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Patent for Rapeseed Protection | Works by USil Researchers

Researchers at the USil Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection have developed two solutions to protect rapeseed crops from certain pathogens in a natural way. If affected by various fungi, yields of this popular-in-Poland cultivated plan can be decreased by a significant percentage each year. The patented solutions are based on the use of...

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Patent that will protect valuable insects | Project by scientists from the Faculty of Natural Sciences

| Autorka: dr Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | ‘Scientists associated with the University of Silesia in Katowice have designed a special holder for use in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Thanks to this patented solution, they can study the insects of interest without the risk of damaging their small, dried bodies. This is particularly important from the...

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Less Chemicals in Farming | Patent by USil Scientists

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz, PhD | BioEkoDiox – that’s the acronym for the project implemented by scientists associated with the University of Silesia in Katowice; they develop new solutions for agro- and petrochemistry and in the area of plastic recycling. The solutions—one of which has been protected by patents—concern 1,3-dioxolanes, organic chemical compounds of wide application. ‘We...

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To leave the lenses and the analyses behind | Research by Prof. Krzysztof Kula

| Maria Sztuka | Visual works created using new means of artistic expression are increasingly often included in art gallery exhibitions. Virtual space, video art, installation, and artistic performances evoke many different feelings, which is very often what their creators are hoping for while searching for their own intermedium. We met with Prof. Krzysztof Kula...

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