We might feel love in our fingertips 鈥撯 but did the Ancient Mesopotamians?
A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian region (within modern day Iraq) experienced emotions in their bodies thousands of years ago, analysing one million words of the ancient Akkadian language from 934-612 BC in the form of cuneiform scripts on clay tablets.
New origami packaging technology creates sustainable and eye-catching alternatives to conventional packing materials
Origami packaging enables completely new properties for cartonboard, making it an excellent alternative to, for example, plastic and expanded polystyrene in packaging. The aesthetics of the material have also garnered interest from designers.
Quantum physics professor searches for exotic qubit alternatives with new European funding
Aalto University physics professor Jose Lado will use this funding to engineer a new type of topological quantum material that could have applications for quantum bit, or 鈥渜ubit,鈥 development for noise-resilient topological quantum computation.
Aalto computer scientists in NeurIPS 2024
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to the conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.
Aalto computer scientists in Asiacrypt 2024
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to the Asiacrypt 2024 conference.
Aalto computer scientists in TCC 2024
Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Theory of Cryptography Conference.
This 'n' That exhibition showcased the skills of the workshop masters
In October, the gallery spaces at V盲re showcased an exhibition highlighting the diverse workshop activities across the school and the craftsmanship of the workshop masters
Unite! Research School: A Week of European Collaboration in Research
The first Unite! Research School brought together almost 200 doctoral and master's students as well as researchers from all nine Unite! universities.
Last chance to nominate for 2024 Aalto University Open Science Award
The deadline for submissions is 3 Dec, 2024.
Aalto University Publication Series is getting a new look
Aalto has revamped its publication series, and with the updates, new templates are now available for the covers. The number of series on offer and the ways to order publications have also been updated.
AI helps detect the severity of diabetes-related eye disease
This advance could enable many new diagnostic applications in the future
What makes nature restorative? Aalto University researchers explore Finnish forests and Japanese gardens
Biodiversity is central to the restorative power of Finnish forests.
New technology brings immersive audio to everyone鈥檚 pockets
A new type of sound recording technology allows recording of immersive soundscapes with ordinary microphones and an inexpensive accessory
Funding for a democratic transition to sustainability
Three projects from Aalto University are among the recipients. The Nessling Foundation's grants aim to advance the implementation of sustainability transitions in the context of democracy, the EU, and nature conservation areas.
Revolution in EV battery recycling: New approach sees skyrocketing gains in lithium recovery
Energy researchers have developed a safe and environmentally friendly way to recycle the batteries used in electric vehicles
Interdisciplinary course in Lisbon on plastic-free oceans, apply by 15 January
The course takes place online from January to April 2025 and face-to-face in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2025.
Benefits and Tips of the Exponential Research Survey Wellbeing Report
Join the December 16 webinar for autumn Exponential survey participants to learn how to utilize personal wellbeing reports from Niina Nurmi
Trial use for American Chemical Society麓s e-books
The books in trial use are available for reading until the end of September 2025.
Nikos Makris: Our common scientific goal is to understand how the brain works using multi-modal neuroimaging
'I feel extremely comfortable. I don鈥檛 see anybody judging and I have total freedom of speech.'
Pectin-based composite for 鈥榮mart鈥 window and energy storage applications
Novel application of pectin as photothermal material
