Press releases
Solar energy creates Finnish work
Over half of the return of value in solar energy supply will remain in Finland.
Professor Olli Varis appointed to the Matti Pursula professorship at Aalto University
Professor Olli Varis is an internationally distinguished and recognised researcher in water and environmental issues.
Sirkku Linna appointed Development Director at Aalto University
Sirkku Linna, M.Sc. (Econ.), M.Soc.Sc., starts in her new position on 1 August 2015.
Aalto University to build Finland’s Centenary Satellite
Finland will celebrate it’s 100 years as an independent country by sending a special satellite to orbit in 2017.
Aalto University researchers predicted existence of new quantum matter theoretically
The results are important in the search for new quantum states and possible use in future electronics applications.
Jyri Hämäläinen appointed Dean of Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering
His five-year period as dean starts on 1 August 2015.
Data transfer speed of memory tags can be increased tenfold
Fast transfer of data with very low consumption of electricity allows for the use of greater recording capacity in memory tags, according to a fresh.
Weather Station exhibition features 10 Finnish sound and performance artists
The Weather Station exhibition is an exhibition of events for new performative forms of Finnish sound art.
ERC Advanced Grant funding for Professor Pertti Hakonen
Aalto University also given four other ERC grants.
Aalto University appoints new professors to the Tenure Track Career System
The following persons have been appointed tenure track professors:
Similarities between aurorae on Mars and Earth
An international team of researchers has for the first time predicted the occurrence of aurorae visible to the naked eye on a planet other than Earth.
Efficiency record for black silicon solar cells jumps to 22.1%
Aalto University’s researchers improved their previous record by over three absolute percents together with Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Independent innovativeness diminishes with evolution
As an industry develops, customers and the market replace research and science as the sources of innovation.
Putting a new spin on plasmonics
Researchers at Aalto University have discovered a novel way of combining plasmonic and magneto-optical effects.
Limb-lengthening implant developer Synoste raises several million in funding
The Aalto University spin-out company will use the funds to commercialise its painless limb-lengthening method.
Solar thermal energy has become a competitive energy source in Finland
The solar thermal investments made by companies and municipalities are particularly cost-effective, indicates a new report.
Finland's first multicopter flight using 4G remote control conducted at Aalto University
In the future, 4G guidance can ease rescue work in difficult conditions.
Quantum-mechanical monopoles discovered
Researchers at Aalto University and Amherst College, USA, have observed a point-like monopole in a quantum field itself for the first time.
New book "Advances in Independent Component Analysis and Learning Machines"
The very latest advances in independent component analysis and machine learning
Metal music researchers from around the world gather in Helsinki in June
The world's largest ever academic gathering focusing on metal music research.
