28 May 2025

Judith Medina visit through EDUC-WIDE

Judith Medina, a PhD student from Instituto de Materiales Avanzados, INAM, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain, came to the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT Center for a two-day research visit focused on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), working under the guidance of Dr. Monika Stupavská. Her visit was made possible thanks to the EDUC-WIDE project, which fosters collaboration across partners institutions by enabling access to advanced research infrastructure.

26 May 2025

Lukáš Vrána and Martin Ondryáš at SVC TechCon 2025

PhD candidates Lukáš Vrána and Martin Ondryáš from the PVDLab, the Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures research group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT Centrerepresented their research at the SVC TechCon 2025in Nashville, USA, hosted by the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC). Lukáš Vrána earned 2nd place in the Graduate Student Award competition.

23 May 2025

Anna Podmanická's achievement at Regeneron ISEF 2025 Global Science Fair

Anna Podmanická, a gifted student from Gymnázium Jura Hronca, secured 4th place at the prestigious Regeneron ISEF 2025 finals in Ohio, USA. Her project on wastewater purification impressed the expert jury and earned her a special award from the King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity. The success of the Slovak AMAVET delegation at this competition was further highlighted by Adam Kovalčík’s overall victory.

15 May 2025

Pavel Soucek as a chairman at the ICMCTF 2025 in San Diego

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Souček oversaw a section on High Entropy and Other Multi-Principal-Element at the 51st International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2025). He also presented a talked on Temperature Stability of High Entropy Ceramic Cr-Hf-MoTa-W-N Refractory Metal Coatings, showcasing results from a collaborative effort with Stanislava Debnarová, Matej Fekete, Šárka Zuzjaková, Shuyao Lin, Ondřej Jašek, Tatiana Pitonakova, Nikola Koutná, and Petr Zeman.

14 May 2025

A weeklong testing of plasma treatment in company Nano Medical

Researchers from the Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplicatons research group, Dr. Jakub Kelar and Dr. Oleksandr Galmiz, spent an experimental week at Nano Medical in Liberec. As part of the new OP TAK project, they focused on testing in-line plasma surface modification of substrate materials to enhance the adhesion of nanofibers produced by electrospinning.

12 May 2025

EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme workshop for Micro and nanotechnology

Dušan Kováčik participated in the EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme for Micro and nanotechnology workshop held at the Department of Microsystems, Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge in Norway. The workshop was aimed at exploring research collaboration opportunities with international research teams in the field of nanotechnology. Participants had the opportunity to visit the laboratories and learn about the instrumentation and technologies available at the department.

12 May 2025

Dr. Richard Drevét and Roman Přibyl at SICT 2025

Dr. Richard Drevét and PhD candidate Roman Přibyl joined the SICT 2025 (Surfaces, Intefaces and Coatings technologies international conference) at the end of the April in Portugal.

2 May 2025

Štěpán Březovják: A Message from the Workshop or a Messenger from Space? Searching for Micrometeorites

What connects a garage workshop with the depths of outer space? Perhaps more than you’d think! Watch the recorded talk by Štěpán Březovják on the YouTube channel of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. You'll embark on a journey into the world of the tiniest visitors from space. You'll discover that micrometeorites can take the form of tiny magnetic spheres, barely visible to the naked eye — and yet, the search for them holds incredible stories. CEPLANT's SEM MIRA3 in action as a main star.

30 Apr 2025

COLOSSE Training – Using AI tools in an academic enviroment

The training guided participants from the fundamentals of artificial intelligence to critical discussions on AI ethics. Physicists from Masaryk University, the University of West Bohemia, and Comenius University in Bratislava explored how AI can specifically support their work — from research and project preparation to teaching, data analysis, and visualization. This comprehensive program was designed by COLOSSE and delivered by experienced lecturers Lucie Racyn and Vojtěch Velísek from Masaryk University.