Small Modular Reactors and AI Taking Center Stage

15.6.2026
A representative from the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences attended an expert meeting in Prague dedicated to the development of small modular reactors and the integration of artificial intelligence into the energy sector. Read article

President of the Czech Republic Appointed Dinara Sobola as a New Professor

3.6.2026
On 1 June 2026, Prof. Dinara Sobola, who works at the Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, received her appointment decree as a newly appointed professor in the Great Hall of the Karolinum. The ceremony took place in the presence of the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and the Minister […] Read article

Granite Aggregates as „Crack Brakes“

2.6.2026
A new study reveals why high-performance concrete behaves inconsistently in laboratory tests and how the stochastic placement of granite aggregates can extend structural fatigue life by up to three orders of magnitude. Read article

Institute of Physics of Materials was visited by the President and members of the leadership of the Czech Academy of Sciences

18.5.2026
On Thursday, May 14, 2026, Institute of Physics of Materials was visited by the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prof. RNDr. Radomír Pánek, Ph.D., and Vice Presidents Ing. Ilona Müllerová, DrSc., and Ing. Miroslava Anděrová, CSc. Read article

World Quantum Day 2026 at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium

13.4.2026
World Quantum Day 2026 at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium will offer an interactive afternoon program and two lectures on quantum computing for everyone interested in the topic. Read article

IPM will have a new associate professor – Ondřej Zobač

27.3.2026
Our young colleague, Ondřej Zobač, M.Sc., Ph.D., has achieved another milestone in his professional career. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, he successfully defended his habilitation thesis „Experimental and Theoretical Study of Phase Diagrams“, at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. Read article

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

New European Patent: Sustainable Production of Nanofibrillated Cellulose

16.2.2026
We are proud to share that Ing. Luca Bertolla, Ph.D. and his team have been granted the European patent WO 2025/244586 A1, protecting an innovative method for the production of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC). Read article