Category: News
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Year of Quantum 2025: What does this global declaration mean for Finland?
The year of 2025 marks a significant step forward for quantum technology research and development both in Finland and beyond. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared 2025 the Year of Quantum. Finnish quantum players are capitalizing on the momentum of this declaration by producing events, public education and outreach activities,…
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New agreement offers cross-institutional quantum study opportunities at Aalto University, University of Helsinki
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The updated QuantEd cross-institutional studies agreement between Aalto University and the University of Helsinki allows students of selected degree programmes to sign-up for quantum-related courses organized by the other institution. The aim of the agreement is to broaden the selection of quantum-related studies available to students and enhance student mobility between the two institutions. Aalto…
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Finnish Quantum Flagship opens lighthouse and exploratory projects call: Quantum Future (P4)
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The Finnish Quantum Flagship (FQF) opens its first call for lighthouse and exploratory projects as part of Program 4: Quantum Future (P4). This is the first of three planned calls during the course of the flagship (2024, 2026, 2028). Each call will result in the funding of 1-2 high-impact lighthouse projects and/or 1-2 smaller exploratory…
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3 Minute Thesis winners from the Finnish Quantum Days
The finalists of the 3 Minute Thesis competition pose for a photo during the Finnish Quantum Days on September 9, 2024. On September 9th during the Finnish Quantum Days, InstituteQ and the Finnish Quantum Flagship hosted a 3 Minute Thesis competition. During the competition, we heard 8 compelling presentations from a group of finalists from…
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Invitation to Participate in the InstituteQ 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Pitching Competition
https://instituteq.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/InstituteQ-3MT-invitation_apply-now-1.pdf
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Video: Watch: Päivi Törmä’s DigiQ lecture on quantum geometry
This DigiQ talk features Aalto University Professor Päivi Törmä. The title of her talk is “Quantum geometry in flat band superconductivity, Bose-Einstein condensation and light-matter interactions.”
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Video: Watch Sergey Kubatkin’s DigiQ lecture on epitaxial graphene
This DigiQ talk features Chalmers University of Technology Professor and InstituteQ Chair of Excellence Sergey Kubatkin. The title of his talk is “Wafer-scale epitaxial graphene on Silicon Carbide: physics, chemistry, and applications.”
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Introducing InstituteQ’s 2024-26 Chair of Excellence: Professor Sergey Kubatkin
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InstituteQ has selected Professor Sergey Kubatkin of Chalmers University of Technology as the InstituteQ Chair of Excellence 2024-26. Read his Q&A interview below. Professor Kubatkin’s research group has two main research directions the forms of the basis of his involvement as InstituteQ Chair of Excellence: How did you come to work with InstituteQ Director Jukka…
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QPlayLearn: What is quantum thermodynamics?
QPlayLearn creates tailor-made content educating society on quantum physics and its place in the 21st century. They have just published the fourth instalment of their Quantum Pill series. This episode covers the basics of quantum thermodynamics and features the work of the PICO research group from Aalto University. See their insightful video below!