News from innovation ecosystem
Aalto-2 no longer responds to commands
After a promising start, the satellite mission faces communication problems caused likely due radiation damaged component by batteries damaged by low temperature.
Innovation award for women goes to Professor Hele Savin
Professor Savin has developed an applied nanotechnology method for producing high-capacity solar cells with the help of “black silicon” that employs nanostructures.
Challenging companies to manage water risks in their value chains
Aalto is one of the founding members of a Water Stewardship Commitment that challenges companies to identify the water risks in their value chains and to develop sustainable water use.
First Aalto-2 signal received from Japan
Released into orbit on 25 May, Aalto-2 is measuring the features of the thermosphere.
Aalto-2 satellite's deployment into orbit delayed
The planned deployment of the satellite on Tuesday will have to be postponed due to an extra space walk.
Aalto-2 satellite goes into orbit to measure the thermosphere
The small satellites will be deployed from the International Space Station on 23 May.
Presented by Aalto’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture, SCSMI2017 offers a rare international film conference in Finland.
For 4 days in June Aalto’s Töölö Campus will be crowded by enthusiastic film and media professionals, researchers and students, gathering around 100 talks on philosophy, aesthetics, history and cognitive psychology of cinematic storytelling.
Entrepreneurship is about responsibility, ownership and learning
Keep learning. Embrace imperfection. Know that your qualities aren't fixed - you can grow and develop throughout life.
Aalto University and VTT collaborate to develop novel textile fibres
Aalto University and VTT are taking Finnish fibre technologies towards industrial scale manufacturing in their joint TeKiDe project.
Start-up entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to investors and mentors
Growth entrepreneurs offered support for creating important contacts and networks.
Dare to dream big
Kyrö Distillery's story is like something straight out of a textbook for successful entrepreneurs. Mikko Koskinen acknowledges that the right timing was also of great significance, however.
The theory and practice of multidisciplinarity
The increasingly complex problems of the modern world can rarely be solved through the efforts of a single branch of science. But how is multidisciplinarity implemented in practice?
Multidisciplinary themed issue out now
The Aalto University Magazine issue 19 looks at multidisciplinarity as a competitive advantage.
Trash-2-Cash project present in H&M Global Change Awards
Trash-2-Cash (T2C) research project presented a garment made out of chemically recycled cotton in H&M Global Change Award Ceremony in Stockholm.
Researchers beat the quantum limit of microwave measurements
The microwave measurement method developed by the researchers can be used in quantum computing and measurement of gravitational waves.
Business in London begins with a connection
The student summer programme provides concrete help for growth entrepreneurs who are interested in the British market.
From a problem to a solution in 7 minutes
The Helsinki Challenge competition semi-finalist teams, with eight from Aalto, pitched their solutions for the UN's sustainable development goals in just seven minutes.
Aalto Start-Up Center has moved to Otaniemi
Growth entrepreneurs, Aalto University and the entire surrounding society will benefit from the cooperation.
The smart crane donated by Konecranes inaugurated by CEO Panu Routila at the Aalto Industrial Internet Campus
In spring 2016 Konecranes and Aalto University agreed on education and research cooperation in industrial internet.