Slovak Science, page 4

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.

The fireball captured by the Global Fireball Observatory camera at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, Alberta.

Slovaks help trace a meteor to unexpected place of origin

Comenius University operated system important for study.

Ľubomír Tomáška.

Scientist and teacher: Students in Slovakia can gain an education as good as abroad

Ľubomír Tomáška is this year's ESET Science Award laureate.

Head of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Pavol Šajgalík.
This year's ESET Science Award laureats. Miroslav Almáši is the first from the left.

Like building nano Lego. Slovak scientist designs materials that can tackle pollution

A porous material can be designed to help combat inflammation or cancer.

Social anthropologist Elżbieta Drążkiewicz.

Slovak-based scientist gets prestigious grant for conspiracy research

Country has struggled to get European Research Council support in the past.

This year's ESET Science Award laureats. Silvia Pastoreková is in the middle.

Slovak oncologist whose research is used all around the world

Silvia Pastoreková is this year's ESET Science Award laureate.

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Space engineer Ján Baláž.

Slovak space engineer receives one of the highest astronautics awards (interview)

Ján Baláž has worked on several important space missions.

Entrance of the Hučivá cave in the Belianske Tatras.
Inna Melnyk (third from left), and her colleagues V. Kyshkarova (Voznesensk, Mykolaiv region), O. Porodko (Lviv), N. Chechitko (Bucha, Kyiv Region), H. Yankovych (Uzhgorod), and O. Semeshko (Kherson).

A Ukrainian scientist in Slovakia is supporting Ukraine in its fight for freedom, and the planet

Inna Melnyk came to Slovakia in 2016, and is researching ways to tackle pollution.

The blbec.online website tracks disinformation on numerous websites, including Facebook.

True or false? Half of Slovakia's teenagers cannot tell

Slovak scientists found more than half the teenagers in their research weren't able to judge if health-related information was genuine or false.

American philosopher Jon Stewart.

An American Philosopher in Slovakia: I have done my best work here

Jon Stewart is a globally recognised, award-winning thinker and writer.

Chemist Ján Tkáč.

The Slovak chemist who wants to help men avoid a painful procedure

Ján Tkáč received the ESET Science Award in 2019.

The Great Pyramid of Giza.

Are there hidden chambers in the Pyramids? Slovaks could help find them

Scientists are studying ancient monuments using a method based on gravity.

Fedor Šimkovic.

The Slovak scientist who chases particles that pass straight through you

Fedor Šimkovic was awarded the ESET Science Award in 2020.

The number of suicides in Slovakia increased year-on-year to 563 in 2022.

Scientists at Comenius University tackle antibiotic resistance

Global problem arose because people overused antibiotics.

Many times even cucumbers sold in grocery stores were wrapped in plastic packaging. Edible packaging developed in cooperation with Slovak scientists could reduce huge amount of plastic waste.

Edible packaging, cooking ingredient of the future

Transparent foil is made from natural materials.

Pavol Prokop.

Pavol Prokop: Minorities, conservatives, and the science of disgust

Slovak Scientist of the Year explains why our reaction to rotten food and queue-jumping is the same.

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New cure for potentially deadly canine disease comes from Slovakia

Cure stops the disease from recurring, scientists say.

Slovak scientist Juraj Majtán studies honey and bees.

Honey expert: Slovakia has world-leading expertise

Honey can be used as a medicinal treatment.

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