A meeting was held at the National Centre for Nuclear Research between NCBJ representatives and Prof. Kirk Atkinson from Ontario Tech University — one of Canada’s leading universities developing expertise for the nuclear energy sector and SMR technologies. The meeting was a planned return visit by the Canadian delegation to Poland, following last year’s meeting involving NCBJ representatives at OTU laboratories.

An international team of scientists has conducted the most precise measurements to date of CP symmetry breaking in hyperon decays. Researchers from the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) — dr Varvara Batozskaya and Prof. Andrzej Kupść — made key contributions to the analysis.

An international team of researchers, including dr Krzysztof Hryniewicz of the National Centre for Nuclear Research, has developed a new model describing the hot gas surrounding the supermassive black hole in the active galaxy Mrk 509. The findings help to better understand the structure of matter in the vicinity of active galactic nuclei.

The energy transition is increasingly shifting from the realm of political declarations to the world of concrete technologies, precise definitions, investments, and industrial implementations. The director of the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), who has assumed the role of Chair of the CIRE PowerUp Programme Council, is among the experts who combine scientific expertise with a practical perspective on the development of the energy sector. This is a clear signal that the voice of the NCBJ and nuclear energy are an indispensable part of the debate on the energy transition.

In the world of the energy industry and critical infrastructure, laboratories are increasingly becoming the birthplace of technologies of strategic importance. Representatives from the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) and PERN S.A. discussed how science can support business at the National Centre for Nuclear Research. The programme for the visit included, amongst other things, presentations on research infrastructure and discussions on the potential for cooperation between the scientific and industrial sectors.

An international team of researchers, including Prof. Marek Biesiada of the National Centre for Nuclear Research and dr Aleksandra Piórkowska-Kurpas of the University of Silesia in Katowice, has conducted one of the most precise studies to test the so-called weak equivalence principle — a cornerstone of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

An international team of physicists, including Prof. Lech Szymanowski from the National Centre for Nuclear Research, has proposed a new method for studying the internal structure of mesons — one of the fundamental particles that make up matter.

Super-Kamiokande, the giant water-based neutrino detector, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. From 18 to 22 May, an international meeting of scientists is taking place in Japan to discuss the physical analyses carried out as part of the experiment. On Saturday 23 May, the official 30th-anniversary celebration of the experiment will take place. Dr Joanna Zalipska from the High Energy Physics Division of the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) is taking part in the event, representing the Warsaw Neutrino Group, together with colleagues from the University of Warsaw.

The 29th edition of the GAZTERM Conference has begun. As every year, the event brings together leading players in the gas, energy and heating sectors, as well as representatives from government and academia.

The National Centre for Nuclear Research and the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute in Katowice are strengthening their cooperation to support Poland’s energy transition and the development of a modern energy security system.