Keyword: New technologies and digitalisation

BioCity Turku opens a funding call for researchers belonging to BioCity Turku research programs.

Professor Maija Setälä's career has taken her from Southwest Finland to different parts of the world, but her interest in the study and development of democracy has continued unchanged. However, Setälä’s career choice was not always clear.

Researchers at the University of Turku are developing microscopic memory resistors, memristors, that mimic brain activity, which could be the key to curbing the growth in electricity consumption driven by artificial intelligence. A technology developed in Turku won two Finnish invention prizes this autumn. 

Doctoral Researcher Alicja Lawrynowicz develops textiles that have smart functionalities but are durable and easier to recycle.  

The answers were provided by Annika Rosin, Assistant Professor of Labour and Social Law at the University of Turku.

A new study conducted at the University of Turku investigated how household cleaning products affect the ability of solar panel glass to transmit light.

The universities in Turku launched in autumn 2021 a joint webinar series focusing on technology and sustainable development. Aboa Tech Talks will highlight new technologies and innovative technological research that can offer solutions to the complex global challenges of our time.

Leaders have been appointed for the five multidisciplinary themes of the Strategy of the University of Turku to develop and implement the University's multidisciplinary activities.

Researchers are now collecting unprecedentedly accurate data on Finland’s rivers to better understand the impact of extreme weather conditions. The digital modelling of rivers helps predict, for example, the impact of floods.