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Jyväskylän yliopiston Nanotiedekeskus esitteli toimintaansa kansainväliselle arviointiraadille.

International board highlighted the broad research of the Nanoscience Center

An international advisory board of the University of Jyväskylä Nanoscience Center was highly impressed by the recent progress of the center's research.

University of Jyväskylä to award 9 honorary doctorates

The University of Jyväskylä will award 9 new honorary doctorates in May.

Kuvassa on pH-responsiivinen DNA-origamikapseli (sininen), joka on ladattu entsyymillä (keltainen) korkeassa pH:ssa. (Kuva: Veikko Linko, Boxuan Shen ja Heini Ijäs/Aalto-yliopisto)

DNA folds into a smart nanocapsule for drug delivery

New study shows that nanostructures constructed of DNA molecules can be programmed to function as pH-responsive cargo carriers, paving the way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles.

Researchers developed a genetic treatment that removes antibiotic resistance from bacteria

Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation has awarded Academy Research Fellow Matti Jalasvuori’s research group 255 000 euro grant for investigating the conjugative transfer of anti-antibiotic resistance genetic elements.

Tutkijatohtori Ruben de Groote on kehittänyt laserspektroskopian laitteistoa Jyväskylän yliopiston kiihdytinlaboratoriossa vuodesta 2017 alkaen.

Physics researchers awarded competitive grant for upgrading the capabilities of laser spectroscopy

Postdoctoral researcher Ruben de Groote from Department of Physics at University of Jyväskylä has received 190 000 euros funding for a two year Marie Curie individual fellowship (MSCA-IF).

Chronic diseases restrict the mobility of older people – often unconsciously

Chronic diseases are a key factor limiting the mobility of older people.

Kemian professori Karoliina Honkala ja akatemiaprofessori Hannu Häkkinen tutkivat katalyysireaktioiden atomitason mekanismeja supertietokoneella tehtävien simulaatioiden avulla.

A significant European supercomputing grant to nanoscience researchers for investigations of atomically precise nanocatalysts

PRACE organization has awarded 35 million CPU core hours for a joint project of Academy professor Hannu Häkkinen and professor Karoliina Honkala at the University of Jyväskylä’s Nanoscience Center.

Decline in physical activity often starts as early as age seven

Overall physical activity starts to decline already around the age of school entry.

Tutkimusryhmä onnistui modulaarinen neutronispektrometrin (MONSTER) testaamisessa Jyväskylän yliopiston kiihdytinlaboratoriossa.

Successful test of the MONSTER spectrometer also provided new nuclear structure information

A landmark experiment recently took place in the Accelerator Laboratory of the Department of Physics (JYFL-ACCLAB). Through nuclear fission, a beam of the short-lived nuclide 85As was produced.

Jyväskylän yliopiston kiihdytinlaboratorion materiaalitutkimuksen ryhmä on mukana RADIATE-kumppanuushankkeessa, jonka tavoitteena on lisätä tutkimustiedon saatavuutta Euroopassa.

The physics and chemistry research infrastructures of the University of Jyväskylä receive one million euros of EU Horizon 2020 funding

The European Union Horizon 2020 Programme (Horizon2020) funds major European research and innovation projects.

Girls need more positive experiences of ball skills

Children’s positive perception of moving is an important supporter for natural physical activity and developing motor skills.

A research brought new light on the proton diffusion process across biological membranes

In biological systems, proton diffusion (PD) and transfer are fundamental processes, occuring for example in the cellular respiration and photosynthesis.