Latest research news
Love and fear are visible across the brain instead of being restricted to any brain region
The brain mechanisms of basic emotions such as anger and happiness are fairly similar across people. Differences are greater in social emotions, such as gratitude and contempt.
The first installation talks of 2018 now available on video
Aalto's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of carbon nanomaterials for health applications and origins and beneficiaries of invention.
Machine Learning for Materials Science Workshop in May
The International Workshop on Machine Learning for Materials Science 2018 will be held on 03.-04.05. on the Otaniemi campus.
Young Finnish scientists: “Millennium winners gave us fresh ideas and motivation”
The Global Young Scientists Summit gave the next generation of the scientific world a chance to meet and learn from Millennium Technology Prize and Nobel Prize winners in Singapore.
Parallel computing to assist in the control and quality control of steel furnaces
The results of Christian Westerlund's Master's thesis promote the productivity of the steel industry. The thesis is based on multidisciplinary studies at Aalto University.
Entrepreneurship can improve older workers’ quality of life
This may happen even if this change lowers their income and increases the hours they work.
Serious shortcomings in aging tests of new solar cell materials
Researchers at Aalto University have found that only a fraction of stability tests done on new types of solar cells meet proper requirements. Tests lack common standards and should have been done in real-world conditions and in groups of several cells.
Building miniature optical antennas using DNA as a guide
A new fabrication technique combines programmable DNA origami shapes and conventional lithography methods to create metallic nanoantennas and chiral shapes for diverse applications.
Dr. Marc Dvorak awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships 2017
CEST's postdoc Marc Dvorak is awarded Marie Curie Fellowships 2017.
Friction found where there should be none: in superfluids near absolute zero
Physicists at Aalto University have discovered unexpected friction while rotating superfluid helium.
Seed funding led to a multimillion strategic collaboration between designers and chemists
ChemArts, which brings together students of biomaterials and design, is already looking into business opportunities and preparing for world domination.
Interior design students’ Nirvana exhibition in Stockholm
The student work exhibition presents colourful chairs.
Self-organizing expert tribes in the world of artificial intelligence
Digitalisation and globalisation are revolutionising management and the way we work.
Seed funding led to a multimillion strategic collaboration between designers and chemists
ChemArts is already looking into business opportunities and preparing for world domination.
Over 4000 applications ʵ University’s English-language programmes
Applicants were interested in bachelor’s programmes taught in English.
A Curious Mind exhibition presents electrical engineering innovations and history
The exhibition shows a desire to find new solutions.
Aalto-born Surgify raises a €1.0M seed investment round
The Surgify Safety burr prevents the nerve and blood vessel injuries that are typically caused by other surgical drills.
New opportunities for drone detection with 5G networks
Researchers from Aalto University and Tampere University of Technology have addressed new possibilities for efficient detection of drones by relying on future 5G communication systems.
