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Purifying Water Using Light? Laboratory Tests Have Shown 97% Efficiency

20 octoberLight and urea. These are two "basic ingredients" that can be enough for effective and gentle water purification. This has been proven by new research conducted by scientists from CEITEC Brno Universi

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Code orbiting the Earth: How the KOSTKA satellite software was developed

15 octoberOnly a small number of Czech satellites have made it into Earth orbit – fewer than twenty, to be precise. Their number has grown significantly in recent years, reflecting the current strength of space

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“Ceramic 3D printing combines craftsmanship with digital skills,” says designer Jan Vítek

12 octoberAt first glance, 3D printing may seem like a fully digital manufacturing process: you prepare the data, send it to the printer and wait for the finished product. But according to Jan Vítek, a designer

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Scientist and science communicator Martin Kadlec: I want to spark people’s curiosity

8 octoberAt the Faculty of Chemistry at Brno University of Technology, Martin Kadlec works with hydrogels and viscoelastic materials, but outside the laboratory you might also meet him at workshops, lectures,

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Special Adhesive May Help Treat Comminuted Fractures. It Is Already Being Tested in Brno

2 octoberSurgery in which doctors use metal plates or screws to stabilize larger bone fragments, while smaller ones are often removed immediately. This is how comminuted fractures are currently treated. Thanks

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Jakub Dokulil is developing microscope that will track movement of cellular molecules

29 septemberAt secondary school, he was fascinated by how a device as small as a mobile phone could take surprisingly high-quality photographs. Today, optics allows him to look much further – right inside living

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Football can be played as well as analysed. Eliška Jordánková from BUT can do both

24 juneOn the pitch she defends the left side; off the pitch she thinks about everything that data analysis can reveal to players. Eliška Jordánková, a current FEEC student and a CESA BUT graduate, works in

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Student Jan Jilčík collects medals in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling tournaments

13 november 2025Jan Jilčík is studying for a master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Communication and Control Technology and is also one of the best Czech competitors in his category (blue belt, 77 kg) in Brazili

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