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Towards ecological nanolubricants

  • POLONEZ (2015-2021)

Agnieszka Maria Tomala: The two main constituents of tribology are friction and wear, the control and reduction of both parameters is critical to proper functionality of machine elements.

Cosmic dust and dying galaxies

  • POLONEZ (2015-2021)

Michał Jerzy Michałowski: Gas in galaxies can exist in two forms: atomic and molecular. Atomic gas is composed of hydrogen atoms separated from each other, whereas molecular gas is composed of hydrogen atoms forming a molecule (two atoms bound together).

Developing self-assembled materials for photonic devices

  • POLONEZ (2015-2021)

Eva Otón: Photonic devices are present in everyday life: from TV screens, holograms, phones, PC displays and fibre optical communications to avionics. All these are examples of photonic devices – devices that are able to manipulate light with an external control. The general objective of this project was to develop new families of photonic devices to manipulate guided and unguided light beams using novel materials.