Latest research news
Toro – El Señor Aalto – receives tenure in DipoliÂ
The concrete bull was gifted ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University management on Friday 6 March by Jouni Punkki, who serves as a professor of practice in the field of concrete technology.Â
Secondary school girls celebrate Women’s Day by exploring the world of technology
The Women's Day celebrations continued at the schools of technology on Monday 9 March, when Aalto University received a group of eighth and ninth grade girls who are all enthusiastic about science and technology.
Researchers developed a new solution that brings high quality extended reality to easy-to-use and inexpensive devices
The solution developed at Aalto makes use of distributed computing and offloads the heaviest part of graphics rendering to remote servers
Addressing climate change will require radical changes in lifestyles: new report by international consortium of research institutes
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Aalto University, D-mat, the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, and the KR Foundation, at the World Resources Forum (WRF), today announced the launch of a report which analyses the carbon footprints of household lifestyles and how changes can contribute to meeting the ambitious 1.5-degree aspirational target envisaged by the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Towards an eco-welfare state – how to direct the transition?
We interviewed Mikko Jalas, Creative Sustainability Programme Director and Professor of Practice, about Towards Eco-Welfare State: Orchestrating for Systemic (ORSI)
Finnish researchers look at noisy quantum computer
Researchers from CSC – IT center for science, Aalto University and Åbo Akademi and their collaborators from Boston University in the USA have for the first time demonstrated how the noise impacts on quantum computing in a systematic way. The results are published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.
Financial Times listed top Business School Research with Social Impact
Two recent publications from the School of Business that focused on social impact were included in the FT top 100 list. The list used social media attention as one of its indicators.
Aalto University's art and design again ranked as 7th best in the world
Aalto also ranked among the QS Rankings top 100 in the fields of architecture and built environment, and business and management studies.
From birch to poppies – how the fabric was created for Marimekko’s unique shirt dress
The yarn spun from Ioncell® fibre is stronger than its commercial equivalent and performed excellently in the printing process and washing tests. The chemicals used to make the fibre were completely recycled too.
Aalto University’s fashion and textile know-how acknowledged in Finland and internationally
Aalto takes home two prizes at the Fashion Finland Gala and ranks third at CEO World Magazine fashion school listing
The Global5G.org closing project details a transformative 5G future
Global5G.org project has been analysing some of the trends and mechanisms for guaranteeing the transformative impacts of 5G in Europe in the coming few years
Call a Researcher! discussions brought new perspectives
The Digital Disruption of Industry consortium offered again its researchers’ expertise to citizens, politicians, companies and organisations through one hour free Skype discussions. The Call a Researcher! week held in February 2020 was implemented for the third time.
Not a drop wasted – AaltoCell™ fibres utilised in a new circular economy project
With funding totalling €240 000, the project aims to make more efficient use of food industry side streams.
Researchers develop new methods for studying materials at the smallest possible scale
Combining machine learning and atomic force microscopy allows researchers to see the chemical structures of 3D molecules
Technology is changing work and now we must rethink our understanding of work
Leaders need to know their organisation and employees well in order to be able to assess the impact of the changes taking place.
The combination of plant-based particles and water forms an 'eco' super-glue
In a collaboration between Aalto and other research institutions, a new, ecological adhesive has been developed that rivals superglue in strength
HUS and Aalto University establish a joint professorship
The professorship represents a new opening in the two organisations’ long and fruitful history of cooperation
Benchmarking Core Excitations
High level quantum mechanical calculations produce a benchmark dataset of 1s core levels for organic molecules
Engaging audience and space
New Media MA student Robbert Groenendijk has been selected to create an installation for Mänttä Art Festival 14.6.–31.8.2020. His upcoming work "Protocol" places the visitors within the data flow between two computers.
CEST goes Oodi
CEST group members contributed an exhibit to the Aalto Junior winter break program at Oodi Library
