An interstellar comet is probably the most pristine object ever discovered

Image of comet 2I / Borisov obtained with the VLT telescope. Image credit: ESO New observations made with the participation of a scientist from BAS using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) show that the unique comet 2I / Borisov, which is only the second newly discovered interstellar visitor to our solar system, is one of the most pristine objects that have ever been observed. Astronomers speculate that this comet never passed a star nearby, making it an intact remnant of the cloud of gas and dust from which it formed. Stefano Bagnulo and his colleagues, including Assoc. Prof. Dr. Galin Borisov from the Institute of Astronomy with NAO - BAS, used the FORS2 instrument of the VLT [...]

2021-04-09T08:49:50+03:00Friday, 2 April 2021|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|
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The exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology 2020” presents over 350 exhibits from Prehistory to the Middle Ages

The National Archaeological Institute with a Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM at BAS) is going to present the fourteenth national archaeological exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2020" from 12 February to 2 May 2021. Traditionally, the exhibition shows the most interesting finds and rich illustrative material from the field work of Bulgarian archaeologists in the previous year. It is organized on the occasion of the Archaeologist's Day, 14 February. "Despite the serious difficulties caused by the spread of the coronavirus in Bulgaria, 2020 was a very important and successful year for Bulgarian archaeology. Our work covered large-scale rescue excavations and numerous planned studies throughout the country. We received funding for more than 100 projects," said the director of NAIM at BAS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. [...]

2021-02-10T12:52:05+02:00Tuesday, 9 February 2021|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|
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BAS with the largest number of publications in the Scopus database

This is a list of the five Bulgarian scientific institutions with the largest number of publications in the Scopus database for the period 2017-2019. Together, these institutions represent 72.4% of all Bulgarian publications in the Scopus database.   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - BAS Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Technical University of Sofia Medical University Sofia University Hospital Alexandrovska     #Scopus is the largest database of abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Scopus provides a comprehensive overview of the results of global research in science, technology, medicine, social sciences and the arts and humanities, with intelligent tools for tracking, analysing and visualising research.  

2021-01-05T10:29:30+02:00Monday, 4 January 2021|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|
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Scientists from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry with a scientific publication in one of the most prestigious journals in the field of chemistry

A team of Bulgarian scientists from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences published a review article in the prestigious journal Chemical Reviews. The journal is published by the American Chemical Society and is one of the most renowned journals which tops the rankings in the field of chemistry. For 2019, the impact factor of the journal is 52,758. […]

2020-12-18T10:23:38+02:00Thursday, 17 December 2020|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies, Selected|
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