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Summer internship opened doors to quantum physics research, new friendships and travel
Master’s 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.
Mika A. Sillanpää: ‘Having a couple of little black holes in the lab would be tremendously helpful’
From sidestepping the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to demonstrating quantum gravity, Aalto Professor has a habit of advancing boundaries in quantum physics
At the frontiers of combining physics and biology: Workshop photo gallery and participant experiences
This three-day, international event included talks, poster presentations, and cross-disciplinary collaboration
Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus
The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
Register for training in research data management and open science
New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2023 are open.
New loss mitigation technique paves the way for perfect optical resonators
Aalto researchers demonstrate how to create high-quality resonators using optically absorbing materials
New Aalto Distinguished Professor Riitta Salmelin traces the brain’s own ‘fingerprint’
Riitta Salmelin believes that her field of brain imaging has matured to a stage where questions ignored in the early days can now be addressed
Tiny organisms, big discoveries: How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of ‘mesorobotics’
Aalto researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp—a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: a reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head
Master's student Anna Huttunen: ‘Listening to others can help you listen to yourself’
Anna Huttunen, a multi-year student tutor and current wellbeing ambassador, shares her thoughts on student wellbeing and how it could be improved.
Research group detects a quantum entanglement wave for the first time using real-space measurements
A team from Aalto University and the University of Jyväskylä have created an artificial quantum magnet featuring a quasiparticle made of entangled electrons, the triplon
Assistant Professor Jose Lado recognised with early career distinction
Aalto physicist awarded by European Physical Society for quantum materials research contributions
Distinguished thesis prize awarded to Bayan Karimi
Aalto graduate lauded for influential thesis work in circuit quantum thermodynamics
Emil Stråka: It’s interesting to see physicists and chemists complement each other’s expertise
'It’s interesting to see how physicists and chemists can be looking at the same system, and yet arrive at very different conclusions, questions, and results. In LIBER Center of Excellence, you can see the expertise from different disciplines.'
Researchers aim to realize room-temperature superconductors starting with €2.7M in new funding
Physics Professor Päivi Törmä secures substantial funding from Finnish Foundations for global SuperC consortium
