Latest research news
Aalto University and VTT collaborate to develop novel textile fibres
Aalto University and VTT are taking Finnish fibre technologies towards industrial scale manufacturing in their joint TeKiDe project.
Self-assembled nanostructures can be selectively controlled
DNA self-assembly allows the unprecedented control of the optical properties of plasmonic metamolecules.
NAKUNA exhibition picked into top 40 at Milan Design Week
Students from the Department of Design served exhibition guests over 1000 frozen Finnish berries
Aalto-2 satellite arrived at the International Space Station
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft transporting satellites docked on the station at 1.05 pm.
Double award for new publication on novel biorefinery concept
Easily scalable, environmentally friendly process separates wood’s principal components for further processing.
AScI Visiting Researcher programme relaunched
The programme provides support for short international visits to research groups at the School of Science.
Women in tenure committees do not speed up women’s science careers
Aalto University researchers went through Spanish and Italian evaluations.
A new method developed for measuring carbon nanotubes
With this method can be measured e.g. the number of single walled carbon nanotubes and their concentration in a carbon nanotube layer.
Master the technology, sky is the limit
The four-day LUMA course allows one to dive into nanotechnology and discover: technology is a tool that allows one to do their own thing.
Global and local aspects of the surface potential landscape for energy level alignment at organic-ZnO interfaces
Last year Julia Stähler and I were invited by Chemical Physics to write a Perspective article on our work on hybrid inorganic-organic systems (HIOS). This work is part of the collaborative research center HIOS in Berlin (https://www.physik.hu-berlin.de/de/sfb951). Read more at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301010416306784 .
Stability of perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cell is a ‘hot topic’ in energy. This is a potential breakthrough technology, but the cells suffer from poor stability. In this review article, researchers from Aalto and Hubei Universities provide a comprehensive discussion on the degradation mechanisms.
Nearly two billion people depend on imported food
Researchers show empirically: when population pressure increases, food is imported
People find changes in user interfaces annoying
A new model of visual learning can be used to efficiently assess the learnability of user interfaces that have changed.
Trash-2-Cash project present in H&M Global Change Awards
Trash-2-Cash (T2C) research project presented a garment made out of chemically recycled cotton in H&M Global Change Award Ceremony in Stockholm.
Refrigerator for quantum computers discovered
Quantum physicist Mikko Möttönen and his team have invented a quantum-circuit refrigerator, which can reduce errors in quantum computing.
Libertas wins DataBusiness Challenge competition
Libertas seeks to improve unemployment situation by using augmented intelligence.
Conference digs into the effects of digital disruption
Companies and researchers will meet and interact in the coming scientific conference at Aalto Design Factory.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Day tackled social inclusion challenges
SED 2017 focused on social sustainability and inclusion in collaboration with the City of Helsinki. Local election candidates also discussed their views.
Nearly 5 million euro for pioneering biomimetics and quantum technology research
Olli Ikkala has received a prized ERC Advanced Grant for the second time and Jukka Pekola for the first time.
Aalto Festival takes over the Helsinki metropolitan area in May
As Finland celebrates its 100th year of independence, Aalto University opens its annual festival showcasing the work of the schools of science, technology, arts, and business.
