At the request of the Lublin University of Technology, here is an update on the Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition 2023:

Researchers from the Department of Polymer Technology and Processing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology (PL): Dr Eng. Aneta Tor-Świątek, Dr Eng. Tomasz Garbacz, Prof. PL and Dr Eng. Tomasz Klepka, Prof. PL were awarded at the 16th Korean International Women’s Invention Exposition, with a gold medal and a Special Award. 

The team received the award for their invention ‘Method of producing a biodegradable polymer composition’.

The invention provides the possibility to obtain injected products such as packaging, containers, toys from an environmentally friendly composition, which can be composted after fulfilling its utility function, reports the Lublin University of Technology. 

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At the same time, we would like to inform readers that the article posted on our website on 8 August 2023, concerning the Korean exhibition and its results, was based on information posted on the website of the Kraków University of Technology: https://www.pk.edu.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4921:pk-z-medalami-na-wystawie-wynalazkow-w-korei&catid=49&lang=pl&Itemid=1152. 

The editors of the website do not dispute official announcements and information provided by universities on their websites and quote them as they are provided. 

We would also like to inform the readers that the poster used as an illustrative photo for the article published on 8 August 2023 comes from the website of an entity that is a member of the International Federation of Invention Associations (IFIA) – the co-organiser of the competition.

https://rithub.org/event/international-womens-invention-exposition/

The organiser of the competition also announces the winning of the bronze medal by Dr Eng. Magdalena Zawada-Michałowska and Dr Eng. Paweł Pieśko, from the Department of Production Engineering Fundamentals, Lublin University of Technology.

Editors of polishscience.pl