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‘Science is Wonderful!’ comes to Poland

The European Commission is joining forces with this year’s Science Picnic (Piknik Naukowy) in Warsaw. 

10 May 2025
Warsaw, Poland
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Join us at Europe’s largest outdoor science-popularization event at the National Stadium in Warsaw and help inspire curiosity and excitement with live experiments, games and hands-on activities.  

The Science Picnic attracts over 150 000 visitors every year – young and old, research professionals and research aficionados, all come together to celebrate science.  

Meet leading researchers from across Europe and explore their ground-breaking work through interactive experiments, hands on activities, games and quizzes.  

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are proud to contribute 3 outstanding projects to this science celebration under the banner of its science outreach initiative Science is Wonderful!

Find your Mars tyre

The RED 4 MARS  project develops high-performance rubber materials for Mars rovers.  

This is easier said than done, considering how Martian nights can be a chilling -133°C. So, the rubber needs to be extremely robust while remaining flexible.  

And the cherry on top?  

The team is also looking at how resources on Mars could be used and recycled to create new forms of rubber.  

During the science fair, Rafał Anyszka, Norbert Nizel and Jakub Wrȩczycki will allow visitors to test the strength and durability of different rubbers using dry ice and take them on a small journey to Mars.  

Glowing objects around us

The EXCILIGHT project looked at luminescent or “glowing” materials and how their properties could be used to make OLED technology more efficient.  

That is right: even better TVs! 

Researchers in the team have already demonstrated an efficient method for preparing white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLED) by including an ultra-thin layer of a new fluorescent compound. 

During the science fair, Piotr Pander and Paulina Marek will make everyday objects glow, explain the luminescent properties of molecules and let visitors play with light. 

How medicines are made

Scientists recently discovered “biological rust” or ferroptosis.  

This iron-dependent cell death spreads like rust and is connected to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.  

The NeuroFerro project aims to develop compounds acting as rust-proof paint for cells while also identifying potent ferroptosis inhibitors to avoid the “rust” from taking hold.  

During the science fair, Greta Klejborowska will explain how new medicines are made, taking visitors on an interdisciplinary exploration.  

 

We look forward to seeing you at Science Picnic 2025!   

Learn more about Piknik Naukowy (Science Picnic) 2025

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The European Commission’s science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions.

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