Research | Gdańsk University of Technology

2023-08-16

Miłosz Wieczór, PhD co-authored an article in the "Science" magazine on new isoforms of MFN2 protein

Miłosz Wieczór, PhD, Eng. from the Faculty of Chemistry is a co-author of an article on newly identified variants of mitofusin 2, a protein that takes part in metabolic processes occurring in the mitochondria of cells. It was presented in the American scientific magazine "Science". This is the second publication in this prestigious scientific journal with an affiliation of Gdańsk University...

2023-06-29

Cellulose-based meats? The future of vegan cured meat dependent on bacteria

Agata Sommer, PhD, from the Faculty of Chemistry, is working on a solution for production of vegan cured meat based on bacterial cellulose. Bacterial cellulose is a biopolymer synthesized by non-pathogenic bacteria, naturally present in the environment. Its chemical composition is the same as that of plant cellulose. The fibers of bacterial cellulose, however, are a thousand times thinner than...

2023-06-22

Gdańsk Tech architect in Science journal on nocturnal light pollution

Karolina Zielińska-Dąbrowska, PhD, Eng. Arch. Faculty of Architecture, is the first author of the article about the effects of nocturnal light pollution on humans, published in the latest issue of the American Science journal. This is the first publication of its kind affiliated with Gdańsk University of Technology  to be included in this prestigious journal. This special issue of Science...

2023-06-13

The best chapter in the world led by prof. Krzysztof Nyka

A branch of the international organization Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) lead by prof. Krzysztof Nyka from Gdańsk University of Technology was recognized by this organization as the best in the world. A Chapter is the basic unit of the largest international organization associating specialists in the broadest field of electronics, electrical engineering, computer...

2023-05-29

Marcin Wekwejt, PhD, Eng. with the Jan Uphagen award

Marcin Wekwejt, PhD, Eng., from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology became the laureate of the 20th edition of the Jan Uphagen City of Gdańsk Award for Young Scientists in the category of natural and exact sciences. He received the award for "significant scientific achievements in the field of biomaterials engineering, in particular for the development of innovative...

2023-05-16

Next-generation, eco-friendly piezoelectric materials

Researchers from Gdańsk University of Technology are working on new piezoelectric nanomaterials using the so-called electrostriction effect, which will be harmfuless to the environment and will be used e.g. in the production of new generation biocompatible ultrasonic transducers. The research is carried out as part of the international m-era.net project, together with partners from Denmark and...

2023-02-01

Magnetic paint that protects against pathogens and cleans itself

The paint fights bacteria, removes stains and cleans the air from harmful compounds, and on top of that it replaces the magnetic board – such hybrid paint is new to the market. It is complemented by a biocidal and self-cleaning finish coat. In tandem, they will provide protection against the growth of pathogens inside a building. The invention can prove to be effective i.a. in hospitals,...

2023-01-03

Monika Śmiełowska, PhD, Eng., is the winner of the Prime Minister's Award!

Mrs. Monika Śmiełowska, PhD, DSc, was granted the Prime Minister's Award for an outstanding doctoral dissertation. Monika Śmiełowska completed her doctoral thesis at the Department of Analytical Chemistry. The thesis was entitled: "New solutions in the analytics of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) for samples with a complex matrix composition". The defense of the dissertation took...