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Michael McCrea receives Best Paper Award on NordicSMC conference

The results of the study will be beneficial in sound environments at virtual and augmented reality.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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 Äänen viivettä on tutkittu Suomen hiljaisimmassa huoneessa Otaniemessä sijaitsevassa kaiuttomassa huoneessa.  Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Mikko Raskinen

Pilot production line for Ioncell launched — a top made with the stronger-than-cotton ecofibre gets its colour from Finnish fields

In addition to producing the innovative textile fibre, the pilot production line will be used to develop wood-based carbon fibres.
Research & Art
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Blue Ioncell top

Over 500 Attended Our Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021

In total, we had more than 1,600 registrations. On average one participant registered for 3 sessions.
Research & Art
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teleconferencing study. Image Aalto university / Aino Huovio

A new super-cooled microwave source boosts the scale-up of quantum computers

Researchers in Finland have developed a circuit that produces the high-quality microwave signals required to control quantum computers while operating at temperatures near absolute zero. This is a key step towards moving the control system closer to the quantum processor, which may make it possible to greatly increase the number of qubits in the processor.
Press releases
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Artistic impression of an on-chip microwave source controlling qubits. Credit: Aleksandr Kakinen

A new layer-by-layer built inorganic-organic material enables optical switching of magnetic properties

Materials chemists have developed a facile process for piling ultrathin inorganic and organic layers in a pre-designed manner into flexible room-temperature thin-film magnets, whose magnetic properties can be controlled with successive external light illuminations.
Research & Art
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Uv radiation

‘Costume designers can add significant value to animated films’

I claim series: costume designer can have a key role in animations.
Research & Art
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Pukusuunnittelija, taiteen tohtori Maarit Kalmakurki

Kone Foundation provides major funding for research into Finland's medieval wooden building heritage

Assistant Professor Panu Savolainen's research group receives 347 000 euros in funding.
Research & Art
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Research group members at Karjaa medieval church in May 2020. Photo: Panu Savolainen

A theoretical surface study of a potential third generation solar cell material opens up prospects for more efficient solar energy conversion

A new article by the CEST group reveals atomic and electronic structure of perovskite material for future photovoltaic applications.
Research & Art
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Picture showing the surface from top and side

What's Life 1.5 like? – Apply now for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 to showcase a sustainable future

The climate crisis and biodiversity loss call for radical new ideas. How does your work contribute to wiser consumption, climate solutions or a more sustainable working life? Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 will present Aalto's most interesting projects to support sustainability – apply now!
Research & Art
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Designs for a Cooler Planet 2022 – Open call

From the margins to the top: How the School of Arts, Design and Architecture rose to the international forefront

New book Pro Arte Utili tells about leadership and vision guiding the change.
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Pro arte utili_kirjan kansi_kirjoittajat_kuva_Annukka Mäkijärvi

Aalto University Bioinnovation Center opens a call for five doctoral candidate positions  

Bioinnovation Center is looking for talented and exceptionally motivated students that are eager to pursue their doctoral studies in a multidisciplinary environment aiming at biobased material innovation. Students with any background that fits to one of the five projects described below are encouraged to submit their application.  
Research & Art, Studies
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KvarkenSat, the first small satellite in the Kvarken region, will be built in cooperation between Finns and Swedes

KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten, which is due to be launched into space in just over a year.
Research & Art
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KvarkenSat satelliitti

One of the most important characteristics of a researcher is tolerance for uncertainty

Assistant Professor Tomasz Kucner is researching, how and what robots can learn from the human behavior.
Research & Art
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Sebastian J. Schlecht: Creating the perfect illusion in virtual reality

Professor Sebastian Schlecht is keen on music, mathematics and virtual reality.
Research & Art
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A man in a dark suit stands in an anechoic chamber with grey, pyramid-shaped foam panels.

Introducing the Aalto University Data Hub

All you need to find new data and get started with your next research or study project in one place!
Research & Art
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Students at Harald Herlin Learning Centre, photo by Unto Rautio

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT THE FINANCE FACULTY

We are primarily looking for students majoring in Finance, but we also welcome applications from students with other quantitatively oriented backgrounds. Completion of a Bachelor’s thesis or other relevant experience is a plus.
Research & Art
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Finnish researchers developed mini-breast cancer as a new weapon against the most common type of breast cancer

Breast cancer researchers from the University of Helsinki and material scientists from Aalto University have jointly developed a gel-grown “mini-breast cancer” that will help uncover more effective treatments against hormone-dependent breast cancer.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Breast cancer tissue in a culture model in which hormone receptors disappear (left) and within the culture model developed in this study which maintains the hormone receptors (right). The hormone receptors are indicated in green. Photo: Pauliina Munne.

The role of wastewater treatment plants in the global health threat of 21st century

The spread of antibiotic resistance is a global health threat addressed by the WHO. One of the ways the antibiotic resistance spreads is through wastewater. Researchers from Water & Environmental Engineering group studied the spread of antibiotic resistance from wastewater treatment plants in Finland and found out that more needs to be done to address the issue.
Research & Art
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Antonina Kruglova working in lab

A new artificial material mimics quantum entangled rare earth compounds

By combining two-dimensional materials, researchers create a macroscopic quantum entangled state emulating rare earth compounds
Press releases
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An artistic rendition of quantum entanglement. Image: Heikka Valja

Understanding the nanostructure formation in block copolymer thin film

Recent MMD publications (Multifunctional Materials Design)
Research & Art
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Novel yet simple dip-coating method for fabricating nanopatterned thin films. Image: Aalto University, Hoang M. Nguyen