A unique translational center connecting science and its commercial use – Pharmtheon – operates in Prague

A trio of Chinese astronauts on board the ship Shenzhou 18 (God Ship) went to the Chinese space station Tiangong (Heavenly Palace), where it will replace the current crew, which has been in orbit since October. The new crew, which will spend about six months in space, will conduct scientific experiments, install space debris protection on the station and promote science, among other things.

Japanese probe SLIM, which landed on the moon in the second half of January, is still working. It had already survived the third lunar night, although it was not designed to withstand nighttime temperatures on the moon reaching minus 130 degrees Celsius. JWith the landing in January, Aponsko became the fifth country that was able to transport its equipment to the moon. The landing was successful with a deviation of 55 meters from the designated target, which according to experts represented an unprecedented degree of accuracy.

Discoveries from Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic they have a better chance of getting into practice, and patients with so far incurable diseases have a stronger hope of receiving an effective therapy. A unique translational center combining science and its commercial use – Pharmtheon – is starting to operate. In Prague’s Harfa, top laboratories have found a background, where preclinical research will move with the aim of bringing promising molecules closer to the development of important drugs.

Baron’s Pardubice Observatory Arthur Krause will modernize its observatory, including equipment. The main telescope dates from the 1990s and does not display, for example, the starry sky sharply. The observatory will also purchase a new robotic machine, said Petr Komárek, head of the observatory. There are also plans to replace the dome, which has an outdated opening. And at the same time modernizing the interior. The new telescope will be equipped with filters and will be able to take pictures at wavelengths other than light.

Scientists are testing special monitoring in the cloister of the Emmaus Monastery in Slovany, Prague, which combines the measured data and automatically evaluates the risk of damage to the ancient space. What technologies help with the preservation of monuments? And why is it sometimes difficult to enforce their use? It is the first time that German scientists have used a special method in such a historically important building.

Scientists from the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have developed a new method for better production of two-dimensional materials, which are the thinnest nanomaterials. Until now, their development often required manual handling, while the materials were often contaminated and defective. Extremely clean 2D materials are prepared by domestic experts in a unique device in which ultra-high vacuum conditions prevail.

47 million years ago, a giant monster lumbered through the swamps in what is now India. This is evidenced by the fossilized vertebrae of a snake up to 15 meters long, which would surpass even the most famous ancient predator Tyrannosaurus rex in length. A giant reptile named Vasuki indicus resembled today’s pythons. And like these snakes of today, it was not venomous, but suffocated its victims with its powerful grip. It could be the largest snake ever discovered.

Technical progress and knowledge cannot be stopped. Especially in the 21st century, development is so rapid that those who have been standing for a while are now standing further away!