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Looking for optical transitions possibly related to candidates for gravitational waves

GRB 080319B – an unusual gamma burst observed in the Boötes constellation by the Pi of the Sky instruments (photo NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler, et al., public domain)
2016.02.11 13:17 - admin Polish scientists involved in the Pi of the Sky astronomical project are looking for optical transitions related to candidates for gravitational waves detected in data acquired by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo interferometers. The search is conducted within framework of the EM Follow-up project run by the LSC-Virgo collaboration. Data acquired by Pi of the Sky telescopes are analysed jointly by Pi of the Sky and Polgraw research teams. ----

MARIA has already helped more than 75.5 million patients

The MARIA nuclear reactor operated in NCBJ in Świerk (photo: Marcin Jakubowski, NCBJ)
2016.02.08 15:05 - admin Molibdenum-99 isotope widely applied in nuclear medicine to save human life is produced from uranium targets irradiated in research nuclear reactors. The NCBJ-operated MARIA reactor is covering nearly 20% of world demand for the targets. MARIA has already helped more than 75.5 million patients. ----

Getting closer to harness thermonuclear fusion

Visualization of plasma obtained in the Wendelstein 7-X device (source: IPP)
2016.02.03 13:08 - admin A new phase of research on Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) was solemnly inaugurated on February 3, 2016. Poland participates in this multinational project to develop the world’s largest stellarator-type fusion device. Scientists hope that hydrogen plasma, the real research object of fusion research, will become available already this year. ----

A milestone in development of the INTRA-DOSE accelerator

The INTRA-DOSE team (photo Marcin Jakubowski, NCBJ )
2016.01.28 9:10 - admin All major technical parameters set by designers of a medical accelerator currently under development within the INTRA-DOSE project have been attained. This is a milestone in development of the Polish Comprehensive System for Intra-operative Radiotherapy. Current state of the project was discussed in detail during a visit paid to Swierk by Professor Julian Malicki, Director of Wielkopolskie Cancer Centre (WCO) in Poznań. ----

Evaluation of the Patrol-2015 exercises in Świerk

Commander Jacek Barański, Colonel Bogusław Kot, and Professor Krzysztof Kurek, NCBJ Director General (photo Marcin Jakubowski, NCBJ)
2016.01.15 11:51 - admin Commander Jacek Barański, Head of Centre for Contamination Analyses (COAS) and Colonel Bogusław Kot, Chief Expert in the Department of Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction in General Command of Polish Armed Forces visited NCBJ on January 11. ----

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