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Development of organic electronics | Patent for the University of Silesia

Perylene and its derivatives are among chemical compounds attracting increasing attention of scientists around the world This is due to the fact that their interesting properties allow to search for new applications in the field of chemistry, materials science and modern technologies, such as optoelectronics and solar cells Moreover, perylene derivatives may also

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New compounds to support fight against colonic cancer, prostate cancer and myeloid leukemia | Patent for the University of Silesia

For many years, scientists from the University of Silesia have been conducting research whose results contribute to development of medicine These actions include designing new chemical compounds, combined with the analysis of their properties A good example is the new quinazoline derivatives developed by Dr Eng Jacek Mularski, Dr Katarzynę Malarz, and Prof

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Active layers in organic electroluminescent diodes (OLEDs) | Patent for the University of Silesia

Design of nanomaterials and research on their properties contributes, among other things, to the ongoing development of modern technologies applied in organic electronics Interesting solutions are provided by anthracene derivatives, which, thanks to their properties, may be used for the construction of active layers in organic electroluminescent diodes (OLEDs) A method for obtaining such

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„No Limits” | China – a giant with feet of terracotta?

| Dr Tomasz Okraska | One of the most interesting differences in the perception of China by the Chinese themselves and by Westerners is related to language issues The meaning of the terms ‘Central State’ or ‘Middle Kingdom,’ which are used at times with regard to this country, is largly not really

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„No Limits” | In the Search for Chemical Water Contamination

| Agnieszka Niewdana | Humans have a huge influence on the quality of water in the environment; by introducing various chemicals into it as well as by interfering with its natural circulation The sources of contamination are not only urbanization, mining, excessive and sometimes inappropriate use of various chemicals, mainly in agriculture,

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„No Limits” | Letting the Traces Speak

| Alicja Menżyk | The conviction that the traces revealed during the examination of a suspect or the site of the incident carry a huge information load, a testimony of the committed deeds, is one of the pillars of modern forensic science Traces speak, do not succumb to emotion and prejudice, and

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New patented compounds for cancer therapies

The low efficiency of therapies and adverse side effects reducing the effectiveness of drug activity and lowering the quality of life of patients are still the biggest challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry, which searches for new active substances for combating cancers An interesting example of such compounds is cytostatic drugs They are characterised,

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Clip for imaging skin cancers

Dermatologists, while examining pigmented moles on skin with regard to cancer risk, most frequently perform the assessment using dermatoscope, a device with in-built illumination increasing the affected area They pay particular attention to asymmetry of infiltration, differences in pigment and irregularities on the edges, and also try to watch the deeper structures This

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