Magdalena Osial
Magdalena Osial is an academic teacher and researcher from the University of Warsaw. Her research focuses on nanomaterials and their application in
medicine and the environment. She works on several interdisciplinary
projects including electrochemical sensors, medical diagnostics,
pollution monitoring, and engineering. Her passion is science
popularization, so when she is not in the laboratory she enjoys science
workshops for kids. Usually, she spends her free time sharing her passion
for science, hiking, drawing, old-school PC games, and board games.
contact: mosial@chem.uw.edu.pl
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NiTiNOL— An Alloy That Never Forgets!
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The Science Behind Falling in Love
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