Br(u)no: What Happens When Your Lifeline is Cut?
Photo credit: Freepik Throughout this coronavirus experience, I have, like everyone, been worried about death. I do believe that, should I contract the virus, I am of decent enough health…
New Incinerator To Halve Brno’s CO2 Emissions
A new incinerator will be able to convert all non-recycled waste in Brno into energy to heat households, reducing carbon emissions in the city by around 50%. The project has…
BUT Researchers Develop Augmented Reality Tool For Outdoor Recreation
When a camera is pointed at the landscape, the new software detects significant points outlined in the image and cross-references them against a database of thousands of images and 3D…
Solar Panels To Be Installed on Roofs of Brno City Buildings
Brno will soon be producing renewable energy from photovoltaic solar panels to be installed on city buildings later this year. The gradual investment project aims to create a solar power…
New Czech Simulation Game Allows You To Control The Pandemic
Koronahra, a simulation game created by Czech developers, allows you to take on the role of the Czech Prime Minister and manage the pandemic. In the game, players can control…
Vaccination Reservation System Overwhelmed Within First Few Hours Of Launch
According to Smart Quarantine, over 44,000 reservations were made within the first hour after the system’s launch. While all dates for vaccinations are now booked, more places will become available…
Masaryk University Joins International Effort To Fight Covid-19
In an effort to improve our collective understanding of Covid-19, transforming evidence into policy and practice, researchers from all fields have joined an international project which strives to create a…
Design by Students of Brno University of Technology Wins Hyundai Competition
Students from Brno University of Technology created the winning design for a competition held by Hyundai this year. Three university teams won Hyundai KONA Electric cars for their university and…
Brno Engineers To Join Hera Planetary Defense Mission
The planetary defense mission Hera, a project by the European Space Agency focused on asteroid risk assessment, is underway. Brno company OHB Czechspace will be part of the mission’s efforts;…
Čapek and Robots at the Brno Technical Museum
One hundred years ago Karel Čapek used the word robot for the first time. Now, the Brno Technical Museum will celebrate his work by bringing together art, literature and the…