How Semiconductors for Modern Electronics Are Made

17.3.2026
Ing. Jakub Pongrácz successfully defended his doctoral thesis focused on the early stages of heteroepitaxial growth of semiconductor films. Read article

Days of Electron Microscopy 2026: Explore the microworld of metals and materials with us

11.3.2026
Come and see what an electron microscope can reveal about the internal structure of metals and why that structure plays such a key role in determining material properties. Read article

Plastic deformation delocalization mechanism opens a route to designing more fatigue-resistant alloys

10.3.2026
Dr. Milan Heczko from the Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, was part of an international research team, which identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing fatigue-resistant alloys. Read article