Between 25 and 29 May 2026, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU) hosted Dr. Thomas Gouder, the principal scientist behind the development and operation of the Surface Science Laboratory Station (SSLS) at JRC Karlsruhe.
In recent weeks, CERN has delivered two results worth paying attention to. The LHCb experiment discovered a long-sought particle. The BASE experiment, for the first time in history, transported antiprotons outside the laboratory.
The Einstein Telescope is a European scientific project of extraordinary scope, aimed at building a next-generation gravitational wave detector capable of detecting minute distortions in spacetime itself with unprecedented sensitivity.
How can we better detect invisible fingerprints, even on problematic surfaces? This is precisely the focus of the project “Increasing the Effectiveness of Methods for Visualizing Latent Fingerprints”, which involves the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, and the Forensic Institute of the Czech Police.
The family of magnetic materials has been traditionally divided into the ferromagnetic branch known for several millennia and the antiferromagnetic branch known for nearly a century. Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, together with international collaborators, have recently made a discovery of a new branch of the magnetic family, termed altermagnetic.
A research team from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, led by Hana Lísalová from the Laboratory of Functional Biointerfaces (LFB) of the Division of Optics, has developed a new polymeric nanocoating. It effectively prevents the accumulation of proteins and bacteria on the surface of biomaterials while promoting desirable immune cell responses and supporting the growth of bone-forming cells.
