• 2022-06-08

    From waste tires to flame retardant conductive materials – project for PLN 5 million

    Researchers from Gdańsk University of Technology, supervised by Prof. Mohammad Reza Saeb, conduct research on inexpensive, fireproof and electrically conductive materials made of used car tires and carbon fillers. 3D printed thermoplastic composites can be used, among others, in electronics, automotive and construction industries. The research team from Gdańsk University of Technology are...

  • 2022-06-03

    Technology improving the effectiveness of radiation therapy for treatment of cancer and other diseases

    Prof. Marek Maryański is the creator of one of the most innovative methods of imaging the 3D dose distributions of ionizing radiation in gel phantoms, which can be used, inter alia, in radiotherapy of neoplastic diseases. Currently, together with a team of researchers and students of Gdańsk University of Technology, they are working on a methodology and technology to improve the effectiveness...

  • 2022-05-31

    Green chemistry - a chance for alternative CO2 sequestration

    Carbon sequestration technologies are still being modified and scientists worldwide are working on improving them or introducing new ideas. While fulfilling their main function of absorbing carbon dioxide, many of the CO2 absorbents currently used have various disadvantages, and some of them, at the same time, are harmful to the natural environment. Researchers from Gdańsk University of...

  • 2022-05-23

    Five phases and no permanent magnets. A new type of generator has been developed at Gdańsk Tech

    A team of scientists from the Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering (WEiA ) has developed a prototype of an innovative multi-phase generator. It guarantees the machine to work, by powering it during failure of one of the phases. Its production does not require permanent magnets, which makes the potential manufacturer independent from the Chinese market. A team of scientists from WEiA,...

  • 2022-04-25

    Effective room disinfection through a simple virucidal system

    Disinfecting rooms, especially in civic buildings, is a big problem. During the pandemic, it has to be done often and effectively. How to act when a given room is used by various groups (e.g. pupils or students) and the disinfection breaks are very short? The idea of researchers from Gdańsk University of Technology comes to the rescue - virucidal UV-C system installed in ... lamps UV...

  • 2022-04-11

    Design-for-safety "- safe sea transport

    "Design-for-safety - development of a rational method of designing a ship in order to increase the safety of navigation, with particular emphasis on stability and maneuverability" - is a new project on which scientists from the Institute of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology at Gdańsk University of Technology will work. For the implementation of the project managed by Jakub Montewka, PhD,...

  • 2022-04-07

    Bioactive glass – in search of synthetic alternatives

    Natalia Wójcik, PhD, from the  Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering, is seeking alternative materials, more precisely modified bioactive vitreous materials for the production of composites used in bone implants. This research can contribute to development of more advanced implants in the future, which will regenerate bone defects and will not interfere with the biochemical...

  • 2022-04-04

    Scientists look for compounds to facilitate the development of a new anti-COVID-19 drug

    The scientists from the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk are working to obtain new compounds blocking the activity of enzymes which play a key role in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus replication process. In the near future, this is supposed to permit the development of an effective, safe and cheap Polish drug preventing the severe course of COVID-19. The...