Press releases
Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?
A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral
Chat AIs can role-play humans in surveys and pilot studies
Synthetic data from large language models can mimic human responses in interviews and questionnaires. Research data from popular crowdsourcing platforms may now contain fake responses that cannot be reliably detected, raising the risk of poisoned data
Researchers at Aalto develop a new technology to let immobilized patients control devices with their brain
A new project at Aalto University is developing techniques that will enable immobilized patients to control devices using their brain activity. The project builds on the multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation (mTMS) technology developed at Aalto, adapting it into a brain–computer interface (BCI) that can help patients with neurological conditions.
Quality label for Aalto University – excellent reviews of all evaluation areas
The FINEEC quality audit praised the close connection of strategic management with the quality system
Major EU-funded mathematics research project unveils the meaning of similarity – and helps fill gaps in physics theories
New research project uses symmetries to build links between random phenomena
Astronomers image a black hole’s shadow and powerful jet together for the first time
Aalto’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory took part in capturing the new image.
One in four internet users are overwhelmed by the clutter in their browser
Study reveals that some coping strategies only make the problem worse
It’s not as difficult as you think to shout upwind
Researchers unveil and explain a common-sense misunderstanding
Honorary doctors in technology 2023
Aalto University has granted seven Honorary Doctorates of Science in the field of technology. The new honorary doctors have all made significant impact in science, technology and society.
A new treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria
Researchers have developed a drug that undercuts antibiotic resistance
A neuromorphic visual sensor can recognise moving objects and predict their path
The new smart sensor uses embedded information to detect motion in a single video frame
FAIR kick-off drew two hundred participants as the demand for AI for business increases
Finnish AI Region aims to boost AI adoption in SMEs
Award-winning director Emilia Hernesniemi at the helm of documentary on radical creativity for Aalto University
Brain researchers, satellite developers, seaweed artists, students, startup entrepreneurs, fashion designers and ice researchers will be among those featured in the film
EIT Start-up stories: The expansion of Finnish start-up to France
A Finnish start-up specialising in nautical mobility, Bout settles in Paris to take in the French market
How does hydrogen actually work as a fuel? Research project receives 1.7 million euros to study hydrogen combustion
The goal of the project financed by Business Finland is to speed up the development of emission-free marine technology, among other things.
Building an understanding of quantum turbulence from the ground up
Researchers show how energy disappears in quantum turbulence. The discovery paves way for a better understanding of turbulence in scales ranging from the microscopic to the planetary
How can AI affect creative writing and online education? Online Hybrid Lab welcomes its new master's thesis worker, Aayush Kucheria.
Online Hybrid Lab is the place for new discoveries, progressive research, and developing expert views on Aalto University's digital educational strategy.
Researchers take a step towards turning interactions that normally ruin quantum information into a way of protecting it
A new method for predicting the behavior of quantum devices provides a crucial tool for real-world applications of quantum technology
Finnish Quantum Agenda details road ahead and stresses need for national quantum strategy
What are Finland’s strengths in quantum technology? How can Finland ensure it stays on top of the groundbreaking changes quantum technology will cause in the coming years and decades? These are the questions the Finnish Quantum Agenda answers.
