The two-day General Assembly of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic took place in Hall of Patriots of Carolinum on May 19-20. The goals of the Society are to encourage the free development of science in all its aspects, to disseminate scienctific ideas and concepts to the general public, to awaken a thirst for and delight in scientific knowledge within society, to support the enhancement of the level of education and a creative, rational and humanly responsible climate in the CR. On the occasion of the General Assembly, Prof. František Šmahel from Center for Medieval Studies and Prof. Antonín Holý of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR were bestowed the Medal of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for their development of science. A Scientist Award was awarded chemist Prof. Miloslav Frumar of University of Pardubice in Pardubice and Prof. Eduard Maur from Charles University. The Junior Scientist Award was given to Dr. Jana Humpoličková from Josef Heyrovský Institute in Opava. Grammar School Student Awards were presented to 13 students from Czech high schools. and Na místě autora uvedena -red-
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) je zbudována na plošině Chajnantor v severním Chile ve výšce 5040 m n. m. Svými velice přesnými dvanáctimetrovými anténami ve tvaru parabolických zrcadel otevřela nové okno do vesmíru v oblasti mikrovln o délkách 0,3-9 mm. Jejich prostřednictvím nabízí neočekávaný pohled na mnoho astrofyzikálních jevů od objektů Sluneční soustavy až po nejvzdálenější oblasti kosmu. and Jana Žďárská, Miroslav Bárta.