if they skilfully use Bielik, its creators believe. Bielik is a free, open language model trained on the Polish language.
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Swiss team wins 10th edition of European Rover Challenge in Kraków
The Swiss FHNW Rover Team won the 10th edition of the European Rover Challenge, a competition for Mars rovers. Twenty four teams representing universities from all over the world participated in the competition in Kraków, in the so-called Marsyard - a space inspired by the Red Planet.
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Scientists eavesdrop on plants to see if they make sounds when stressed
Scientists from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków and the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences are investigating whether plants emit sounds in stressful situations, such as water shortage, excessive dryness or pest attacks.
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Bielik has landed! Polish language model spreads its wings thanks to supercomputers from AGH UST
A new version of Bielik has been launched. It is a huge language model with open source code that learns to generate text responses based on a huge database of Polish texts. Bielik's training was carried out using the computing resources of the two fastest supercomputers in Poland - Helios and Athena at AGH UST in Kraków.
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