Latest research news
Professor Päivi Törmä becomes Chair of the Millennium Prize Selection Committee
The International Selection Committee consisting of renowned scientists sifts and assesses the candidates for the Technology Prize worth €1 million.
Ways to participate in game theory experiments aiming to create a simulator of human behavior
The aim of the vast pioneering study is to apply the simulation to a robot or recreate the actions of large groups of people.
DNA builder gets inspiration from nature
Being able to build things in nanoscale can lead to useful bioinspired applications, says Assistant Professor Anton Kuzyk.
Financial thinking guides decision making on nuclear power too
The latest decisions on nuclear power demonstrate the despicably close alliance between nuclear power and politics.
Researchers found mathematical structure that was thought not to exist
The best possible q-analogs of codes may be useful in more efficient data transmission.
Light detector with record-high sensitivity to revolutionize imaging
Researchers at Aalto University reach near-unity response ranging from ultraviolet to infrared.
New cooperation model about to begin in the doctoral education in water engineering
The aim is to enhance the doctoral education in water engineering and to develop a new cooperation model with stakeholders.
Power of numerical simulations to complement experimental studies
Examining 'material families' reveals structure-function relationships and demonstrates importance of complementary research.
VOLUME 2 – High Fidelity? -symposium on Sound Art opens 23.11
VOLUME 2 – High Fidelity? symposium on Sound Art focuses on space and sound as artistic materials.
Tailored carbon could help treating neurological diseases
The joint effort of Aalto, University of Helsinki and HUS may help Parkinson's patients and people with memory disorders.
Game theory can help in analyzing security challenges
Combining risk analysis with game theory are both needed in developing plans for counter-terrorism.
A remote-controlled drone helps in designing future wireless networks
New technique provides an accurate 3D model, which improves the prediction of the propagation of radio waves at millimetre-wave frequencies.
New business from shared data
Businesses, government and academy exchanged views on data sharing. Value of data and data ownership were some points for vivid discussion.
Woven Sounds
MA student Petra Haikonen’s thesis work is a functional interior textile design work aiming for designing lightweight acoustic curtain fabrics.
Being poor may also have positive effects on economic decisions
The experience of having insufficient economic resources may affect the grounds on which decisions are made.
New surfaces repel water in oil as well as oil in water
Advanced coating materials benefit marine industry, anti-corrosion efforts and many other fields.
Scholarship opened the door to Princeton
Joel Röntynen works at the core of the international research of his field - while one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics is just next door
Debunking the heroic social entrepreneurship myth
Social entrepreneurship is about mundane work and not about heroism.
Call for Applications: PhD in Finance at Aalto University
The application period for doctoral studies in the Department of Finance is until January 16, 2017.
Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future project explores the future of ceramics
The Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future project discusses the future of ceramics by exploring new techniques and rethinking materials.
