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How did Runeberg's career progress? AcademySampo helps find the answer from a huge amount of data

With the help of the new AcademySampo portal, one can easily find information about people who registered to study at the university in Finland between the 1640s and 1890s
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Kopio Albert Edelfeltin maalauksesta "Turun akatemian vihkiäiskulkue" Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalissa

Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging

A new bio-based material could replace substances such as Styrofoam and bubble wrap. Artificial intelligence is being used to the development of the material.
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Because of its lightness, its heat insulation properties, and its strength, the foam material can also be used for insulation in buildings if it is both resistant to humidity and fire safe. Picture: Mikko Raskinen.

Food export restrictions by a few countries could skyrocket global food crop prices

Global shocks such as COVID-19 call for improved political decisions and accountability to secure food for everyone
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Photo of crop by Tim Mossholder from Pexels

New funding to commercialise high-tech liquid-repelling coatings

New funding to get damage-resistant, liquid-repelling surfaces out of the laboratory and onto solar panels, skis, and more
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Taiteellinen kuva panssaroidusta superhydrofobisesta pinnasta, joka kestää iskuja ja hylkii nesteitä tehokkaasti. Kuva: Juha Juvonen.

Researchers developing computer game to treat depression

Playing a therapeutic action game can ease symptoms in patients with depression, and improve their cognitive performance
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The computer game could help in the treatment of depression alongside therapy and drug treatment. Picture: Matias Palva’s research group, Aalto University.

Entangling electrons with heat

Entanglement is key for quantum computing and communications technology; Aalto researchers can now extract entangled electrons using heat
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An electron microscope image of the device used to extract entangled electrons

Northern Dimension Newsflash 3/2020 has been published

In this newsletter, you can read overviews of the ND Future Forums and the ND Expert Seminar on nuclear waste cleanup in the Arctic. Also, find about the new ND brochures, and acquaint yourself with the latest NDI Policy Briefs & Background Paper.
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Northern Dimension Newsflash 3-2020

Life in the Post-pandemic New Normal – The ND Future Forum 2020: Combatting COVID-19

The Northern Dimension Future Forum 2020 “Combatting COVID-19 in the Northern Dimension Area” was held on the 3rd of December as two virtual events. The Forum gathered together a wide range of experts and stakeholders to discuss health and societal implications of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Northern Dimension area and beyond. The Northern Dimension Institute (NDI) organized the Forum in cooperation with the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing (NDPHS).
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Northern Dimension Covid-19 seminar panelists

How to motivate people to comply voluntarily with necessary restrictions – 13 principles for effective COVID-19 related communication

Decision-makers and experts should support people's autonomy, competence and relatedness in their COVID-19 related communications with citizens.
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Ihminen tekemässä työtä laboratotiossa.

New brochures depict the Northern Dimension in a nutshell

The NDI has produced two new brochures in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Finland.
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Northern Dimension logo in blue and green

Tiny origami controlled by light

Nanosized hinges can fold and unfold on command
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DNA Hinge open without having light shone on it, and closing under illumination

The ND Expert Seminar discussed the dismantling of hazardous sunken nuclear submarines in the Arctic

The Northern Dimension Expert Seminar: Nuclear Waste Cleanup in the Arctic was held on November 25, 2020, as a virtual event. The purpose of the seminar was to build awareness around the recent activities of the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership.
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Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena

New research, published in Nature, has measured highly sought-after Majorana quantum states
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New technology makes telepresence seem almost authentic

Aalto University, the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Tampere University are collaborating to develop a virtual meeting which looks and feels as if all participants were sharing the same space. In addition to the senses of sight and hearing, a feeling of authenticity can also be created through touch and smell.
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MAGICS-infrastruktuuri mahdollistaa virtuaalitodellisuuden hyödyntämisen muun muassa taiteellisissa esityksissä. Kuva: Aalto Studios.

Global Coordination and Local Action Needed – The ND Future Forum 2020: Curbing Black Carbon Emissions

The ND Future Forum on Curbing Black Carbon Emissions in the Northern Dimension Area was held as an online event on November 24, 2020. It brought together over 60 participants from 15 countries.
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Northern Dimension Future Forum 2020 banner

Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colours

Study: Nanotube films come in 466 colours, could be used in electronics, solar panels
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Picture: Nan Wei / Nanomaterials Group, Aalto University.

Campus restaurants’ opening hours during the holiday season 2020

Campus restaurants have reduced opening hours during the holiday season in December and January.
For Aalto community
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Vegetarian food has lower carbon footprint

More than 300 corporate executives reported on the effects of the coronavirus crisis: decelerated expansion plans, accelerated innovation activities, and increasing demand for talent

Companies were generally effective in their operative crisis management, but obstacles remain in the way of long-term growth, according to a new study by Aalto University. The researchers say that availability of know-how, especially in relation to new technologies, is becoming a bottleneck for organizational growth and renewal.
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Otaniemi campus above / photo: Aalto University, Matti Ahlgren

The renovation of the Aalto University Töölö building restored the spirit of the 1950s

The former main building of the School of Business in Runeberginkatu was renewed into a modern learning environment.
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Aalto Töölön juhlasali

Scientists use bacteria as micro-3D printers

Technique creates highly customised structures that could be used in regenerative medicine
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With the right guidance, certain bacteria can produce 3D objects made of nanocellulose