IEAP in Media

IEAP Space program on Radiožurnál

Sep. 13th, 2023 - Sep. 13th, 2023
This September's first issue of Magazín Experiment (radio Radiožurnál) is entirely dedicated to Czech space projects supported by the Ministry of Transport and the European Space Agency ESA. In this issue, Robert Filgas, Chief Scientist at IEAP, presents the space activities of IEAP. More here (only in Czech): https://radioz…

Exhibition in National Gallery - In Depth and on the Surface

Dec. 6th, 2022 - Apr. 23rd, 2023
The National Gallery Prague organizes the exhibition "In Depth and on the Surface".   The exhibition presents the results of an interdisciplinary project, the objectives of which include the development of apparatus that will advance the possibilities of research methods for works of ancient art. …

Press release BepiColombo

Mar. 10th, 2020 - Mar. 10th, 2020
On 10 March 2020 ESA / JAXA BepiColombo (https://sci.esa.int/web/bepicolombo and https://sci.esa.int/web/bepicolombo/-/bepicolombo-takes-last-snaps-of-earth-en-route-to-mercury) took advantage of Earth's gravitational field and sped up its journey towards Mercury, its destination. The BepiColombo consists of three modules: the Mercur…

IAESTE Students at IEAP

Apr. 1st, 2019 - Apr. 2nd, 2019
Mathematical Engineering student, Catalina Lesmes Ramírez is currently doing her internship in the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics Czech Technical University in Prague (IEAP CTU in Prague), Czech Republic, where her main task is to analyze data generated by the ATLAS experiment of the European Organization for Nuclear Res…

TecniCall about IEAP

Dec. 13th, 2018 - Dec. 13th, 2018
The CTU's magazine TecniCall, magazine that informs the public of CTU's results and happenings, has issued its last number focusing on the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics CTU in Prague. In this issue you can find an interview with the Institute's director doc. Ing. Ivan Štekl, CSc., a short (and easy to read) descriptions of…

TecniCall - Neutrino Telescope Baikal-GVD

Jul. 17th, 2018 - Jul. 17th, 2018
The newest issue of TechniCall just came out. You can read about the Neutrino Telescope Baikal-GVD, which was accompanied by our reseaarchers, on pages 16-19. Link: https://media.cvut.cz/cs/publikace/20180720-tecnicall-1-2018    

Radio talk with Stanislav Pospisil about IEAP involvement in space research

May. 30th, 2018 - May. 30th, 2018
On Wednesday 30th of May 2018, the founder of IEAP, Stanislav Pospíšil gave talk on Czech Radio Plus (Český rozhlas Plus) about the space projects IEAP is a part of. A summary of this talk is presented in a text document, as well as a visual attachment.

Our employees are members of an excellent team

Feb. 27th, 2017
Physics of massive neutrinos, underground laboratories and nuclear structure – that is the name of a scientific team of the Commenius University in Bratislava. The team was awarded and recogrnized by the Slovak government as an excellent scientific team already for the second time. Its head , prof. RNDr. Fedor …

MX-10 promotional video

Jun. 13th, 2016
An interesting promotional video about the Particle camera MX-10 (developed in cooperation with IEAP) has been published on the project website.

Article in Nature magazine

Jul. 9th, 2015
On July 9, 2015, Nature magazine published an article A very luminous magnetar-powered supernova associated with an ultra-long γ-ray burst, whose co-author is Mgr. Robert Filgas, Ph.D., from the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics CTU in Prague. German-Czech part of the cooperation on the article, which allows reciprocal …

Timepix detectors onboard ORION spaceship

Nov. 19th, 2014
The University of Houston online bulletin informs that a few Timepix detectors in a layout developed at IEAP are being used onboard the newly tested Orion spaceship.

Advanced radiation detectors in industry

Apr. 1st, 2014
he european Physical Society’s Technology and innovation Group (EPS-TIG) organized a workshop on Advanced radia- tion detectors for industrial use which brought experts involved in the research and development of advanced sensors, together with representatives from related spin-off companies. The event was organized in…

Particle detectors for the classroom, CERN

Aug. 7th, 2013
The Medipix2 (or Timepix) pixel detector readout chips are combined with silicon sensors using the same techniques that were developed for the LHC pixel detector systems. What makes the device particularly handy for classroom use is the USB-based readout system and the associated software which were developed by the …

ESA Bulletin: Proba-V satellite carrying radiation detector from CERN to space

Apr. 22nd, 2013
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2012 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

Feb. 1st, 2013
The Science and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the USA launched a unique international competition to recognize the best examples of projects that bring scientific information to life. The goal was to encourage new ways to visualize data—efforts that are increasingly important for conv…

ARDENT to develop advanced dosimetric techniques

May. 14th, 2012
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CERN Bulettin: Now calling at the International Space Station (ISS)

Apr. 4th, 2012
On 31 July, an unmanned Russian Progress spacecraft was launched from the desert steppe of Kazakhstan. Its destination: the International Space Station (ISS). On board: five Timepix detectors developed by the Medipix2 Collaboration. ... read more

CERN Knowledge & Technology Transfer: Quantum Dosimetry

Dec. 11th, 2010
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CERN Bulletin: CERN@School

Mar. 8th, 2010
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CERN Press Release: CERN Colour X-ray Technology Set to Save Lives

Dec. 14th, 2009
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IOP: Listening to Dark Matter

Oct. 16th, 2008
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