News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/1031406/feed News listing en Time crystals could power future quantum computers /en/news/time-crystals-could-power-future-quantum-computers Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:11:12 +0000 Ville Heirola 1337377 at /en A time crystal, a long-life quantum system approaching perpetual motion, has been hooked up to its environment for the first time, unlocking an intriguing way to increase quantum computational and sensing power. Technology and engineering Research OtaNano Department of Applied Physics physics helium quantum physics low temperature laboratory Press releases Close-up of a complex scientific instrument with golden components and various wires, in a laboratory setting. Science Day at the Department of Applied Physics showcased young talent /en/news/science-day-at-the-department-of-applied-physics-showcased-young-talent Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:11:55 +0000 Ville Heirola 1336238 at /en The day included talks, posters and alumni presentations. Research Technology and engineering Awards and Recognition Research & Art A collage of people at an event, some looking at a display, one speaking, and others listening seated. Shaking up Tech encourages young women and minorities to explore technology /en/news/shaking-up-tech-encourages-young-women-and-minorities-to-explore-technology Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:52:31 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1336328 at /en The Shaking up Tech event will take place on 22 January 2026. The Event is aimed at young women and gender minorities who are considering their future study and career paths. Studies Teaching technology industry upper secondary schools Studies Lukiolaisia Shaking up Tech -tapahtuman messualueella Prof. Yaolin Xu’s battery research awarded prestigious energy storage prize /en/news/prof-yaolin-xus-battery-research-awarded-prestigious-energy-storage-prize Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:39:28 +0000 Ville Heirola 1336234 at /en Track record and future potential in building better energy storage solutions landed Assistant Professor Xu the Energy Storage Materials Young Scientist Award. Technology and engineering battery technology energy energy and the environment energy-related research sustainability Awards and Recognition Photo of prof. Yaolin Xu by Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University. Training offered in AI in research, data visualisation, cyber security + more – register now! /en/news/training-offered-in-ai-in-research-data-visualisation-cyber-security-more-register-now Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:29:30 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1335949 at /en New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2025 are open. Services Research AI Research Data Management (RDM) open science artificial intelligence doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Research & Art A pen and papers scattered with a tablet on top and a hand touching white symbols on the tablet screen. Discovering the semiconductor industry through summer jobs /en/news/discovering-the-semiconductor-industry-through-summer-jobs Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:31:48 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1335934 at /en The growth and investment in the semiconductor industry in Finland is increasing the demand for skilled workers. With the support of six semiconductor companies, Aalto University has offered students the opportunity to undertake summer jobs in research groups related to the field. Cooperation Ihmisten joukko seisoo huoneessa hyllyjen ja laatikoiden kanssa, monilla on punaiset kaulanauhat ja mustat tai raidalliset paidat. EU grants for improving human interaction with AI, soft wet adhesion physics and the capacity of legal systems /en/news/eu-grants-for-improving-human-interaction-with-ai-soft-wet-adhesion-physics-and-the-capacity-of Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:51:18 +0000 Ville Heirola 1334130 at /en Corinna Coupette, Maja Vuckovac and Robin Welsch receive 1.5-million-euro ERC Starting Grants. Digitalisation and AI Research Technology and engineering AI Soft Matter and Wetting computer science physics Research & Art Three people with varied hairstyles in front of a peach background with blue squares and dots. Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers /en/news/scientific-computing-skills-a-new-umbrella-course-for-all-researchers Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:02:17 +0000 Enrico Glerean 1333651 at /en Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part in hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science. Research Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Department of Applied Physics Department of Applied Physics Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Department of Built Environment Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Department of Civil Engineering Department of Communications and Networking Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics Staff trainings doctoral education Research & Art Studies Aalto Scientific Computing Aino Pekkarinen appointed communications manager at the School of Science /en/news/aino-pekkarinen-appointed-communications-manager-at-the-school-of-science Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:39:02 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1332914 at /en Aino Pekkarinen took up her role in August 2025. Services communications Appointments Aino Pekkarinen. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto Unite! Seed Fund 2025 – Aalto involved in 15 projects /en/news/unite-seed-fund-2025-aalto-involved-in-15-projects Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:17:35 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1332336 at /en From the 2025 Seed Fund call, 30 proposals were selected for funding. Aalto is involved in 15 of these projects and coordinates one. Collaboration Research Teaching Technology and engineering Unite Unite staff Unite students Awards and Recognition Cooperation A young green seedling with water droplets in soil. 'unite!' text is written on the yellow-orange background. Suggest the School of Science Alumni of the Year 2025! /en/news/suggest-the-school-of-science-alumni-of-the-year-2025 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:04:45 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1331433 at /en Submit your suggestion. AlumniWeekend Alumnus of the year Awards and Recognition kuva Researchers turn energy loss into a way of creating lossless photonics-based devices /en/news/researchers-turn-energy-loss-into-a-way-of-creating-lossless-photonics-based-devices Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:41:40 +0000 Ville Heirola 1330448 at /en Turning energy loss from a fatal flaw into a dial for fine-tuning new states of matter into existence could yield better laser, quantum and optical technology. Research quantum computer quantum mechanics quantum technologies Research & Art Abstract image of glowing teal shapes and pink blocks on a striped yellow and green surface, with a dark background. New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold /en/news/new-quantum-record-transmon-qubit-coherence-reaches-millisecond-threshold Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:17:21 +0000 Ville Heirola 1318082 at /en The result foreshadows a leap in computational capabilities, with researchers now inviting experts around the globe to reproduce the groundbreaking measurement. Research quantum computer quantum computing quantum mechanics quantum nanomechanics quantum physics quantum technologies Press releases Research & Art Hehkuva kaksosprosessori pimeällä emolevyllä, futuristisia valotehosteita ja yksityiskohtaista piirikaavassa. Postdoctoral researcher Bayan Karimi wins 2025 Young Scientist Prize /en/news/postdoctoral-researcher-bayan-karimi-wins-2025-young-scientist-prize Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:48:47 +0000 Heli Laukko 1322403 at /en The prize is the 2025 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for the Commission on Low Temperature Physics (C5). Research Department of Applied Physics School of Science postdoctoral researchers Awards and Recognition Research & Art Person wearing a patterned knit sweater and grey turtleneck in a science laboratory with metal equipment in the background. Dean Jouko Lampinen: Thank you for a successful year! /en/news/dean-jouko-lampinen-thank-you-for-a-successful-year Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:26:51 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1320936 at /en In addition to some appointment news, there are a bunch of new projects starting up in the School of Science. Dean Jouko Lampinen wishes everyone a relaxing summer. Technology and engineering loma Campus Jouko Lampisen kolmoiskuva. Kuvat: Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony /en/news/spring-term-open-science-highlight-aalto-open-science-award-ceremony Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:04:24 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1320952 at /en We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community. Campus Services Honoured Research A Grid Research Data Management (RDM) open science doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Awards and Recognition Campus Research & Art Five people with a diploma and flowers. Scientific merit and fostering new talent land two major physics prizes /en/news/scientific-merit-and-fostering-new-talent-land-two-major-physics-prizes Thu, 15 May 2025 07:21:17 +0000 Ville Heirola 1314504 at /en Prominent quantum professors Päivi Törmä and Jukka Pekola were awarded not just for their strong scientific work, but also for the massive impact they’ve had on the quantum community in Finland and abroad. Honoured Research physics Awards and Recognition Two people in professional attire. Left wears a tweed jacket with white shirt, right wears a grey suit and light shirt. New thermal sensor presents novel way to carry out cryogenic measurements /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. Olli V. Lounasmaa Memorial Prize awarded to Prof. Andrew Cleland /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. Physicists use machine learning to find out how layered gases and metals melt /en/news/physicists-use-machine-learning-to-find-out-how-layered-gases-and-metals-melt Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:42:57 +0000 Ville Heirola 1311798 at /en The research team, which included a Nobel Prize winner, found out how layered materials confined in two dimensions transition between states. Research quantum computing quantum mechanics quantum physics quantum technologies Research & Art Two superimposed grid layers arranged on a green background, with one grid appearing transparent and complex.