„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

Ultra-fast DCU-HM circuit breakers for electric traction developed at Lodz University of Technology in cooperation with Zakład Aparatury Elektrycznej 'WOLTAN' sp. z o.o. from Lodz were awarded in the Polish Product of the Future competition. A total of 163 projects from fields such as IT, electronics, medicine and biotechnology were submitted for the competition.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in-chief

Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, and rector of the Koźmiński University, Prof. Grzegorz Mazurek, have signed a cooperation agreement between both universities.

Students of the Lodz University of Technology designing home wind turbines took second place of the international competition International Small Wind Turbine Contest in the Netherlands.

‘Perspektywy’ magazine ranking has been released for the 29th time. Lodz University of Technology’s place among the best academic universities in Poland has been confirmed. This year's TUL score is the fifth place in the technical universities’category and tenth in the overall ranking.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor in chief

Professor Beata Kolesińska from the TUL Faculty of Chemistry has won the title of Person of the Year 2022. This prestigious award is granted annually by the editors of Panorama Gospodarcza to two people - a man and a woman. The award was presented during the International Economic Forum, which was held for the fourth time.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor in chief

Lodz University of Technology has received an extension for another 3 years - until 17 June 2025 - of its entitlement to the HR Excellence in Research award granted by the European Commission and to use its logo. For the first time, Lodz University of Technology was among the research institutions that were awarded this important "mark of excellence" back in May 2016.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in-chief

The game Bzzz! – ‘Together in Power’ designed by applied computer science students from the Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics won an award in the Best Gameplay category of the Indie Showcase competition at the international Game Access Conference held in Brno.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in-chief

Enrico Fermi National Laboratory of Elementary Particles (FermiLab) in the state of Illinois, managed by the U.S. Department of (Energy, is one of the world's most recognized scientific centers dedicated to studying the structure of matter at its lowest subatomic level. Currently, the FermiLAB is carrying out work related to neutrinos, which involves scientists from Lodz University of Technology.

Written by Wojciech Cichalewski, Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science

Pre-eclampsia may occur in pregnant women, which may pose a significant threat to the life of the mother and her baby.

Written by Agata Sakowicz, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Medical University of Lodz

Biogenic crystals are crystals that grow inside or under the influence of living organisms. Their forms are very diverse and the process of their growth is extremely complex. Understanding how they are formed, what role they play in living organisms and what physical properties they have will open the way for us to use them in various applications, e.g. medicine or even in the fight against the effects of climate change.

Written by Rafał Ledzion, Institute of Physics

A team of scientists from Lodz University of Technology, Medical Universities in Lodz and Lublin and the CBMiM PAN in Lodz designed, synthesized and thoroughly investigated the physicochemical and biological properties of two new compounds with potential anticancer effects.

Written by Agnieszka Czylkowska, Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry

For the first time, the rectors of the Lodz University of Technology and the Medical University of Lodz awarded a joint award. It was awarded ex aequo to two teams of researchers from both universities for the best joint-university scientific publications in 2021. Both deal with topics that are very important to our health and life.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka editor-in- chief

At the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems, a modern Laboratory of Intelligent Building Management Systems was opened. A number of the latest ICT solutions from leading companies Bosch, Schneider SmartSys and Less have been installed in one space.

Written by Łukasz Szymański, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems

The laboratories of the Department of Electrical Apparatus have been equipped with equipment currently used in real buildings. This will allow researchers and students to learn how to create practical solutions for the automation of intelligent buildings.

Written by Mariusz Jabłoński, Department of Electrical Apparatus

Researchers from Lodz University of Technology in collaboration with the University of Lodz have developed, using virtual reality, an innovative tool for stress reduction. Thanks to the cooperation with the Lodz City Hall, they helped refugees from Ukraine to overcome post-war trauma.

written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief