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The main objective of the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPM, CAS) is to clarify the relationship between the behaviour and properties of materials and their structural and microstructural characteristics.
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Opening of the Center for Electron Microscopy of the IPM in the pictures

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

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

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.
IPM completed the construction of the Electron Microscopy Centre

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.
Entropy Matters! Czech Research Advances Materials Development

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 […]
We invite you to the exhibition Genius Material

The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Physics of Materials invite you to an exhibition entitled Genius Material. You can look forward to 19 exhibits – various materials and interesting related facts.