After two and a half years of intensive work, scientists from the Laboratory of Biophysics of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, led by Oleg Lunov, have presented a breakthrough DNA nanostructure based platform, which allows for the targeted influence of lysosomal functions in cells.
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 research team from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences led by Zdeněk Hubička and Jiří Olejníček, in collaboration with teams from Japan's Osaka University and New Zealand's Unitec Institute of Technology, have achieved significant progress in the development of ultrafast luminescent layers of zinc oxides.
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.
It is not a common thing that a new telescope for detecting cosmic rays is introduced to the world. The feat of our colleagues from the Joint Laboratory of Optics in Olomouc can thus be seen as unique.
Rules of the student's competition of the Division of Optics
The PRO-EURO-DILI Network, an international consortium of scientists investigating drug-induced liver injury, including scientists from the Laboratory of Biophysics, Division of Optics, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has presented a revolutionary advance in the development of liver organoids. The results of the research have been published in the prestigious Experimental and Molecular Medicine journal belonging to the Nature family.
Mirrors from the Joint Laboratory of Optics of Palacký University in Olomouc and the Institute of Physics (SLO) are a key part of several cosmic ray detectors located around the world. Petr Schovánek was at the very beginning of a number of important international projects in this field and continues to look for ways to improve, simplify and cheapen the production of mirror systems while maintaining their parameters.
The NCC for MATCA (National Centre of Competence for Materials, Advanced Technologies, Coatings and their Applications) co-financed with the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic’s (TA CR) state support within the National Centres of Competence Programme, has received the highest possible rating from the TA CR panel for the first phase of its existence lasting from 2019 to the end of 2022.
Scientists from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences have published the results of extensive research in the field of public health. Their aim was to map the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in Prague public transport during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team from the Laboratory of Functional Biointerfaces, led by Hana Lísalová, developed special biosensors for testing. Their use has provided new insights into the fight against infectious diseases. The research has recently been published in Journal of Travel Medicine.
