Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems

Scientists led by Hana Lísalová from the Division of Optics have made a significant step towards a breakthrough in the field of optical fibre sensors. 

A new study by scientists led by Oleg Lunov of the Division of Optics of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences sheds light on how a cell's shape and mechanics influence its absorption of drug carriers. 

In the time of advent, for the second time we organized a collection to support the Klokánek in Prague 8, which helps children in difficult life situations.

A double interview with Helena Reichlova and Barbora Špačková, who have succeeded in tough competition and both won five-year funding for their own Dioscuri centres. They describe, for example, the role they believe social media play in research careers. And they also explain what guides their selection of new collaborators.

Researchers from the Laboratory of Functional Biointerfaces of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences have advanced the development of a compact, fully portable and fast biosensing device and demonstrated its effectiveness in detecting bacterial and viral pathogens in a wide range of food samples.

For Hana Lísalová, head of the Laboratory of Functional Biointerfaces from the Division of Optics, this year's fifth edition of the International Conference on Bioinspired and Zwitterionic Materials, which was held at Cornell University in the USA, meant a significant accomplishment. She received the prestigious Mid-career Award for her contribution to the development of a new generation of antifouling layers with biofunctional elements, biosensors and biomimetic systems.

A book titled "Věda je odvaha” (Science Requires Courage) presenting life stories of sixteen inspiring scientists has just been published. One of the stories in this book is dedicated to Hana Lísalová, head of the Laboratory of Functionl Biointerface of the Division of Optics at the Institute of Physics.

Společný výzkum vědců z NCK MATCA Fyzikálního ústavu AV ČR a průmyslových partnerů otvírá možnosti použití nových technologií slibujících významný pokrok v jaderném inženýrství a vývoji supravodivých materiálů. 

May 1st 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the Czech Republic joining the European Union (EU). The past 20 years have profoundly changed the Czech research landscape, German-Czech research cooperation and the European Research Area. “Science has greatly benefitted from the possibilities that Europe offers during the last decades. Mobility is a striking example, funding opportunities are another,” says Max Planck President Patrick Cramer at the opening ceremony for the first three Dioscuri Centres in the Czech Republic on 17 May 2024.