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Realization of the building block of a Hund’s metal12.10.15

The electronic properties of solid state materials used in today’s electronic devices are governed by properties of valence electrons. One such property is the spin of the electron, which, in layman’s terms, is the sense of rotation of the spinning motion of the electron. As realized almost...

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Atomic force microscope resolves the polarity of chemical bonds in the molecules09.09.15

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the University of Regensburg (Germany) introduced a new method of atomic force microscopy (Atomic Force Microscopy = AFM), which allows to resolve the polarity of individual chemical bonds in a single molecule. The possibility of...

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New possibilities of imaging molecules with atomic force microscope05.08.15

Scientists from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) together with colleagues from Osaka University in Japan presented in the journal Nature Communications [1] a new method that significantly advances the current possibility for atomic force...

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Chile and Canary Islands selected for the construction of the largest gamma-ray observatory20.07.15

During a two-day meeting held on 15 and 16 July 2015, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Resource Board, with the participation of Czech representatives, decided to choose two sites for detailed contract negotiations for the location to host the world’s largest gamma-ray telescope network: a...

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New ERC grant at the Institute of Physics CAS will focus on the study of exotic states of magnetic materials04.03.15

The solid, liquid and gaseous state of matter are a common knowledge. However, the number of different states in which materials may exist is in principle unlimited. One of the prime goal of condensed matter physics is to understand the properties of these states and to predict the...

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Czech and UK laser facilities team up in new EU initiative25.02.15

A state-of-the-art laser facility currently under construction in Prague is on the road to becoming one of Europe’s Centres of Excellence, thanks to a new partnership project with the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The Czech Institute of Physics’ HiLASE facility...

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Ferromagnetic-semiconductor devices: Researchers from the Institute of Physics ASCR contributed to a review of a prominent field of modern physics30.10.14

Over the past two decades, the research of ferromagnetic semiconductors, with (Ga,Mn)As as a prime example, has led to a deeper understanding of relativistic spin-dependent phenomena in magnetic systems. It has also led to discoveries of new effects and demonstrations of unprecedented...

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Connecting the worlds of semiconductors and magnets: Researchers from the Institute of Physics ASCR realize an efficient spin-charge converter 21.08.14

Current information technologies are either charge-based or spin-based. Semiconductor microprocessors are prime examples among the large variety of charge-based devices. They utilize the possibility offered by semiconductors to easily electrically manipulate and detect their electronic charge...

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The FUNBIO project – studying materials on the boundary of life 19.05.14

Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has begun implementation of the Centre of functional materials for bio-applications (FUNBIO). This project is supported within 11th call of the OPPK (Operational Programme Prague Competitiveness)...

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Physics helps economy: a new monograph on Econophysics from the Institute of Physics ASCR11.03.14

Importance and impact of methods and techniques developed for studying physical problems has outreached the realm of natural sciences. Methods of quantum physics and statistical mechanics find more and more applications in biology, economy, informatics, or sociology. Physics has become one of...

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