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New research project of NMNHS – BAS to explore the invertebrate fauna of the Balkan Peninsula

Easily accessible internet-based platforms describing model invertebrate genera of the Balkan Peninsula as spiders and rove beetles are being developed by scientists from the National Museum of Natural History at BAS. They will collect and analyze data from molecular, statistical and morphological studies in order to lay the foundations for research on the invertebrate fauna of the peninsula. The results will be presented on the platforms: http://balkan-spiders.com for spiders and http://coleoptera-bulgaria.myspecies.info – for beetles. […]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-22T15:44:13+03:00Monday, 15 April 2019|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|

Scientists from BAS are developing a reusable space rocket system

The European FALCon project is competing the attempts to “recycle” rockets of American SpaceX and Blue Origin Scientists from the Institute of Mechanics of BAS (IMEch-BAS) are working on creating a multiple-use rocket stage that will be cheaper, safer for the environment and more efficient than existing US “rocket recycling” developments. […]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-21T16:35:01+03:00Friday, 12 April 2019|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

Seven cosmonauts together at BAS on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the flight of Georgi Ivanov

An exhibition of photographs from the flight of the first Bulgarian cosmonaut can be seen until April 14 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is shown for the first time and is prepared by the Institute of Space Research and Technology of BAS. […]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-21T16:38:46+03:00Wednesday, 10 April 2019|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|Tags: Institute of Space Research and Technologies|

Bulgarian scientists have created the battery of the future

Scientists from BAS in partnership with colleagues from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" have created a new generation battery that will revolutionize the storage of energy. It is an original Bulgarian development of a safe, cheap and environmentally friendly rechargeable battery based on sodium. It can be combined with lithium-ion batteries or even replace them completely in a number of applications. The great achievement of our scientists is the development of a new type of electrodes from easily accessible materials such as sulphate salts which are widespread and can even be found on Mars. The leading organization in the project is the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IGIC-BAS). Partners are the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES-BAS) [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-15T13:59:30+03:00Thursday, 28 March 2019|Categories: Nanosciences, New Materials and Technologies, Selected|

Scientists are looking for new approaches to the treatment of socially significant diseases

New methodologies for the application of natural products of plant and animal origin from Bulgaria to support the therapy of some infectious, malignant and neurodegenerative diseases are developed by scientists from 7 institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and 5 higher schools. Scientific cooperation is within the framework of the first national scientific program for biomedical research in Bulgaria "Innovative Low-Toxic Biologically Active Means for Precision Medicine (BioActiveMed)". Expectations, after its implementation, are related to developing new approaches in the treatment of socially significant diseases and reducing the cost of their treatment. Scientists from seven institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences participate in the Biomedical Research Program. Extracts from natural sources (such as herbs and snail mucus) will be used in the preparation [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-15T13:56:22+03:00Tuesday, 26 March 2019|Categories: Biomedicine and Quality of Life, Selected|

The finds from the necropolis in Trebeništa, near Ohrid, were first gathered in a joint exhibition in Skopje

The exhibition “100 years of Trebeništa” was opened on 14 March 2019 at the National Institute of the Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia in Skopje. It was co-organized by the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Archaeology Museum of North Macedonia and the National Museum in Belgrade. […]

Nikolay Ikonomov2019-04-15T13:52:27+03:00Friday, 15 March 2019|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|