The AdapTable system can track and recognize objects on flat surfaces by measuring electrical capacitance. It was developed by researchers and students affiliated with the Institute of Applied Computer Science.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka-editor-in-chief
When we buy clothes, we touch the fabric to make sure it is the right choice for us. But how do you do that when you shop online? The TextureTouch system could be your solution to that problem.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief
Research internship for the realization of the project entitled Dopamine mapping with next-generation neural probes based on nano-graphitic superior electrochemical sensors for multi-site recording of neuromodulators in the brain
at the New York University NanoLab, funded by the Kosciuszko Foundation.
Written by dr hab. inż. Katarzyna Znajdek, Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices
Researchers from Lodz University of Technology from the Faculty of Process Engineering and Environmental Protection and the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering are participating in the Bio-Plastics Europe project funded by Horizon 2020.
Written by prof. Liliana Krzystek, Department of Bioprocess Engineering
The adverse effects of plastic waste on the aquatic environment, and especially on the living organisms that inhabit it, are well known to many of us from abundant media reports. Much less information reaches us about the possible effects of plastic waste on the soil and the organisms living there.
Written by prof. Ewa Liwarska-Bizukojć, Institute of Environmental Engineering and Building Services
For me as a technical physicist, it is also fascinating to see how various physical phenomena can be used to construct devices without which we cannot imagine the modern world, says Michał Szmigielski, MSc, a doctoral student at Interdisciplinary Doctoral School. He studies liquid crystals used, among other things, in the latest displays.
Swirl diffusers are used in indoor ventilation systems that require comfort for the people who spend time there. Dr inż. Joanna Kopania and dr inż. Grzegorz Bogusławski from the Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development have devised a swirl diffuser that generates low sound power levels. The invention was awarded a medal at IPITEX 2023, held in Bangkok.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka, edito-in-chief
Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure that enables many patients to breathe comfortably while bypassing the upper respiratory tract. This is achieved with the aid of a tracheostomy tube inserted through an opening in the anterior wall of the trachea. Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering have engineered a way to fabricate a material to make tracheostomy tube air filters. The surface-modified filter is designed to reduce bacterial adhesion and colonization.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief
Lodz University of Technology, in a report published by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland for 2021, ranks second in Poland in the number of national and international patents granted. Our scientists and students are continuously working on new innovative solutions, for which they are awarded at international exhibitions.
The growing popularity of biking in the city raises concerns about the safety of pedestrians and bikers. The GapAware system designed by a team comprising TUL staff and students, members of the Ubicomp student science society at the Institute of Applied Computer Science, aims to address them.
Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in-chief