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Science and art meet in a unique photography exhibition opening at the University of Turku on Tuesday 18 March.  

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.  

Professor of Molecular Plant Biology Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne explains how new algae research projects are turning industrial effluent into valuable algae biomass.

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.

The funding supports cross-disciplinary research in the University’s three profiling areas that focus on immune mediated diseases, the evolution of human diversity, and the design of sustainable materials.

Hackmanite is an exceptional mineral – it changes colour and glows in the dark. Research on the material started by chance at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Turku, and researchers there have been astounded by its versatility. Hackmanite’s properties have been tested in the bunkers of the Sweden’s Ministry of Defence and, within a year, the mineral will be sent to space.