19 April Swarm of unmanned drones with ground robots to help army survey ... A chemical plant accident, a hit by a dirty bomb or a military attack. A multi-agent system of unmanned drones and ground robots controlled by artificial intelligence will enable quick and ...
7 April Artificial intelligence will help to detect failures of the energy system The energy network in the Czech Republic is not only extensive, but also very interconnected. Any fluctuation - whether in the form of a malfunction or uneven consumption - can cause more serious ...
9 January Historical legacy affects the value of cultural monuments. For example, ... In their research, David Brandejs and Pavel Klika from the Institute of Forensic Engineering of BUT deal with what factors influence the value of cultural monuments. Specifically, they were ...
5 January Algorithm developed at FEEC BUT aims to evacuate wounded soldiers from ... An algorithm processing the soldiers' biosignals could distinguish those at risk of life-threatening situations and in need of immediate rescue. Researchers from the Department of Biomedical ...
15 December Bone tissue carriers from 3D printer make bone regeneration more ... Bone healing after tumours, for example, could in future be made possible by tissue carriers made of biopolymers created by 3D printing. Researchers from the Institute of Materials Chemistry at ...
25 October Why does the Greenland shark live to be 400 years old? Scientists from ... Some species of whales and turtles live to be up to 150 years old. However, their score is several times higher than that of the Greenland shark, which has lived in the cold waters of the North ...
25 August Poor working conditions and utopianisation of work – research from FBM ... Low-paying entry-level positions, irregular income and uncertain workload. In addition, there are high demands on employee mobility and the absence of employment benefits. Working in the creative ...
19 August Doctoral students in engineering study the behaviour of the circulatory ... When different technical disciplines are combined, students of BUT (Brno University of Technology) can “dabble” in medicine. Four doctoral students are focusing on researching the circulatory ...
17 August A scientist brings hot lava samples from Iceland to Brno When information about a new erupting volcano arrived from Iceland on 3 August, geologist Lukáš Krmíček did not wait a minute. He contacted his foreign colleagues and a week later, they were ...
26 July Microplastics in drinking water will increase Tiny particles from tyres, clothing and other plastic products are now found in the air, food and water. Researchers from the Institute of Municipal Water Management at FCE BUT are focusing on ...
22 June The weakest dies, the rest continues to grow With summer approaching, most people in large cities look forward to leaving for water, cottages or mountains. And there’s no reason to blame them. Heated squares and radiating housing estates are ...
15 June Millions of calculations in overheated offices as a path to green gas Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), the holy grail of the power industry, circulates in electricity substations sealed in circuit breakers. It is non-toxic, non-flammable and has perfect insulating ...
4 May A hundred-year-old water system and a missing sewer system. ... The Stone Quarter is Brno's most famous workers' colony – it stands out not only for its genius loci and cultural life, but also for its above-average number of university-educated inhabitants. ...
28 April Conductive materials from FCE to ground buildings and warm up roads Concrete with a carbon admixture that can conduct electricity and heat. This could be a simplified description of the principle of five new grounding materials developed and tested by a team of ...