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Physicists explain鈥攁nd eliminate鈥攗nknown force dragging against water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Aalto University researchers adapt a novel force measurement technique to uncover the previously unidentified physics at play at the thin air-film gap between water droplets and superhydrophobic surfaces.
Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to 鈧2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
New method of measuring qubits promises ease of scalability in a microscopic package
Aalto University researchers are the first in the world to measure qubits with ultrasensitive thermal detectors
Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 鈥 Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science
We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Aalto Open Science Award Third Place Awardee 2023 鈥 Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project
We interviewed the Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project, 3rd place awardees of the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Finland's high-tech profile is reinforced in NATO 鈥 A business accelerator to be established in Otaniemi
The accelerator focuses on future communication systems and quantum technology
Bridging gaps in reactor damage modelling and embracing diversity in academia
With a keen interest in electron-ion interactions, doctoral researcher Evgeniia Ponomareva describes her experience in the Nuclear Materials and Engineering (NuME) research group led by Assistant Professor Andrea Sand in the Department of Applied Physics.
Aalto Open Science Award Winner 2023 鈥 Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform (AMAD)
We interviewed the AMAD team, winners of the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Tandem Industry Academia 2025 call for postdocs, Aalto鈥檚 internal deadline 20.3.2025
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation, Tandem Industry Academia (TIA) funding intends to support joint research projects between academic and industrial partners and to promote mobility across the academia-business interface.
Provide feedback on defects in the assessment practices of scientific journals
Publication Forum collects experiences of defects in the quality assessment practices of scientific journals by all publishers. Feedback given by March 25, 2024, will be included in the spring evaluation, but feedback can also be provided later.
Jukka Pekola receives Finnish Cultural Foundation award 鈥 鈥楺uantum is of interest way beyond scientists or the science fiction world鈥
Professor Jukka Pekola receives the Finnish Cultural Foundation's award for his long-term contributions to quantum technology research and to solving challenges facing humanity.
New quantum entangled material could pave way for ultrathin quantum technologies
Researchers reveal the microscopic nature of the quantum entangled state of a new monolayer van der Waals material
Groundbreaking QRC-4-ESP project launched
Project aims to develop first quantum reservoir computing systems
with superconducting qubits and silicon carbide defect qubits
with superconducting qubits and silicon carbide defect qubits
The semiconductor sector jobs open in research groups
Semi-Summer 2024 Programme will provide an opportunity to gain the skills needed in a growing and international semiconductor sector.
Unite! visiting professorship program offers 13 guest professor positions at TU Darmstadt
TuDa is looking for experienced postdocs as visiting professors.
New computational method demonstrates improved accuracy and lower computational cost for calculating molecular properties
Researchers benchmark use of separable RI approach in recent journal article
"It is a privilege to have this much freedom of choice鈥 鈥 master's programme opened up top-notch research opportunities and career paths from electronics to machine learning
Appealing opportunities for interesting summer jobs and the prospect of conducting a thesis in a preferred subject drew Evren Korkmazgil to enroll in the Engineering Physics master's programme at Aalto University.
Finnish Quantum Flagship receives 鈧13M boost
Finnish Research Council invests 鈧13M in quantum tech flagship. Further funding anticipated from host organisations.