From the Publisher 26 September 2007 Thinking in terms of regions is characteristic of the European Union. This approach to development is also becoming entrenched in Poland, in both business and science. Fostering links between companies, colleges and local government allows joined up thinking and effective, coordinated action. Intellectual and human potential, experience, infrastructure plus funding, both local and external, are becoming a magnet for investors.
Facing the Funding Challenge 26 September 2007 Prof. Krzysztof Jan Kurzyd³owski, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, talks to Danuta Górecka.
Hunt for Shooting Stars 26 September 2007 In a significant discovery for international space research, Polish scientists have found a way to trace the spots where meteorites fall to Earth.
Pomerania: Advantage Through IT 26 September 2007 The northern region of Pomerania is determined to boost its development by giving priority to information technology. The region's advantages include a well-developed science and technology park, the country's largest IT cluster, and highly efficient computer systems.
ICT Pomerania: Polish Know- How at its Best 26 September 2007 Artificial intelligence, online telephony, military radio communications and insurance system management-these are just a few of the many pursuits of companies active in ICT Pomerania, an information and communications technology cluster in northern Poland.
Driving for the Disabled 26 September 2007 Engineers at Calsky Design Studio in the southern city of Tychy have designed a wheelchair-accessible minibus in which a disabled driver will be able to transport wheelchair-confined passengers. In another project, the studio is working on the world's first disabled-friendly sports car that will combine therapy with racing fever.
Kings of Hearts 26 September 2007 Polish researchers are at the forefront of a worldwide effort to design innovative artificial ventricles to assist the heart, and they are also working on an artificial heart implantable into the patient's body.
New-Generation Dressings: Hi-Tech Healing 26 September 2007 Gluing instead of stitching wounds-this age-old dream of surgeons has now come true thanks to researchers in the southern Polish city of Katowice.
Scientist and Social Worker 26 September 2007 Prof. Jan Krysiński, head of the £ód¼ University of Technology for the fourth straight term, knows how to combine research with social work. Krysiński may be 74 years old, but he has the energy of 10 people, attracting jealous looks from his colleagues and students.
IN BRIEF 26 September 2007 Polish engineers from the Delphi Technical Center in Cracow took part in an international research project to develop a new sensor for car batteries. The device extends the battery's life and helps reduce fuel consumption. It accurately measures the current, temperature and voltage, the key parameters for determining a battery's condition.
Polish Industry Clusters Thrive 26 September 2007 Executives from three Polish industrial clusters, Aviation Valley, Miasteczko Multimedialne and ICT Pomerania, met at a conference in Warsaw Aug. 30 to discuss the benefits of such projects. The conference, entitled "Industrial Clusters in Poland: A Synergy Effect," was held at the press center of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ). Participants included officials from the Ministry of the Economy and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP).
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