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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Genius Material: a new exhibition at VIDA! Science Centre in Brno

8.1.2026
An interactive exhibition prepared by the Institute of Materials Physics of the CAS opens the door to the world of materials that shape our past, present, and future. A new exhibition entitled Genius Material has opened at the VIDA! Science Centre in Brno, inviting visitors to explore the fascinating world of materials—from ancient history to […]
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Blacksmiths from ÚFM Trade the Anvil for a Quantum Computer

10.12.2025
New technologies are opening entirely new possibilities for the development of materials. While blacksmiths spent hundreds of years testing the strength and durability of materials—such as steel—directly on the anvil, today’s scientists rely on very different methods. Thanks to supercomputers and quantum technologies, they can now predict the properties of materials atom by atom.
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