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An encounter between a photographer and remote sensing specialists led to a book on forests, vision and the purpose of science
Where one person sees a beautiful bark surface, another person sees raw data, says Sheung Yiu, who took the photographs for the Ground Truth book.
Professor Jari Saramäki was granted funding from The Strategic Research Council (SRC)
Academy of Finland’s SRC provides funding for long-term research aimed at identifying solutions to major societal challenges.
Dissertation: Business and Ethics? A Study of a Dichotomy
”We need business ethics that is fundamentally compatible with the profit motive of companies.”
’It is important to identify and bring together the accumulated user knowledge'
In our series ‘I claim’, Kaisa Savolainen talks about the utilization of customer information in organizations.
Russia sanctions caused difficulties for one in ten European companies
The economic sanctions in force between 2014 and 2017 were most detrimental to Russian companies, but companies also suffered in countries that have high levels of Russian investment or strong commercial ties with Russia.
Kahvit näppikselle -podcast’s second season guests are top researchers in the field of technology
Aalto University Department of Computer Science's podcast 'Kahvit näppikselle' continues on 17 Sep with new episodes. Our podcast host Risto Sarvas will discuss various technology-related topics with researchers from Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence FCAI.
‘Empathy matters in design — it is a profound ability that we need to cherish’
In our ‘I claim’ series architect Helena Sandman talks about the importance of empathy in architecture and design practices.
Jarno Limnéll: Information security is all about attitude
Everyone has to take responsibility in the digital world, says Jarno Limnéll, Professor of Practice, Cyber Security. Blocking threats requires new types of expertise and cooperation.
Industrial Chemistry Group at the 2021 Fall ACS Meeting
Here are the presentations from Industrial Chemistry Group at the 2021 Fall ACS Meeting.
Chemical and fuel commodities through catalytic solvolysis of lignin
This presentation was from Professor Yongdan Li at the 2021 Fall ACS Meeting. This presentation was on celebrating the 40th anniversary of CACS.
Recent works on non-aqueous redox flow battery
The potential and solubility of the active materials can be improved by molecular modification.
Designing bi-redox materials can mitigate the crossover of the electrolyte.
Modifying membranes by 2D materials can enhance the ion selectivity of the membranes without the expense of resistance.
Designing bi-redox materials can mitigate the crossover of the electrolyte.
Modifying membranes by 2D materials can enhance the ion selectivity of the membranes without the expense of resistance.
TiO2 nanotubes/Ti foil: As functional supports and flexible electrodes in solar energy storage
TiO2 nanotubes grown on Ti foil: As functional supports and flexible electrodes
New open hours at Arts infra workshops
All ARTS infra workshops will have new open hours from 13.9. onwards. The workshops will be in three different categories which will have different schedules. Most workshops will be longer open in the afternoon than currently.
New service brings research-based knowledge to decision-makers
Aalto University, together with five other Finnish universities, is participating in the MustRead Academy, which was launched today. The purpose of the service is to strengthen the role of research-based knowledge in decision-making.
Aalto Distinguished Professor Risto Ilmoniemi and his team are developing a new kind of brain stimulator
In the future, artificial intelligence-enabled “self-driving” brain stimulators can ameliorate the condition of millions of patients suffering from brain disorders, says Professor of Applied Physics Risto Ilmoniemi. He also thinks that his best research results may still be in the future.
Mind Meets Machine: Immersive Data Interaction
The exhibited projects showcase novel computational design methods to creatively interact with global and local data. Whereas the on-going general discussions in relation to data-handling stresses efficiency, productivity and often de-humanization, the exhibited projects set their focus on the exploration of immersive data-interaction design tools to enhance climate-smart solutions in the urban context. The projects aim for showcasing possibilities to make abstract data visible and tangible, to enter a new level of data-informed responsive design, that has public benefit.
Augmented data-interaction is merged with the tangible sandbox environment, in order to formulate sustainable design speculations for Ainonauki, an urban plaza located between Väre and Aalto Studios. The understanding of available technology to be composed and rearranged in order to support the field specific discourse led to innovative design speculations, based upon human-robotic interaction. The developed design methodology emphasizes the importance of design iterations through computationally informed feedback loops.
Augmented data-interaction is merged with the tangible sandbox environment, in order to formulate sustainable design speculations for Ainonauki, an urban plaza located between Väre and Aalto Studios. The understanding of available technology to be composed and rearranged in order to support the field specific discourse led to innovative design speculations, based upon human-robotic interaction. The developed design methodology emphasizes the importance of design iterations through computationally informed feedback loops.
European energy transition needs to accelerate urgently
Energy transition means transforming the entire European energy system — a change which will affect every part of the society and require huge investment during the transition. It must be done in a socially equitable way. And the progress needs to be accelerated to be able to achieve the EU’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.
Register for Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021!
Aalto University Research Services organises a webinar series on research data management and open science in autumn 2021.
Corporate responsibility practices require more effectiveness and competence
Although companies carry out of various corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures, these practices do not always have a positive effect on the environment or social sustainability.
5G is more than just speed
Welcome to the first lecture of the Autumn 2021 Internet Forum lecture series on Tuesday 14 September starting at 5.15 p.m.