The study was led by Dr. Sandra Ruiz-Gomez and Dr. Claire Donnelly from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Germany), with collaborators from institutes across Europe, including ALBA Synchrotron, SOLARIS Synchrotron, University of Vienna (Austria) among others. Researchers have demonstrated that bending tiny ferromagnetic nanowires—introducing curvature—allows precise control over special three-dimensional magnetic textures called Bloch point domain walls (BPDWs). Straight sections of the wire naturally pin these magnetic walls, while curved parts change their stability and motion, enabling the ability to pin or move them simply by shaping the wire.

A research team from Lublin under the scientific supervision of Prof. Jolanta Flieger conducted groundbreaking studies on the distribution of micro- and nanoplastics (MP, NP) in the human body, utilising advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques at the SOLARIS. Post-mortem tissue samples were analysed, revealing uneven translocation of MP and a particular affinity of the thyroid gland for their accumulation (40.4 MP/g). The findings suggest a potential link between the presence of MP in the thyroid and the increasing incidence of endocrine disorders and head and neck cancers.

A group of scientists from the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science of the AGH University of Krakow: Lucyna Samek, PhD, DSc, Eng., Professor at AGH University of Krakow, Paweł Wróbel, PhD, Eng., and student Filip Baran, as well as doctoral students of the AGH University of Krakow Doctoral School, Patryk Grzywa, MSc Eng, Romisaa Gamal Mahmoud Abdelrahman, MSc have published the results of their investigations conducted at the ASTRA beamline of the SOLARIS Centre in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports, part of the Nature group. The study focused on determining the oxidation states and chemical compounds present in airborne particulates.

Researchers from the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology have developed an innovative, modular nanoparticle that could become the foundation of a universal vaccine. By using a phage capsid and antigens derived from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, along with immune response-enhancing elements, the new technology allows for rapid adaptation of the vaccine to emerging pathogens. The structural part of the project was carried out at the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Laboratory at the National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS.

In a pioneering study entitled “Determining the effects of pseudouridine incorporation on human tRNAs” published in EMBO Journal (Link 1), researchers from Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (Link2) of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Link 3), in collaboration with scientists from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) in Warsaw (Link 4) and institutions from the United Kingdom and France, have significantly advanced our understanding of how specific modifications in transfer RNAs (tRNAs) affect their structure and stability.