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Groundbreaking QRC-4-ESP project launched

Project aims to develop first quantum reservoir computing systems
with superconducting qubits and silicon carbide defect qubits
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Finnish Quantum Flagship receives €13M boost

Finnish Research Council invests €13M in quantum tech flagship. Further funding anticipated from host organisations.
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A gold-plated cryostat sits half open with many cables coming out from the bottom.

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.
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Three people look at a quantum computer

Nokia donates again to quantum and XG doctoral schools

Nokia's industrial doctoral schools in Aalto have been a success. Nokia donates another 480,000€ to them.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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A summer internship with a twist: the story of prize-winning student Netta Karjalainen

Read the story of prize-winning Bachelor student’s summer internship at Aalto
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Researchers discover unconventional superconductivity in a monolayer van der Waals material

The group discovered nodal superconductivity with hidden order fluctuations
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A 6-point, star-like structure represents the unconventional superconductivity of a van der Waals monolayer.

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
For Aalto community
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Physicists embark on six-year hunt for dark matter particle

Researchers to probe the galactic halo in search of axions
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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
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A map of Finland sits on top of an artistic illustration of small-scale circuits.

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
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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.
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InteraktiiQuantum Garden on interaktiivinen elektroninen valotaideteos, jota koskettamalla teoksen värit muuttuvat. Tummasävyisessä kuvassa kaksi kättä kurkottaa eriväristen valoantureiden päälle.

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.
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Jose Lado, photo by Evelin Kask.

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
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Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus

The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
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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
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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
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Assistant Professor Jose Lado recognised with early career distinction

Aalto physicist awarded by European Physical Society for quantum materials research contributions
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Assistant Professor Jose Lado received an award from the European Physical Society. Photo: Evelin Kask/Aalto University

Distinguished thesis prize awarded to Bayan Karimi

Aalto graduate lauded for influential thesis work in circuit quantum thermodynamics
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Aalto graduate Bayan Karimi received an award from the European Center for Advanced Studies in Thermodynamics. Photo: Bayan Karimi/Aalto University

Novel approach to accurately defining the SI unit of power awarded QTF Annual Discovery Prize

Doctoral researcher Marco Marín-Suárez of the PICO group is awarded for groundbreaking work in defining the SI unit of power, paving the way for better measurements in nanoscale thermodynamics
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Quantum scientists accurately measure power levels one trillion times lower than usual

A new device can measure power levels with unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity, offering a major step forward for quantum technologies
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