On 13th November 2023 Tomek has sucessfully defended his thesis. Parto of his work was related to the use of nanodiamonds with NV color centers for making hybrid cell culturing substrates that were used for traction force microscopy (TFM) and temperature sensing through the optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR). 

Congrats to Tomek!

Watch the UJ team speaking about the project and enjoy views from their labs:

https://youtu.be/FtSKh2TON_c

QUNNA project consortium has released a captivating promotional movie showcasing the remarkable effects of their project. The film, available at https://youtu.be/mD03iBQjV_M, reveals their groundbreaking work at the intersection of glass technology, sensory perception, and imaging techniques and reviews the scientific and social impact of the project.

Gdańsk University of Technology and Jagiellonian University proudly represented Poland at the 33rd International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials, held from September 10th to 14th, 2023, at the Palau de Congressos de Palma in Mallorca, Spain. This esteemed conference provided a platform for cutting-edge research and collaborative efforts in the field of diamond and carbon materials.

The teams from Gdańsk University of Technology and Jagiellonian University joined forces to disseminate the results of their collaborative research Qunna Project.

Gdańsk-based research group "Szkło i Diament - Sensoryka i Obrazowanie TEAM-NET QUNNA" has released a captivating promotional movie showcasing the remarkable effects of their project. The film, available at https://youtu.be/CUz7AlvE2SI, reveals their groundbreaking work at the intersection of glass technology, sensory perception, and imaging techniques

SensDX has promoted latest Qunna project results to potential customers during the event held from 6-9 February 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The company engaged in discussions with attendees, highlighting the potential applications of their technology in the field of biodiagnostics. The conference hosted 12 CME accredited conferences, and the SensDX project was among the notable presentations during the event.

On November 18^th, prof. Robert Bogdanowicz with his NanoDiamond Team (Gdańsk University of Technology) hosted dr. Petr Cigler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Praque, Czech Republic (http://nano.petrcigler.cz/). During the visit, dr. Cigler gave an invited talk on „Programmable diamond quantum biosensors” within the 3rd Seminar organized by Advanced Materials Center GdańskTech. He visited the NanoDiamond Team’s laboratory and had an opportunity to explore the beautiful campus of the Gdańsk University of Technology. This visit was an excellent opportunity to discuss challenges within the quantum sensing field, new ideas and possible collaboration activities.

Qunna leaders presented results at the posters at 4th Interdisciplinary FNP Conference held on 6–7 October 2022 in Warsaw. The conference is being organised by the Foundation for Polish Science. The conference was designed for project leaders, team leaders and team members involved in projects that had received funding from the Foundation under the Smart Growth Operational Programme.

The QUNNA consortium meeting was held at Gdansk University of Technology from the 15th to the 18th of May 2022. The meeting was intended to share individual teams' progress and monitor the development of collaborative projects conducted by consortium partners. The leaders have presented the development in the ongoing projects, recent publications, progress in collaborative projects, and scheduled experimental works for the next three months. The steering committee examined the status of mini projects and provided suggestions for converting these projects to publications. All the consortium members discussed with each other for possible collaborations to solve any difficulties in the research work of individual members. This meeting also included with  three guest lectures from experts in three different fields. The first lecture was delivered by Dr. Philippe Bergonzo (https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=PBERG00), and the second lecture by Prof. Jacek Ryl (https://pg.edu.pl/en/p/jacek-ryl-740034) and the third lecture by Dr. Aldona Mzyk (https://research.rug.nl/en/persons/aldona-mzyk). The steering committee meeting was held for future research plans to fulfill the milestones set by the consortium.