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.
Archives: Projects
Cosmic dust and dying galaxies
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).
Protein aggregation models to find a cure for viral and neurodegenerative diseases
Panagiotis Theodorakis: Proteins are biomolecules consisting of one or more amino acids…
Developing self-assembled materials for photonic devices
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.
Fire, and then the ice: the core of supercontinent Rodinia in the Neoproterozoic
Ashley Paul Gumsley: It is now emerging that our wandering continents came together and diverged…
Shedding light on HIV latency
Anna Kula-Pacurar: There are almost 40 million people throughout the world living with HIV. 35 years after its discovery there is a good anti-HIV therapy; however, this treatment cannot fully eliminate the virus.
Europeanisation from a Central European perspective
James Wesley Scott: The development of the European Union is often linked to ideas of…
Carbon nanostructures for sustainability
Dawid Witold Janas: We are living in times when energy demand is growing at such a fast pace that it will not be long before we encounter a huge crisis unless discoveries come to light to avert it. What we need is a new generation of electrical conductors, more efficient, ecologically-friendly and sustainable. A recently discovered form of carbon called carbon nanotubes seems like one of the most viable candidates to accomplish this goal.
How the ‘humanisation’ of the environment affects brown bears
Djuro Huber: As with all wildlife, and perhaps even more so, brown bears are affected by loss of living space and changes to the remaining parts of habitat. This has led to the extinction of bears in most parts of Western Europe. Poland, Croatia and Sweden still have bears in parts of the countries.
Investigating the role of mitochondrial proteins in cancer
Carlo Vascotto: Cancer is a complex disease caused by interactions of multiple factors, such as genetic predisposition, environmental and lifestyle influences, infectious agents and ageing. Due to the complexity of this pathology, cancer research includes basic research, strategies for prevention, development of early diagnostic tools, and translational approaches for treatment and cure.
