From the Publisher By Andrzej Jonas 27 June 2007 Here is the first issue of The Polish Science Voice. After years of effort, the Warsaw Voice SA publishing house is finally launching a new monthly magazine devoted to Polish science and technology. There are many great scientists and researchers in Poland who deserve to be widely known, whose achievements are crying out for recognition among an audience broader than just the scientific community.
Anticipating a Time of Plenty 27 June 2007 Prof. Michał Seweryński, minister of science and higher education, talks with Witold Żygulski
Financing Research 27 June 2007 Scientific research is necessary for economic development. In Poland, expenditures on science remain small, and private companies have low participation in the financing of research and development work. But the situation is changing slowly.
Seventh Framework Programme 27 June 2007 Research projects in the European Union are financed by the EU's Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development. The Seventh Framework Programme began this year.
Producing Insulin: A Polish Success 27 June 2007 Recombinant human insulin produced in Poland has been saving lives at home and abroad for several years. This medication has brought many benefits to both the manufacturer and the government's budget. It is just as effective as its foreign counterparts, but much cheaper.
Making Waves 27 June 2007 A miniature digital speech corrector placed in the ear is his latest brainchild. He is sure we will soon see the development of equally small mobile phones worn in the ear. Prof. Andrzej Czyżewski (pictured) thinks nothing is impossible.
Diamonds That Save Lives 27 June 2007 The most precious of all minerals, diamonds are the ultimate dream of jewelers and jewelry lovers. In the past, they had wars fought over them, but today synthetic diamonds developed by researchers at the Łódź University of Technology have brought about a revolution in medicine. Doctors have used implants covered with a microscopic diamond layer and discovered that they are well tolerated by patients.
Robin Heart: Polish Surgical Robot 27 June 2007 The Robin Heart is Europe's first heart surgery robot and an original Polish design. Precise and optimally adapted to the surgeon's manual dexterity, it also helps him make the right decisions. Thanks to its ease of use and portability, the robot can be carried to a clinic in a suitcase.
Heart Surgery Robots 27 June 2007 The Zeus line of surgical robots manufactured by CMI and the da Vinci range manufactured by IS have been used since 1998 in around 300 cardiac operating theaters across the world. The two companies, which were in conflict for many years, finally merged in 2006.
Telerobots 27 June 2007 Technological advances have enabled the development of new methods of communication such as tele-learning and "telecollaboration." The Computer Motion company (CM) has launched the Socrates Telecollaborative System that enables a surgeon performing an operation to cooperate with a consultant.
Polish Heart Surgery Robot Project 27 June 2007 A multidisciplinary team working in several research centers in Poland is carrying out a research project that involves developing various strategies for heart surgery, making simulations of operations, developing an ergonomic workstation for the surgeon, designing a control system and a mechanical "manipulator" as well as building necessary models and a prototype. The project is called Robin Heart.
Meet Hexor, the Hi-Tech Household Helper 27 June 2007 The age-old human dream of versatile robots replacing people in dangerous places or doing tiresome work for them is beginning to come true in Poland. Researchers from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice have built the country's first mobile robot. For the time being, it is being sold mainly as a teaching aid, but soon it may also be used for guarding homes and companies, surveying land and helping rescue teams, for example, in coal mines.
IN BRIEF 27 June 2007 Help for Chestnuts, Huge Planet Discovered, Cure for Alzheimer's Closer, Genes Affect Breast Cancer Treatment, Biosensor Detects Carcinogens
A publication Co-financed by Minister of Science and Higher Education
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