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Award for lifelong merit for prof. Šob

20.1.2022
On 19 January 2022, the Honorary Medal of Ernst Mach for his merits in the physical sciences, was handed over to Professor Mojmír Šob, the world’s leading expert in the field of theoretical physics and solid state chemistry, at the Institute of Physics of Materials.
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New microscope for materials research

20.1.2022
After two years of preparations, on January 19, 2022, we put into operation a new top transmission electron microscope. At the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno, the device with the ability to see individual atoms will be used for research and development of new materials. Even microscopic […]
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Award for long-term cooperation with the PBS Velká Bíteš, a.s.

1.10.2021
The Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic awarded Innovation of the year 2020 for New types of castings of expansion heads produced by První brněnská strojírna (PBS) Velká Bíteš, a.s. This result has been achieved thanks to the long-term cooperation with the Institute of Physics of Materials CAS.
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Award – Business project of the year 2020

2.7.2021
On June 29, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the The Business and Innovation Agency, organized the award ceremony for the results of research projects from the Business Project of the Year 2020 competition. První brněnská strojírna Velká Bíteš a.s. together with the Institute of Physics of Materials CAS and UJP Praha, […]
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Invitation to INNOFAT webinar

11.5.2021
This webinar is organized as part of the RFCS project INNOFAT, (Innovative approach to improve fatigue performance of automotive components aiming at CO2 emissions reduction).
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IPM thrives with industry partners

9.3.2021
On 26.2.2021, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) announced on its website the updated results of the 3rd Public Competition of the Programme for the Promotion of Industrial Research and Experimental Development – TREND – Subprogram 1 – “Technological Leaders”.
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More than 1,500 citations of the work on the study of silver nanoparticle synthesis

26.2.2021
The article titled „Silver Colloid Nanoparticles, Characterization, and Their Antibacterial Activity“ exceeded 1,500 citations in 2020 (according to the WoS database). This significant response reflects the long-term relevance of the silver nanoparticle’s extraordinary antibacterial, antiviral, and antiproliferative properties in medical applications. The work was conducted in collaboration with three research institutes – Palacky University in […]
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