Since Einstein’s analysis of Brownian motion in 1905, scientific world has accepted that matter around us is made out of tiny particles called atoms. These atoms themselves consist of a small nucleus made up of protons and neutrons, surrounded by a “cloud” of electrons. Behavior of electrons and nuclei is […]
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Organic aerosols account for up to 90 % of particulate matter present in the lower atmosphere. These aerosol particles affect air quality and key atmospheric processes, yet the extent of their contribution remains uncertain without molecular-level understanding. Moreover, the chemical space of these aerosols is vast: the number of plausible […]
The central goal of nuclear physics is to understand the structure and behavior of atomic nuclei. This pursuit began in the 1910s with Rutherford’s discovery of the nucleus, later understood to be composed of protons and neutrons. In the 1960s, electron–proton scattering experiments and the development of the quantum field […]
The 2024 Master’s Thesis Prize of the Finnish Physical Society has been awarded to Heidi Kivijärvi of the Aalto University, and was officially presented in the opening ceremony of Physics Days 2025. This award is given annually for an exceptional Master’s thesis in the field of physical sciences. It exists […]
Superconducting quantum circuits are currently one of the most promising platforms for realizing a large-scale quantum computer capable of solving complex tasks that are unsolvable by classical computers. The operation of a superconducting quantum computer relies on microwave control of superconducting qubits, the basic unit of information, via multiple cables […]
The missing mass problem arose in the 20th century when observations of the dynamics of astrophysical objects could not be explained by ordinary luminous matter. This suggested the existence of some non-luminous excess mass, plentiful in the observable universe. Inspired by the non-luminous nature of this strange new substance, the […]
I first joined the Board of the Finnish Physical Society at the Annual General Meeting in March of 2020 in Helsinki as the Secretary. Two years later I was fortunate to be elected as the Vice President to President Matti Silveri during the online Physics Days from Aalto. Then in […]
The Finnish Physical Society is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Physical Society. Until now, our international relationships have primarily been inside Europe, facilitated via the European Physical Society. Now, for the first time, a partnership has been established beyond Europe. […]
Master Thesis Prize 2023 – Winner Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime caused by accelerating masses, such as rotating neutron stars or black holes orbiting each other. Predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity, they were first observed in 2015 by the LIGO collaboration in the United States using a […]
Master Thesis Prize 2023 – Honorable mention Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a method used extensively for measuring the composition and structure of matter. One common use is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). At this point, we need a recap on NMR. It is like a two-state quantum mechanical tuning fork […]