Her research focuses on developing eco-friendly building materials that could replace cement and significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry. 🌿¨

📷 author: Kateřina Šulová, source: ČTK IB

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📖 The discovery was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C and was immediately selected among the most remarkable papers of 2025.

Why does it matter? It paves the way for cheaper, more efficient catalysis, new magnetic materials, and even the fight against antibiotic resistance. After light activation, the new molecules can kill more than 99.99% of dangerous pathogens – but only exactly where you shine the light.

👉 In our interview, he looks back on his student days and the path to this groundbreaking medicine: “Do what you enjoy, but always ask yourself how it can benefit people and society.”

Full interview: www.vscht.cz/popularizace....

🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586625024190?via%3Dihub

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➡️ The research is being conducted in collaboration with the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences and is supported by the Czech Science Foundation.

The result will be new materials that will contribute to cleaner water and energy. 🌊⚡

➡️ The aim is to increase the efficiency of these cells, improve their stability, and prevent damage (photocorrosion).

The results provide new insights into the development of semiconductors and the understanding of molecular dynamics.

📖 Nature Communications
[DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61512-8]

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Thanks to a cutting-edge experiment and calculations, a team led by Vít Svoboda from UCT Prague has managed to describe the ultrafast breakdown of a silane cation after photoionisation – in timescales of less than 150 fs!

The conference was held at the Pyramida Hotel with the support of Concrea and was attended by over 200 scientists and students from 30 countries, not only from Europe but also from overseas, e.g. Taiwan, Canada, USA.

This traditional conference is organized at two-year intervals and for the first time since 1991 it was organized in Prague.

📍 The best result of the Czech Republic since the establishment of the independent republic
📍 The most populous IChO since the founding in 1968 in Prague

Thanks to all the teachers who give their time and energy to the students - thanks to you, the Czech Republic is a chemical superpower! 🇨🇿💙

...With the exception of one student, he beat competitors from all over the world! It is a huge success for the Czech Republic, Czech chemistry and all the dedicated teachers who prepare the students." - Jiří Ledvinka, UCT Prague

💬 "The tasks were harder than usual this year, especially the practice was very time consuming. Vašek was at IChO for the third time this year, expectations were high, but we were all shocked at the award ceremony...

🥇 Václav Verner (PORG) won 2nd place in the world
🥈 Matěj Pěnička (Gymnázium Nad Alejí)
🥈 Ondřej Michal (Gymnázium Botičská)
🥉 Adam Horák (Gymnázium Hranice)