The HPERO summer school took place the 27th of June to 3rd of July in Piriac-sur-Mer, France. Despite the difficult situation with the corona restrictions the school hosted 51 persons (36 participants, 10 lecturers on site + 2 online from UOXF, 3 organizers) from 15 different nationalities. A full week of lectures was organised, with over 40 hours of tutorials and despite the pandemic, there were have anti-poster session and fruitful discussions during the breaks and meals! Of course the participants looked very much forward to the social events, but due to the coronavirus they were cancelled. The next [...]

© Štěpán Sechovský The Materials Growth and Measurement Laboratory (MGML) is a large research infrastructure operated by the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, in cooperation with the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The main research focus is condensed matter physics and materials sciences. More specifically, it involves the studies of novel electronic states, phase transitions including quantum phase transitions, topological insulators and superconductors, magnetism and unconventional superconductivity, ferroic, multiferroic, magnetocaloric, and magnetic shape-memory materials. It offers open access to its laboratories: Synthesis and characterization of materials, particularly metals, intermetallics, semimetals, oxides, and inorganic [...]