TexirC project meeting held at Valmet’s Fiber Technology Center
The results meeting of the TexirC project took place at Valmet’s Fiber Technology Center.
Annual meeting of textile chemistry group held
The Textile Chemistry Group convened its Annual Meeting on Friday, August 8.
Alusta pavilion moved to the Aalto Campus
The giant insect hotel, Alusta pavilion invites pollinators and other species, also humans to get together.
Researchers turn energy loss into a way of creating lossless photonics-based devices
Turning energy loss from a fatal flaw into a dial for fine-tuning new states of matter into existence could yield better laser, quantum and optical technology.
Half of highly educated immigrants find employment through Espoo and Aalto’s collaboration
The exceptional employment outcomes are the result of collaboration, in which service design research has played a key role.
Herd immunity may not work how we think
A new study from researchers at Aalto University suggests that our picture of herd immunity may be incomplete — and that understanding how people are connected could be just as important as knowing how many are immune.
Aalto computer scientists in ICML 2025
Department of Computer Science papers accepted to International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)
Satellite images reveal the positive effects of restoration in the northern hemisphere peatlands
Satellite data spanning over 20 years shows that the temperature and albedo of restored peatlands begin to resemble those of intact peatlands within about a decade
New quantum record: Transmon qubit coherence reaches millisecond threshold
The result foreshadows a leap in computational capabilities, with researchers now inviting experts around the globe to reproduce the groundbreaking measurement.
Study: 70% of emissions from new buildings come from construction – and this is often overlooked
While energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy have reduced the life cycle emissions of new buildings, emissions from construction have not decreased. Preserving green areas and prioritizing timber construction would make construction more sustainable, researchers emphasize.
Researchers invent nano-clouds that can change colour, temperature and outwit heat sensors
Bio-Inspired Metasurfaces Enable Daytime Cooling, Heating, and Thermal Camouflage in a Single Solution
AI-on-Demand platform expands to accelerate European AI innovation across research and industry
Aalto University’s Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR) is proud to contribute
Postdoctoral researcher Bayan Karimi wins 2025 Young Scientist Prize
The prize is the 2025 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for the Commission on Low Temperature Physics (C5).
Updated titles for Aalto's Key Research Areas
The titles of our seven key research areas, along with the graphic that unifies them, have been revised for clarity and conciseness.
Significant funding from Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki for Olli Varis's research group
The InnoWAT project strengthens education in the water sector
TUM + Aalto SGT summer course explores economic land dynamics in West-Africa through innovative simulation
The summer course offered a dynamic simulation on land economics tailored for West African countries: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
SGT Studio'25: Students explore sustainable and affordable housing solutions in Senegal
For the first time, Aalto’s Sustainable Global Technology (SGT) Studio course has initiated a project in Senegal, focusing on affordable and sustainable housing.
Aalto computer scientists in STOC 2025
Two papers from Aalto Department of Computer Science were accepted to the Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC).
New Academy Research Fellows and Academy Projects
A total of 44 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding from the Research Council of Finland – congratulations to all!
LGBTQ-Friendly Firms More Innovative
Firms with progressive LGBTQ policies produce more patents, have more patent citations, and have higher innovation quality as measured by patent originality, generality, and internationality.
