The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) is celebrating 100 years of active service to the international physics community. The Finnish Physical Society (FPS) is an official member of IUPAP representing the interests of the Finnish physics community. Joining the centennial celebrations we are planning a scientific photography […]
Yearly archives: 2022
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Founded in 1947, the Finnish Physical Society (FPS) is celebrating this year its 75th anniversary with an in-person event that will take place on the 2nd of September 2022 at Porthania building of the city center campus of the University of Helsinki. The event will consist of a small series […]
The first issue of Arkhimedes journal for 2022 is now published online! It focuses on the investments in quantum technology and in particular the development of the Finnish quantum computer. One of the articles is dedicated to InstituteQ, the Finnish national quantum institute and its placement in the quantum technology […]
One of the finalists for the FPS MSc Thesis Prize 2021 was Perttu Hilla, who completed his Masters degree at the University of Oulu. To learn more about Perttu’s MSc thesis work that brought him to the final round of the FPS MSc Thesis Prize 2021 you can watch the […]
Now that Physics Days 2022 is over, it is time to look to the future and Physics Days 2023. The event is organized by Tampere University and is planned to take place on 29-31 March 2023 at Tampere Hall. This time the event is designed to be in person! All […]
Every year on Physics Days we award the Hannu Koskinen’s presentation prize’s for the two best oral and the two best poster presentations. The winners of the Best Talk Prize for the Physics Days 2022 are: Mira Viljanen, University of Helsinki: Nanoimaging of the phloem in tension wood of silver […]
The Physics Days 2022 ended last Friday. A big thank you to Aalto University, the program committee, and the local organising committee for carrying through a successful virtual conference. We hope all those who attended had a good time and enjoyed both oral and poster presentations. You can still listen […]
The Finnish Physical Society (FPS) Master Thesis Prize 2021 was awarded to Kaapo Seppänen from the University of Helsinki in the opening ceremony of Physics Days 2022 on 2nd March 2022. The prize is given annually for an excellent Master thesis in the field of physical sciences. The purpose of this […]
Jonas Suni, University of Helsinki Space physics concerns the study of the near-Earth plasma environment, which stretches from around 60 kilometres to hundreds of thousands of kilometres above the Earth’s surface. This vast volume of space can however be divided into a few different regions of interest. Closest to the […]
Katja Tolkkinen, University of Oulu Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the articular cartilage, and it is one of the most common reasons for disability. Articular cartilage is an essential part of the human body because it allows smooth and painless movement of the joint. It is the highly specialized, […]