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Effective water and detergent recycling solution for industrial laundries

Opublikowano: 07/08/2019 12:43 pm

Photo: REWARD

The concept proposed by a Polish-German consortium would offer savings and reduced pollution. On-board the REWARD project are scientists of the Warsaw University of Technology’s Faculty of Chemistry and Process Engineering.

1 liter of gasoline for 188 km – the SKAP team after Shell Eco-marathon

Opublikowano: 01/08/2019 11:59 am

This year SKAP (Student Association for Vehicle Aerodynamics) participated for the second time in Shell Eco-marathon with its Orion vehicle, photo: SKAP

It is the fourteenth time in the history of Shell Eco-marathon that a team from the Student Association for Vehicle Aerodynamics (SKAP) at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering participated in this sports event. What was the course of this competition and what are our students’ plans for the future?

Remote sensing to support the environment

Opublikowano: 29/07/2019 2:05 pm

Analysis of changes in woodlots and shrubs in the Ostoja Olsztyńsko-Mirowska area, ed. K. Osińska-Skotak

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Students’ electric bolide

Opublikowano: 24/07/2019 1:29 pm

The PD1 bolide’s first public appearance at the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology, photo: Office for Promotion and Information

Sleepless nights, constant brainstorming sessions and hectoliters of coffee – this is how the Proton Dynamic team members summed up the two-year process which led them to achieve their desired goal, that is the creation of the Student Formula electric bolide.

WUT hosts the 32nd International Young Physicists’ Tournament

Opublikowano: 12/07/2019 1:07 pm

The International Young Physicists’ Tournament is one of the largest and most prestigious international physics competitions for secondary school students.

Talented secondary school students from several dozen countries are competing against each other in 2019 International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT), or a team-oriented competition asking the contestants to creatively solve the proposed problems in physics. The Warsaw University of Technology is the host of this year’s event.

Graphene infrared radiation shielding

Opublikowano: 11/07/2019 4:41 pm

Left: a microscope image of graphene oxide flakes; right: a microscope image of reduced graphene oxide flakes coated with iron oxide nanoparticles; photo: IR-GRAPH Project Archives

Scientists of the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry and Process Engineering use graphene oxide and graphene-related compounds to develop new materials for infrared radiation protection. Their IR-GRAPH Project was funded by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR).

WUT included in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019

Opublikowano: 05/07/2019 3:38 pm

The Main Building of Warsaw University of Technology

The world’s best universities in 54 academic subjects have been revealed. The Warsaw University of Technology was included in the ranking list for eight academic subjects: mathematics, physics, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, telecommunication engineering, instruments science and technology, metallurgical engineering and chemical engineering.

Our students to compete in Shell Eco-marathon

Opublikowano: 27/06/2019 3:36 pm

Photo: SKAP

A team from the Vehicle Aerodynamics Students’ Club of the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering will take part in Shell Eco-marathon, to be held in Weybridge, near London, between 2 and 5 July 2019.

Improved QS ranking for WUT

Opublikowano: 24/06/2019 9:53 am

Improved QS ranking for WUT

This is a ranking of the world’s top universities.

How to tame the math monster

Opublikowano: 11/06/2019 3:13 pm

The online platform is already used by students, mainly from schools in Warsaw and its surrounding areas; photo: Warsaw Municipal Office Wola District

Dull, boring, hard or even irrelevant or devoid of reality in the form we know it from school handbooks. These are the common conceptions of mathematics. Can you break that stereotype? Yes, you can! Scientists of the Warsaw University of Technology do just this.

Electric go-karts by WUT students

Opublikowano: 04/06/2019 3:10 pm

photo: Facebook

What solutions do students test in their vehicles?

Astronautics Student Research Group ready to conquer 2019 University Rover Challenge

Opublikowano: 31/05/2019 1:07 pm

The team representing SKA at this year’s University Rover Challenge; photo: SKA

Beside the Robotics Student Research Group, this year’s University Rover Challenge finals will see the representatives of the Astronautic Student Research Group (“SKA”). We sat with Michał Hałoń, the Autonomy Team Leader, to ask him about the preparations for the event at SKA and what can be expected of their rover, Sirius.

Getting ready for 2019 University Rover Challenge according to Robotics Student Research Group

Opublikowano: 31/05/2019 1:00 pm

Damian Mucha (standing behind the rover) and Jacek Prokopczuk presenting their Mars rover prototype; photo: Office for Promotion and Information

The Warsaw University of Technology will be represented by as many as two teams in this year’s University Rover Challenge Finals, an international competition of student-built Mars rovers. The qualified teams both operate at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering; these are the Robotics Student Research Group (“KNR”) and the Astronautic Student Research Group (“SKA”). We sat with Jacek Prokopczuk (KNR Leader) and Damian Mucha (Deputy Leader for Collaboration) to ask them about getting ready for the competition scheduled to run from May 30 to June 1.

Fast track to Poland’s Hyperloop

Opublikowano: 28/05/2019 2:52 pm

A Hyperloop mockup; photo: Hyper Poland

An update on the innovative project

EYEC organizers’ notes - new blog entry

Opublikowano: 27/05/2019 10:33 am

Olga, Justyna i Hania, Chemical and Process Engineering Student Research Group and EYEC organizers.

No piece of wisdom goes to waste at the Chemical and Process Engineering Student Research Group (KN IChiP). The accumulated knowledge and experience pass from generation to generation of members. Perhaps, this is the key to the growing popularity of their annual multidisciplinary European Young Engineers Conference. We sat to talk about this event with Olga (Coordinator of the 8th EYEC), Justyna (Social Media Coordinator and Board Member of KN IChiP) and Hania (Logistics Coordinator).

Successful testing for WUT SiMRacing motorcycle

Opublikowano: 15/05/2019 3:36 pm

The WUT SiMRacing Team with their trophies for the second and third places in the Slovak Championship; photo: WUT SiMRacing

The recently won cups are proof that the team of the WUT SiMRacing Student Research Group operating at the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machine Engineering (SiMR) have done a great job on their racing motorcycle.

A WUT-born idea takes the world by storm

Opublikowano: 10/05/2019 3:10 pm

One of the "comixified" videos, photo: comixify.ai

Developed by a team of the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, the Comixify algorithm for converting video to comic is a real hit. The authors have been very busy over the last few months advancing their project and it has already claimed some awards.

Innovative skin cancer detection solution

Opublikowano: 09/05/2019 1:53 pm

Agnieszka Siemion, Ph.D., Eng., and her team will be working on the T-SKIN project until the end of 2021; photo: Andrzej Siemion

A team led by Agnieszka Siemion, Ph.D., Eng., of the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Physics is working on optical systems for a real-time human skin imaging device designed to detect cancer lesions. The T-SKIN project received funding under the LEADER Program managed by the National Centre for Research and Development.

Empower innovation!

Opublikowano: 26/04/2019 4:13 pm

photo: BalticLSC

Scientists, business and technology parks of eight countries along the Baltic shores are working on a project known as BalticLSC (Baltic Large-Scale Computing) to improve the efficient use of high-performance computing. The Warsaw University of Technology is the Consortium Leader.

Black hole

Opublikowano: 16/04/2019 4:50 pm

Black hole image, Event Horizon Telescope

WUT graduate involved in a breakthrough astrophysics project

Two WUT teams to compete in 2019 University Rover Challenge Finals

Opublikowano: 10/04/2019 1:54 pm

The competition is scheduled to run from May 30 through June 1, 2019

High flyers! Excellent performance from our students at SAE Aero Design

Opublikowano: 09/04/2019 4:51 pm

Our students have a track record of success at SAE Aero Design; photo: Facebook / SAE AeroDesign Warsaw

Two first places, one runner-up and three third places are the results achieved by the team of the Warsaw University of Technology in the competition for students engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle design and construction.

How is aircraft for an international competition built? New blog entry

Opublikowano: 08/04/2019 3:26 pm

The SAE AeroDesign Team and a wing of one of the previous years’ aircraft. These models are now used for testing, photo: Office for Promotion and Information

Students of the Warsaw University of Technology went to California but not for holiday. Instead, they were working hard – improving and testing the aircraft they have designed and built over the last few months – to prepare for SAE Aero Design competition. As it turned out, their performance was excellent.

How is graphene holding up at the Warsaw University of Technology?

Opublikowano: 18/03/2019 11:34 am

Warsaw University of Technology has been conducting intensive research on graphene for over 10 years, photo: Office for Promotion and Information

The Warsaw University of Technology is among the few Europe’s scientific centers that not only conduct research into graphene and new two-dimensional materials, but also develop graphene-enabled applications.