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Unique Damage Catalogue maps dozens of traffic accidents. It will help forensic experts and insurance companies.

19 june A practical guide to methods for documenting and analyzing vehicle damage, as well as a catalog of characteristic damage types. These are the outcomes of a project jointly developed by the Transport

People

Ceramics that glow. Young scientist wins award for research into new materials for lasers and X-rays

16 juneCombining at least five elements into a single crystalline structure to create a transparent ceramic material that more efficiently transmits light beams – that is the goal of the research for which T

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Jaroslav Dědek's sweet legacy: 135 years since the birth of sugar expert

12 juneToday marks exactly 135 years since the birth of Jaroslav Dědek, chemist and expert in sugar production. This important scientist and analyst also left a significant mark on Brno University of Technol

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Ecodesign as a path to sustainability: Researchers from FCH BUT help Czech companies prepare for the future

5 juneUp to 80% of plastics in Europe still come from fossil sources, and most plastic packaging is never reused. How can research help Czech companies become more competitive and environmentally friendly?

Ideas and Discoveries

Greener brickmaking: New technologies from FCE BUT reduce carbon footprint

29 mayThe topic of sustainable brickmaking is being addressed by a project led by Jiří Zach from the Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno Un

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Robots are meant to help us, not replace us, says Stanislav Věchet

19 mayWill humanoid robots care for elderly and lonely seniors? Are we currently experiencing a robotic revolution? And isn't humanizing robots and artificial intelligence “playing God”? We discussed these

Sport

She took up sport shooting when she was almost an adult. Today, as a student at the Faculty of Business and Management at BUT, she is a European champion.

17 september 2024Originally, she thought she was going to be a tennis player. However, thanks to her gun-loving father, Martina Matějková accidentally got into shooting sports. Although her coach initially turned her

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I still need a driving engine in my life, the former rugby player who today competes in bobsleigh says

28 april 2023From rugby to bobsleigh. This is how David Bureš's rather unconventional sports career could be described in a nutshell, which included, for example, swimming, takewon-do or badminton. He even played

The American dream through Czech eyes or a year studying in Nebraska

Journal | Dominik Klement | 17. prosince 2022

It will be about a year since I boarded a plane to Nebraska at the Prague airport. But the journey itself began long before that. Since my first year I knew that I wanted to travel during my studies, ideally to Switzerland, Germany or America. And it was to the USA that I managed to get.In January, I learned about the