Science and technology
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Last man on the moon Eugene Cernan remembered
US astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last person to set foot on the Moon, died on Monday at the age of 82. Cernan was the commander of the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, who…
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Czech scientists make cover of Science with nanocrystals research
Czech scientists have made the cover of the prestigious Science magazine with their discovery of a unique method determining the structure of nanocrystals. The new…
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Czech scientists studying consequences of extreme stress in Holocaust survivors and possible impact…
Why does long-term exposure to extreme stress make some people more resilient, while it makes others weaker? Does such an experience result in far-reaching biological…
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Czech inventor rolls out revolutionary nano battery with world changing claims
A low cost high performance battery is commonly described as the Holy Grail for today’s intensive energy using world. And a Czech inventor believes he has come up with…
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Czech scientists discover world’s highest sited plant
Czech scientists have recently discovered what is believed to be the world’s highest growing plant. While carrying out research in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas, they…
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GoodAI’s Marek Rosa Part 2: An emerging artificial intelligence would have to understand our world…
In the last edition of Czech Life, Marek Rosa - the founder and CEO of the Prague-based company GoodAI – discussed the means by which he and colleagues are working to…
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Teenage blindness helped inspire me to become ophthalmologist, says Dr. Jarka Heissigerová
Jarka Heissigerová is an internationally recognised expert on uveitis, a rare, hard to diagnose and potentially blinding eye condition. The doctor, who spent a number of…
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World-renowned chemist Josef Michl on figuring out mysteries, 1968 – and a remarkable WWII story
Last week the Boulder-based Josef Michl was in his native Prague to receive the prestigious Neuron award for lifelong contribution to world science in the field of…
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GoodAI’s Marek Rosa Part 1 - Solving general AI would change everything
Prague-based video game designer Marek Rosa, founder of Keen Software House, recently established a firm focussing on artificial intelligence. Last July, Rosa launched…
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Philip Zimbardo: I’m sounding the alarm – porn and virtual reality are destroying masculinity
Pornography and computer games are causing immense harm to young males and worse is yet to come with improved virtual reality. That is the message of US psychologist…
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Czech nanotech companies move from strength to strength
Around a year ago I traced some of the achievements of the Czech Republic’s nano technology companies, many of which are making an impact on the European and global scene…
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New book by astronaut who shot first pics of Great Wall of China from Space launched in Prague
A new book of stunning photographs from Space by former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao published by the Zdeněk Sklenář Gallery was launched in Prague this week. Chiao’s photos…
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