Business - Innovations - Technology (BIT of WUT)

The Enactus WUT team triumphed at the Enactus Poland National Competition with their project MedWave, securing a place in the Enactus World Cup global finals in Bangkok. This September, they will compete against 37 international teams.

Cell observation forms the foundation of biological and medical research. While microscopes have been used for centuries, observing cells proves surprisingly challenging - they are essentially transparent and invisible to conventional microscopy. Staining cells makes them visible but potentially alters their natural state, leaving researchers uncertain whether observed behaviours reflect genuine cellular activity or staining artifacts.

Can plants warn about disease before symptoms appear? Thanks to research by a team lead by Małgorzata Wesoły PhD at the Warsaw University of Technology, analysing plant and soil odours could revolutionize agricultural diagnostics. Discover the fascinating world of volatilomics and its applications in crop protection.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a key research focus for physicists at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). Recently, the team gained access to cutting-edge industrial-grade equipment for synthesizing 2D materials and their heterostructures. The LATTICE Laboratory (Laboratory for Advanced Technologies in Two-Dimensional Crystal Epitaxy) operates within CEZAMAT.

Twardowsky 2—the largest rocket in the history of the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) Students’ Space Association—has been officially unveiled. Its primary mission is to deliver a CubeSat payload (a miniature satellite) to an altitude of up to 9 kilometres. The students also aim to showcase their upgraded hybrid engine and test several new technical solutions.

Efforts to better utilise 2D materials continue. In their latest study published in “Acta Materialia”, our physicists examined unique structures just three atoms thick: molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) and tungsten disulphide (WS₂). By applying a graphene layer, they aimed to determine how the physical properties of these structures would change.

Researchers from the QCI Lab at the Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, in collaboration with UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø and the University of Münster, have developed an AI-based tool that enhances the analysis of optical interferograms and holograms. Their findings have been published in the prestigious Journal of Physics: Photonics.

At the beginning of 2025, the three-year international project CoVHer (Computer-based Visualization of Architectural Cultural Heritage) was completed. The initiative brought together universities and institutions from five countries to work on new methods of digital reconstruction of historical monuments. Among the project partners was the Warsaw University of Technology, represented by a team of researchers from the Faculty of Architecture.

A team from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering led by Michał Wojasiński, PhD, will carry out the project “Ceramic biomimetic porous structure with bioactive hydrogel-hydroxyapatite filling for increased osseointegration” (acronym: Oss3H). The project received funding under the 12^th Polish-Taiwanese competition for bilateral research projects, organized by Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development.

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Students' Space Association WUT (SKA) and the Robotics Student Research Group (KNR), both operating within the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, have qualified for the finals of the University Rover Challenge 2025 (URC) – the world’s most prestigious student competition in space robotics.

Antonio Vassallo, PhD, from the Division of Philosophy and Ethics in Administration at the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, is carrying out a research project titled "A Machian Framework for Quantum Physics." The research, funded by the National Science Centre under the OPUS grant, will last three years and has a budget of PLN 1.2 million. 

LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services is implementing a product innovation focused on eliminating the currently used chemical and mechanical technologies for removing paint coatings from aluminum and composite primary and secondary aircraft structures. Researchers from the Warsaw University of Technology participated in the research work.

A team led by Marta Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka, PhD, from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, will carry out the project entitled “Advanced hybrid nanomaterials for efficient photo(electro)catalytic water purification and hydrogen production.” The project is funded under the M-ERA.NET call.

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Associate Prof. Marcin Koszowy, from the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology, has been awarded an international research grant under the Weave-UNISONO program to lead a Polish-Swiss project titled "Reasons Formulated by Others: Objections and Counterargumentation in Polylogues".

Researchers from WUT's Faculty of Chemistry—Prof. Marek Marcinek, PhD, Maciej Marczewski, PhD, and Maciej Smoliński, MSc —set out to answer this question. As part of the ULTRADRY project, they are working on modernising battery cell production in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and ecology.

The Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at the Warsaw University of Technology has been appointed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education to coordinate the task entitled: Inter-university research cooperation in the field of geodesy and cartography – “GeoIntegration” research cooperation platform.

Members of the Żelbetnik Student Research Group are working on creating a digital "twin" of the building that houses the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. The aim of the grant obtained is to learn and then apply the knowledge gained from BIM technology in the assessment of the technical condition of the existing building. The supervisors of the Żelbetnik Student Research Group are Maria Włodarczyk, PhD. and Paweł Chudzik, MSc.

A team of students from four Warsaw universities – Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) (leading the consortium), University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and Medical University of Warsaw – is working on an innovative targeted therapy for liver cancer. As part of the HEPASWITCH_IGEM2025 project, they aim to develop a groundbreaking solution that could revolutionise treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

The KNE Power Engineers Student Research Group, operating at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at WUT, has won a grant in the competition organized by the BOŚ Foundation. The project involves the development of a laboratory prototype of a wave energy power plant, which aims to convert the mechanical energy of ocean waves into electrical energy.

As part of WUT’s collaboration with industry, a team of researchers from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering developed and implemented an innovative device called IZYDOR, designed for collecting incremental samples of bulk materials from transport vehicles. The research team at WUT was led by Marek Wojtyra, PhD, associate professor. The project was carried out in cooperation with the client, CEREUS WENA from Toruń.

A "cosmic" project by our scientists

A team from the Students’ Space Association wants to check if PV panels covered with a special material may change radiation present in space into electric power needed to complete missions more efficiently. The EVE CURIE experiment is implemented as part of a German Swedish programme REXUS/BEXUS, co-organised by the European Space Agency.

Quantum technologies are one of the key research areas in contemporary science and high-tech industry. Researchers from WUT's Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology have been playing a leading role in this race for over a decade. They design and develop technologically advanced electronic systems with ultra-precise timing and signal processing for numerous international quantum experiments. In doing so, they contribute to groundbreaking projects that have the potential to revolutionize not only experimental physics but also computer science, cryptography, and modern business.