‘Shaping Order’ for a Cleaner Future

25.6.2025
A new review article titled „TiO₂ mesocrystals: recent progress in synthesis, structure, and photocatalytic applications“ has been published in the journal Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, authored by MSc. Anjali Valadi Palliyalil and Dr. Sanjay Gopal Ullattil from the Institute of Physics of Materials.  Read article

Directors of the IPM received the Memorial Medals of FME BUT

13.6.2025
Prof. Tomáš Kruml and Prof. Ludvík Kunz, current and former director of the Institute of Physics of Materials, received the Memorial Medal on Wednesday, June 4, during the Scientific Council Ceremony of the FME. The event was held on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty. Read article

Science Fair 2025 – Three days of fun-filled science!

11.6.2025
As usual, our institute participated in the Science Fair in Prague organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences. From 5-7 June 2025, visitors to this event could peek under the hands of scientists in more than a hundred booths. And there was plenty to see! Read article

Heat Treatment of Stone in Practice: A Unique Insight into Prehistoric Toolmaking Technology!

4.6.2025
Researchers from the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences — Hynek Hadraba, Zdeněk Chlup, and Filip Šiška — have contributed to an international study offering the first detailed ethno-archaeological insights into the heat treatment of lithic raw materials, as practised by traditional artisans from the Konso ethnic group in southern […] Read article

Looking Back at the Applied Mechanics 2025 Conference

24.5.2025
At the end of April, the Institute of Physics of Materials organized the Applied Mechanics 2025 conference, held in the picturesque town of Mikulov. The conference was chaired by Prof. Luboš Náhlík. This year marked the 26th edition of this traditional conference series, which was co-founded in 1999 by representatives from the Institute. Read article

Opening of the Center for Electron Microscopy of the IPM in the pictures

14.5.2025
The Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS opened a new Electron Microscopy Center on Monday, 12 May 2025. Take a look at how the opening looked in the presence of guests from academia, the public, and industry. Read article

New Center for Electron Microscopy in Brno opens its doors to global science

13.5.2025
One third of the world’s production of electron microscopes comes from Brno, Czech Republic. It’s no coincidence – the city’s history in the field dates back to the 1950s, when the renowned physicist Armin Delong helped lay its foundations. The tradition continues to thrive, as evidenced by the new Center for Electron Microscopy, officially opened […] Read article

Prof. Luboš Náhlík became Vice President of the Scientific Council of the CAS

24.4.2025
At the Assembly of the Academy of Sciences in March, Prof. Luboš Náhlík was elected by the delegates in the first round to the Scientific Council of the CAS (SC CAS) for the period 2025-2029. Read article

IPM completed the construction of the Electron Microscopy Centre

19.3.2025
The construction of the Electron Microscopy Centre has been completed at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS. In the new building, a total of 5 rooms for 2 transmission and 3 scanning electron microscopes, including the necessary facilities and laboratories for sample preparation have been built. Read article

Entropy Matters! Czech Research Advances Materials Development

4.3.2025
A team of scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences and Masaryk University, of which Prof. Mojmír Šob, emeritus scientist at the Institute of Physics of Materials, is also a member, has made a major contribution to research into the accumulation of impurities at the interface between crystals, a phenomenon having caused e.g. a series […] Read article