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Exhibition concentrating on data is rare, even internationally
The new Data Vitality exhibition lets you sense and feel data like never before
Towards the next generation of social innovations – Northern Dimension Future Forum 2021
The annual Northern Dimension Future Forum took place at Aalto University, Finland, and online on December 1, 2021. In the Future Forum, experts and stakeholders discussed the sustainability of social innovations and policy measures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of Northern Dimension thematic partnerships. From the Aalto University, Professor Riitta Kosonen, Director of CEMAT and Lead coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute, Professor Otto Toivanen, Aalto School of Economics, and Milja Leinonen, Chair of the Board, Aalto University Student Union, participated in the event.
Aalto in 2021: Super hearing, a greenhouse that’s actually green, prospective astronauts, and lots more
A second pandemic year hasn’t slowed Aalto down. Read about what our community has been up to in 2021 — and learn something new!
Pilot production line for Ioncell launched — a top made with the stronger-than-cotton ecofibre gets its colour from Finnish fields
In addition to producing the innovative textile fibre, the pilot production line will be used to develop wood-based carbon fibres.
A new layer-by-layer built inorganic-organic material enables optical switching of magnetic properties
Materials chemists have developed a facile process for piling ultrathin inorganic and organic layers in a pre-designed manner into flexible room-temperature thin-film magnets, whose magnetic properties can be controlled with successive external light illuminations.
‘Costume designers can add significant value to animated films’
I claim series: costume designer can have a key role in animations.
New Media Master's Thesis presentations / Mon 13.12.2021
Welcome to follow New Media Master’s Thesis presentations!
What's Life 1.5 like? – Apply now for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 to showcase a sustainable future
The climate crisis and biodiversity loss call for radical new ideas. How does your work contribute to wiser consumption, climate solutions or a more sustainable working life? Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 will present Aalto's most interesting projects to support sustainability – apply now!
From the margins to the top: How the School of Arts, Design and Architecture rose to the international forefront
New book Pro Arte Utili tells about leadership and vision guiding the change.
Aalto University Bioinnovation Center opens a call for five doctoral candidate positions
Bioinnovation Center is looking for talented and exceptionally motivated students that are eager to pursue their doctoral studies in a multidisciplinary environment aiming at biobased material innovation. Students with any background that fits to one of the five projects described below are encouraged to submit their application.
KvarkenSat, the first small satellite in the Kvarken region, will be built in cooperation between Finns and Swedes
KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten, which is due to be launched into space in just over a year.
Sebastian J. Schlecht: Creating the perfect illusion in virtual reality
Professor Sebastian Schlecht is keen on music, mathematics and virtual reality.
Finnish researchers developed mini-breast cancer as a new weapon against the most common type of breast cancer
Breast cancer researchers from the University of Helsinki and material scientists from Aalto University have jointly developed a gel-grown “mini-breast cancer” that will help uncover more effective treatments against hormone-dependent breast cancer.
Assistant professor Yu Xiao: Making daily activities easier with Extended Reality
Daily life is the ground for the research projects by assistant professor Yu Xiao and her group at Aalto University.
Aalto and InstituteQ are partners of Quantum Jungle - The Dance of Quanta exhibition
The exhibition will open on Friday November 26 in Palazzo Blu museum, Pisa, Italy. Quantum Jungle is an interactive art installation visualising the fascinating world of quantum particles.
Bioinnovation Center’s research will focus on sustainable textiles and packaging
Aalto University's Bioinnovation Center has chosen 5 interdisciplinary projects to launch its doctoral school in 2022. The projects aim at innovations in the fields of sustainable textiles and packaging.
Unique virtual laboratory predicts environmental effects of city traffic
Researchers from the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI develop more sustainable intelligent traffic by bringing together simulators from different fields.
6th National Doctoral Education Day on 24 November 2021
The sixth Finnish national doctoral education day is organised on campus at Aalto University. The event consists of one key-note lecture and three panel discussions ranging from the topics of sense of community in doctoral studies to international doctoral graduates in working life in Finland and pursuing a doctoral degree in Finland. Please register for the event. Welcome!
Toni Kotnik: Thinking in Structures
Kotnik wants to reform the traditional way of designing the built environment.
Color of Science: Rethinking Inclusion and Diversity
The organisers of the Color of Science initiative discuss the project, its outcomes, and what the future holds.
