New IAEA interactive map identifies fusion devices across the world - there are also COMPASS and COMPASS-U

29 Sep 2020

The fusion team at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has introduced a worldwide tracking and information system for fusion devices, located within the IAEA's Fusion Portal. [...]

Minister of Finance visited the TOPTEC Center

27 Jul 2020

Minister of Finance Alena Schillerová visited the TOPTEC Center on July 23, 2020. In addition to the TOPTEC Center, the Minister visited a number of other interesting projects and companies. The event was marked by meetings and debates with Czech companies and their employees in the Liberec Region. [...]

The TOPTEC Centre has developed a world-unique concept of special optical elements for the largest Czech telescope

28 Jun 2020

Perek´s Telescope at the Ondřejov Observatory of the Astronomical Institute has undergone a major modernization. [...]

The paper published by the Materials Engineering Department in "Journal of Thermal Spray Technology" awarded "Best Paper Award"

16 Jun 2020

The paper “The Role of Laser Texturing in Improving the Adhesion of Plasma Sprayed Tungsten Coatings” awarded "Best Paper Award".

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SUMTRAIC 2020 has been postponed to the beginning of December and will be fused with EMTRAIC

11 Jun 2020

SUMTRAIC 2020 has been postponed to the beginning of December and will be merged to our second school EMTRAIC. [...]

The PALS laser system is celebrating 20 years

8 Jun 2020

At the end of the 1990s, the unique terawatt iodine laser system Asterix IV developed and built at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching was moved to Prague. On Thursday, June 8, 2000, the PALS laser system delivered the first short laser pulses with an energy of up to 1000 J. [...]