/en/listing/141871/feed News listing en /en/news/new-thermal-sensor-presents-novel-way-to-carry-out-cryogenic-measurements Thu, 15 May 2025 05:58:30 +0000 Ville Heirola 1314500 at /en The on-chip bolometer cuts down on costs and complexity while boasting ten times broader operational range. Technology and engineering Research quantum physics quantum computing quantum mechanics quantum technologies quantum computer Press releases Microbolometer integrated into a resonator circuit shows detailed view with multiple magnifications. /en/news/olli-v-lounasmaa-memorial-prize-awarded-to-prof-andrew-cleland Wed, 07 May 2025 07:04:50 +0000 Ville Heirola 1313199 at /en Prof. Cleland’s work with micromechanical devices and qubits landed the foremost Finnish low-temperature physics prize. Honoured Research quantum physics Awards and Recognition Award announcement for Prof. Andrew Cleland, University of Chicago, as the Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize 2025 Winner. /en/news/prof-anton-zasedatelev-light-and-matter-in-the-quantum-realm Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:31:41 +0000 Ville Heirola 1311793 at /en The new Assistant Professor aims to develop optical computing technologies operating at the fundamental limits of speed and energy. Research Technology and engineering Photonics quantum computer quantum mechanics quantum physics quantum technologies Appointments Research & Art Man wearing a grey jumper and jeans crouching in front of a purple dotted background with neon green outline /en/news/doctoral-thesis-on-nuclear-fusion-at-over-one-hundred-million-degrees-celsius-awarded-european Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:17:57 +0000 Ville Heirola 1308241 at /en Henri Kumpulainen's PhD thesis found out how to best predict the behaviour of fusion energy materials in temperatures of over one hundred million degrees Celsius. Dissertations Research Technology and engineering doctoral education nuclear power Awards and Recognition Studies A man in a dark suit and white bow tie against an orange dotted circle and dark background. /en/news/surface-repelling-different-kinds-of-drops-and-fog-lands-innovation-prize-at-department-of-applied Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:26:04 +0000 Ville Heirola 1305209 at /en The team plans to find industrial partners for their environmentally friendly and scalable hydrophobic surface. Innovations Research Soft Matter and Wetting innovations material science physics start-ups Awards and Recognition A person with long, brown hair is holding a glass frame /en/news/researchers-create-gel-that-can-self-heal-like-human-skin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:26:05 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1304619 at /en Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate this high stiffness or natural skin’s self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth are the first to develop a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin. Materials and natural resources Research material research material science nanomaterials nature robots Press releases Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing by Margot Lepetit, Aalto University. /en/news/call-open-academic-projects-for-europes-first-50-qubit-quantum-computer Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:49:12 +0000 Ville Heirola 1304303 at /en VTT's and IQM's recently unveiled 50-qubit computer is now open for research use Research Research & Art A white cylindrical quantum computer with the logos IQM and VTT, installed in a framework in a laboratory. /en/news/doubling-down-on-an-almost-one-hundred-year-old-math-formula-unlocks-more-controllable-qubits Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:39:31 +0000 Ville Heirola 1301127 at /en Physicists found a simple and effective way to skip over an energy level in a three-state system, potentially leading to increased quantum computational power with fewer qubits. Research quantum computer quantum mechanics quantum physics quantum technologies Press releases A close-up view of a cryostat's complex interior structure with multiple layers of wiring and components. /en/news/new-research-environments-on-the-roadmap Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:26:53 +0000 Anne Tapanainen 1300572 at /en The environments selected for the first time on the Roadmap for the Finnish Research Infrastructures will explore ice and wave modelling, human-centred virtualisation, industrial biotechnology as well as the universe and register-based data sets, among other things Research Research & Art Taideinstallaatio, jossa on geometrisia muotoja pyöreällä heijastavalla pöydällä, liikkeessä olevat ihmiset taustalla sumennettuina. /en/news/otanano-included-in-roadmap-of-finnish-research-infrastructures-with-lighthouse-status Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:11:12 +0000 Ville Heirola 1300466 at /en The lighthouse status, granted by the Research Council of Finland, demonstrates OtaNano’s position as a unique infrastructure for high impact research. Research Technology and engineering Awards and Recognition A gold-plated cryostat sits half open with many cables coming out from the bottom. /en/news/professor-paivi-torma-and-the-superc-consortium-pursue-room-temperature-superconductivity-with Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:43:35 +0000 Ville Heirola 1300274 at /en Professor Päivi Törmä and the SuperC consortium aim to realize the energy-saving reality of superconductors operating at higher temperatures than near-absolute zero. Research energy efficiency energy loss quantum computer quantum computing quantum mechanics quantum physics quantum technologies Press releases A person in a tweed jacket stands in front of a whiteboard covered in diagrams. Next to them is intricate gold machinery. /en/news/year-of-quantum-2025-what-does-this-global-declaration-mean-for-finland Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:33:26 +0000 Gavin Pugh 1299470 at /en The year of 2025 marks a significant step forward for quantum technology research and development both in Finland and beyond. Technology and engineering Collaboration Entrepreneurship quantum physics quantum computing quantum mechanics Cooperation Collage of black and white photographs showing a scientist working with heavy machinery and complex equipment. /en/news/aalto-university-participates-in-finnish-physics-education-network Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:18:19 +0000 Ville Heirola 1298773 at /en A network focused on sharing physics education materials is being set up by nine Finnish universities with the help of a grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture Teaching Studies Opiskelija tietokoneen äärellä /en/news/researchers-aim-to-correct-quantum-errors-at-super-cold-temperatures-instead-of-room-temperature Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:29 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1274296 at /en One of the major challenges in the development of quantum computers is that the quantum bits, or qubits, are too imprecise. More efficient quantum error correction is therefore needed to make quantum computers more widely available in the future. Professor Mikko Möttönen has proposed a novel solution for quantum error correction and has received a three-year grant from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation to develop it. Research Technology and engineering InstituteQ OtaNano VTT cubit foundations grants quantum computer quantum physics quantum technologies Press releases An artistic rendering of two chips on a circuit board, one is blue and the other is orange and light is emitting from their surf /en/news/physicists-unlock-transformative-new-way-to-transmit-information-over-laser-light Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:26:40 +0000 Ville Heirola 1243371 at /en The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over cables. Research Technology and engineering physics research Press releases Research & Art "" /en/news/call-for-two-assistant-professors-in-computational-physics Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:15:15 +0000 Ville Heirola 1235576 at /en The Department of Applied Physics at Aalto University School of Science invites applications for two Assistant professor positions in Computational Physics. Research Technology and engineering physics quantum technologies Appointments Research & Art Photo: Ville Heirola/Aalto University. /en/news/prof-sorin-paraoanu-builds-quantum-devices-that-probe-the-foundations-of-our-universe Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:32:31 +0000 Ville Heirola 1232556 at /en Recently appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Prof. Sorin Paraoanu is building quantum sensors and designing experiments that unveil the secrets of our universe. Teaching Technology and engineering Research OtaNano Department of Applied Physics physics quantum physics quantum computing quantum mechanics quantum technologies quantum computer appointments Appointments Research & Art Aalto University Senior Lecturer Sorin Paraoanu stands at the Low Temperature Lab in the Nanotalo building. /en/news/prof-yaolin-xu-combines-physics-and-chemistry-for-better-batteries Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:21:13 +0000 Ville Heirola 1223276 at /en Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage. Energy solutions Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability Technology and engineering battery technology material science physics Appointments Research & Art Photo of prof. Yaolin Xu by Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University. /en/news/major-european-funding-for-research-into-new-quantum-materials Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:18:21 +0000 Minna Tiainen 1212226 at /en New materials are hoped to become building blocks for yet unseen quantum devices Research Press releases Research & Art Peter Liljeroth /en/news/15-million-euro-erc-grant-for-creating-physical-feedback-loops-in-life-inspired-materials-awarded-to Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:57:00 +0000 Ville Heirola 1187626 at /en Dr. Hang Zhang was granted 1.5 million euros on Thursday by the ERC to create coupled physical feedback loops in hydrogels with varying dimensions. Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering 2D materials ERC chemistry material science materials physics Press releases Research & Art Photo of Hang Zhang against a dark background.