Ninety years since the birth of acad. Blagovest Sendov will celebrate BAS on 8 February. The event in memory of Acad. Sendov will be held in “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall at 11:00 and will be broadcast online on the website of BAS. […]
The winners of the 2021 prizes were announced by Evrika Foundation. They are awarded to young people for their significant achievements in science, for inventions of great social significance, for achievements in the management of business organizations and for the highest results in the development of agricultural activities. […]
Source: ЕSO, O. Hainaut The Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory-BAS (IA with NAO) has named the results of the observations of comet 2I/Borisov, also known as C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), scientific achievement of 2021. They were conducted by an international team of scientists with the participation of IA researcher Assoc. Prof. Dr. Galin Borisov . Comet 2I/Borisov was discovered on 30 August 2019 by astronomer Gennady Borisov at the MARGO Observatory, Crimea, and is believed to be the most authentically preserved cosmic object - a sojourner in our solar system, second only to the asteroid 1I/'Oumuamua. The team of astronomers led by Dr. Stefano Bagnulo from the Armagh Observatory, Assoc. Borisov and their colleagues from France, Italy, Spain, the UK and the [...]
The publication Roma Voices in History with authors Prof. Elena Marushiakova and Prof. Vesselin Popov from IEFSEM-BAS received a prestigious award from the American Library Association. The book is on the American Library Association’s list of Best Historical Materials for 2020 and 2021. […]
A meeting of experts from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies and Ethnographic Museum with representatives of the National Assembly Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad was held on January 20 in one of the halls of the museum. The conversation was initiated by Mrs. Antoaneta Tzoneva, Chairperson of the Commission and Prof. Dr. Vladimir Penchev, Director of IEFSEM – BAS, and among the guests was Mrs. Teodora Angelova, Chairperson of the National Center for Parliamentary Research. […]
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. […]
