Reports

A specially modified magnesium wire coated with a biodegradable polymer that fully dissolves in the body relieves pain of patients after heart and lung surgery. The previously used steel wire is poorly tolerated in the body. The new solution has been jointly developed by a team of scientists from the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague (FJFI), the Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the CAS (ÚSMH) and the Institute of Physics of the CAS (FZÚ).

Prague public universities involved in the Study in Prague project, which aims to jointly promote programs in foreign languages, on Friday, December 3, awarded an Extraordinary Scholarship of prof. Miroslav Vlček to international degree students. The ceremony took place in the Residence of the Mayor of the Prague City Hall, which was lent to the consortium by the Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib.

At one of the world's biggest events in the field of cyber security - the Prague 5G Security Conference - Prof. Igor Jex, Dean of the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering at Czech Technical University in Prague (FJFI) and also one of the leading experts in quantum technologies, spoke in a panel discussion. The event held on 30 November and 1 December 2021 was organized by the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the auspices of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.

US-made Beechcraft Denali turboprop aircraft is powered by an engine developed and tested mostly in the Czech Republic. The aircraft is designed to have more power than similar machines, climb to higher altitudes and still save on fuel. Experts from all over Europe watched its tests at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Czech Technical University.

Student of the Faculty of Architecture Natália Bodnárová, student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Vojtěch Petrásek, student of the Faculty of Information Technology Ľuboš Repka, together with student of the Third Faculty of Medicine Vasil Kostin, took the first place in the Hack for Healthcare hackathon and they are going to cooperate with the Geneva-based organization Doctors Without Borders. The competition took place from 26 to 28 November in Zurich, Switzerland.

Prof. Vladimír Kučera from the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of Czech Technical University in Prague (CIIRC CTU) has become the winner of the National Government Award, Czech Head. He received the most prestigious Czech scientific award from the Government of the Czech Republic for his lifetime contribution to the development of automatic control theory on a global scale upon a proposal of the Council for Research, Development and Innovation at the Czech Head gala dinner on 5 December.

Currently, the healthcare sector in Cambodia is relatively well equipped with instrumentation, but lacks qualified technicians to operate, service and repair medical equipment. Following development projects to improve the equipment of health facilities, a team of experts from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of CTU is now completing a two-year project to increase professional capacity in Cambodia with the support of the Czech Development Agency.

On Friday, 3 December, Rector Vojtěch Petráček welcomed a delegation from National Aviation University (NAU) headed by its Rector Maksym Lutskyi, who was accompanied by Vice-Rectors Rimvidas Khrashchevskyi and Yevhen Romanenko. The representatives of both universities discussed the possibilities of cooperation.

The National Centre for Industry 4.0 prepared the fourth edition of the Czech Industry Analysis 4/2021 on the occasion of the independent debate of prominent figures of the industry - the Czech Industry Barometer, which took place on 10 December. The survey was conducted in October and November 2021.

On 30 November 2021, a ceremony was held in the Bethlehem Chapel to award medals to CTU experts for exceptional performance in times of crisis. Rector of CTU, doc. Vojtěch Petráček, awarded 105 medals to researchers and other personalities who, through their innovations and personal or team involvement, contributed to the solution of the coronavirus pandemic situation in the Czech Republic and abroad. The medals were designed for this special occasion by Czech medallist, sculptor and publicist Michal Vitanovský.