We feature an article this month on a research expedition to Svalbard, an archipelago between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea and Norwegian Sea. The first Czech expedition by the University of South Bohemia and of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic established a research station in the vicinity of Petuniabukta, in the northern part of Billefjorden, Isfjorden, in central Svalbard, which is the northernmost part of Norway. The Interdisciplinary project, Biological and climate diversity of the central part of the Svalbard Arctic Archipelago is a member of the Network for ARCtic Climate and Biological DIVersity Studies (ARCDIV). and Josef Elster, Jitka Klimešová, Oleg Ditrich.
Hornický ústav ČSAV vznikl v roce 1957 v souvislosti se snahami rozšířit Československou akademii věd o další obory a aplikovaný výzkum. V článku bylo ukázáno, jak probíhala vyjednávání o vzniku ústavu od počátku 50. let a jak se v průběhu let měnila jeho koncepce i s ohledem na vývoj vědní politiky ČSAV. Významný faktor představovala otázka, co je hornická věda a co z ní patří do Akademie věd jako základní nebo aplikovaný výzkum. Svébytnou roli hrálo soupeření mezi jednotlivými osobnostmi, které prosazovaly podobu budoucího ústavu. Nejvýznamnějšími postavami byli František Špetl, Emil Petýrek (pozdější první ředitel ústavu) a Antonín Pelnář. Jejich představy však měly své limity a musely se podřídit finančním možnostem ČSAV. Klíčovou roli nakonec sehrál areál v Praze na Rokosce, ve kterém již působil resortní ústav a který se proměnil v jádro Hornického ústavu ČSAV., The CSAS Mining Institute was created in 1957 as part of efforts to expand the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences so as to include new disciplines and applied research. The article sets out the progress of negotiations from the early 1950s over the creation of the institute and the changes that took place over the years in its basic conception and with regard to the development of CSAS science policy. One important factor was the issue of what mining science actually is and which part of it came under the Academy of Sciences as basic or applied research. A special role was played here by rivalry between the individuals who were supporting particular forms of the future institute. The most prominent figures involved were František Špetl, Emil Petýrek (subsequently the first Director at the institute) and Antonín Pelnář. However, their ideas had their limits, as they had to fall into line with the financial circumstances at CSAS. A key role was ultimately played by the premises at Rokoska in Prague, where the ministerial institute was already in operation, which was transformed into the core of the CSAS Mining Institute. Translated by Melvyn Clarke, and Překlad resumé: Melvyn Clarke
This project is an international cooperative initiative to introduce dog-oriented preventive veterinary medicine in model localities in the districts of Marsabit and Samburu, Kenya. The vaccination of dogs against rabies and improvement of public awareness seek to minimize the impact of rabies on the rural population and prevent further fatal cases in humans. The success of this local project should encourage wider vaccination campaigns in Kenyan districts affected by outbreaks of rabies. Mt. Kulal is an ideal model site for such a study, being isolated but having a basic infrastructure and medium-sized human and dog populations. and David Modrý.
The aim of ALISI is to establish and operate well-equipped regional R&D centers developing diagnostic methods and technologies focused on the micro and nano worlds. Project preparation and implementation is administered by the Institute of Scientific Instruments of ASCR. The professional orientation of ALISI is based on the more than fifty year tradition of this institute. The institute successfully develops the fields of diagnostics and technologies using the methods of electron microscopy and lithography, magnetic resonance, laser interferometry, electron and laser beam welding, thin film deposition by magnetron sputtering, cryogenics, and construction of new scientific instruments. Results of its scientific work are used by partners active not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. Due to its focus on applications, the existence of this center will be a new impetus towards broadening cooperation with Czech as well as abroad industrial partners, universities, medical facilities and R&D institutes. and Bohdan Růžička.
V příspěvku je uveden souhrn vědeckých programů a aktivit Ústavu technické a experimentální fyziky jako vědecko-pedagogického pracoviště ČVUT v Praze zaměřeného na experimentální fyziku mikrosvěta a její aplikace., Stanislav Pospíšil., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
A bust of Ernst Mach was unveiled February 18, 2016. A plaque highlighting his work from 1867 to 1879 was also posted at Charles University on the exterior of the rector´s office. The bust, created by sculptor Jakub Vlček, shows a bullet leaving a gun producing a conical blast wave, as Mach´s widely-known photography shows. The project came at the initiative of Czech Physical Society and the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. The plaque has been added to a list of historical places by European Physical Society (EPS). and Gabriela Adámková.