The technology developed with PBS Velká Bíteš was awarded by Quality Innovation Award

12.5.2022
On April 26, 2022, new technology for precision casting of turbocharger impeller castings of První brněnská strojírna Velká Bíteš a.s. was awarded by international Quality Innovation Award, in the category Business Innovations – Large Companies. Read article

Our cooperation with MIT focused on quantum computers

10.5.2022
The cooperation of PhD student MSc. Ivana Miháliková with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the field of quantum computers was awarded by a travel fellowship. Read article

Jaroslav Polak among Top Scientists for 2022

11.4.2022
The academic platform Research.com has just published the 2022 Edition of our Ranking of Top 1000 Scientists in the area of Materials Science. Jaroslav Polák have ranked #16 in the Czech Republic. Read article

IPM have stopped cooperation with Russia

4.3.2022
Institute of Physics of Materials clearly condemns the acts of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Therefore, we immediately end cooperation on scientific projects with Russia. Read article

Award for lifelong merit for prof. Šob

20.1.2022
On 19 January 2022, the Honorary Medal of Ernst Mach for his merits in the physical sciences, was handed over to Professor Mojmír Šob, the world’s leading expert in the field of theoretical physics and solid state chemistry, at the Institute of Physics of Materials. Read article

New microscope for materials research

20.1.2022
After two years of preparations, on January 19, 2022, we put into operation a new top transmission electron microscope. At the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno, the device with the ability to see individual atoms will be used for research and development of new materials. Even microscopic […] Read article

Award for long-term cooperation with the PBS Velká Bíteš, a.s.

1.10.2021
The Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic awarded Innovation of the year 2020 for New types of castings of expansion heads produced by První brněnská strojírna (PBS) Velká Bíteš, a.s. This result has been achieved thanks to the long-term cooperation with the Institute of Physics of Materials CAS. Read article

Award – Business project of the year 2020

2.7.2021
On June 29, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the The Business and Innovation Agency, organized the award ceremony for the results of research projects from the Business Project of the Year 2020 competition. První brněnská strojírna Velká Bíteš a.s. together with the Institute of Physics of Materials CAS and UJP Praha, […] Read article

Invitation to INNOFAT webinar

11.5.2021
This webinar is organized as part of the RFCS project INNOFAT, (Innovative approach to improve fatigue performance of automotive components aiming at CO2 emissions reduction). Read article

IPM thrives with industry partners

9.3.2021
On 26.2.2021, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) announced on its website the updated results of the 3rd Public Competition of the Programme for the Promotion of Industrial Research and Experimental Development – TREND – Subprogram 1 – “Technological Leaders”. Read article