Genius Material: a new exhibition at VIDA! Science Centre in Brno

8.1.2026
An interactive exhibition prepared by the Institute of Materials Physics of the CAS opens the door to the world of materials that shape our past, present, and future. A new exhibition entitled Genius Material has opened at the VIDA! Science Centre in Brno, inviting visitors to explore the fascinating world of materials—from ancient history to […] Read article

President of the Czech Republic Appoints Stanislav Seitl as Professor

17.12.2025
On 16 December 2025, Stanislav Seitl was appointed Professor by the President of the Czech Republic. He works at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, and is also a senior research scientist at the Institute of Materials Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Read article

Phenom XL: New Electron Microscope at IMP for Fast Material Analysis

12.12.2025
The Institute of Materials Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences now has a new Phenom XL desktop electron microscope, acquired as part of the OP JAK Partnership for Safety in Sustainable Transport and Energy (PSSITE) project, led by Prof. Ing. Luboš Náhlík, Ph.D. Read article

Three New Doctors from the Institute of Materials Physics, CAS Received Their Diplomas at the BUT Rector’s Office

10.12.2025
On November 26th, 2025, the solemn doctoral and docent ceremonies at the Rector’s Office of BUT saw three of our own doctors—Ing. Kamila Kozáková, Ph.D., Ing. & Ing. Radek Kubíček, Ph.D., and Ing. Dušan Tichoň, Ph.D.—receive their diplomas. Read article

Blacksmiths from ÚFM Trade the Anvil for a Quantum Computer

10.12.2025
New technologies are opening entirely new possibilities for the development of materials. While blacksmiths spent hundreds of years testing the strength and durability of materials—such as steel—directly on the anvil, today’s scientists rely on very different methods. Thanks to supercomputers and quantum technologies, they can now predict the properties of materials atom by atom. Read article

Awards for Researchers from the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences at the Czech Academy of Sciences Awards 2025

24.11.2025
On 21 November 2025, the Czech Academy of Sciences Awards were presented at Villa Lanna in Prague. Among this year’s laureates were two researchers from the Institute of Physics of Materials of The Czech Academy of Sciences – Assoc. Prof. Roman Gröger, Ph.D., and Ing. Jakub Poloprudský, Ph.D. Read article

Run Your Calculation on a Quantum Computer Today

20.11.2025
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, as part of the Qiskit Fall Fest, participants not only attended lectures but also had the opportunity to run a computation on a real quantum computer. Read article

Honorary medals of the Czech Academy of Sciences awarded to two personalities of the IPM

11.11.2025
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, Prof. RNDr. Ludvík Kunz, CSc., dr. h. c. and Prof. Ing. Karel Hrbáček, DrSc. received Ernst Mach honorary medals for their contributions to the physical sciences from the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prof. Radomír Pánek. „We nominated both colleagues for the medal at the same time. They […] Read article

Česká hlava Award for NenoVision s.r.o.

10.11.2025
NenoVision s.r.o., with which ÚFM closely cooperates on a number of projects, received the prestigious Česká hlava 2025 Award in the INDUSTRY category, the CSG Award, for its product LiteScope – an in situ atomic force microscope. Read article

Ivo Šulák was awarded the Lumina quaeruntur grant

4.11.2024
At a ceremony held on 25 October 2024, nine scientists received the Praemium Academiae and Lumina Quaeruntur grant from CAS President Eva Zažímalová. Among the awardees is Dr. Ivo Šulák from the Institute of Physics of Materials, who was awarded the Lumina quaeruntur grant. Read article