Oleksii Laguta left medicine for physics to study quantum systems. At CEITEC VUT, he’s developing the FRASCAN II spectrometer to make high-frequency ESR more accessible for research on qubits and proteins.

Scientists at IOCB Prague created an eco-friendly method to recycle rare earths like neodymium from magnets, offering a sustainable alternative to mining and boosting EU & US raw material security.

Chemist Roman Kysilka shares how mushrooms became both a scientific passion and a forest pursuit—combining chromatography, history, and a deep respect for these unique organisms.

PhD candidate Francesco Mazzeo focuses on sustainable mobility and fuel cell tech at Politecnico di Torino, collaborating with UCT Prague and companies like Eaton to bridge research and industry.

How can we replace scarce lithium? Dr. Tomáš Hartman’s GAČR project explores 2D silicon and germanium as affordable alternatives for future batteries and sustainable energy.

A team at IOCB Prague revealed a novel phase where liquids flip rapidly between metal and nonmetal states. The theory, based on advanced modeling, was featured in Nature Communications.

A GAČR-supported project led by Dr. Mario Vazdar investigates how arginine-rich peptides penetrate cells, aiming to clarify key mechanisms in targeted drug delivery and membrane biochemistry.

Karel Havlíček founded a start-up with a friend to bring 3D printing to medicine and is working as a researcher at TUL on water purification using nanofibres.

CEITEC joined the Electron Microscopy Days, drawing in hundreds. Among the visitors was Jiří Kala (90), who helped launch the first bench-top electron microscope production in Czechoslovakia.

As a child, Tomáš Čermák struggled socially, but now, at 18, he's graduating high school, winning awards, and working with the Czech Academy of Sciences.