2. 12. - 3. 12. 2021 CEMNAT scientists, led by Dr. Fraenkel, together with the scientists of the Institute of Chemical Processes of the ASCR (Dr. Ondráček, Bc. Vrbík) and CTU (Dr. Vybíral) performed a comprehensive filter efficiency test on the sleeve filter developed at CEMNAT for capturing aerosol particles with a size of 20 to 10,000 nanometers. The test took place in the classroom, partly in the presence of students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Pardubice.
25. 11. 2021 CEMNAT was visited by Dr. Martina M Siwek, Science Director for Central and Eastern Europe, Office of Naval Research Global z Embassy of the United States, Prague, Czech Republic. The purpose of the visit was a bilateral meeting on cooperation in science, research and students education.
12. 11. 2021 A prototype of a "sleeve filter" designed and developed at CEMNAT, which, thanks to very low acquisition and operating costs, is intended for use in school classrooms, medical facilities, offices, etc. has been successfully tested. During the test, the filter's ability to evenly clean the classroom from test aerosol mist was demonstrated. An article by journalist Ondřej Krutílek was published in the national daily DNES on 16 November 2021 about the course of testing and the possibilities of the proposed filter.
26. 10. 2021 CEMNAT has received information that the National Science Foundation (USA) has decided to financially support the International Experiences for Students (IRES) grant OISE-2106457. CEMNAT, together with the Glasses and Ceramics Laboratory, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Rennes I, France and the Center for Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, University of Rzeszow; Poland will thus be involved in the education of American students in materials research of non-crystalline materials in the form of medium-term internships within the years 2022 to 2024.
30. 9. 2021 CEMNAT organized a seminar on "Opening doors of versatile surface modifications with plasma processes". Lecturer doc. Mgr. Lenka Zajíčková, Ph.D. from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University in Brno.
21. – 22. 9. 2021 The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece, together with the Association of the Nanotechnology Industry of the Czech Republic, organized the event "Presentation of Czech Nanotechnology Manufacturers in Athens". Czech research in the field of nanotechnologies was represented here by Dr. Jan Macák, senior researcher at CEMNAT, FCHT, University of Pardubice and prof. Zlatuška, Dean of the Faculty of Informatics MU Brno. On the sidelines of the mission, negotiations were also held between the national investment and business support agencies CzechInvest and Enterprise Greece. More at Prezentace českých výrobců nanotechnologií v Athénách | Velvyslanectví České republiky v Athénách (mzv.cz)
13. 9.2021 CEMNAT organized a seminar on "An Introduction to Source Apportionment". Lecturer prof. Philip K. Hopke, the Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Clarkson University, and former Director of the Center for Air Resources Engineering and Science (CARES), and former Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (USA).
2. 9. 2021 Researchers of the CEMNAT under the leadership of Dr. Jan Macák developed a special black layer for their dials for the needs of the Czech watch manufacturer Chronotechna, which absorbs up to 99 percent of the light. More at:
https://www.upce.cz/tym-vedcu-z-pardubic-vyvinul-unikatni-cernou-vrstvu-bude-na-hodinkach
https://vedavyzkum.cz/transfer-znalosti-a-spoluprace/transfer-znalosti-a-spoluprace/vedci-z-univerzity-pardubice-vyvinuli-unikatni-cernou-vrstvu-vyuziti-najde-na-hodinkach
https://www.denik.cz/veda-a-technika/pardubicky-vedec-cern-hodinky-20210910.html
17. 6. 2021 Dr. Max Fraenkl, a CEMNAT researcher, gave a lecture to the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně at the Pardubice Regional Hospital on the current issue of reducing the spread of respiratory pathogens entitled "Protection against respiratory pathogens (SARS-Cov-2) by personal and indoor filtration"
15. 3. 2021 Ph.D. student Bilal Bawab, MSc. from Advanced Materials and Nanosciences PhD School, VUT Brno, Czech Republic started his 6-weeks long internship at CEMNAT. During his internship he will perform preparation and characterization of TiO2-based low-dimensional systems.
