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A breakthrough in energy production and storage
29.06.2023
Researchers at the Jagiellonian University have developed a new method of storing energy which will make it possible to become independent from foreign suppliers of graphite and expensive metals needed for batteries. The solutions proposed by JU researchers meet the requirements of green energy, some of them leave no carbon footprint, and the prototype batteries have similar or even better parameters than the ones currently produced.
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The role of potassium and sodium in the diet of bees
13.06.2023
Wild bees are an important part of our environment, though our knowledge about their ecology and evolution is still quite limited. Today, many of their species are at risk of extinction, so understanding the relationship between bees and plants is essential for us to be able to protect them. Dr Michał Filipiak from the JU Faculty of Biology explains the key aspects of the evolution of bees and how this knowledge might be useful to us.
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A possible breakthrough in treating osteoporosis
10.02.2023
Researchers from the Jagiellonian University have designed a material that could help refill bone cavities and at the same time serve as a carrier for osteoporosis medication. The invention could revolutionise the treatment of osteoporosis, since it could allow doctors to deliver drugs with strong side effects precisely where they are needed, reducing the need to rely on systemic drug administration.
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How nocturnal light impacts wild animals
05.09.2022
Biological rhythms have an enormous impact on the biochemistry, cell biology, physiology and behaviour of all living organisms. These mechanisms are particularly conspicuous in birds. Unfortunately, the rising human pressure, especially the light pollution, largely distorts the environmental cues regulating the animals’ internal biological clocks. Dr Joanna Sudyka from the JU Institute of Environmental Sciences has been studying the consequences of this phenomenon.
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How the brain controls atherosclerosis
28.04.2022
An international team of researchers working on the project ERA-Net-CVD PLAQUEFIGHT has discovered a way in which the brain might regulate the processes in blood vessels that are narrowed due to the build-up of atheromatous plaque. One of the participants of the project, Prof. Tomasz Guzik from the JU Faculty of Medicine, writes how this research could help treat heart disease in the future.
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On legal classification of international crimes
13.04.2022
In light of the recent media reports of war crimes committed by the Russian military in Ukraine, we present an analysis by Dr hab. Marcin Marcinko from the JU Chair in International Public Law, in which he describes the legal classification of crimes according to the international law: a set of international legal norms that form the basis of an individual’s criminal responsibility before courts and international tribunals.
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Cracow Monsters through the eyes of an expert
04.04.2022
Cracow Monsters is a relatively new addition to Netflix’s streaming service, supposedly based on Slavic mythology. But is it really? In the review below, Prof. Andrzej Szyjewski from the JU Institute of Religious Studies offers his opinion on the series’ faithfulness to the source material.
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Global warming on the rise
01.04.2022
An alarming weather anomaly has recently been observed in Antarctica. At certain moments, the temperatures in the second half of March were more than 40 Celsius degrees above normal. How to interpret these data? Was it a one-time event or part of a long-term trend? Prof. Robert Twardosz from the Department of Climatology at the JU Institute of Geography and Spatial Management will shed more light on this issue.
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JU researcher: Visegrad Four’s silence about Russian aggression may bode ill for the Group's future
22.03.2022
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has exposed the weaknesses of the Visegrad cooperation as a regional forum of like-minded governments. The silence of the V4 Group proves that it has not overcome the deepening dissensus between the ostensibly pro-Russian Hungarian government and the other V4 countries increasingly fearful of Russia’s neo-imperialist stance, writes Prof. Artur Gruszczak from the Jagiellonian University Faculty of International and Political Studies.
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JU researchers: Russian invasion on Ukraine 'a dramatic game changer'
03.03.2022
The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the international security architecture. But we cannot say we did not see it coming, since the premises of Putin’s future actions could be noticed in both his previous statements and actions, and the West’s arrant dismissal of them. Now, with both NATO and EU standing closely behind Ukraine, we wonder how it was possible to let this happen, and where we are now.
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