Latest research news
WarSampo won the Open Data Prize in the 2017 LODLAM Challenge
The WarSampo team was recognized for making cultural heritage material openly available in a linked open data project.
Breakthrough achieved in improving the ionic conductivity of fuel cell materials
Ceramic fuel cell technology has a tremendous potential for clean energy production.
Fundraising campaign exceeds all expectations
Aalto University`s fundraising campaign has received a total of 23.5 million euros in donations. Our warmest thanks to all those who donated!
Academy Project funding for two HYBER professors
Professors Robin Ras and Mauri Kostiainen receive Project funding from the Academy of Finland
Transfer of atomic mass with a photon solves the momentum paradox of light
The propagation of light in a transparent medium is associated with the transfer of atomic mass density.
Artistic interventions at Kamppi Center
A new kind of public art was produced at the ‘Media Intervention in the City’ course.
Machine learning to increase efficiency of farming by predicting the interaction between the plant and environment
Machine learning methods will be tested in arable farming, greenhouse cultivation and plant breeding.
Tekes funding awarded for a project aiming at understanding human emotions in digital interaction
The research will produce new understanding about the factors of effective human collaboration and the possibilities of emotion-related data in business.
5 million euro project could see Finland become the model country for the circular economy of metals
Effective recycling would be ecologically-friendly – and accelerate Finland's economy.
The portrait of Tuula Teeri was created by artist Marita Liulia
The portrait of Tuula Teeri, the first President of Aalto University, was unveiled at the President’s Anniversary Seminar.
Researchers discovered new method for improving perovskite solar cell performance
With humidity assisted thermal treatment the overall efficiency increases almost 45 per cent.
Professor Henrikki Tikkanen named holder of the A.I. Virtanen Professorship in consumer research
The Professorship at the Department of Marketing is named after the Nobel Laureate.
Solar heating could cover more than 80% of domestic heating requirements in Nordic countries
Solar energy offers economically sensible solutions for the collection of heating energy, and for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
The summer's heat could warm in the winter
The Aalto-led team HeatStock, with their composite material solution for storing heat energy, gets into the Helsinki Challenge final.
IMPRESS workshop brings researchers from 12 countries ÄûÃʵ¼º½
The successful IMPRESS workshop was held at Aalto University 7-9 June 2017, exploring microscopic structure interfaces.
Firm governance in the age of disruption
Illustrating challenges and promises with a crowdsourcing example
Metal music researchers around the world gather at Aalto
The conference covers topics from Russian metal fans’ online communities and Algerian metal scene to mythology manifesting itself in Finnish metal music.
More than a hundred events of the successful Aalto Festival presented the University
This year’s Aalto Festival kicked off already in April with the Student Union-organised Aalto Open Air district event in Otaniemi.
Neuroscience conference on Twitter exceeded all expectations
The conference reached a total of 0.6 million users on Twitter.
Biodesign projects identify medical innovations for commercialisation
Combining the technical expertise of an engineer with the clinical expertise of a medical doctor can lead to the invention of the century.