The Institute of Solid State Physics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is celebrating its 49th anniversary with the exhibition “Challenges of New Materials and Applications”. The exhibition in the foyer in front of “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the central building of BAS presents the development and achievements of the scientists from the Laboratory of Optics and Spectroscopy. […]
Three unique natural energy conversion technologies are being developed by scientists at the Centre for Hydro and Aerodynamics at the Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies of BAS. The developments are the result of research aimed at efficient use of the vast natural resource and decarbonisation of maritime transport. New wave energy converters The aim of the technology is to use passive methods of auxiliary propulsion that will significantly lower fuel costs and harmful emissions of ships with conventional internal combustion engines. The basic idea is to use the wave energy contributed by the ship's vertical oscillations during wave motion to generate auxiliary propulsion and/or electrical power. Using wave energy to generate electricity is not a new idea. The innovation of this development lies [...]
New laboratories with modern equipment for innovative polymer materials were opened at the Institute of Polymers of BAS. The equipment is part of the Centre of Competence "Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources and Waste of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Innovative Bioactive Products" at the Department of Polymeric Nutraceutical and Cosmetic Formulations. The aim of the project is to produce innovative products of plant origin with high added value, used as food supplements and cosmetics. In the official opening ceremony of the new scientific research facility at the Institute of Polymers took part the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Prof. Neli Koseva, the Vice-President of BAS Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, representatives of the Institute of Polymers and partner organizations of the project. Scientific experiments and research [...]
The “Academician Emil Djakov” Award for scientific contribution to radiophysics, physics and quantum electronics was presented at a ceremony at the Institute of Electronics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Scientific Council of the Institute awarded the prize to two teams of researchers who have made the greatest scientific breakthroughs in the past year. […]
The “Prof. Ivan Shopov” award of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria “Outstanding young scientist in the field of polymers” for 2021 was given to Assistant Professor Dr. Nikoleta Stoyanova from the Institute of Polymers of BAS. […]
The film "60 years of our chemistry" tells about the establishment of the two largest chemical institutes at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry and the Institute of Organic Chemistry with a Center for Phytochemistry. It traces the development of the institutes from the founding to their transformation today into two of the most authoritative scientific organisations in the country in the field of chemistry. The film presents some current achievements of teams from the two institutes in the field of chemistry for environmental protection, energy storage and utilisation of natural resources. The film "60 years of our chemistry" (in Bulgarian) is available at: https://www.facebook.com/BalgarskaAkademiaNaNaukiteBan/ and https://fb.watch/3abGGutEIG/
