World’s First Positively Charged Boron Clusters

Chemists from the University of Pardubice and their colleagues from the Academy of Sciences have succeeded in preparing positively charged carboranes. These compounds of boron, hydrogen and carbon have never been obtained in this form before. Their formation defies the standard rules of chemistry. The compounds have unique properties that scientists will investigate. In the future, they might h...

A Chip for More Accurate COVID-19 Testing

The research team of Professor Zuzana Bílková from the Faculty of Chemical Technology in cooperation with experts from the IQS Group, has developed a chip that will make COVID-19 testing more accurate. The properties of the chip aggregate viral particles, and thus it is possible to detect even asymptomatic patients. The team of Dr. Jan Macák of the Centre of Materials and Nanotechnologies of th...