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5 things for decision makers to know about quantum technology in Finland
FQF Director Peter Liljeroth & InstituteQ Director Jukka Pekola discuss Finland's quantum tech landscape.
How machine learning can support atmospheric compound discovery
Read how machine learning can help identifying new compounds in atmosphere
鈥極rganising a congress is always an honorable task,鈥 says Espoo Ambassador 2023, Professor Peter Lund
Espoo has a new congress ambassador, professor of engineering physics Peter Lund, who was chosen as the Espoo Ambassador 2023. The award recognises Lund's significant contribution to inviting and organising international scientific congresses in Finland, Espoo, and abroad.
SCI Awards 2023 celebrate the people of our school
Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year!
Medical innovation makes early cancer diagnostics cheaper, faster, easier
Aalto University researcher makes two-pronged improvement on microbubble technology
鈥漌hat, where, why鈥?鈥- a morning spent at the Department of Applied Physics from a child鈥檚 perspective
鈥淏ring your child to work day鈥 2023 took place on 24. November at the Department of Applied Physics- read what children thought of the event
A summer internship with a twist: the story of prize-winning student Netta Karjalainen
Read the story of prize-winning Bachelor student鈥檚 summer internship at Aalto
Researchers discover unconventional superconductivity in a monolayer van der Waals material
The group discovered nodal superconductivity with hidden order fluctuations
Research project turns waste into sound-absorbing solutions with biodegradable foam
Team plans expansion while adhering to circular economy principles
Second internal call for InstituteQ doctoral positions
With funding from Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the Finnish quantum community InstituteQ is opening its second call for seven doctoral positions
Johanna Sm氓ros, Michael Falck and Mikko K盲rkk盲inen are School of Science鈥檚 alumni of the year 2023
The trio have grown software company Relex into a billion-dollar unicorn in just under two decades
Call for nominees for Aalto University鈥檚 Open Science Award 2023
Nominate yourself, your colleague, a research group, a department, or a project as the receiver of the first Aalto University Open Science Award.
Physicists embark on six-year hunt for dark matter particle
Researchers to probe the galactic halo in search of axions
Aalto University to coordinate Finnish quantum initiatives in latest national flagship programme
The flagship unites dozens of research institutions, companies, and startups in new collaborative front
Researchers create the most water-repellent surface ever
Revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking
Summer internship opened doors to quantum physics research, new friendships and travel
Master鈥檚 student Duarte Feiteira from Portugal spent summer doing internship at Aalto Science Institute international summer research programme
Computational study reveals the potential of mixed metal chalcohalides in future photovoltaic applications
Computational screening of photovoltaic materials reveals promising new candidates for future solar applications
Quantum literacy for all
What do computers, cell phones and GPS navigation have in common? And what about digital cameras, solar panels and fibre optics? The answer is that the functioning of these devices is based on quantum phenomena.
Albert Devasagayam Francis: We are bringing community gardening and beekeeping together
'My main aim is to have clean energy, which can happen far into the future. In beekeeping, I can see the impact at the end of each season.'
Early career theory prize awarded to Professor Jose Lado
Professor Jose Lado was awarded the Early Career Award 2023 by the Spanish Physics Society (RSEF) and the BBVA Foundation. The Early Career Theory Award is awarded to a physicist, either Spanish or currently working in Spain, with 35 years or less, for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics.
