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Aalto Inventors innovation training coming for hydrogen, quantum and microelectronics researchers this spring
Connect with industry and academic thought-leaders and gain widely applicable skills in communication, intellectual property, and business.
Seizing opportunities 鈥 Vuong Vo鈥檚 path led through Aalto University and VTT to build the protein factory of the future
Vuong Vo's path led through Aalto University and VTT to a startup, where he is helping build the protein factory of the future.
Growing Materials, Growing Ideas: Inside the BioMaker Studio
At Aalto University鈥檚 BioMaker Studio, initiated by Ena Naito, students and researchers experiment with living materials, from algae to mycelium, creating an open, interdisciplinary space where design, biology, and collaboration grow together.
Solid Ground exhibition
The exhibition presents contemporary ceramics and reflections on the world around it.
Design as a real driver for change
Julia Lohmann underlines that design can play a major role in realizing sustainable changes on a vast scale.
CHEMARTS - Inspiration for Material Enthusiasts
Biomaterials are the best options as we seek more sustainable ways for our current world of materials.
Makers of Landscapes
Landscape architects are constantly shaping our surroundings. They take care of the environment as a whole.
Your voice gives away valuable personal information, so how do you keep that data safe?
With speech technologies becoming increasingly common, researchers want to make sure we don鈥檛 give away more information than we mean to.
Aalto in 2025: Quantum leaps, creative breakthroughs and solutions for a better life
Growth, technology and industrial renewal; human-centred solutions; health and everyday wellbeing; and enjoyable daily life and thriving communities.
Research Council of Finland establishes a Center of Excellence in Quantum Materials
The Centre, called QMAT, creates new materials to power the quantum technology of coming decades.
Major funding powers development of next-generation machine technology aimed at productivity leap in export sectors
The BEST research project is developing new types of sealing, bearing, and damping technology.
The TAIMI project builds an equal working life 鈥 a six-year consortium project seeks solutions to recruitment and skill challenges
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing skill requirements, the population is aging, and the labor shortage is deepening. Meanwhile, the potential of international experts often remains unused in Finland. These challenges in working life are addressed by the six-year TAIMI project funded by the Strategic Research Council, and implemented by a broad consortium.
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026
Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
Study: Internal combustion engine can achieve zero-emission combustion and double efficiency
A new combustion concept that utilizes argon could completely eliminate nitrogen oxide emissions from internal combustion engines and double their efficiency compared to diesel engines.
A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza
Neither the antibiotic-resistant nor the highly virulent strains are the most transmissible.
Tonmoy Saha Presents Textile Recycling Research at CIMANET Seminar
The CIMANET Research Seminar, held under the theme 鈥淔uture Leaders in Circular Materials Bioeconomy,鈥 took place on Thursday, December 4, at the Scandic Marina Congress Center in Helsinki.
Textile Chemistry Group Meeting Held
The Annual Meeting of the Textile Chemistry Group held on Thursday, December 11.
Learning Centre opening hours during Christmas and year-end holidays
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Smart textiles are reshaping our understanding of materials 鈥 and interspecies communication
The PAST-A-BOT research project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), is developing soft, intelligent textiles that could one day function as rescue robots, sound-sensing agricultural fabrics, or assistive clothing. At the same time, the project aims to rethink the way we approach materials research.
Master鈥檚 student showcases efficient color stripping of cotton fabrics
On December 9, master鈥檚 thesis student Elsa Vuorenmaa from the Textile Chemistry Group presented the results of her research on color stripping of reactive-dyed cotton fabrics.
