AI sensors will listen to Prague’s metro escalators for mechanical problems
Preventive maintenance will become more targeted and efficient, reducing out-of-service times
Need to recharge your electric car? Just plug into Prague’s new high-tech streetlamps
Hundreds of new energy-efficient lampposts will create infrastructure for the next generation of cars.
Czech Airlines restructuring, laying off staff due to COVID crisis
The airline has asked the govt. to create an aviation compensation program due to canceled flights.
Czech morning news in brief: top stories for Feb. 24, 2021
Former Czech president tests positive for COVID, firefighters deliver masks to food banks, and February weather records broken.
Terezín Memorial opens online with virtual tours and courses
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Closed due to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the memorial honoring victims of Nazi persecution during WWII has seen increased online interest
15 boredom-beating activities for kids in Prague and the Czech Republic during lockdown
From virtual museums visits to safe open-air explorations, this list of sanity savers was designed with multi-lingual families in mind!
Czech automaker ŠKODA appoints first woman to its board of directors
The appointment of Maren Gräf as Board Member for Human Resources is a historic first for the company.
5 Czech women in science who made a difference at home and abroad
As Czech institutions celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we honor several who had a huge impact on science both here and abroad.
Czech morning news in brief: top stories for Feb. 10, 2021
Czech President meets V4 leaders to mark 30 years of Visegrad Group, unique vending machine for meat lovers, and no monument protection for Prague icon.
Healed by beer? Czech scientists are working on hops that can combat cancer
Beneficial compounds are already present in hops, and their levels can be increased with new methods of manipulating genes.
Robots from Taiwan will help teach Prague schoolchildren about technology
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The donations of robots and systems analyzers are part of the sister city agreement between Prague and Taipei; more projects are being planned.
How would you handle a pandemic? A new Czech simulation game lets you find out
"Korona hra" lets players take charge of a country of ten million, making major decisions at the start of an outbreak.
Czech morning news in brief: top stories for Jan. 28, 2021
Czech Republic falls in international corruption rankings, Switzerland to require negative COVID test, and comedian Eddie Izzard "runs" for Prague.
Prague online community devoted to food sharing wants to stop the waste and spread the love
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The popularity of food sharing networks in the Czech Republic is on the rise; here's how you can participate.
CNN includes Czech town of Terezín as one of Europe’s marvels of Renaissance engineering
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The 18th-century fortress has a dark history as a political prison and a concentration camp.
Report: Czech mortality rate massively increased in 2020 amid COVID pandemic
Statisticians didn't release the reasons for the higher death rate, but the COVID pandemic was likely one of the contributing factors.
A Czech company has developed the world's first nanofiber FFP3 respirator
Pardam Nano4fibers said the mask's increased resistance to humidity means it can be used to protect against bacteria for several days.
