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The Kraków firm and its network of observatories protecting planet Earth from asteroids

Their mission of defending the planet is based on reporting and keeping an eye on the objects in orbit so if necessary the relevant authorities can be alerted and take action. 6Roads

Founded in 2016, the Kraków company called 6Roads now has nine observatories on six continents and is currently constructing another in Australia.

Ukraine uses over 11,000 internet links bought by Poland

Thousands of the Starlink internet terminals used by Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia were bought by Poland.

Life-saving wristband hailed as Poland’s biggest ever tech breakthrough

Featuring a paper thin OLED screen, the wristband could save up to 30,000 lives annually by warning people that their medication has expired. Described by some as “magic”, the product took 10-years to develop.

The Visionary Sci-Fi World of Lem

Often described as a prophet and visionary, world-renowned Sci-Fi writer and futurologist Stanisław Lem is the world’s most often translated Polish writer, whose book Solaris was perhaps his internationally best known work, twice made into a film, most recently directed by Steven Soderbergh with George Clooney in the starring role. His recognition is such that it was recently announced that European Space Agency astronauts travelling on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will honour Lem in space as part of their six-month mission.

Łódź sunroof firm calls out Elon Musk on solar panel pricings

Lech Kaniuk, CEO of solar panel roof company SunRoof pulled billionaire Musk up over claims that his Tesla roofs were cheapest by pointing out that SunRoof not only did them cheaper but also better.

Musk’s ‘Nuke-Mars’ plan “not realistic” says leading scientist

The entrepreneur has raised the possibility of using nuclear bombs to blast the planet’s poles as a means of terraforming.

Elon Musk sets tongues wagging with series of Tweets hinting Tesla service centres could soon be in Poland

For now, it is unclear where the service centres might be built. Specialist website elektrowoz.pl suggests that at least two locations will be chosen, such as Poznań and Kraków, with Wrocław, Rzeszów and Katowice also possibilities.

Super-fast trains travelling at 600kph are on track after massive multi-million investment

Engineers from the Warsaw University of Technology which started the Hyper Poland company after advancing to the finals of Elon Musk’s Hyper Pod Competition in 2016, plan to use the funds on research and perfecting their technology.

It’s off! Elon Musk launches Polish satellite to battle space junk

A retractable system will slowly cause the satellite to burn up, helping reduce the satellite’s lifetime from over fifteen years down to a dozen or so months. If the experiment works it will be a major victory in the fight against space debris.

From Warsaw to Wroclaw in 37 min? Poland connected by Hyperloop in 2030

Imagine waking up in Łódź, going to work in Warsaw, having a quick meeting with a client in Wrocław and seeing a play in Kraków in the evening. A simple plan like this would require covering 1,200 km, but you would only spend an hour commuting. All this could be possible by 2030, with the construction of Hyperloop in Poland.

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Piła bus transforms into ‘armoured operating room’ to help wounded in Ukraine

VIDEO: Protected by 8mm shrapnel resistant armour, the Solaria Urbino 10 bus includes four operating tables, an air decontamination system, defibrillators, wash tub and sterilisation equipment.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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