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The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival draws attention to the research and planning of urban nature
Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival, organized in Helsinki's central library Oodi, invites you to learn something new about the carbon-smart urban nature 25.-26.8.
New remote sensing method helps monitor the results of peatlands rehabilitation
Aalto University researchers have led the application of a new remote sensing method for monitoring the effects of rehabilitation efforts of petlands,
Reprogramming the shape of virus capsids could advance biomedicine
DNA origami nanostructures can be moulded into defined shapes
Emīlija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’
In our I Claim series Emīlija Veselova talks about how climate change challenges design approach and its human-centered approaches.
Aalto ARTS Summer School 'Living With Woods' started with discussion about forest management and wood construction
Summer School looks into the use of forests and wood and construction in balance with nature. The summer school was opened 25 May with a symposium that gathered students and teaching staff from Aalto and the international partner schools on campus and remotely.
Shared imagination and between waves - the themes of Marsio and Otakaari 2B's art collections reflect Aaltonians
The themes, artists and drafts of the new buildings' art collections were published
Let’s end fast fashion — and favour resilience over efficiency in all industries
Focusing on short-term profit isn’t sustainable. So what can we do to move in the right direction?
Erika Renedo Illarregi: I love being a design researcher and navigating a variety of emotional landscapes
'I came with a lot of energy and a lot of willingness to do different things and integrate, but also, the winter was coming. Even though I like new experiences, it was not always easy to arrive in the moment when every day was a little bit darker.'
Funding granted for research into physics of microscopic plant roots
The aim is to create a new micromechanical tool to better understand how root mechanics arise from cells and how living materials like plant roots adapt to external stresses
Love and poetry - the artists were inspired by the passion conveyed by the university's research
Engineering Materials, an art collection for K1, K2, and K3 buildings, was published
Patrick Rinke: making sustainable materials with AI
Professor Patrick Rinke’s pioneering expertise in finding sustainable and climate-friendly materials with machine learning methodology has arguably never been more in demand
Sofia Guridi is designing a better world with smart textiles
Sofia Guridi, a doctoral student at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, wants to introduce bio-based smart textiles that help improve people’s everyday life.
Empathy in design and digitalisation – Aalto University researchers hold workshops for students at Arabia Comprehensive School
Aalto University researchers organised workshops for seventh graders, whose creative thinking skills were put to the test in designing future information services
The Creative Europe project ‘Urban Travel Machines’ at Tartu international literary festival in Estonia
Eleven Aalto Arts students and VCD Lecturer Tarja Nieminen participated in the Tartu international literary festival Prima Vista from 9th to 13th May 2023.
The BalticSeaH2 project starts building a hydrogen valley around the Baltic Sea
Aalto University will focus on studying the use of data-mediated network effects to boost the growth in the hydrogen valley.
Ruusa Vuori wins the Näytös23 Award with her delicate collection
Aalto University's Fashion Show on Friday 26 May displayed collections by Bachelor's and Master's students.
Perspectives on open data: Aalto Research Data Uncovered
Marika Tervahartiala and Kamyar Hasanzadeh took the stage to share their insights on opening geographic and visual data.
Alternatives to fossil-based fibres – Helena Sederholm develops sustainable textiles
Today’s outdoor clothing mainly relies on oil-based fibres and chemicals that are harmful for the environment. In her doctoral research, Helena Sederholm develops environmentally friendly water-repellent textiles. She follows the example of nature.
Invisible: From a mini-sized supersensor to a forgotten building material - the exhibition will make the invisible visible
See the future in a whole new way at the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival this September. The theme, "Invisible," encourages us to look beyond the surface and consider what lies beneath.
