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Helsinki Design Awards ʵ alumni
Winners include Aalto student Mikko Latomäki and alumni Yrjö Kukkapuro and Maria Korkeila.
Andrea Mancianti: Inventing VR Blindphones
Mancianti presented his invention at Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria last week.
Aalto University at Habitare 2018
Aalto University and its alumni are again prominently present at Habitare, the largest furniture, design and interior design event in Finland.
Väre’s public art collection examines equality
Collection was published with “Global Equality” as its art concept.
Aalto’s faculty and students power Helsinki Design Week
Aalto University people play a prominent role at Helsinki Design Week (HDW), which starts today.
M8 Art Space opens up a new series of exhibitions
Video works by Jemina Lindholm were selected as the first exhibition.
Aalto makes an impact in design research
Aalto people made important research contributions in the Design Research Society DRS conference in Limerick, Ireland.
EIT RawMaterials is one of the key actors in the European Battery Alliance
EIT RawMaterials contribution to the European Battery Alliance. Sustainable Materials as Key Enablers for Future Mobility.
EIT InnoEnergy plays pivotal role within the European Battery Alliance
EIT InnoEnergy is proud to be instrumental in European Battery Alliance.
Dissertation: Co-creation between NGOs and companies is increasing
Non-governmental organizations have a lot to give to companies entering low-income markets. However, co-creation is bounded by unequal power-relations and different goals, shows the doctoral research of Tytti Nahi.
Knowledge is power – visualized knowledge is superpower
Aalto University’s 7th Visualizing knowledge -seminar showed numerous thought-provoking examples on how open data can be used as a means to solve difficult problems in the society.
UWAS Experiments, spring 2018 (Dipoli, Otaniemi)
The exhibition presents works from three University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) courses together with research material produced by the members of the UWAS working group.
Rare metals need efficient recycling
How can the valuable ingredients of batteries be recovered? What could replace bismuth, tellurium and many other rarities? These issues are being examined by the CloseLoop project.
Fighting the flames – better together
The fundamental questions of sustainable development are integral in our business research as well, says Professor Minna Halme.
What if the world’s cattle munched on Finnish wood?
A new manufacturing method will open entirely new markets for microcrystalline cellulose. It could be used, for example, to enrich animal fodder.
Turning off the tap
There is no single solution to the shortage of water, but applying several might get the job done.
Juuso Tervo wins 2018 Manuel Barkan Memorial Award for art education
Aalto alumnus and postdoctoral researcher recognized for excellence in art education research
Researchers are designing a digital local currency for Helsinki
Aalto University researcher Maria Joutsenvirta and Professor Pekka Nikander want to harness digital currencies as an instrument of welfare.
Exhibition: “Show must go wrong” examines stressing
Video installation by artist duo 55–98, Verna Kovanen and Krista Seppälä, will occupy the Beta Space Gallery in Otaniemi until 23 March.
Artist-in-Residence Pilvi Takala (2018): Art with your own body by misbehavin
In the Artist-in-Residence position at Aalto University, the purpose of art is to arouse questions in a cross-disciplinary manner.
