Aalto quantum news
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.
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
Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus
The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
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
Research group detects a quantum entanglement wave for the first time using real-space measurements
A team from 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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
Novel approach to accurately defining the SI unit of power awarded QTF Annual Discovery Prize
Doctoral researcher Marco MarÃn-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
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
InstituteQ launches new doctoral school in quantum technology
The Doctoral School in Quantum Technology and the industrial doctorates are now in operation
New kind of quantum transport discovered in a device combining high-temperature superconductors and graphene
Researchers combine graphene and high-temperature superconductors in a single device, demonstrating a theoretically predicted phenomena in practice for the first time and potentially paving the way for improved devices and new physics
Internal call for InstituteQ doctoral positions
With funding from Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the Finnish quantum community InstituteQ is opening a call for five doctoral positions
Building an understanding of quantum turbulence from the ground up
Researchers show how energy disappears in quantum turbulence. The discovery paves way for a better understanding of turbulence in scales ranging from the microscopic to the planetary
Researchers take a step towards turning interactions that normally ruin quantum information into a way of protecting it
A new method for predicting the behavior of quantum devices provides a crucial tool for real-world applications of quantum technology
Finnish Quantum Agenda details road ahead and stresses need for national quantum strategy
What are Finland’s strengths in quantum technology? How can Finland ensure it stays on top of the groundbreaking changes quantum technology will cause in the coming years and decades? These are the questions the Finnish Quantum Agenda answers.
By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers
An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits.
Researchers use quantum mechanics to see objects without looking at them
The new method bridges the quantum and classical worlds and could improve measurements in quantum computers and other applications
A peculiar protected structure links Viking knots with quantum vortices
Mathematical analysis identifies a vortex structure that is impervious to decay
Unimon - A new qubit to boost quantum computers for useful applications
The researchers have achieved the first quantum logic gates with unimons at 99.9% fidelity — a major milestone on the quest to build commercially useful quantum computers.
