Warsaw University of Technology

Not as Darth as it seems! Student’s ‘light sabre’ project to be used in cataract eye surgery

Aleksandra Fiszkiewicz from the Warsaw University of Technology, defended her master’s thesis in engineering entitled: “Assessment of the technical possibilities of creating a ‘light sabre’ from the ‘Star Wars’ universe.” Warsaw University of Technology

Initially seen as being a bit of a joke, the Star Wars inspired sabre contains an unusual lens which can help scientists create an innovative corneal implant for cataract patients.

Vrooming marvelous! Ten-year-old’s dream of racing cars comes true after students build him special 30km/h motor

The bespoke e-MaksPower racing car from the Warsaw University of Technology students took two years to build and cost 80,000 PLN after 10-year-old Maks told them he would love to go racing.

Scientist who laid the foundations for Silicon Valley honoured at long last

History has almost forgotten Jan Czochralski but without his ground-breaking work the world would look very different.

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.

Flying high! Meet the Warsaw ‘club’ taking remote controlled aircraft to new heights

Warsaw University of Technology’s SAE Aero Design club is hard at work, finishing preparations before flying their remote controlled aircrafts to another set of victories. TFN’s Joanna Jasińska sat down with four of the students – constructors and engineers – to find out what it’s all about, before they depart for California and the SAE Aero Design West contest on April 5-7.

Computer boffs send filmmakers wild with their new comic-strip maker

In just four weeks the Comixify website, which allows visitors to convert video into a comic strip, has been flooded by over 180,000 viewers and has generated over 22,000 comics.

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.

Come fly with me: Fascinating exhibition shows off some of the best in Polish aviation

A newly-opened exhibition at the Warsaw University of Technology tells the fascinating history of Polish aviation. Running from October 22-23, the ‘Per aspera ad astra’ exhibition shows off some of Poland’s greatest aerial achievements, from fighter aircraft to rockets.

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