Press releases
Ceremonial conferment to celebrate 421 new doctors in the field of technology
The doctoral graduates are ceremonially introduced and given the insignia of their degree, the doctoral hat of technology.
Breakthrough in lignin research: spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
Lignin, a pulp industry by-product, could replace fossil materials.
Breakthrough in lignin research: spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
Lignin, a pulp industry by-product, could replace fossil materials.
Research Alliance to drive innovation in the automation of transport and logistics
Finland is home to technological excellence with world-leading experience in the development of autonomous transport and logistics.
Designer materials with completely random structures might enable quantum computing
Topological randomness may be the answer for lossless electronics and making the nuts and bolts of quantum computers.
Aalto's Näytös show brings high fashion to Finland
Winners of the evening include Idaliina Friman, Erika Hirsimäki, Eetu Kemppainen, Emma Saarnio, Anni Salonen and Eerika Yli-Rahko
Aalto University and the Xidian University develop together the wireless technology of the future
The theme is the next generation of wireless technology (post-5G and 6G), in particular the security technology.
Time crystals may hold secret to coherence in quantum computing
New experimental evidence also lays groundwork for new ways of studying time
Näytös18 displayed on live stream, Tekstiili18 exhibition open
Aalto University students’ fashion show and textile design exhibition are on display this weekend at the Cable Factory, Helsinki.
Nokia had to weed out a culture of fear to embrace a future without smart phones, in-depth interview study reveals
The radical strategic move demanded a sea change in Nokia’s management style.
Academician Risto Nieminen elected as foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
The election is a prestigious recognition of Nieminen’s scientific achievements.
Artwork chosen for the new campus buildings
The art of Väre and the School of Business reflects the multidisciplinary approach.
AI-created family trees confirm class divisions in Finland in the 18th and 19th century
The genealogy algorithm AncestryAI efficiently combines huge amounts of birth data.
Ultrafast laser pulse created by golden nanoparticles
The creation of a fast, tunable and stable nanoparticle-array laser is a stepping stone to affordable and efficient sensing and switching.
2.7 billion tweets confirm: echo chambers in Twitter are very real
Bipartisan users, who try to bridge the echo chambers, pay a price for their work: they become less central in their network, lose connections to their communities and receive less endorsements from others.
Einstein’s “spooky action” goes massive!
The elusive quantum mechanical phenomenon called entanglement has now been made a reality in objects almost macroscopic in size. Results published in Nature show how two vibrating drumheads, the width of a human hair, can display the spooky action.
Diamond-like carbon is formed differently to what was believed – machine learning enables development of new model
Customised carbon surfaces can be used in areas such as medical science and water purification.
Academy of Finland Flagship funding for Aalto University and VTT to develop new biomaterials
Aalto University and VTT will set up a competence center to develop new materials for securing a sustainable future.
Young people seeking solutions for better future
Millennium Youth Prize is a new technology competition for 14 to 18-year-olds.
A new Bose–Einstein condensate created at Aalto University
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland are the first to create a Bose–Einstein condensate of light coupled with metal electrons, so-called surface plasmon polaritons.
