„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

Phillips Poland Sp. z o.o., together with the Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, organised a competition for design students to design and create the technical documentation of a flap for the socket located on the truck tractor, i.e. the truck designed to pull semi-trailers. The winning design will be manufactured by the company.

written by Anna Szumigaj-Badziak, project coordinator

Institute of Architecture of Textiles

Yes, you can. You can partially recycle a used tyre and create biodegradable packaging that is completely impermeable to air.

Written by Tomasz Olejnik, Department of Sugar Industry and Food Safety Management

The first building "Alchemium - the magic of tomorrow's chemistry" was officially opened in September last year. The final stage of this largest investment of Lodz University of Technology has just begun.

written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor in chief

The Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy has awarded Lodz University of Technology PLN 11.5 million for the thermal modernization of two university buildings. The first is the future headquarters of the Centre of Excellence in Universal Design, while the second will house a kindergarten for children of staff and students of Lodz University of Technology.

written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor in-chief

The aim of the programme announced by NAWA, named after Stanisław Ulam, is to increase the degree of internationalization of Polish universities and scientific institutions. The programme is open to scientists with at least a PhD degree. Under the Ulam NAWA programme, 51 researchers will undertake research internships in Poland, including two at Lodz University of Technology.

Article written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Lodz University of Technology and the Main School of Fire Service (SGSP) have formalised a long-term cooperation. The agreement covers scientific, research and development, as well as teaching and organisational activities.

Article written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

A research and teaching laboratory using oculography (visual activity tracking): RobOKOp-LAB will established at Lodz University of Technology. The local government of the Lodz Voivodeship awarded TUL a grant of 385 thousand PLN for this laboratory.

Article written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Chronic and intense stress causes mental and physical health problems such as mental disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, substance abuse), cardiovascular, musculoskeletal disorders, negatively affects the immune system, fertility, and produces many other symptoms. It contributes to many disabilities and may cause a severe economic burden. The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be fully understood. Switching to an online model has been a challenge for both educators and students. Researchers from Poland, Spain, and Estonia are working on chill spots to help solve these civilization problems.

Article written by Dorota Kamińska, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems

At a time when the question of a third dose of vaccine for all is on the table, research using advanced computer simulations and atomic force microscope has revealed more stable—and therefore more difficult to break—bindings of SARS-CoV-2 variants to receptors in our cells. Combined with the loss of affinity of some antibodies for variant spike proteins, these results beg the question of adapting the vaccine to the variants rather than administering a third dose of existing vaccines.

Article written by Adolfo Poma Bernaola, ICRI-BioM (https://icri-biom.p.lodz.pl/) 

Lodz University of Technology is a partner in the implementation project "Development of an innovative technology for continuous lyophilisation of strawberries with on-line control and optimisation of product quality parameters based on artificial intelligence algorithms and spectral measurements". The work conducted at our university is headed by Assoc. Prof. Eng. Paweł Wawrzyniak, from the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, who writes about the effects planned in the project.

Article written by Paweł Wawrzyniak, Department of Environmental Engineering

A door with a handle that only appears when you walk up to it, a board game for the blind or... a dog's internet. These and other topics concerning new ways of human-computer interaction were discussed during the international ACM ISS 2021 conference.

Article written by Magdalena Wróbel-Lachowska, Institute of Applied Computer Science

Photo: Matthias Hoppe

The project "Masters of Didactics", an advanced training programme in cooperation with the University of Groningen, has begun with the first workshop attended by academic staff from our university.

Article written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Centre

The International Cooperation Centre invites students to participate in a personalised learning experience with the use of tutoring

Article written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Centre

Within the framework of the VTech project, in which 11 universities participate, including the Lodz University of Technology, a VR/AR Hackathon was held to create virtual 3D programs used in education. The organizer was Mother Teresa University from Skopje (Northern Macedonia).

Article written by Katarzyna Żykwińska-Rouba, Instytut Informatyki

The partners of the FRONTSH1P project met at the Lodz University of Technology. The conference was attended by representatives of 34 consortium members, discussing the goals of the project, with a budget of as much as EUR 19 million.

Article written by Ewa Chojnacka and Grzegorz Liśkiewicz, Institute of Turbomachinery