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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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From Unique Property of Crystal to an Invention | Patent of the Usil Physicists

| dr Małgorzata Kłoskowicz | Perovskites are materials that are used in the automotive industry, electronics, photovoltaic panels, and modern scientific research equipment. They are often discussed in the context of the oenergy of the future. The unique properties of oxygen perovskites have been studied for many years by physicists from the University of Silesia....

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New ambulance equipment | An invention of USil scientists

| Małgorzata Kłoskowicz, PhD | Scientists have designed a special pneumatic tent for safe transport by ambulance of patients suspected of having an infectious disease. The invention, which was registered with the Polish Patent Office, is currently being tested in clinical conditions in several Silesian hospitals. The folded pneumatic tent is the size of a...

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