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Demonstration project for hydrogen deployment in transport is being developed by BAS

A prototype of a trolleybus, which Bulgarian scientists of BAS are transforming into a hydrogen-powered transport vehicle, was shown to the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, the Executive Director of the public-private partnership “Clean Hydrogen” Bart Biebuyck, and the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy. The development of Bulgaria's first demonstration project for hydrogen deployment in transport was presented at “Levski” trolleybus depot. For the first time in Bulgaria the "retro fitting" method is applied to transform a trolleybus into a hydrogen electric vehicle. The trolleybus will not only be powered by overhead lines, but will also perform a 100-kilometre hydrogen run. The development is part of the implementation of the National Scientific Programme [...]

2022-06-06T09:20:50+03:00Friday, 3 June 2022|Categories: Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency, Selected|
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Participation of BAS in a forum on research evaluation in Europe, within the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union

On 16 and 17 May 2022, in the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an international forum Evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe took place in Paris. Discussions were attended by scientists from twelve different countries of the European Union, as well as representatives from a number of European institutions and organisations such as the European Commission (Research and Innovation); the Scientific Committee of the European Cooperation Programme on Science and Technology (COST); and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH); Pan-European Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU); Academia Europaea; European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities (ENRESSH); Institute for Advanced Study (IEA), Paris; High Council for the [...]

2022-06-03T14:24:27+03:00Wednesday, 1 June 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|
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Round table on the war in Ukraine

Russia's hybrid and conventional war against Ukraine (2014-2022) is invariably present in the media, in the commentaries of politicians and political analysts, in national discourses and world politics, historical knowledge and analysis make it possible to identify the roots, causes and preconditions of the conflict, as well as to look for analogies in history that would contribute to the closest to reality interpretation of what is happening before our eyes today. This topical issue was the subject of discussion at a round table "The Russian-Ukrainian War and Bulgaria through the Eyes of Historians", organized by the Institute for Historical Studies at BAS. The forum was attended by Prof. Mikhail Stanchev and Assoc. Prof. Sergey Strashnyuk from the Kharkiv National University "Vasily Karazin", Prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov [...]

2022-06-03T14:22:24+03:00Monday, 30 May 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|
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Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS, and Minister Nikolai Denkov opened the celebrations on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Paisii

The name of Paisii Hilendarski undoubtedly stands at the top of the list of national Revival leaders, who skillfully used his knowledge of the past to put sharply on the agenda of society the tasks of the present and to outline the prospects for the future. With these words, the President of BAS, Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, opened the conference "In the Beginning was History" in Bansko and gave a start to the celebrations on the occasion of 300 years since the birth of Paisii and 260 years since the writing of “Istoria Slavenobolgarskaya" (History of Slavo-Bulgarians). These two anniversaries are a wonderful occasion to turn once again, with the power of impartial scientific studies, to the dawn of that epoch [...]

2022-05-30T10:21:44+03:00Thursday, 26 May 2022|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|
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15 years National Anthropological Museum

The National Anthropological Museum at the Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum solemnly celebrated its 15th anniversary. The Director of the Institute Prof. Dr. Svetlozara Petkova opened the celebration by presenting the museum as a unique center of knowledge and preservation of cultural and historical identity but also a place to attract young people to open their heart and soul to science. The celebration continued with a congratulatory address by the President of BAS - Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, represented by the Scientific Secretary-General Prof. Dr. Neli Koseva with wishes for good health and fruitful work. The Head of NAM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Katsarov made a presentation - a retrospective of the events in the museum for [...]

2022-05-30T10:20:05+03:00Thursday, 26 May 2022|Categories: Biomedicine and Quality of Life|
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Highest state awards for Acad. Sabotinov and Acad. Popchev

Acad. Nikola Sabotinov and Acad. Ivan Popchev were honored on the eve of 24 May with the highest state awards. President Rumen Radev awarded Acad. Nikola Sabotinov with the Order of “St. Cyril and Methodius" - necklace for his particularly significant merits in the field of science. Acad. Sabotinov has outstanding scientific achievements in the fields of quantum electronics, laser physics, laser technology, plasma physics and optics. He is the author of nearly 400 scientific articles and 30 protected copyright certificates and patents at home and abroad. He is a member of the Governing Board of the European Nuclear Fusion Enterprise, the Advisory Board of the European Academies of Sciences. In the period 2008 - 2012, Acad. Nikola Sabotinov was President of the Bulgarian Academy [...]

2022-05-27T14:49:15+03:00Monday, 23 May 2022|Categories: General news|
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