January 12th, 2024
Health Effects of Energy Drinks
Energy drinks are classified as functional food, i.e. food that can positively affect one or more functions of the body
Category: Science
January 9th, 2024
Sustainable Cities: Communities for Climate Change Action project introduces innovative solutions to combat adverse climate change impacts
A joint action to combat climate challenges - The Co-Adapt project transforms Warsaw's residential areas into green oases. Local communities' efforts to adapt to climate change become a reality through the innovative ideas of residents and SGGW experts
January 8th, 2024
Mini Kiwi ‘Kiwi berry’- a big little fruit
The project: Development of optimal post-harvest technology for kiwi berry fruit (Actinidia arguta), and a prototype of a non-invasive sorting module based on mat (MODOM)
December 12th, 2023
The success of the NAUKA / SCIENCE SGGW channel
More than a thousand lectures and documentaries popularising scientific achievements of SGGW researchers, more than 11,000 subscribers and 2 million views of the NAUKA / SCIENCE SGGW YouTube channel
November 8th, 2023
Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW) is a member of a Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals
The assessment of the risk associated with exposure to chemicals, with particular emphasis on human health and environment protection, is the aim of the research conducted as part of the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) project.[...]
October 30th, 2023
SGGW Scientists develop the waste heat recovery technology used in the production of stretch film from recycled materials
Scientists from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, SGGW, have developed an innovative technology for recovering waste heat i.e., the process of heat integration during the production of stretch films. Previously, the heat energy was treated as production waste
October 20th, 2023
Insect consumption – is it a whim or a potential for human nutrition?
The EU decision on insect consumption was a catalyst for social discussions. Entomophagy, i.e., the practice of eating insects as a source of nutrition, has a long and rich history in human culture. Nevertheless Europeans are not willing to eat insects. Can edible insects be the future of human nutrition or just an experiment? Let’s consider the topic from the scientific perspective and average people's reaction to such an idea. Do insects have a high nutritional potential? We will look at the issue from multiple perspectives, discovering its possibilities and challenges
October 12th, 2023
Smart villages concept implemented in Masovian voivodeship by SGGW researchers
The Smart villages concept implementation has been completed
October 12th, 2023
SGGW scientists work on an innovative system for determining the mineral requirements of plants
Professor Hazem M. Kalaji conducts research on creating a biological mechanism that allows for identifying nutrient deficiency in plants. This is a real revolution in agriculture and horticulture. The advantage of the system over other similar ones is the fact that the received signals indicate the plants' demand for minerals long before these deficiencies become visible to the naked eye.
September 11th, 2023
Thaumatin – an intensely sweet-tasting protein
Thaumatin is a sweet tasting protein with an intensity approximately 1,600 - 2,000 times greater than sucrose (it is even about 7 times sweeter than stevia). Some sources say that it is approximately 3000 times sweeter than sucrose. The thaumatin protein consists of a single polypeptide chain of 207 residues, and It elicits a sweetness 100,000 times higher than that of sucrose on a molar basis even at a low concentration of 50 nM.