From the Publisher 5 December 2007 It is rare to meet a man whose experience in science is as wide and deep as that of Prof. Michał Kleiber. In an interview for this issue of The Polish Science Voice, Prof. Kleiber-the president of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), a computer scientist by profession and a former science minister who now heads the most distinguished organization of Polish researchers-speaks about the opportunities and challenges ahead for Polish science.
Supporting the Brightest 5 December 2007 Prof. Michał Kleiber, minister of science in 2001-2005, now president of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), talks to Danuta Górecka.
EU Funding: Billions for Science 5 December 2007 Up to 4 billion euros in European Union funds is available to Poland to finance the development of scientific research in the next several years.
University of Warsaw: Dignity and Diligence 5 December 2007 The University of Warsaw (UW), which numbers Frederic Chopin, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Czesław Miłosz among its alumni, is the jewel in Poland's collegiate crown. The whole place today is teeming with life and attracts leading intellectuals, authority figures, presidents and kings.
Alma Mater Streaks Ahead 5 December 2007 Staff and students at the University of Warsaw have been running up an impressive tally of academic prizes and other accomplishments. Here is a brief rundown.
Going Mobile and Wireless 5 December 2007 Thirty-five businesses and institutions have joined forces to work for the development of mobile communications and wireless technologies in Poland.
TICONS: Mobile Security 5 December 2007 Mobile security systems based on digital certificates are among the most promising applications that have been developed as part of the Polish Platform on Mobile Communications and Wireless Technology. Such systems are designed by Trusted Information Consulting (TICONS), a firm based in Warsaw.
Technologies With a Future 5 December 2007 Companies and institutions working as part of the Polish Platform on Mobile Communications and Wireless Technology have developed a number of promising hardware and software systems. All these systems are based on modern mobile technologies such as UMTS, HSDPA, HSOPA, IEEE 802.16/WiMAX, IEEE 802.20/MBWA, FLASH-OFDM, RFID, and XMax.
Ashes to Ashes, Coal to Coal 5 December 2007 A team of scientists at a mining research center in Katowice, southern Poland, has designed an innovative device that instantly measures the content of ash in coal with no need for time-consuming chemical analysis. This helps save time, money and energy.
Want to Study? Come to Poland! 5 December 2007 Detractors often allege that Polish education entails little more than filling students' heads with useless information. Polish engineers might be au fait with how crickets propagate, they claim, but are completely at sea when it comes to color-coding three-phase electrical cables in line with European standards. So how come Polish students manage to do so well in reputable international competitions like the Microsoft-Image Cup? Polish education must have something going for it.
Bacterial Cellulose: The Wound Healer 5 December 2007 A research team in Łódź, central Poland, has found a way to make bioactive dressings that speed up wound healing and alleviate burn scars.
2007 Nobel Prizes: The Polish Contribution 5 December 2007 No Polish scientist claimed a Nobel Prize this year, but one of the winners is of Polish extraction and two others used help from a Polish colleague.
Promoting Knowledge and Experience Transfer 5 December 2007 A conference on knowledge transfer and cooperation between academia and business was held at Warsaw's Intercontinental Hotel Oct. 23-24 to discuss ways of developing closer ties between scientists and businesspeople.
Polish Science Looks to Britain 5 December 2007 The Ministry of Science and Higher Education is keen to inject EU funds into new technology and is looking to Britain for inspiration.
Carbon Nanotubes: A Revolution in Industry and Medicine 5 December 2007 A floor heating system powered by a 12V battery? Why not-just use a carpet with carbon nanotubes.
IN BRIEF 5 December 2007 Those magnificent murals adorning the temples, palaces and tombs of ancient Egypt were painted with dyes. Those still remaining have lost some of their hue to time and atmospheric conditions. Centuries of chemical reactions have altered the chemical composition of the dyes' pigments, leaving the colors we see today literally a pale imitation of their former selves.
Celebrating Science 5 December 2007 The two words, festival and science, immediately conjure up a spectacle that celebrates science in a way a layman can understand and finds interesting. Such a festival should showcase science in all its diversity and above all help people understand that you cannot live in the modern world without constantly coming into contact with science.
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