The OrbitWUT team, composed of students from Warsaw University of Technology, received the prestigious ArianeGroup Award in the Student Aerospace Challenge 2024/25. The competition, organized by the Astronaut Club Européen in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), ArianeGroup, and Dassault Aviation, brought together teams from leading technical universities across Europe.
Professor Mariusz Zdrojek and Anna Wróblewska, PhD, from the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology are taking part in a research project aimed at developing innovative materials for passive heating and cooling of buildings, drawing inspiration from nature. The research team will investigate how black butterflies and spiders absorb light, while white insects reflect it – all in pursuit of better thermal management in buildings.
Cezary Kraśkiewicz, PhD, and Prof. Artur Zbiciak led two major BRIK (Railway Innovation Research and Development) projects at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). These initiatives resulted in the development of prototype technologies aimed at reducing noise and vibrations caused by railway traffic. In January 2025, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. signed perpetual license agreements for the use of these solutions, marking a milestone in their practical implementation.
Tailoring rural development and quality of life to the specific needs and potential of individual regions – this is the main objective of the Smart Villages Plus project, led by the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at Warsaw University of Technology. The initiative presents not only an opportunity for the revitalisation of rural areas, but more importantly, for their sustainable and integrated development through the innovative application of technological and scientific resources.
Quantum technologies are one of the key areas of interest for researchers and students from the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). Supporting education in this field is a newly developed QUBIT workstation – a physical platform for working with qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. This advanced infrastructure was created in partnership with SONOVERO R&D, the developer of AIQLAB and a strong proponent of integrating science with industry.
Professor Kamila Sałasińska, from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, was among 10 researchers from Poland invited to participate in the event "Visit of the Polish Young Scientists", held at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra on 24–26 June 2025.
