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Innovation portfolio

Sustainable Smart Gas Sensor

AI-programmable multi-gas sensor based on biodegradable nanomaterials.
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Status:

Pre-business

SDGs:

Good health and well-being, Life on land

Industry:

ICT, Microtech, nanotech and materials

Impact:

Sustainable materials, Quality of life

Origin:

Research to Business

School:

School of Science

Established:

2025

A low cost printed, AI-programmable, multi-gas sensor based on biodegradable nanomaterials.

Printable ink-based materials react to various gases, producing resistance changes. Various inks react in different ways to different gases. By having two or more different ink-based sensing elements it is possible to identify specific gases by looking at the resistances of various ink-based sensing elements. The combination acts like a fingerprint, which is unique for each gas. This multi-channel reaction is used as training data for AI, which then interprets the measurement result as presence and concentration of existing gas(es) in a continuous measurement.

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Aalto Founder School brings entrepreneurship closer to all students at Aalto through monthly Founder Talks, a new minor studies programme, and a tailor-made Founder Sprint for the most driven founders.  

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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition

Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition presents visionary cross-disciplinary work. Come explore prototypes, experiments and solutions.

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Call for Applications: Aalto Creatives Pre-incubator Programme Spring 2026

Join the Aalto Creatives afterwork and info session on 20.1.2026 to find out more about the open call and meet the Aalto Creatives team.
A large audience watches the final presentation of Junction hackathon on stage, with '1st ApprenticeCircle+' on screen for Aalto University challenge.
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Aalto students and researchers shape together how we age with AI at Junction hackathon 2025

The 'Aging with AI' hackathon challenge sparked a winning solution connecting generations over shared learning experiences, preserving cultural skills.
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Finland’s Foresail-1p science satellite successfully launched into space

The Finnish science satellite Foresail-1p was successfully launched into space after 8 PM Finnish time on Friday 28 November 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
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Aalto University establishes a professorship of practice position in data economy

The new professorship strengthens the collaboration between Aalto University and South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences.
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