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Therapeutic footwear for patients struggling with the so-called Diabetic Foot Syndrome that uses advanced technology to improve the wound healing process.

Eleven Łukasiewicz institutes are presenting an offer of technologies, services, equipment, weapons and armaments for the army and uniformed services during the XXXII International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO on three stands. The institutes, representing various branches of the research and development industry, are presenting dozens of exhibits. These include explosive charges and grenades, ceramic cartridges for bulletproof vests, electronic components, and even a ship's electric motor. Presentations of self-propelled combat robots and aerospace complement the exhibition.

In late June and early July, engineers from Lukasiewicz-Aerospace Institute carried out an overseas launch campaign aimed at launching the ILR-33 BURSZTYN 2K suborbital rocket. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 13:09, their mission was successful. The rocket, launched from Andøya Space in Norway, reached a ceiling of 101 km, the conventional limit of space.

As part of the Chips Act initiative, researchers from Łukasiewicz - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics are embarking on an ambitious project to build a state-of-the-art pilot line of wide-bandgap semiconductors. It will provide opportunities to create new products and shorten supply chains to Europe.

AstroCeNT, or the Scientific and Technological Centre for Particle Astrophysics, has been awarded EUR 15 million for a project under the International Research Agendas run by the Foundation for Polish Science. The Łukasiewicz Centre also takes part in the consortium carrying out research concerning gravitational waves and dark matter.