Department of Technical Physics - News

A study by researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the University of Eastern Finland has shown that the frequently repeated notion that "the Arctic region is warming at twice as fast as the rest of the globe" significantly underestimates the observed warming in the polar regions.

The Tandem Forest Value programme promotes research collaboration between Finland and Sweden related to forest resources, the value chain of wood-based products, and wood construction.

MSc Zijun Li's thesis consists of five studies focusing on the evaporation of SOA particles under different atmospheric-relevant conditions in the Aerosol Physics Lab.

Forest fires are part of nature's cycle. Due to global warming, however, they may become increasingly frequent. Emissions from forest fires have a significant impact on the climate, air quality and human health.

The Research Council’s funding to Academy Projects in natural sciences and engineering at UEF amounts to 2.68 million euros.

Finnish healthtech startup Adamant Health teams up with German medtech company Gerresheimer to improve the care for people with Parkinson's disease.

Atte Eskelinen, MSc, developed tissue- and joint-level computational models predicting one phenotype of osteoarthritis, namely post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA).

The composition of wood chemicals is very complex, which complicates their extraction and further application.

Starting from 2023, UEF will be offering two degree programmes in the field of technology: one in technical physics and the other in sustainable materials and products.