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We are the New Technologies – Research Centre (NTC) of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (CR). We explore quantum materials, green technologies, ecological energy sources, and solutions for human wellbeing.
NTC and Uni Regensburg research on the cover of Chemistry Europe 🧪J. Minár & T. Kovářík co-authored a study revealing a new material where thallium forms identical 5-atom clusters. 🙏the collaborators V. Schwinghammer, I. Shenderovich, S. Gärtner from @uniregensburg .bsky. 🔗 lnkd.in/d54bgZMZ
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
NTC and Uni Regensburg research on the cover of Chemistry Europe 🧪J. Minár & T. Kovářík co-authored a study revealing a new material where thallium forms identical 5-atom clusters. 🙏the collaborators V. Schwinghammer, I. Shenderovich, S. Gärtner from @uniregensburg .bsky. 🔗 lnkd.in/d54bgZMZ
Dear partners, colleagues, and friends, as the year draws to a close, we would like to thank you for your trust, cooperation, and shared enthusiasm for research and innovation. Merry Christmas and a successful New Year!
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dear partners, colleagues, and friends, as the year draws to a close, we would like to thank you for your trust, cooperation, and shared enthusiasm for research and innovation. Merry Christmas and a successful New Year!
Honoured to welcome a distinguished delegation from Taiwan to the University of West Bohemia and our New Technologies – Research Centre (NTC). Inspiring discussions on quantum & advanced materials, energy, sensing, photonics, biomedicine and future collaboration.
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Honoured to welcome a distinguished delegation from Taiwan to the University of West Bohemia and our New Technologies – Research Centre (NTC). Inspiring discussions on quantum & advanced materials, energy, sensing, photonics, biomedicine and future collaboration.
🥳We’re excited to congratulate our colleague and leader of the Research of Quantum and Advanced Material team, Ján Minár, on becoming an Associate Editor of
@nature.com ´s npj Computational Materials 👉https://nature.com/npjcompumats/editors
@nature.com ´s npj Computational Materials 👉https://nature.com/npjcompumats/editors
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🥳We’re excited to congratulate our colleague and leader of the Research of Quantum and Advanced Material team, Ján Minár, on becoming an Associate Editor of
@nature.com ´s npj Computational Materials 👉https://nature.com/npjcompumats/editors
@nature.com ´s npj Computational Materials 👉https://nature.com/npjcompumats/editors
UWB hosted the kick-off meeting of the Materials Science group in Open Science II (OP JAK). Under the leadership of Marek Cebecauer (J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS), the team is creating DANTEc, a new national FAIR data repository linked to the European Open Science Cloud.
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
UWB hosted the kick-off meeting of the Materials Science group in Open Science II (OP JAK). Under the leadership of Marek Cebecauer (J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS), the team is creating DANTEc, a new national FAIR data repository linked to the European Open Science Cloud.
Great day at #QuantumDay! Proud that NTC joined the CZ quantum community and that our director Petr Kavalíř was among the speakers. Inspiring outlook on Quantum–AI–Neuron and strong national collaboration. The future of Czech quantum tech looks bright!🤩
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great day at #QuantumDay! Proud that NTC joined the CZ quantum community and that our director Petr Kavalíř was among the speakers. Inspiring outlook on Quantum–AI–Neuron and strong national collaboration. The future of Czech quantum tech looks bright!🤩
Great to look back at last week’s lecture at NTC!
Thanks to Frédéric Turquier from the Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics (University Gustave Eiffel & Aix-Marseille University) for an inspiring talk on pelvic organ prolapse modeling.🙏
Thanks to Frédéric Turquier from the Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics (University Gustave Eiffel & Aix-Marseille University) for an inspiring talk on pelvic organ prolapse modeling.🙏
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Great to look back at last week’s lecture at NTC!
Thanks to Frédéric Turquier from the Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics (University Gustave Eiffel & Aix-Marseille University) for an inspiring talk on pelvic organ prolapse modeling.🙏
Thanks to Frédéric Turquier from the Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics (University Gustave Eiffel & Aix-Marseille University) for an inspiring talk on pelvic organ prolapse modeling.🙏
On Friday, November 14th, we listened to a lecture by Cheol-Hwan Park from the Seoul National University on the Lippmann–Schwinger approach for calculating photoelectron wave functions from first principles. He showed applications to graphene and WSe₂. Thanks for the new insights! 🙏
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On Friday, November 14th, we listened to a lecture by Cheol-Hwan Park from the Seoul National University on the Lippmann–Schwinger approach for calculating photoelectron wave functions from first principles. He showed applications to graphene and WSe₂. Thanks for the new insights! 🙏
We were pleased to host Tom van Waas (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) for his lecture on extracting self-energy and the Eliashberg function from ARPES. He presented a Bayesian approach and the xARPES package, with examples from SrTiO₃ and MoTe₂. Thank you, Tom!
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We were pleased to host Tom van Waas (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) for his lecture on extracting self-energy and the Eliashberg function from ARPES. He presented a Bayesian approach and the xARPES package, with examples from SrTiO₃ and MoTe₂. Thank you, Tom!
The GoHigher Conference is underway! 🚀
Connecting talented high school students with research, development & innovation in the Pilsen Region.
We’re proud to support initiatives like #GoHigher that inspire future scientists & engineers, because innovation starts with young talent. 💡
#STEM #Education
Connecting talented high school students with research, development & innovation in the Pilsen Region.
We’re proud to support initiatives like #GoHigher that inspire future scientists & engineers, because innovation starts with young talent. 💡
#STEM #Education
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The GoHigher Conference is underway! 🚀
Connecting talented high school students with research, development & innovation in the Pilsen Region.
We’re proud to support initiatives like #GoHigher that inspire future scientists & engineers, because innovation starts with young talent. 💡
#STEM #Education
Connecting talented high school students with research, development & innovation in the Pilsen Region.
We’re proud to support initiatives like #GoHigher that inspire future scientists & engineers, because innovation starts with young talent. 💡
#STEM #Education
Representatives of Czech and U.S. academic institutions met to strengthen collaboration in Quantum Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. Today, part of the U.S. delegation is heading to Plzeň to continue discussions at the University of West Bohemia, including NTC! ⚛️🤖
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Representatives of Czech and U.S. academic institutions met to strengthen collaboration in Quantum Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. Today, part of the U.S. delegation is heading to Plzeň to continue discussions at the University of West Bohemia, including NTC! ⚛️🤖
Looking back at the great 2nd QM4ST Workshop in Křtiny. Inspiring talks on quantum materials for sustainable technologies, strong contributions from young researchers and lots of new ideas for our collaboration. Thanks to everyone who joined!
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Looking back at the great 2nd QM4ST Workshop in Křtiny. Inspiring talks on quantum materials for sustainable technologies, strong contributions from young researchers and lots of new ideas for our collaboration. Thanks to everyone who joined!
Určitě přijďte – bude to zajímavé, inspirativní a hodně kvantové. Kvantu zdar🖖!
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Určitě přijďte – bude to zajímavé, inspirativní a hodně kvantové. Kvantu zdar🖖!
Projekt Předaplikační výzkum infračervených měřicích a zobrazovacích systémů pro chytrá města a bezpečnostní systémy běží na plné obrátky. Vědecký záměr má 3 směry: 1) bezkontaktní termodiagnostika obličeje, 2) měření fyziologických projevů, 3) Vývoj nového systému 🔴. irt.zcu.cz/cs/o-nas/pro...
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Projekt Předaplikační výzkum infračervených měřicích a zobrazovacích systémů pro chytrá města a bezpečnostní systémy běží na plné obrátky. Vědecký záměr má 3 směry: 1) bezkontaktní termodiagnostika obličeje, 2) měření fyziologických projevů, 3) Vývoj nového systému 🔴. irt.zcu.cz/cs/o-nas/pro...
Konference QuantumNetX v Plzni ukázala, jak rychle se kvantové technologie posouvají z výzkumu do průmyslové praxe.
Die Konferenz QuantumNetX in Pilsen zeigte eindrucksvoll, wie Quantentechnologien den Weg von der Forschung in die industrielle Anwendung finden.
Die Konferenz QuantumNetX in Pilsen zeigte eindrucksvoll, wie Quantentechnologien den Weg von der Forschung in die industrielle Anwendung finden.
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Konference QuantumNetX v Plzni ukázala, jak rychle se kvantové technologie posouvají z výzkumu do průmyslové praxe.
Die Konferenz QuantumNetX in Pilsen zeigte eindrucksvoll, wie Quantentechnologien den Weg von der Forschung in die industrielle Anwendung finden.
Die Konferenz QuantumNetX in Pilsen zeigte eindrucksvoll, wie Quantentechnologien den Weg von der Forschung in die industrielle Anwendung finden.
Reposted by NTC researchers
The Physics Nobel goes to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for a discovery that paved the way for quantum computers. Our reporters dive into the science
October 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Physics Nobel goes to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for a discovery that paved the way for quantum computers. Our reporters dive into the science
Připojte se ke konferenci QuantumNetX: Kvantové výpočty a technologie – potenciál pro průmyslovou praxi!
📍 Plzeň, 14. 10. 2025
👉 Registrace do 9. 10.: forms.gle/WoE98udcJzPF...
Quantenberechnungen & -technologien – Potenzial für die Industrie!
📍 Pilsen, 14.10.2025
👉 Anmeldung bis 9.10.
📍 Plzeň, 14. 10. 2025
👉 Registrace do 9. 10.: forms.gle/WoE98udcJzPF...
Quantenberechnungen & -technologien – Potenzial für die Industrie!
📍 Pilsen, 14.10.2025
👉 Anmeldung bis 9.10.
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Připojte se ke konferenci QuantumNetX: Kvantové výpočty a technologie – potenciál pro průmyslovou praxi!
📍 Plzeň, 14. 10. 2025
👉 Registrace do 9. 10.: forms.gle/WoE98udcJzPF...
Quantenberechnungen & -technologien – Potenzial für die Industrie!
📍 Pilsen, 14.10.2025
👉 Anmeldung bis 9.10.
📍 Plzeň, 14. 10. 2025
👉 Registrace do 9. 10.: forms.gle/WoE98udcJzPF...
Quantenberechnungen & -technologien – Potenzial für die Industrie!
📍 Pilsen, 14.10.2025
👉 Anmeldung bis 9.10.
On 9–10 Sept 2025, the international MEBioSys project meeting and conference took place at the Santon Hotel in Brno. Researchers and partners discussed top research in bioinspired mechatronics, biomaterials and metamaterials under the P JAC programme.
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On 9–10 Sept 2025, the international MEBioSys project meeting and conference took place at the Santon Hotel in Brno. Researchers and partners discussed top research in bioinspired mechatronics, biomaterials and metamaterials under the P JAC programme.
Our Summer with Science internships at NTC just wrapped up!
14 talented high-school students presented their research at GoHigher Café in fields from quantum computing to biomechanics.
Huge thanks to the Pilsen Region, UWB leadership & GoHigher for their support!
14 talented high-school students presented their research at GoHigher Café in fields from quantum computing to biomechanics.
Huge thanks to the Pilsen Region, UWB leadership & GoHigher for their support!
October 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our Summer with Science internships at NTC just wrapped up!
14 talented high-school students presented their research at GoHigher Café in fields from quantum computing to biomechanics.
Huge thanks to the Pilsen Region, UWB leadership & GoHigher for their support!
14 talented high-school students presented their research at GoHigher Café in fields from quantum computing to biomechanics.
Huge thanks to the Pilsen Region, UWB leadership & GoHigher for their support!
Proud moment for NTC🥳!
Aki Pulkkinen won the Best Poster Prize at a conference in Budapest — and received the award from Olle Eriksson, chair of this year’s Nobel Prize Committee.
His work advances understanding of time-dependent ARPES in SnTe. Congrats, Aki👏!
Aki Pulkkinen won the Best Poster Prize at a conference in Budapest — and received the award from Olle Eriksson, chair of this year’s Nobel Prize Committee.
His work advances understanding of time-dependent ARPES in SnTe. Congrats, Aki👏!
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Proud moment for NTC🥳!
Aki Pulkkinen won the Best Poster Prize at a conference in Budapest — and received the award from Olle Eriksson, chair of this year’s Nobel Prize Committee.
His work advances understanding of time-dependent ARPES in SnTe. Congrats, Aki👏!
Aki Pulkkinen won the Best Poster Prize at a conference in Budapest — and received the award from Olle Eriksson, chair of this year’s Nobel Prize Committee.
His work advances understanding of time-dependent ARPES in SnTe. Congrats, Aki👏!
We’re excited to announce that NTC’s Vladislav Lang has been named to the Photonics100 for 2026 — as the only awardee from the Czech Republic! A well-deserved recognition of his impact in photonics. #ThePhotonics100 #Photonics
September 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We’re excited to announce that NTC’s Vladislav Lang has been named to the Photonics100 for 2026 — as the only awardee from the Czech Republic! A well-deserved recognition of his impact in photonics. #ThePhotonics100 #Photonics
Dopoledne na Den s kvantovkou máme za sebou. Kvantové počítače, materiály i exkurze – skvělý program a teď nás čeká část pro veřejnost! 🙏Díky @matfyz #kvantovka
September 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Dopoledne na Den s kvantovkou máme za sebou. Kvantové počítače, materiály i exkurze – skvělý program a teď nás čeká část pro veřejnost! 🙏Díky @matfyz #kvantovka