The main objective of the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPM, CAS) is to clarify the relationship between the behaviour and properties of materials and their structural and microstructural characteristics.

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Project SLON solves the banana curve dilemma

14.8.2024
The project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) is focused on developing materials that will simultaneously increase strength and ductility. The target area of use of such materials is in the structural components of reusable launch vehicles.
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New TGA/DSC-MS device for measuring hydrogen desorption

2.8.2024
A new TGA/DSC-MS device (Linesis PT1000 STA + QMS) for simultaneous thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetric analysis was purchased at IPM as part of the MATUR project. The equipment was purchased primarily to measure the temperature and kinetics of hydrogen desorption, which L. Král works on at IPM.
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Diving into Science during Holidays

26.7.2024
Young science enthusiasts from Pardubice visited the Institute of Materials Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on Friday, 26 July 2024, as part of the suburban Science and Technology Camp DDM Alfa Pardubice.
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Nanoparticles from IPM again on the front page

11.7.2024
A study focused on the gradual oxidation of cubic nanoparticles of iron oxides caught the attention of the Royal Chemical Society (RSC) journal Nanoscale (IF=6.7), which promoted the article on the front page. These are nanoparticles shared by dr. Tereza Sojková from the Gröger’s group, who focused on the topic of magnetic nanoparticles for biological […]
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