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A research team at the University of Turku invented novel flow battery materials that would allow low-cost and ecological energy storage

01.04.2025

A joint materials engineering and chemistry research group at the University of Turku has invented novel and promising materials for water-based flow batteries, a crucial technology for energy storage. If commercialized, the discovery could make energy storage more cost-effective and sustainable.

Hackmanite developed in Turku will soon be studied on the International Space Station

04.11.2024

Hackmanite, a mineral that is extensively studied and developed at the University of Turku, will be taken to the International Space Station as part of a new research project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the University of Turku. The study will investigate whether hackmanite can be used as a radiation detector for different materials in space.

Smart materials researcher Jovana Milić receives €2 million in EU funding

12.08.2024

Jovana V. Milić, starting as an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Turku, has received esteemed research funding from the European Research Council (ERC). Milić received the funding for a project that aims to develop a new generation of smart and environmentally friendly materials, such as for more effective use of solar energy in photovoltaics and brain-inspired computing.

Researchers create new, unparallelled supramolecular plastic which is degradable and highly recyclable

16.08.2022

A research group headed by senior researcher Jianwei Li at the MediCity Research Laboratory has explored a new type of materials called supramolecular plastics that would substitute the conventional polymeric plastics with an eco-friendlier material promoting sustainable development. The mechanical properties of the supramolecular plastic created by the researchers using liquid-liquid phase separation were comparable to conventional polymers, but the new plastic decomposes much more easily and would be easier to reuse.