Photo: Science Night LIVE! event venue Heureka, The Finnish Science Centre.

Science Night LIVE! at Heureka is a science communication and networking event that celebrates the expertise of international academics living and working across Finland. This new event offers visitors inspiring science stories, fascinating research, and valuable networking opportunities on three stages and in various formats. The event will take place on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, from 6:00 to 10:30 pm at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre in Vantaa, under the theme of "Science solving problems." 

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Microsoft is reinventing its Power Platform's software development, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with AI-powered no-code development and adding new features like Copilot.

In an event on Thursday (Local Time), the company announced that Microsoft 365 users will soon be able to use what the company is calling an AI "Co-pilot," Microsoft said in a statement.

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Microchips are used in numerous different devices, such as mobile phones, mobile phone networks, and cars. Photo: Mikko Vares.

A national chip program initiative, called "Siruja Suomesta," has been proposed by the Semiconductor Industry Group of Technology Finland, along with other partners such as VTT, Tampere University, Aalto University, and the cities of Tampere and Espoo. The initiative aims to establish Finland as a European leader in semiconductor and quantum technology. The initiative will bring new expertise and growth to Finland, strengthen Europe's chip self-sufficiency and technological security, and create growth in high-tech expertise, innovation, and industry.

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Over half of Finns have developed hybrid immunity to the coronavirus by the end of 2022 through a combination of vaccination and natural infection, according to a study conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). This hybrid immunity provides long-lasting, high protection against severe disease.

THL has been monitoring the occurrence of antibodies produced in response to coronavirus infection in the population since April 2020.

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Volunteers clean up trash. Photo by Steph Chambers / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP / LEHTIKUVA

Used face masks, supermarket bags, and food packaging all hold an abundance of potentially usable raw materials. Yet, producing more of these single-use plastics has proven to be considerably less expensive than recovering and recycling them.

Used face masks, supermarket bags, and food packaging all contain a wealth of potentially usable raw materials.

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ChatGPT, a small step for generative AI, is still in the very early stage of verifying its industrial value. It is more like an electronic pet at this moment and not a leap forward as many people might think, The Bhutan Live reported.

ChatGPT, the new AI chatbot developed by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, is generating a lot of hype worldwide because of the high degree of "intelligence" it has showcased, which has made many worry that they will soon lose their jobs to AI, according to The Bhutan Live.

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A Smart TV. (Image: Mika Pakarinen, Keksi/LVM)

In today's increasingly digital world, cybersecurity is becoming an essential skill for citizens. With the rise of cyber threats, it is crucial for citizens to be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect themselves and their personal information. To address this need, Finland has launched the Cyber Citizen Project, in collaboration with Aalto University and the Ministry of Transport and Communications, to create a common model for teaching cybersecurity skills to citizens in the EU Member States.

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Malignant Melanoma, Liver FNA, Clot Section, S-100 Protein.

A new study conducted in Finland has discovered a new medication that could offer a new treatment option for patients with advanced melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The medication, relatlimab, has been found to affect the immune system in a different way compared to other therapies that activate the immune system.

Typically, therapies have been designed to activate T cells to attack cancer cells.

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When neutron stars collide, they produce a powerful explosion. The first collision that astronomers have clearly observed has shown that, contrary to expectations, the explosion was perfectly spherical. The formation of the spherical shape is still a mystery to researchers, but the discovery could open new doors in fundamental physics and the determination of the age of the universe.

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Rescuers search for survivors and victims amid destroyed buildings in Nurdagi, in the hard hit region of Gaziantep, on February 12, 2023, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria earlier in the week. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

While the death toll and destruction of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria dominate the news, many wonder how strong the quake was and what the scale used to measure earthquakes means.

The Richter scale is a tool used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. Developed in the 1930s by seismologist Charles Richter, the scale ranges from 0 to 10.

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ChatGPT is a cutting-edge artificial intelligence language model designed by OpenAI, one of the leading AI research institutes in the world. Launched in 2020, ChatGPT has quickly become one of the most popular AI chatbots on the internet, engaging with users across a wide range of topics and domains. As a powerful language model, ChatGPT is capable of answering questions, generating text, and responding to prompts with remarkable accuracy and coherence.

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