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American patent opens the door to the largest nuclear market

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A patented method of protecting the surface of fuel cells from corrosion, which will extend the life of fuel cells under both emergency and standard conditions, could be used in all 94 nuclear reactors in the United States. Innovative solutions were patented in the Czech Republic by Irena Kratochvílová, František Fendrych, Andrew Taylor (for the Institute of Physics) and Radek Škoda, Jan Škarohlíd (then for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University) already in 2015.

Joint facilities

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Joint Laboratory of Optics

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Faculty of Science
Palacký University Olomouc
17. listopadu 50A
772 07 Olomouc

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Laboratory of Optospintronics

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Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Charles University
Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Praha 2

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PALS Research Center

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Institute of Plasma Physics
Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Praha 8 - Libeň

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Joint Laboratory of Low Temperature

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Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Charles University
V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00 Prague 8

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Joint Laboratory for Magnetic Studies

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Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Charles University
V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00 Prague 8