Articles from category Natural & Exact Sciences

Research University: Five questions for Physicist Professor Michał Parniak

There are atoms that behave as if physics had turned all their parameters up to the max. They are larger, respond more strongly to external signals, and are far more…

Research University: Five questions for computer scientists Professor Wojciech Czerwiński

Every major online ticket sale relies on countless processes running in parallel – processing payments, reserving seats, canceling failed transactions, and responding to users in real time. Since each of…

Prof. Andrzej Udalski. Photo: Vadym Shchukin

Research University: Five questions for Astronomer Professor Andrzej Udalski

Planets that orbit no star, drifting alone through the Milky Way. Free-floating black holes that cannot be seen, but are detected through the light of distant stars. And Dziewanna –…

Prof. Ben L. Feringa.

Motion сreates life: In conversation with Nobel Prize-winning Prof. Ben L. Feringa

Soon, you may no longer need to wash your windows before the holidays—and a car scratched in a parking lot could repair itself. Beyond such everyday conveniences lie even more…

Can the sky be expanded? Scientists at the University of Warsaw aim to enhance global air traffic connectivity

Every day, more than 100,000 flights take to the skies worldwide, with up to 15,000 aircraft airborne at any given moment. Yet, air traffic management still relies on systems developed…

During a PET scan, positronium is produced in the patient’s body – a particle considered a promising diagnostic marker.

Detecting cancer at its earliest stages: A new PET scanner

Malignant tumors remain among the leading causes of death in Poland and worldwide. A new type of positron emission tomography scanner could make it possible to detect cancer at its…

Measuring the physical and chemical properties of spring water near Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą.

The underground language of nature: What springs reveal about climate change and human activity

Although often associated with spas and resorts, natural springs are more than picturesque features on the edges of towns and cities. “Springs are the birthplaces of rivers, unique habitats with…

What a tadpole learns, a frog forgets: Exploring amphibian personality

Not all tadpoles are created equal. One grew up sheltered, another always had to fight for survival. Of course they behave differently – but do those early experiences shape the…

Domain texture of the newly discovered phase (image from a polarizing microscope).

A dance of light and electricity: Extraordinary properties of a liquid crystal

Liquid crystals have long powered the screens of televisions, phones, and watches. But in recent years, scientists have been uncovering entirely new kinds of liquid crystalline phases – often with…

Ruthenium catalyst with the quinoxaline-derived ligand.

Chemistry with less “chemistry”: How scientists at UW improved a Nobel-winning reaction

In Igor Newerly’s novel The Forest Sea, set in Manchuria occupied by Imperial Japan, there is a haunting scene describing the hunting of wild musk deer in the snowy taiga…

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