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Helsinki Institute of Physics – The First 20 Years by Mikko Sainio
(photo J.Aaltonen / HIP) “The Helsinki Institute of Physics was created in 1996 by merging three institutes in two universities. The form of governance, as a joint institute of two universities, was new in Finland. The main motivation for the new organization was the scope of the activity at CERN, of which Finland became a...Continue reading→
Advancing Particle Physics: Mikko Seppälä’s Award-Winning Contribution at HIP
(featured image’s background is generated by ChatGPT, and Mikko’s portrait is a photo by Anniina Sjöblom) Synopsis (ChatGPT generated) The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) celebrates the remarkable achievements of Mikko Seppälä, whose award-winning work has brought new insights to the field of particle physics. In collaboration with leading research institutes worldwide, Seppälä and HIP...Continue reading→
Neutron-Star Mergers Illuminate the Mysteries of Quark Matter
The featured photo is from the original post (Image: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick) “When neutron stars collide, they likely create the densest form of matter in the present-day Universe. Through an innovative use of two theoretical methods, researchers have now gained a more detailed understanding of how such quark matter behaves under the extreme conditions...Continue reading→