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Considerable Novo Nordisk funding for researcher Sesilja Aranko
Staff Scientist Sesilja Aranko has been awarded the highly competed Emerging Investigator 2023 Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project focusing on post-translational modifications in protein-based biomaterials. The grant awarded is 10 million DKK (approx. 1.34M€) for a five-year period.
Five things decision-makers should know about the electrification of society
Electrification plays a key role in solving the climate crisis. Aalto University researchers describe what kind of challenges this entails and how they can be tackled.
A sugar extracted from biowaste can provide a sustainable and more efficient method for sound absorption and thermal insulation
Researchers at Aalto University have discovered a way to convert polysaccharides from biowaste into a material that can outperform glass wool and other commercially used sound absorption materials with similar thickness.
Nature invented the circular economy — with aspirational engineering we can follow suit
In the latest issue of Aalto University Magazine, the Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering, Kristiina Kruus, talks about aspirational engineering, a new way of thinking that takes inspiration from nature’s rational use of resources.
Aalto ARTS Summer School 2023 studies sustainability, forests and use of wood
School of Arts, Design and Architecture is organising a summer school with a theme ‘Living with wood(s)’.
Unfolding public art book discusses the role of public art at Aalto University
Unfolding public art book is based on the university's art collection
Art challenges established truths in the health and social sectors
Professor Susanna Helke looks at health and social services through the lens of a filmmaker, Laura Arpiainen as an architect and professor. Both are concerned about the crisis in the care sector in Finland.
Ask a scientist: How will AI affect creativity?
The impact of creative AI is unfolding before our eyes, yet we struggle to understand it. It’s the perfect time to ask researchers what they see and think.
Nominations open for 2024 Millennium Technology Prize
The prize is one of the world’s most significant awards for ground-breaking innovation
EIT Culture & Creativity's first round of calls is out!
EIT Culture & Creativity Call launched, info events for Aalto staff (14.4. & 25.4.2023)
Professor Jari Koskinen concludes his distinguished career
Jari Koskinen, Professor of Material Science, retires on 31 March 2023. Koskinen, who has studied the physical properties of functional materials and, in particular, surfaces and interfaces, spent the past 14 years in his career as a researcher at the School of Chemical Engineering and served as the head of the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science in from 2014 to 2022.
Significant funding for thin-film technology research - materials to be developed can be used, for example, in energy storage
The search for new, precisely tailored thin-film materials is accelerating for a wide range of next-generation applications in fields such as energy storage and IoT.
Art evokes feelings in the body
A new study from the University of Turku and Aalto University in Finland reveals that art has a powerful effect on people's bodies and emotions.
The short film filmed in Aalto tells about a student's difficult choice
The shooting of the short film Compassion III, funded by Aalto University's Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project, began in Otaniemi on March 17th. The premier is on May 30th as a part of the Green Minds, Healthy Hearts – Social Sustainability Symposium in Aalto University's Harald Herlin Learning Center.
Avatars and genuine interaction
Aalto University’s researchers are contributing to the creation of redesigned maternity and child health clinics and positive childbirth experiences in their research projects. The visions seize the potential of technology, such as childbirth simulation in a 3D-video conference using an avatar, a virtual character. On the other hand, the researchers would also like to hold on to the best practices from the past, such as the traditional child health clinic card, genuine human interaction and the rotina tradition, visits by family and close-ones to meet the newborn and bring foods as a gift.
Sahar Babaeipour dreams of entrepreneurship – but before that, she wants to graduate as a doctor
The doctoral research conducted by Sahar Babaeipour, a doctoral researcher at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, aims at a more sustainable packaging industry.
Matteo Iannacchero, a developer of bio-based yarns: ‘I value the freedom of science’
In his doctoral research conducted at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center, Iannacchero uses machine learning to develop ecologically sustainable electronic yarns. This is an opportunity to come up with something completely new.
Unite! University Alliance Launches Seed Fund to Foster Collaborative Teaching, Research and Student Activities
Financial boost for innovative ideas from teachers, researchers and students across the Unite! alliance of nine European universities. Apply now!
FinnFiberColor – Spun cellulose fibres and sustainably colored textiles
The FinnFiberColor project develops sustainable solutions for manufactured cellulose fibre processes. The project has enhanced the understanding of the properties of new kinds of textile fibres and assessed the consumer perception of fabrics created from alternative materials.
