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31. 08. 2026
International Czech–Japanese Symposium on Advanced MultiScale Materials 2026

This year, we are once again organizing a meeting with our Japanese colleagues as part of the International Czech–Japanese Symposium on Advanced MultiScale Materials. The symposium will take place on 16–19 September 2026, with the main scientific program scheduled for Thursday, 17 September.

21. 08. 2026
Welcome our new colleague!

We welcome Klára Baksová, as a new member of the Theoretical Group at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics!

23. 07. 2026
Three out of three: MGML succeeds in the Open Science II Mini-Projects call

Petr Čermák’s team succeeded with all three submitted projects in the Open Science II Mini-Projects call. LaueDB and PP2FAIR received the maximum score of 85 points, while DanCE was supported with 81 points. Over the coming months, the projects will…

29. 06. 2026
ILL Scientific Members’ Meeting 2026

On June 18-19, 2026, the annual meeting of the Scientific Members and Associates of the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL, Grenoble, France) was held at the Institute of Physics in London, UK. The Czech Republic was represented by our colleague Milan Klicpera,…

23. 06. 2026
Czech–Taiwan Workshop on Quantum Materials, June 28 - July 5, 2026

The Czech–Taiwan Workshop on Quantum Materials (June 28 – July 5, 2026), organized within the AMULET project, brings together researchers from Charles University and National Taiwan Normal University to discuss recent advances in low-dimensional and quantum materials, light–matter interactions, and…

09. 06. 2026
2026 ACS Nano Impact Award

We are pleased to announce that a collaborative research team including Dr. Vladislav Pokorný (FzU) and Martin Žonda from our department has received the 2026 ACS Nano Impact Award. The award recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution published in ACS Nano and…

05. 06. 2026
Congratulations to Professor Tomáš Novotný!

We are pleased to announce that our Head of Department, Tomáš Novotný, has been officially inaugurated as Professor in the field of Physics of Nanostructures and Nanomaterials.

03. 06. 2026
Jindřich Dvořáček won with his project at the 16th Czech-Slovak Student Scientific Conference

At the 16th Czech-Slovak Student Science Conference, our department was represented by students Jindřich Dvořáček and Bc. Lukáš Soták in the Condensed Matter Physics category. Jindřich won first place in this category. We would like to thank both students for…

19. 05. 2026
Andrej Cabala Received the Award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

Andrej Cabala, a student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, and a member of the research team led by RNDr. Michal Vališka, Ph.D. at our department, has received the Award of the Learned Society of the Czech…

11. 05. 2026
Power Rangers Quantum Force Wins the IBM Quantum R2P Challenge!

Our colleagues: Pavel Baláž, Martin Žonda, Tomáš Novotný, and Daniel Bobok, recently completed IBM’s R2P Program. Our team, competing under the name Power Rangers Quantum Force, achieved an outstanding score of 288 out of 290 points and won the challenge.