Research results from large-scale scientific projects and programmes will be presented by scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre for Phytochemistry during the Global Women's Breakfast initiative which will be held online on 16 February 2022. It is organized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The programme can be viewed here: /https://www.orgchm.bas.bg/dokumenti/GWB-2022_IOCCP_PROGRAM.pdf

In recent years, oil reserves have been steadily depleting, and oil is a major source of fuel production. Research into alternative energy sources is therefore becoming increasingly important. An alternative to oil is synthesis gas (mixtures of carbon monoxide-CO and hydrogen-H2). It is a raw material for the production of diesel fuel, lubricants, valuable chemicals, etc. The reaction that takes place is hydrogenation of carbon monoxide. It is extremely important for environmental protection that this production process does not lead to pollution. Cobalt and cobalt-palladium catalysts facilitate this process. […]

Jubilee scientific session dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Milko Borissov, Full Member of the Academy, was held online on 18 October 2021. It was organized by the Institute of Solid State Physics at BAS (ISSP-BAS) and the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria. […]

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 [...]