Oldřich Motyka: Will nanotechnology save the environment?

Oldřich Motyka: Will nanotechnology save the environment?

13.7.2022 / 17:30 - 18:30
UNIVERcity stage

There are a number of factors that affect the environment, including human activity. Did you know that cooking, for example, also affects the environment? It is not the only thing that produces nanoparticles, which are a new and alien element in nature. Are they really a threat to ecosystems and human health? Learn what science already knows about them: how do nanomaterials get into nature, how do they travel in it, and how do they affect the different parts of the environment?

mod. Petra Halíková

Oldřich Motyka, scientist, biologist, assistant professor, science popularizer „Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.“Biologist teaching environmental engineers and nanotechnologists. Researcher in the field of research on environmental pollution and evaluation of its effect on organisms (especially plants) and human health, biomonitoring and bioindication. Specifically, he focuses on the issue of nanomaterials in the environment. Popularization of science is among his greatest passions, because he likes to talk about what he considers important.