Nokia unveils concept phone Morph

NEW YORK and ESPOO, Finland, February 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center
(NRC) (NYSE: NOK) and the University of Cambridge (UK) - was launched today
alongside the "Design and the Elastic Mind" exhibition, on view from
February 24 to May 12, 2008, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New
York. Morph features in both the exhibition catalog and on MoMA's official
website.

Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be
stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile
device into radically different shapes. It demonstrates the ultimate
functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering: flexible
materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. Dr. Bob
Iannucci, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, commented: "Nokia Research
Center is looking at ways to reinvent the form and function of mobile
devices; the Morph concept shows what might be possible."

Dr. Tapani Ryhanen, Head of the NRC Cambridge UK laboratory, Nokia,
commented: "We hope that this combination of art and science will showcase
the potential of nanoscience to a wider audience. The research we are
carrying out is fundamental to this as we seek a safe and controlled way to
develop and use new materials."

Professor Mark Welland, Head of the Department of Engineering's
Nanoscience Group at the University of Cambridge and University Director of
Nokia-Cambridge collaboration added: "Developing the Morph concept with
Nokia has provided us with a focus that is both artistically inspirational
but, more importantly, sets the technology agenda for our joint nanoscience
research that will stimulate our future work together."

The partnership between Nokia and the University of Cambridge was
announced in March, 2007 - an agreement to work together on an extensive
and long term programme of joint research projects. NRC has established a
research facility at the University's West Cambridge site and collaborates
with several departments - initially the Nanoscience Center and Electrical
Division of the Engineering Department - on projects that, to begin with,
are centered on nanotechnology.

Elements of Morph might be available to integrate into handheld devices
within 7 years, though initially only at the high-end. However,
nanotechnology may one day lead to low cost manufacturing solutions, and
offers the possibility of integrating complex functionality at a low price.

For further information, please visit the websites
http://www.moma.org/elasticmind and http://www.nokia.com/A4126514

Photos are available on http://www.nokia.com/press -> Photos ->
Corporate - Research and Development.

About Nokia Research Center

Nokia Research Center (NRC) looks beyond Nokia's existing business and
product development to challenge current strategies and to stimulate
renewal in the company's direction. Working closely with all Nokia business
units, NRC's research explores new frontiers in digital services,
physical-digital connections, human interaction, data and content
technologies, device architecture, and access and connectivity. NRC
promotes open innovation by working on research projects in collaboration
with universities and research institutes around the world. For more
information, see our website: http://research.nokia.com

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia
makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences
in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business. Nokia
also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks.

About the University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge will celebrate its 800th anniversary in
2009. It is one of the finest universities in the world, a superb British
university with global reach. It is renowned for its 31 colleges and world
class teaching departments, ground breaking research and breathtaking
architecture. It attracts the very best and brightest students, regardless
of background, and offers one of the UK's most generous bursary schemes.

Cambridge was recently ranked number two in the world and the number
one University outside the US, in two separate surveys, the Shanghai Jiao
Tong University 2006 survey, and in the Times Higher Education magazine's
world rankings.

Cambridge people have been awarded more Nobel Prizes than those from
any other UK university with more than 80 laureates.

The Nanoscience Centre is an 1800msquared research facility completed
in January 2003 and located at the north east corner of the University's
West Cambridge Site. The Centre provides open access to over 300
researchers from a variety of University Departments to the nanofabrication
and characterisation facilities housed in a combination of Clean Rooms and
low noise laboratories. Office space is primarily home to the Department of
Engineering's Nanoscience Group, technical and administrative staff and
members of other research groups who require long term access to
facilities. http://www.nanoscience.cam.ac.uk