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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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Researchers‘ Night 2025 at IPM – In search of treasure, even in the rain!

Researchers‘ Night, whose theme this year was Wealth, attracted over 300 people to IPM despite the cold and rainy weather. On Friday, September 26, 2025, children and adults set out searching for treasure!
Six scientists from IPM are among the top 2% of scientists!

The Stanford/Elsevier list of the top 2% of scientists for 2025 is out, and what’s more, six scientists from IPM are among them! The updated global rankings are available at topscinet.com, where data for entire careers and individual years are available.
The Festival of Science and Technology 2025

The Festival of Science and Technology in Brno attracted thousands of science enthusiasts once again this year. And there was indeed a lot to see at the Brno Exhibition Center.
Radoslav Maňak has been honoured with the award „Cena průmyslového podniku“!

Congratulations to our student and colleague Radoslav Maňak, who has been honoured with the award „Cena průmyslového podniku“ in recognition of his outstanding bachelor’s thesis: „New routes to strengthening martensitic steel: From 3D particle dispersion to 2D nanosheets“.
Ruthenium compounds as the future of anticancer therapy

A review article by Dr. Martin Sojka from the Institute of Materials Physics and Prof. Patrick Gamez from the University of Barcelona has been published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews (IF = 23.5, D1).
‘Shaping Order’ for a Cleaner Future

A new review article titled „TiO₂ mesocrystals: recent progress in synthesis, structure, and photocatalytic applications“ has been published in the journal Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, authored by MSc. Anjali Valadi Palliyalil and Dr. Sanjay Gopal Ullattil from the Institute of Physics of Materials.