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Light After Darkness

Jan Pilarski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 33-35
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All plants need light to stay alive, although various species harness light in different ways. Moreover, light serves as more than just a source of energy - in alternation with darkness, it also provides plants with valuable information.
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Jan Pilarski

Challenges of Cogeneration

Jacek Marecki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 30-32
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The benefits for consumers of network-supplied heat generated in combination with electńc power include not only a lower price, but also more convenient use, a reliable supply, and no pollutant emissions.
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Jacek Marecki

Surveying Corruption

Antoni Z. Kamiński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness
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Polish research on corruption began only as late as in the 1990s, following the publication of international reports on this issue. Two main approaches have dominated Polish academic studies: one focusing on individuals' attitudes towards corruption, the other on social norms.
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Antoni Z. Kamiński

Underground Fuel-Tanks

Kazimierz Ślizowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 36-37
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For those unversed in the arcana of hydrocarbon economics, it might seem like utter nonsense to pump oil or natural gas back underground. Even so, doing so can help solve the problem of storing key energy commodities, especially in countries that do not have sufficient reserves.
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Kazimierz Ślizowski

Striking Lightning

Piotr Barański
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 23-25
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Will we ever harness the power of lightning? Probably yes, but first we need to answer some fundamental questions, because we've really just begun to tap into the secrets of atmospheric electricity.
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Piotr Barański

Far-From-Ordinary Crystals

Wojciech Kuczyński
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 20-22
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Liquid crystals have recently found their way into many everyday applications. Indeed, they are now employed in numerous devices without which contemporary life seems difficult to imagine.
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Wojciech Kuczyński

In the Shadows

Paweł Kozłowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 28-29
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The gray economy, the shadowy world of infonnal economic ties, is generally considered a factor that exerts a negative impact on the economic system. Yet viewed from the perspective of a researcher dealing with the economy's social aspects, the gray economy's existence does give rise to important benefits.
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Paweł Kozłowski
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Polish Poverty

Elżbieta Tarkowska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 26-27
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Poverty in modern Poland differs in many regards both from its forms in earlier times, as well as from the types of poverty that are now seen in other, both post-Communist and Western countries. Polish poverty most frequently affects rural residents, children, women, the unemployed, and the "working poor".
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Elżbieta Tarkowska

A Polish "Schindler"

Józef Kozielecki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 46-47
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Józef Kozielecki

Towards a Modern Academy

Andrzej B. Legocki
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 42-45
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Andrzej B. Legocki

Singing the Praises of Science

Jerzy Dzik
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 50
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Jerzy Dzik

The Legacy of Masters

Adam Manikowski
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 48-49
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Adam Manikowski

A Kiln Solution

Eugeniusz Mokrzycki Alicja Uliasz-Bocheńczyk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 36-38
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The progress of civilization is inevitably connected with the ever increasing production of waste. Waste has become humanity's global problem. All over the world, new_ technologies are being developed that strive to decrease the amount of waste and seek ways of utilizing waste in industry. One of the opportunities for this involves the use of the combustible fractions of waste as an energy source.
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Eugeniusz Mokrzycki
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Alicja Uliasz-Bocheńczyk
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New Liberty vs. Old Liberty?

Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 34-35
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For close to 200 years, a certain stereotype has lingered in Polish publicist commentary and frequently also in historiography - one contrasting the anarchical liberty of the Polish nobility to the modem, not to say .progresslve,' liberty of the enlightened. Yet the problem is not that simple.
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Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz

Scientific Champions League

Lord of Oxford May
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 42-45
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Lord of Oxford May

Detecting Oncoming Disaster

Tomasz Ernst
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 39-41
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Earthquakes might appear sudden and unpredictable, but are actually not so. They are in fact preceded by numerous signals that are imperceptible to human beings, but can be picked up by sensitive devices and interpreted using complex mathematical methods.
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Tomasz Ernst

Maintaining the Balance

Krystyna Nazar Andrzej W. Ziemba
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 25-27
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The correct functioning of our bodies hinges upon precise energy management: neither excessive energy expenditure nor inordinate conservation will keep us in good shape.
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Krystyna Nazar
Andrzej W. Ziemba

Prehistoric Herdsmen

Michał Kobusiewicz Romuald Schild
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 20-24
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The shepherds who settled the Eastern Sahara in the fourth millenium BC developed a culture whose archeological remains are of astounding richness.
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Michał Kobusiewicz
Romuald Schild

Exergy Analysis

Jan Szargut
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 31-33
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According to popular impressions, all real processes involve energy losses. However, such an interpretation is not satisfactory from the logical point of view - since energy is bound by the law of conservation, it cannot be destroyed.
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Jan Szargut

Spintronics

Tomasz Dietl
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 28-30
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Will it continue to be possible to achieve further progress simply by miniaturizing the transistors used in microprocessors and the memory cells in disk devices? Spintronics might hold the key to a new breakthrough in nanotechnology.
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Tomasz Dietl

The Dark Side of Galaxies

Ewa. L. Łokas
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 4 (8) 2005 Darkness | 9-11
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Dark matter is the primary building material of galaxies and clusters. It is most prevalent in the biggest cosmic objects, like galaxy clusters, as well as in some of the smallest ones, like dwarf galaxies. Both may help us to unlock some of dark matter's secrets.
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Ewa. L. Łokas

Energetic Giants

Karol Sabath
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 8-11
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The traditional view of dinosaurs as sluggish behemoths is now being increasingly supplanted by a picture of animals that were in fact vigorous and energetic. This revolution in our understanding is in part due to researchers scrutinizing the remains of these Mesozoic giants ... under the microscope.
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Karol Sabath

Weather in Space

Iwona Stanisławska
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 4-7
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While the Sun energy is one of the main factors that supports terrestrial life, solar eruptions can sometimes wreak great havoc on Earth. One of the centers working to observe and forecast space weather is the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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Iwona Stanisławska

Harvest of Energy

Emil Nalborczyk
ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 3 (7) 2005 Energy Unleashed | 16-19
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Where should we look for renewable, environment-friendly sources of energy? The answer is simple: try to understand the term ,,green energy" literally.
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Emil Nalborczyk

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