The Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies – BAS with the financial support of the Management Board of BAS held the thirteenth Spring Seminar of doctoral students and young scientists. It took place from 22 to 24 June in the form of a webinar with the participation of doctoral students, young scientists and postdoctoral students from eleven institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and two universities.        […]

A robotic complex for electric arc additive layer manufacturing has been put into operation at the Institute of Electronics of BAS. The technology is applied under the project “High strength nano reinforced aluminium powder cored wire for arc based ALM” within M-ERA network. The project envisages the development of an unparalleled new aluminum wire with a composite core consisting of aluminum powder with integrated carbon nano structures (AluNanoCore). The wire is designed for free flexible generation of lightweight components with high strength properties by the method of additive layer manufacturing (ALM). The influence of the concentration, size and shape of the carbon nanostructures (CNS - a mixture of nanofibers and nanotubes) in the wire on the properties of the arc deposited layers will be studied. [...]

Dr. Elitsa Petkucheva, Research Associate in the department "Hydrogen systems with polymer electrolyte" at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES-BAS), is a finalist in the category "Science and/or technological development" of the program "The Outstanding Young Persons of Bulgaria 2020”, part of the international movement Junior Chamber International (JCI). A total of 64 young people were nominated in the ten categories of the program. Dr. Petkucheva has impressed the members of the jury, the organizers and the audience with her research activities aimed at developing new methods for the production of hydrogen, which is not only an environmentally friendly material but also a flexible energy carrier. Her research is related to the production of cheap bifunctional catalysts for the production and use of [...]

At a solemn ceremony held on 31 January 2020 in the “Coat of Arms Hall” on 2, Dondukov Blvd., President Rumen Radev honored Prof. Hristo Balarev of the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry - BAS with the Order "St. Cyril and Methodius" - pendant for especially significant merits in the field of general and inorganic chemistry. The high state distinction is recognition of Prof. Balarev's scientific achievements in the field of structure and stability of crystalline hydrated salts, in modeling, scientific forecasting, research, interpretation and clarification of interactions occurring in various inorganic systems, as well as of his teaching, organizational and public activities. "The highest state honors are an expression of gratitude of our entire society for your dedicated work which places Bulgaria alongside [...]