The lecture will introduce students to the technological solution known as magnetic levitation, especially its controlled instance. It is the appropriate human action and skillful control that results in the right operation of the device. The basics, principles of operation, and applications of this technology will be presented. What will also be discussed is the role of magnetic suspensions and magnetic bearings as basic components of devices. The use of the technology will be illustrated with examples such as magnetic trains, compressors, heart-assist pumps, and kinetic energy storage.
AGH University Associate Professor Adam Piłat
Research and teaching employee in the Department of Automatic Control and Robotics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Author and co-author of 171 research papers, a few devices, and an industrial automation controller. His research interests focus on interdisciplinary modelling, simulation, synthesis, and implementation of control resulting in complex prototyping of devices with active magnetic levitation technology.
Materials used in all engineering specialties constitute some of the mankind's main civilisational resources. The names of historical eras are determined not only by social and cultural changes, but also by the development of technology. Glass is one of the most important materials used in everyday life. On the one hand extremely fragile and susceptible to damage, on the other hand the most durable material that can withstand intact for thousands of years. The unique properties of glasses, such as barrier properties, modification of their properties by changing their chemical composition or surface state, determine their suitability for the production of glass packaging, displays, advanced substrates for integrated circuits, and elements of modern architecture. In view of the long history of glass and the profound impact of this material on everyday life, it can surely be said that we live in the age of glass.
Professor Manuela Reben
Employee of the Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics at the AGH University and Head of the Department of Glass Technology and Amorphous Coatings. Her scientific activity focuses on issues related to glass technology and processing. The main directions of her scientific and research activity include technologies of new generation materials, telluric and fluorotelluric glasses for optoelectronics, glass-ceramic materials for optical purposes, and research on rational use of vitreous waste. Professor Reben extensively cooperates with industry companies, i.e. mainly glassworks and glass processing plants, which results in the development and implementation of new technological solutions.