Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

A new project on the design of innovative polymeric materials as biocontrol agents with application in eco-agriculture is being implemented at IP – BAS

The project BG-RRP-2.011-0005-C01 "Design of Innovative Polymeric Materials as Biocontrol Agents with Application in Eco-Agriculture" (AGROBIOMAT), funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU through the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism for the implementation of the investment under C2I2 "Enhancing the Innovation Capacity of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) in the Field of Green and Digital Technologies" of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, has been launched and is being implemented at the Institute of Polymers - BAS. The main objective of the project is to obtain a range of new and innovative polymeric materials with controlled design suitable as carriers for biocontrol agents with potential application in eco-agriculture. The specific objectives are aimed at applying and combining classical with “green” methods to meet the [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-26T11:32:20+03:00Friday, 26 July 2024|Categories: Biomedicine and Quality of Life|

BAS hosts the scientific conference “Climate Risks in the Black Sea Region”

The President of BAS Professor Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, opened the scientific conference "Climate Risks in the Black Sea Region" by stressing the great importance of science in solving large-scale problems such as climate change. The conference accompanies the 61st session of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and takes place at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (25-26 July 2024). Prof. Revalski noted that the rich programme of the conference demonstrates the ability of scientists to solve problems both locally and globally and stressed the great role of the Bulgarian scientific community. He expressed his gratitude to the scientists who hade quickly joined the conference with papers as well as to the organizers of the event who, on the part [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-26T11:30:58+03:00Thursday, 25 July 2024|Categories: Climate Change, Hazards and Natural Resources|

Bulgarian scientists to explore near space from Antarctica

Bulgaria's first polar astronomical project will take place in 2024-2025. "Impact of solar activity on ionospheric dynamics and high-energy particle fluxes over Antarctica" is the title of the first Bulgarian polar astronomical research project which will be carried out in 2024-2025 on the territory of the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island. The team of scientists from the Institute of Astronomy with NAO at BAS, the Technical University - Sofia and the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy which will work on its implementation is headed by Associate Professor Dr. Kamen Kozarev. The research project has been approved in the competition for funding of polar research of the National Centre for Polar Studies at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski”. Research on the Sun and solar activity is [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-24T09:38:49+03:00Tuesday, 23 July 2024|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|

Exhibition “Fake (f)or Real? A History of Forgeries and Falsifications” at IEFSEM-BAS

The exhibition “Fake (f)or Real? A History of Forgeries and Falsifications", a project of the European Parliament implemented by the House of European History in Brussels, is visiting the National Ethnographic Museum of BAS until 20 October 2024. Vice President Iliana Iotova opened the exhibition which presented examples of forgeries from the European Middle Ages to the present day. "This exhibition is not addressed to the past, it is extremely topical nowadays because we have not yet found the ways to fight fake news, disinformation, lies, how to distinguish the truth from half-truths," the Vice President said in her address and thanked the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with the Ethnographic Museum of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and its director, Prof. Vladimir Penchev, [...]

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-17T14:36:09+03:00Wednesday, 17 July 2024|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Award in theoretical and mathematical physics for Acad. Ivan Todorov

Academician Ivan Todorov has been awarded the Bogolyubov Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics for 2024 by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna (JINR). The prize is awarded once every five years in connection with the anniversary of the birth of N. N. Bogolyubov (1909-1992). Academician Ivan Todorov is one of the world's most eminent Bulgarian physicists. He is known for his contributions to mathematical physics, in particular quantum field theory. He has made significant contributions in the field of Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory and two-dimensional conformal theories and was among the founders of the school of mathematical physics in Bulgaria.

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-16T14:53:19+03:00Tuesday, 16 July 2024|Categories: General news|

Statue of the god Hermes in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica

An archaeological team led by Prof. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski (NAIM-BAS) discovered on July 3, 2024 a well-preserved statue in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, near the village of Rupite, municipality of Petrich. According to an initial estimate (the front part of the sculpture is still hardly visible), it represents the god Hermes and was carved from a block of marble in the II century AD. The statue survived a violent earthquake at the very end of the IV century after which it was hidden in a defunct Roman canal because of tensions between pagans and early Christians. Christianity was declared in 380 to be the only permitted religion in the Roman Empire. The statue will be on display at the Petrich History Museum.

Връзки с обществеността2024-07-15T11:27:24+03:00Friday, 12 July 2024|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|