The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland granted two new patents for our Institute :

• Patent P.232348 "Method for producing multi-fibrous composites" developed in co-operation with Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals - The Łukasiewicz Research Network. The co-authors of this patent are prof. IFM PAN Bartłomiej Andrzejewski and Prof. IFM PAN Wojciech Kempiński.
• Patent P.412579 "Head of the system for testing and demonstration of phenomena observed in superfluid helium”, which was obtained together with Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction S.A. The co-authors of this patent from our Institute are prof. IFM PAN Wojciech Kempiński and Prof. Zbigniew Trybuła.

The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) announces a new program for Polish scientists and entrepreneurs working on diagnostics, treatment and prevention of viral diseases. The aim of this program financed from European Funds is to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemics, including SARS-CoV-2. The solutions and innovations developed within this program are intended not only to provide ongoing assistance, but also to contribute to thinking about a secure future in a wider context.

The call for proposals will start on May 6 and end on December 31, 2020. The program budget is PLN 200 million.

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Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Ptaszyński is an another employee of our Institute, who was a guest appearance on the Polish RDC Radio. During the broadcast of “From another planet” series he tried to explain the complex issues of quantum information, entropy and time direction in quantum systems.

Dr Krzysztof Ptaszyński is a holder of the Minister of Science and Higher Education’ scholarship, and his work "Entropy Production in Open Systems: The Predominant Role of Intra-Environment Correlations” has recently been highlighted by Physics magazine.

Polish RDC Radio (Radio Dla Ciebie) is a regional radio station of Radio Poland, broadcasting in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, and also on the Internet.

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During the Polish Science Gala organized in Toruń on the Polish Science Day on 19 February, Prime Minister's and Minister of Science and Higher Education's prizes were awarded to 138 scientists.

Two employees of our Institute were among those honored for outstanding scientific achievements: Prof. IFM PAN dr hab. Konstantin Tretiakov and Prof. dr hab. Dariusz Kaczorowski (representing the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS).

Congratulations to the winners!

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The Institute of Molecular Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences participated in this year's International Construction and Architecture Fair BUDMA (4-7 February 2020) as a part of The Polish Association of Centers for Technology Transfer (PACTT.pl).

Participation in this commercial fair was not only a completely new experience, but also a kind of experiment for us. The profile of our Institute, which mainly conducts basic research, seemed to exclude us from such events. Those four days spent at the fair have completely changed our perspective.

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Dr. Paweł Ławniczak was a guest during the broadcast on Polish RDC Radio on Tuesday, February 11th. Our employee during the episode of the series "From another planet" talked about the activities of the Institute during the International Construction and Architecture Fair BUDMA and explained why science should cooperate with industry and business.

Polish RDC Radio (Radio Dla Ciebie) is a regional radio station of Radio Poland, broadcasting in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, and also on the Internet.

Podcast Polish RDC Radio.

The article “Magnetic Domains without Domain Walls: A Unique Effect of He+ Ion Bombardment in Ferrimagnetic Tb/Co Films” has been highlighted by editors of Physical Review Letters magazine.
The publication is a result of a cooperation between the IMP PAS, University of Bialystok, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology oraz University of Kassel. The leading authors of the article are a group of scientists from Thin Layers Department of the IMP PAS: Mgr Łukasz Frąckowiak, Dr hab. Piotr Kuświk, Dr Gabriel David Chaves-O’Flynn, Dr hab. Maciej Urbaniak and Prof. Feliks Stobiecki.

According to PRL Editorial Board: “A highlighted Letter has additional significance, because only about one Letter in six is highlighted as a Suggestion due to its particular importance, innovation, and broad appeal”.

Our researchers – Prof. Feliks Stobiecki, Prof. Roman Świetlik and Prof. Dariusz Kaczorowski have been elected for the Committee of Physics PAS for a 2020-2023 term.

The new nominees will join our other researcher, dr hab .Piotr Kuświk, who is a member of the Committee’s Academy of Young Scholars PAS.

We congratulate our employees on their nominations and wish them fruitful work for the Committee.