Laser-induced micro-foam of chitosan as a tissue-implant interface for application in tissue engineering. Laser processing of biocompatible polymers and ceramics for use in surgical interventions will be performed by scientists from the Institute of Electronics of BAS. The goal is to create antibacterial surfaces that will help patients recover faster after surgery. Laser-treated implant materials will accelerate cell development and postoperative wound healing. A cell attached to a layer of collagen that has been laser treated. The research is part of a project under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Program, Innovative Training Networks. Scientists from 18 organizations across Europe are joining a network to create materials with antibacterial properties that are suitable for use on orthopedic implant surfaces. New coatings will be applied [...]

The 21st International School of Condensed Matter Physics (21st ISCMP) was held from 31 August to 4 September 2020 at the Frederic Joliot-Curie International House of Scientists. The organizer of the scientific forum on "Achievements and perspectives in functional materials" is the Institute of Solid State Physics at BAS. Scientists from 15 countries took part in the 21st ISCMP, and young researchers from Bulgaria predominated among them. The participants in the school discussed in five thematic panels. Reports were presented with the scientific results achieved so far and future challenges in each of the thematic areas. Proceedings of the conference, after review, will be published in the Journal of Physics Conference Series by IOP publishing house. Selected reports of the lecturers are planned to be [...]

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 [...]