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Nanocoatings will protect against viruses and bacteria

Nanocoatings that can stop viruses and bacteria from infecting surfaces such as door handles and ATMs are being developed by an international team of scientists as part of the Surface Transfer of Pathogens (STOP) project. The aim is to prevent infections from occurring through contact with contaminated surfaces and thus improve the protection of human health. The research involves a team from the Institute of Electronics of BAS which will seek to address the problem by surface structuring to improve antimicrobial activity. The STOP project is funded by the EU and involves 15 organisations from industry and academia. "The 'Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung' (BAM) in Germany and the University of Birmingham (UoB) are leading the research. Different surfaces in areas frequented by many people, [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:45:18+02:00Friday, 14 October 2022|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies|

New NMR laboratory studies medicinal and aromatic plants

A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR Spectroscopy) Laboratory, with equipment funded by the Centre of Competence project "Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources and Waste from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Innovative Bioactive Products", Operational Programme SESG, was opened today at the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry of BAS. The laboratory is part of the Centre for NMR Spectroscopy at IOCCP-BAS. The unique for the country and the region scientific equipment will contribute to the expansion of opportunities for research and innovation in the fields of chemistry, phytochemistry, materials science and life sciences, said the head of the NMR Spectroscopy Laboratory Prof. Pavleta Shestakova. She added that for the last three years the laboratory team has participated in a total of 16 projects, has [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:43:13+02:00Thursday, 13 October 2022|Categories: General news, Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies, Selected|

153 years Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences celebrated 153 years since its establishment with a solemn assembly in “Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Academy. With confidence we can say that in the world research area BAS occupies a worthy place with its fundamental and scientific-applied achievements which set new models for innovative development, said in his address for the celebration the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy. According to the world databases Scopus and Web of Science, nearly 40% of the refereed scientific articles of Bulgarian scientists in 2021 are published by researchers from BAS, said Prof. Revalski and announced that the h-index of the Academy is 223. The President also pointed out that 47 patents and 25 utility models were [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:40:28+02:00Wednesday, 12 October 2022|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|

Fifty-two scientists of BAS are among the top 2% best scientists in the world

Fifty-two scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are included in the top 2% of Stanford University's ranking of their impact on the development of global science in the past year 2021. Forty-five scientists from BAS appear in the prestigious ranking based on an assessment of their entire body of work, and the scientific articles of seven additional scientists received high marks in 2021. The complex analysis includes information on the number of citations, H-index, co-authorship-adjusted Hm-index, citations of articles at different authorship positions, etc. The ranking groups all researchers in 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields. https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4 A list of researchers can be found here.

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:35:54+02:00Wednesday, 12 October 2022|Categories: General news, Selected|

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – 153 years of history

Speech by Academician Svetlanka Kuyumdzhieva BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – 153 YEARS OF HISTORY Celebrating the birthday of the oldest Bulgarian scientific institution, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, has always been a wonderful occasion to remind ourselves of what we have created over the years and what we have gained for the benefit of people. Can we boast that today, after 153 years of history, we have constructively developed what was bequeathed to us by our predecessors? We, like them, have vowed to serve our country. We are committed to being representatives of one of the oldest European countries with a thousand-year culture and unlike many other peoples, we have deep historical and linguistic roots. We have earned the enviable international recognition of being a [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:54:46+02:00Wednesday, 12 October 2022|Categories: General Academic News|

New generation of batteries being developed by scientists of BAS

A demonstration pilot installation for advanced production of gas diffusion electrodes for metal-air batteries, being built at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Power Systems of BAS (IEES-BAS), was presented for the first time at the Sofia Science Festival 2022. Scientists at the institute are developing zinc-air, magnesium-air and lead-air batteries, with efforts focused on improving rechargeable metal-hydride-air batteries. The advantages of these batteries for stationary applications, including renewable energy storage, are low weight, low cost, safety in operation and the use of environmentally friendly materials. In addition to stationary applications, they can also be used as batteries in hybrid vehicles as they are lighter and have a higher capacity than the nickel-metal hydride batteries currently used. This fact is due to the unlimited capacity of [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2022-11-03T15:31:44+02:00Tuesday, 11 October 2022|Categories: Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency, Selected|