Science and technology
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Czech scientists reveal origin of Chelyabinsk meteor
Scientists from the Czech Astronomical Institute believe they have found the origin of the Chelyabinsk meteor that hit Russia in February. In a paper published in Nature…
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Czech scientists searching for ways to remove toxins from drinking water
Detergents, painkillers and contraceptives are things we use daily. What most of us don’t realize is that all of them contribute to the presence of toxins in our rivers…
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Chemist Wichterle “wasn’t bitter” over not profiting from invention of contact lens
A new exhibition at Prague’s Academy of Sciences marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Otto Wichterle, the great Czech chemist who invented modern soft contact…
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Fighting fear of science key to stopping sci-tech brain drain
For the first time Prague has just played host to the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), a prestigious science fair and competition that takes place each…
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Czech scientists use new materials for blast-resistant litter bins
Terrorist attacks in public spaces have been haunting city dwellers for years. The recent bombing attack at the Boston marathon made those fears even more acute. Many…
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Czechs develop world’s ‘first’ flying bike
A month ago, the Czech Republic was hit by heavy floods; then, there was a police raid at the Office of the Government; the government collapsed and a new prime minister…
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Construction of supercomputer facility launched in Ostrava
Earlier this month, construction began on a new four-floor centre in the city of Ostrava that will house the first Czech supercomputer. The site, which will house hundreds…
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Cutting-edge biomedical research center to open near Prague
The Czech Academy of Science and Prague’s Charles University have come together to launch a new top-of-the-line scientific center, that should place the Czech Republic on…
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'Bionic man' defies nature after living six months with no heart
A man who lived for more than six months without a heart died at the weekend, ending a remarkable experiment in medicine that could pave the way for improving treatment of…
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Science Journal
Two stories of the fruitful work of Czech scientists on the international scale in this month’s Science Journal, both touching on key modern issues of food production and…
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Science Journal
In this month’s Science Journal we talk to the Czech psychologists who monitored the participants in the Mars 500 experiment.
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Patient survives six months without heart
A patient in the Czech Republic has become the first person in the world to survive for nearly six months without a heart. The patient, a 37-year firefighter, had a…
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