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Unique discovery in the Polish meteorite Morasko

| Prof. Evgeny Galuskin, Prof. Irina Galuskina | In early 2026, the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature, and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association (CNMNC-IMA) accepted a new mineral from the iron meteorite Morasko with the formula K(Ti7Cr)O16 (DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2026.10199). The mineral was named “copernikite” in honour of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), a renowned Polish astronomer and...

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The gene of space pirates | Yeast TardigradeGene

| Author: Agnieszka Sikora, PhD | As part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in which Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, PhD is participating, 13 scientific experiments developed by Polish companies and universities will be carried out. Among the research to be conducted by the Polish astronaut is the Yeast TardigradeGene project,...

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In science, you should never give up | Interview with Prof. Christopher Rensing

| Interview by Weronika Cygan-Adamczyk and Agata Daszkowska-Golec, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. | In June and July, the University of Silesia welcomed Prof. Christopher Rensing, a prominent scientist of international renown specialising in environmental and medical microbiology. Born in the United States, he was educated in Germany and later worked at various institutions around the...

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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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No Limits | 3D Printing Revolution in Orthopaedics

What is the article aboutWhat is the article about Personalised implants made using 3D printing make it possible to obtain an excellent reproduction of bone structure or joint geometry. In the near future, such solutions may become hospital standard. Contact Ryszard Tomaszewski, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor – ryszard.tomaszewski@us.edu.pl Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science...

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