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In atomic propellers, quantum phenomena can mimic everyday physics

31.05.2017

In atomic propellers, quantum phenomena can mimic everyday physics

In molecules there are certain groups of atoms that are able to rotate. This...

With more light, chemistry speeds up

4.05.2017

With more light, chemistry speeds up

Light initiates many chemical reactions. Experiments at the Laser Centre of the...

The first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'

4.05.2017

The first one bit chemical memory unit: The 'chit'

In classical computer science information is stored in bits, in quantum computer...

A new device under development for a more effective fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

19.04.2017

A new device under development for a more effective fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

In this year alone, worldwide, about 700 thousand people will die as a result of...

The new method of analysis in record high speed DNA assay device

12.04.2017

The new method of analysis in record high speed DNA assay device

In medical diagnostics, the importance of genetic code assays is growing day by...

The Dream Chemistry Award awaits chemists with ambitious scientific ideas

6.04.2017

The Dream Chemistry Award awaits chemists with ambitious scientific ideas

The dreams of young researchers and engineers can change the world. It is the aim...

IPC PAS starts cooperation with a leading university in China

16.03.2017

IPC PAS starts cooperation with a leading university in China

Polish physical chemistry is joining forces with Chinese medical and molecular...

The prototype of a chemical computer detects a sphere

9.03.2017

The prototype of a chemical computer detects a sphere

Chemical computers are becoming ever more of a reality – this is being proven...

Impossible (but working!) recipe for ultrashort laser pulses

23.02.2017

Impossible (but working!) recipe for ultrashort laser pulses

Pulse lasers built entirely on optical fibers are increasingly readily being used...

Chemists from Warsaw congratulate the furthest away chemical laboratory

25.01.2017

Chemists from Warsaw congratulate the furthest away chemical laboratory

On January 25, 2004 the exploration rover Opportunity landed on Mars. It was to...

Hospitals can rapidly identify life-threatening bacteria

25.01.2017

Hospitals can rapidly identify life-threatening bacteria

Soon in virtually every hospital it will be possible to identify the bacterial...

A ‘strand’ of DNA as never before

18.01.2017

A ‘strand’ of DNA as never before

In a carefully designed polymer, researchers at the Institute of Physical...