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Slovak Science
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.
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Scientists are studying ancient monuments using a method based on gravity.
Fedor Šimkovic was awarded the ESET Science Award in 2020.
Global problem arose because people overused antibiotics.
Transparent foil is made from natural materials.
Slovak Scientist of the Year explains why our reaction to rotten food and queue-jumping is the same.
Cure stops the disease from recurring, scientists say.
Honey can be used as a medicinal treatment.
Slovak scientists are tackling current issues.
Andrej Čerňanský’s work changes our understanding of many animals.
High Tatras observations to play key role.
Ján Dusza earned the ESET Science Award in 2021.
After ITER is completed, they say a working reactor could arrive in 2050.
Difficult feat to capture object at heart of the Milky Way
Current trends in the field raise interesting questions.
The unique crystalline material was found near Kremnica.
Experiments show neutralisation of Covid-19 variant.
The Slovak-American biotechnologist has got 13 patents, organises meetings of the Slovak scientific community in the US.
Viliam Pavliak works as a scientist for the Gates, developing vaccines against diseases in third-world countries.
Interest in theoretical physicist Samuel Kováčik’s ‘Scientist’ project soars in pandemic.
Slovakia spends only around 0.9 percent of GDP on research and innovation.
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