Latest research news
Bodily sensations give rise to conscious feelings
A Finnish research group from the University of Turku, University of Tampere and Aalto University has mapped the organisation of human conscious feelings and found them to cluster into five major categories: positive emotions, negative emotions, cognitive functions, somatic states, and illnesses.
Carbon in colour: First-ever coloured thin films of nanotubes created
Researchers present a technique to produce large quantities of pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes in select shades of the rainbow. The secret is a fine-tuned fabrication process—and a small dose of CO2.
Marita Niemelä Alumna of the Year 2018 of the School of Chemical Engineering
Curiosity and constant learning are the driving forces for the Vice President, Engineering and Technology at Neste Engineering Solutions Oy.
Berzelius Prize for Professor Riikka Puurunen
The Swedish Catalysis Society presented the prize to Professor Puurunen in Copenhagen on 27 August 2018.
Aalto makes an impact in design research
Aalto people made important research contributions in the Design Research Society DRS conference in Limerick, Ireland.
What happens when you mix cellulose with wool or rice straw? CHEMARTS students spent the summer finding out
Students in this year’s CHEMARTS summer school have spent three months in the lab learning how to use biomaterials in fresh ways.
Aalto University and VTT launch a major innovation ecosystem aimed at doubling the value of forest industry
Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland signed a collaboration agreement on the CERES flagship programme.
Platform economy and global marketplaces are currently shaping the field of trade
The project supported by Business Finland took almost three years to complete and was concluded at the end of August.
Centre for Quantum Engineering funding awarded for four projects
A total of EUR 318 000 has been granted for project proposals that represent new openings, support emergence of new technologies, applications, and/or industrial collaboration.
Top tools for artificial intelligence and IT are presented to hundreds of conference visitors at Aalto University in August
The tools have been used to improve the safety of drug tests for children, and to understand the cosmos through galaxy clusters.
Satellite data help reveal the loss of tropical rainforests
A recent study piloted a new monitoring method that could help in detecting illegal deforestation and estimating CO2 emissions caused by forest loss.
DIEM researchers stand out with several honoured papers at the 2018 AOM Conference
The Academy of Management Conference annually gathers thousands of management and organization scholars worldwide.
How to manage external resources?
Research indicates that at least six factors should be considered.
Password managers vulnerable to insider hacking
Communication channels between different parts and pieces of computer software are prone to security breaches. Anyone with access to a shared computer can attack or involuntarily subject it to security breaches.
Experience Platform: What is the future of immersive sound?
Are you interested in immersive sound? Would you like to know more and explore the latest applications? Welcome to a joint event 16 August!
Optical Properties of Silver-Mediated DNA from Molecular Dynamics and Time Dependent Density Functional Theory
Olga had initiated this article in a special issue of the International Journal of Molecular Science. Esko worked hard to make the deadline. Now the first article of his PhD is published.
EIT RawMaterials is one of the key actors in the European Battery Alliance
EIT RawMaterials contribution to the European Battery Alliance. Sustainable Materials as Key Enablers for Future Mobility.
Participate in an online game experiment at Aalto University on August 15th
The aim of the vast research project is to create a simulator to anticipate human behavior in socioeconomic crises or to develop avatars of artificial intelligence.
Big data drives materials science innovations
Open science and artificial intelligence tools are changing the ways we discover new materials, say researchers in DataSciMat, the interdisciplinary project at Aalto University, in a new article in Arkhimedes.
Illuminating electronics: Researchers construct all-optical pocket calculator
New findings from Aalto University have the potential to change how electronics process logic functions, the elementary building blocks of computing.