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Thanks to Czech scientists, ecological production of photovoltaic systems in Europe is within striking distance

Thanks to the PILATUS project, there will be three pilot lines built in Europe by 2025, covering the entire production cycle of innovative silicon solar panels. Special technologies with contacts on the bottom side will allow solar cells to convert energy with efficiency higher than 26%. In the production of this photovoltaic "Ferrari", the experts also want to minimize its CO2 footprint. In the project, a team from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Martin Ledinský will be involved as well.

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Naprostá většina fotovoltaických systémů, které v Evropě vidíme, je z křemíku.

What direction will the popularization of physics take? Solutions were debated by experts

Does it make sense to publish a printed journal that deals with the promotion of physics? With this controversial question, the director of the Institute of Physics, Michael Prouza, opened a discussion on the future of the popularization of physics. The debate took place on Monday, October 24, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Československý časopis pro fyziku journal in a crowded hall of the SOLID21 building, and was followed by expert lectures on the history of physics and its popularization.

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High school students tried out what it's like to be a scientist

In this year's VYDRA course, the organizers prepared open-solution tasks for students, focusing on general approaches used to solve research tasks. The final meeting took place in the premises of the Institute of Physics on November 1, when the students tried a presentation of the results, including a model scientific discussion.

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Strategic Agreement with FZU Integrates ELI Beamlines into ELI ERIC

The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI ERIC) and Institute of Physics (FZU) of the Czech Academy of Sciences have signed agreements to integrate the Beamlines Facility into ELI ERIC. The 6th ELI ERIC General Assembly (GA) approved the agreement and endorsed key policies critical for future operations of ELI ERIC.

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Soubor smluv o převodu, jímž se ELI Beamlines s účinností od 1. ledna 2023 vyčlení ze struktury Fyzikálního ústavu AV ČR a přejde pod mezivládní organizaci ELI ERIC, podepsali dnes ve 12.00 ředitel FZU Michael Prouza a generální ředitel ELI ERIC Allen Weeks.

Einstein was wrong and in Olomouc today thus photon twins are researched

For the tenth year, Ondřej Haderka heads the Joint Laboratory of Optics (SLO) in Olomouc  – a workplace that is operated by the Division of Optics of the Institute of Physics together with the Faculty of Sciences of the Palacky University. A place where huge mirrors for space observatories are created and astrophysics is focused on, but also where research is conducted in the field of quantum optics and lasers.

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Invitation to the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences at the FZU

In 2022, the Institute of Physics will also be joining the Week of the Czech Academy of Sciences. It is an event organised by the Czech Academy of Sciences and focused on public understanding of science. As every year, the FZU will be holding an Open Doors Day as part of the Week, and is preparing a number of interesting talks and visits to laboratories covering a lot of interesting topics – from research of the universe and biophysics to lasers.

The Week of the Academy will take place from 1 to 5 November 2022

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A Brief Note on Nobel Prize for Physics 2022

 

Today the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences has announced the Nobel Prize for Physics will go to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger. Their victory is unexpected but utterly deserved: All three laureates have made a substantial contribution to significant scientific progress in several ways.

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