Posts from 2022

28.11.2022

A life-inspired material system dynamically adjusts to its environment

SPM researchers in collaboration with Aalto University have developed a synthetic system that responds to environmental changes in the same way as living organisms, using a feedback loop to maintain its internal conditions.

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25.11.2022

Arri Priimägi receives major ERC Consolidartor grant to explore materials inspired by biological sensory-motor interactions

Arri Priimägi, a professor of chemistry at Tampere University, has received the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant of EUR 2 million to study life-like materials that are inspired by biological sensory-motor interactions.

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22.11.2022

Significant ERC funding for Hao Zeng to develop life-like materials that communicate with each other

Hao Zeng, an Academy Research Fellow at Tampere University, has been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros for his research on interactive stimuli-responsive materials and micro robots.

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1.3.2022

STORM-BOTS trains young researchers to develop soft robotics

The training programme STORM-BOTS aims at educating 13 young researchers to develop liquid crystal-based materials for soft robotics and haptic interfaces. The project, funded by European Commission with 3.5 million euros, brings together 17 European top research institutions of the field. Finland is represented in the consortium by Tampere University.

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