Honorary medals of the Czech Academy of Sciences awarded to two personalities of the IPM
11.11.2025 On Thursday, November 6, 2025, Prof. RNDr. Ludvík Kunz, CSc., dr. h. c. and Prof. Ing. Karel Hrbáček, DrSc. received Ernst Mach honorary medals for their contributions to the physical sciences from the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prof. Radomír Pánek. „We nominated both colleagues for the medal at the same time. They […]
Česká hlava Award for NenoVision s.r.o.
10.11.2025 NenoVision s.r.o., with which ÚFM closely cooperates on a number of projects, received the prestigious Česká hlava 2025 Award in the INDUSTRY category, the CSG Award, for its product LiteScope – an in situ atomic force microscope.
Quantum computers in materials research? 🔬
7.11.2025 As part of Qiskit Fall Fest 2025, a special invited lecture by Dr. Martin Friák will take place on November 13 at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPM CAS).The lecture will focus on how quantum computers can be used in materials research and will be available both in-person […]
Honourable Mention from the Czech Science Foundation Awarded to the FRACTIGUE Group
5.11.2025 Prof. Martin Krejsa from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, has received an Honourable Mention of the President of the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) for the excellent results of the standard project “Influence of Material Properties of High-Strength Steels on the Durability of Engineering Structures and Bridges” (GAČR 21-14886S). […]
From the Laboratory Straight to the Quantum Computer – IPM at the IT4Innovations Users Conference 2025
4.11.2025 The IT4Innovations Users Conference 2025 featured a strong representation from the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences.Our researchers — Dr. Martin Friák, Mgr. Valentína Berecová, Bc. Kateřina Dočkalová, and Bc. Vojtěch Vašina — presented their work and had the unique opportunity to see the first quantum computer in the Czech […]
Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences at IPM
31.10.2025 The Institute of Physics of Materials CAS will once again take part in the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences, held from 3–9 November 2025. Visitors can look forward to guided laboratory tours, the lecture “Quantum Forge”, and the science show “Tear It Up!” – all taking place on 6 and 7 November.
