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Microbiologist, Philosopher, Mentor

Krystyna I. Wolska Mirosława Włodarczyk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 46-47
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Władysław Kunicki-Goldfinger devoted his professional career to studying the smallest organisms. Yet while scrutinizing the world under the microscope, he maintained extremely broad perspectives about the world at large. Of himself he used to say modestly: "I am a so-called scientist".
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Krystyna I. Wolska
Mirosława Włodarczyk

Raider of the Lost World

Karol Myśliwiec
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 40-43
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Karol Myśliwiec

Doing Alchemy with Ash

Arkadiusz Derkowski Wojciech Franus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 38-39
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Power-plant waste products can in fact prove useful in purifying the environment, and even in washing our dirty laundry. Zeolites, an important component used in washing powders, can be obtained from the "fly ash" generated by power plants.
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Arkadiusz Derkowski
Wojciech Franus

Economic Thermometer

Elzbieta Mączyńska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 36-37
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In this modern era of fast-paced economic changes, it is extremely important to evaluate what condition companies are in, i.e. to what extent they are exposed to the risk of bankruptcy. Based on a study of 500 companies in Poland, the Institute of Economics has developed a precise tool for estimating both the bankruptcy danger faced by companies, and their developmental potential.
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Elzbieta Mączyńska

Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 3
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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force
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Biotechnologists for Export

Magdalena Fikus
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 50
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Magdalena Fikus

Renaissance Online

Wanda Pętlicka
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 48-49
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Keeping alive ten centuries of history preserved on the pages of rare volumes requires not just sturdy, modern facilities but also institution staff able to keep up with the times.
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Wanda Pętlicka

Bubble Clocks

Piotr Garstecki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 23-24
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Science has made significant progress in handling fluids at the microscale. Perhaps the most fascinating potential lies inherent in precisely-controlled methods for generating bubbles and droplets in miniaturized chemical laboratories.
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Piotr Garstecki

Vessels Under Control

Czesław S. Cierniewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 20--22
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Angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels) is an important body mechanism that can nevertheless be "hijacked" by certain types of cancer.
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Czesław S. Cierniewski

A Stellar Safari

Marek J. Sarna
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 16-19
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The "big eye" fixed on the African sky, the SALT Telescope, has begun peering into the vast reaches of the cosmos. Are there great discoveries in store for it? Research findings have a way of taking everyone by surprise ...
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Marek J. Sarna

Icy Greenhouse

Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 12-15
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In its eternal battle against winter in the South Shetland Islands, summer is slowly beginning to gain the upper hand. The warmer ground and water are causing extensive changes in the land and sea ecosystems, which are further complicated by human activity.
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Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski

Our Winged Relatives

Andrzej M. Kierzek
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 34-35
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Knowing the full sequence of the chicken genome will not only help us to breed more productive and healthier birds and to keep avian-borne diseases, such as bird flu, under control. By comparing the human and chicken genomes, we will also gain a better understanding of our own biology.
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Andrzej M. Kierzek

Seeing Beyond Bragg's Law

Zbigniew Kaszkur
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 32-33
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Recent years have seen a swift rise in the significance of new materials produced by nanotechnology, i.e. materials consisting of structural elements on the order of a few to a few hundred nanometers. Here we take a look at methods for studying the behavior of metallic nanoparticles, or tiny lumps of metal.
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Zbigniew Kaszkur

Amber Microworlds

Barbara Kosmowska-Ceranowicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 29-31
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Like all precious gemstones, Baltic amber (more precisely termed "succinite") is struggling against an ever-expanding plague of better and better imitations. Electron microscopy, used as a method for distinguishing between amber and closely similar substances, is at the same time unveiling as-yet unknown secrets of these golden jewels.
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Barbara Kosmowska-Ceranowicz

Beauty Illuminated

Barbara Miodońska Anna Palińska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 1 (9) 2006 Micro Research | 26-28
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The flakes of gold used in illustrating the initial letters in old manuscripts gave them a shining effect that gave rise to the name for such miniature paintings: "illuminations" Despite their small size, these miniatures are rich in theological, liturgical and literary motifs.
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Barbara Miodońska
Anna Palińska

Spintronics and Algorithms

Piotr Sankowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 40-43
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Piotr Sankowski

The Revival of Ethnic Language

Jadwiga Zieniuk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 38-39
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The Kashubs, an ethnic group situated in the north of Poland, are developing their cultural tradition and distinct language.
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Jadwiga Zieniuk

Polymers and Medicine

Zbigniew Jedliński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 36-37
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Synthetic and natural polymers are frequently used in medicine and pharmacology. At the Center of Polymer Chemistry in Zabrze, we have developed an original method for synthesizing a biodegradable and nontoxic nano-polymer that can be used as a carrier to improve the therapeutic properties of medicinal drugs.
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Zbigniew Jedliński

Seeing the Heart of Language

Maciej Mrozik
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 33-35
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A pioneering research project on Polish Sign Language (PJM) aims to thoroughly study this language's grammar and to develop a dictionary for it, so as to make the world of deaf individuals who use PJM more accessible. Such research is also helping us garner a better understanding of the most elementary mechanisms of the human language faculty.
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Maciej Mrozik

Ethics in the Genomic Era

Tadeusz Tołłoczko
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 50
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Tadeusz Tołłoczko

All About Carbon Materials

Andrzej Borowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 48-49
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Advanced carbonaceous materials developed at our Institute will find applications in such fields as medicine and industry.
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Andrzej Borowski

By Thought and Spectrometer

Teresa Madeyska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 46-47
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Geologists' traditional motto - mente et mal/eo, or "by thought and hammer" - remains apt in modern times even though the hammer has been increasingly displaced by state-of-the-art equipment.
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Teresa Madeyska

Fullerenes and Nanotubes

Andrzej Huczko
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2006 | Nr 2 (10) 2006 Life Force | 16-19
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Nanotechnology is now rising to the fore of the most rapidly-developing fields of research. Nanomaterials frequently manifest new properties that differ from those characteristic for the morphology of bulk solids. Moreover, nanomaterials demonstrate certain micro-scale phenomena that are unknown for microcrystal objects.
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Andrzej Huczko

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