IMC and hackmanite were in the headlines right before the New Year’s Eve. First, on Friday 29/12 there was an interview with Prof. Mika on Yle’s radio news, and the next day Yle published the article “In Turku, a special stone that changes color and glows in the dark is being researched – soon a sensor built from it will go into space” related to our project with the European Space Agency.
The article (only in Finnish):
Prof. Mika was interviewed by Laura Niemi and Outi Nurmela for University of Turku’s Vau, mikä vaikutus! (Wow, what an impact!) podcast. It is now available on Soundcloud (only in Finnish):
Prof. Mika’s interview can be found on pages 48–49 of the latest Kemia magazine. The story is part of the magazine’s “3 x uutta tutkimuksessa” (“3 x news in research”) series, where experts tell what is fascinating right now. You can get the magazine delivered to your home by joining the Chemist Club of Turku.
Hackmanite’s popularity expanded again when Tomi Kangasniemi, an experienced journalist from the Keskisuomalainen Group, visited Aurum to interview Mika, Isabella and Sami about hackmanite research and the uses of the material. The story was published on Dec 28 and ended up in at least 18 different newspapers: Keskisuomalainen, Karjalainen, Aamuposti, Itä-Savo, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Kymen Sanomat, Länsi-Savo, Uusimaa, Etelä-Saimaa, Itä-Häme, Länsi-Uusimaa, Savon Sanomat, Hämeen Sanomat , Keski-Uusimaa, Iisalmen Sanomat, Forssan Lehti, Kouvolan Sanomat and Warkauden Lehti. Read the article (€) at https://www.ksml.fi/uutissuomalainen/5619263
Mika, Sami, Hannah and Isabella are in the latest issue of Aurora magazine, where they were interviewed about their research. The article deals with the history of hackmanite research, which became a scientific phenomenon in the IMC group. Read the article in the physical magazine that is distributed on campus or electronically at https://www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/aurora/ihmeen-tekijat
Prof. Mika was interviewed by Laura Niemi and Outi Nurmela for University of Turku’s Vau, mikä vaikutus! (Wow, what an impact!) podcast. It will be aired some time next spring.
In last month’s Tiede (Finnish for science) magazine, Professor Mika Lastusaari was interviewed about hackmanites. In the newest issue (11/2022) Mika answers the question “where does the color of an element originate?“
https://www.tiede.fi/artikkeli/kysy/mista-alkuaine-saa-varinsa
Finnish science magazine Tiede asked some tough questions from Mika Lastusaari about the properties and uses of hackmanite. You can find the full article in the recent number (10/2022) of Tiede. Tiede 10/2022
Happy International Workers’ Day 2022! Hauskaa vappua!
We have now been in the big news headlines about our hackmanite research. First, there was a big deal in Turku Sanomat’s print paper and website (https://www.ts.fi/tiede/5625235), and yesterday we got nationwide coverage when we were on Finnish Broadcasting Company’s (Yle) main news broadcast at 8:30 pm! Yle’s story can be found at https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12365153
We were at the end of the main national TV news at 20.30:
https://areena.yle.fi/1-50931640 (from 18:35 onwards)
Yle also published the same in their radio:
https://areena.yle.fi/audio/1-1440981 (from 7:50 onwards):