Slovak Science, page 2

This column reports on science stories involving Slovaks or in Slovakia.

It is supported by the ESET Foundation, which awards the ESET Science Award to exceptional scientists every year.

Nuclear physicist Pavel Povinec.

Pavel Povinec: From building own scientific instruments to winning a team Nobel Prize for Peace

Nuclear physicist who went to Chernobyl and Fukushima and major atomic bomb testing sites has set up a world class lab in Bratislava.

Archaeological park reveals the friendlier side of Roman-Germanic relations

Settlement discovered almost 60 years ago shows how Imperial soldiers built manor for local tribes' nobleman.

The Starmus festival was kicked-off by a special concert by Jean-Michel Jarre.
Samuel Kováčik

Science communicator: It's important to allow the other side to save face when they are wrong

People need to learn to accept that there are no absolute certainties, says Samuel Kováčik.

A male of the Bei-Bienko's Plump Bush-cricket.
Slovak palaentologist Andrej Čerňanský.

Gecko that survived dino disaster found by Slovak-led team

New species lived in vastly different world.

Cat behaviour researcher Noema Gajdoš Kmecová and her cat.

I report a lot of cat videos I see on social media, says cat behaviour researcher

There are tell-tale signs when the animal is stressed, says expert.

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Slovak science countering conspiracies, hoaxes

Major festival coming to Bratislava.

Juraj Tekel.
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Ivan Srba.

Slovak team develops world's largest fact-checking database in battle against disinformation

Verifying claims in real time would be 'Holy Grail', says expert.

Dušan Galusek.

Slovak academics: don’t underestimate yourselves, says leading glass researcher

Dušan Galusek researches cutting-edge applications of glass.

Maya expert Milan Kováč.
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Slovak scientists making important historical finds

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Daniela Ostatníková.

The fascinating world of autism, described by the scientist leading research in Slovakia

Daniela Ostatníková is the winner of an ESET Science Award.

Main Control Room / Mission Control Room of ESA at the European Space Operations Centre.

Slovak space industry lifts off after ESA membership

Cluster established in eastern Slovakia.

Matej Baláž (right).

Turning eggshells into a powerful waste water purification tool

Mechanochemistry is a relatively new area of research.

A moat discovered by Slovak and Polish archaeologists and egyptologists in Egypt in November 2023.
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Slovak experts add a new Egypt discovery to their list

Their latest discovery is a moat that was supposed to protect the ruler.

Eva Lilly.

Slovak scientist who helps defend Earth against asteroids: I was worried several times about our fate

Eva Lilly about how humanity would approach a potential Earth-asteroid collision.

Soňa Jánošová
This year's ESET Science Award laureates, from left: mechanochemist Matej Baláž, autism researcher Daniela Ostatníková, and polymer chemist Igor Lacík.
Polymer chemist Igor Lacík (centre).

He’s developing a cure for diabetes, and his research is cited worldwide

Igor Lacík is this year’s ESET Science Award laureate in the main category.

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