Advanced developments of Belarusian scientists presented at the exhibition at the Academy of Sciences

February 4, MINSK. The exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences presents the most advanced developments of Belarusian scientists, BelTA has learned. Employees of various enterprises, universities and ministries took part in the exhibition.

At the stand of the Grodno State Agrarian University one could see the developments of employees of local laboratories. University Vice-Rector for Research Vladimir Gorchakov shared details about the discoveries of Grodno scientists.

"We present the most advanced results of our scientists' activities. Large-scale developments are being carried out in the field of DNA technologies. it is impossible to demonstrate them here, but at the stand you can see our feed additives for various species of animals and birds and veterinary drugs. These developments are carried out by a large staff of our university , more than 75% of which have high scientific degrees," said the vice-rector of the Grodno Agrarian University.

He also commented on the work being done in the field of DNA technologies on the basis of the Agricultural University.

"A center has been opened at the Faculty of Biotechnology that deals with this area. We determine the presence of various substances in MEAT, MILK and other products of animal origin. Our employees can determine the degree of relationship of animals and calculate it for several generations. For DNA tests, our university is contacted people who need it," summed up Vladimir Gorchakov.

Technopark of the Belarusian National Technical University "Polytechnic" brought to the exhibition the results of work in the field of medicine. The purpose and importance of the developments was explained by the engineer of the technopark "Polytechnic" Philip Semenyuk.

"Our technopark was opened in 1996 and is the oldest in Belarus. Among others, we have the Polymedtech division. Its employees are working on discoveries in medical science. In the field of cardiology, we develop devices for specific heart operations. We develop prostheses from titanium and stainless steel," the engineer said.

He demonstrated the developments of scientists in the field of cardiology who are engaged in complex specific operations.

“We are demonstrating here a prosthesis that is used in the aortic stent graft system. When performing such an operation, there is no need to open the chest, because the prosthesis is inserted through the aorta and opens already in the body. Such operations are also performed in our country,” said Philipp Semenyuk .

Employees of the Scientific Research Institute for Emergency Medicine also demonstrated their achievements. Sergey Malashenko, HEAD of the Department of Scientific and Technical Information and Marketing, shared details about the exhibits presented at the exhibition.

"At our booth, advanced developments for various bodies and departments are presented. In particular, the equipment of a firefighter. We have applied a special technology, thanks to which the retroreflective element can withstand high temperatures. The zipper in this jacket is unfastened not only from top to bottom, but also vice versa. Thus, our workers can unzip it in seconds if needed. This jacket is made from a special fabric that reduces its weight by 800 g. In the work of firefighters, even this lightening of the form is of great importance. To date, we have reduced the weight of equipment by about 25%", - explained the employee of NII PBiChS.

In addition to uniforms, the booth featured innovations in hydrants and carbines, which also greatly facilitate the work of employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. One of the advanced technologies was a special VR simulator.

"Our latest development is a simulator for a firefighter, which is introduced into the educational process. Its peculiarity lies in the ability to train our fighters to properly extinguish fires in conditions close to real, without any special costs," said Sergey Malashenko.

On February 4, the National Academy of Sciences hosted celebrations dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Belarusian academic science and the Day of Belarusian Science.

Photo by Pavel Orlovsky