Category Archives: Aktuality EN

New alloy with unique properties developed

5.12.2024
Two scientists from the Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dr. Veronika Mazánová and Dr. Milan Heczko, were part of an international study, which led to the development of new CrCoNi alloy exhibiting unique combination of yield strength and fracture toughness at room and cryogenic temperatures (77 K, -196 °C), exceeding the […]
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Record attendance at Open Days 2024

9.11.2024
On November 7 and 8, 2024, our institute held open days as part of the Week of the Academy of Sciences. Due to the great interest in previous years, this year, for the first time, the event was a two-day event, bringing a record attendance – almost 500 visitors!
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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.
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Recollections of the conference MMM11

9.10.2024
The end of September attracted to Prague world experts in materials modeling, who took part in the 11th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM11). This largest international conference in the field was held in the Prague Congress Center on September 22-27, 2024.
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Prof. Yunzhi Wang has started his month-long visit at IPM

2.10.2024
Prof. Yunzhi Wang from The Ohio State University (USA) has started his visit of IPM as a part of the MEBioSys OP JAK project. During his month-long stay in Brno, Prof. Wang will lead an Autumn computer modeling school called „Phase Field Method and Its Applications for Simulating Complex Microstructures“, which will take place at […]
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The meeting of the MEBioSys project was held in Pilsen

16.9.2024
On September 10, 2024, a meeting of the MEBioSys research project was held. The conference, attended by 45 experts presenting the results achieved in the project’s first year, was organized by the NTC research center at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (UWB).
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Stanislav Seitl was selected as an ESIS Fellow

16.9.2024
Assoc. Prof. Stanislav Seitl was selected as an ESIS Fellow at the 24th European Conference on Fracture, the largest worldwide event dedicated to these topics, co-organized by ESIS (European Structural Integrity Society) in Zagreb, Croatia, 24-30 August 2024.
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Advanced manufacturing revs up in Europe with 3D printing

12.9.2024
The European Commission portal published an article in Horizon magazine mentioning the successfully implemented project Structural Integrity and Reliability of Advanced Materials obtained through additive Manufacturing (SIRAMM). Prof. Luboš Náhlík was the co-investigator of the project for the IPM.
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