Latest research news
Aalto researchers’ bold initiatives receive more than €2 million in funding
The areas covered by the four research projects include the development of thermal energy storage and mobile magnetic resonance imaging technology.
New e-book titles from Springer Nature
New e-books have been acquired to Springer Nature eBook Collections.
Concrete is cast stone moulded by humans
The Betoni–Concrete exhibition presents concrete and its use from the point of view of engineers, architects, designers and artists. The exhibition opens up on the 23 January in Dipoli.
Pattern Lab 20 designers present new collection in Heimtextil Messe Frankfurt 7–10 January
Pattern Lab has an impressive history of more than twenty years of selling successful designs to Scandinavian and international markets. A number of today’s top textile designers in Finland are Pattern Lab alumni.
Ingmar Björkman's portrait was revealed
The portrait was created by Aalto alumnus Jaakko Kahilaniemi.
Finance student Yakill Reyes's thesis awarded by SAE
The title of the thesis awarded by SAE (Finnish Foundation for Advancement of Securities Market) is ”Fund manager experience, reputation, and investment behavior”.
Ambiguous problems require new types of leadership
In the future, automation will handle routine tasks, so even newcomers to the workforce will be required to work on complex problems. What should be considered when leading multidisciplinary teams that solve these kinds of challenging problems?
Anna Valtonen's portrait was revealed
The portrait of Anna Valtonen, former Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University, was unveiled at Aalto University's 10th anniversary on 8 January. The portrait was created by the artist, Doctor of Art Maija Tammi.
Machine learning in chemistry - algorithms help finding minimum energy paths and saddle points more effectively
Machine learning brings new possibilities to many areas of research - also chemical research, which is shown in a recent dissertation written at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence.
Rewriting quantum mechanics in their spare time
A pair of civil servants solve a quantum mechanics problem that had bothered them since they were students
Academy Programme funding for research teams
The funded projects are linked from different perspectives on climate change.
Dissertation award for bridging the gap between theory and practice through Design Science
D.Sc. Mikael Öhman’s doctoral dissertation receives award from the Finnish Production Planning and Control Society
The quietest place in Finland - Acoustics Lab renovation is complete
The laboratory and its office facilities were thoroughly refurbished.
Architecture and design for healthcare
The Health Talks @ Aalto event discusses how design and architecture can be used to benefit different patient groups.
Growing demand for climate-friendly construction: could wood architecture become one of Finland’s exports?
The Wood Wonders exhibition to be opened at Helsinki Airport on the 5th of February will show passengers the innovations related to wood construction and display the sector’s latest developments.
Huawei and F-Secure donate ʵ information security students - attracts excellent students to Finland
These donations will contribute to HAIC's ability to offer generous scholarships to several students admitted to study information security at Aalto in 2020
Toward a team that is able to achieve its potential
We believe in the promise of teamwork and collaboration. This post provides tips and introduces tools for teachers to utilise in supporting teamwork in project-based courses.
Professor Tom Bäckström: Smart devices can eavesdrop and therefore we must study privacy
Social rules involving privacy should be considered in the design of speech interfaces.
Jaana Vapaavuori and Kati Miettunen receive significant funding for developing new composite biomaterials
Four million euros of funding has been granted to research supporting the forest industry and forestry sector in Finland and Sweden.
Ecological fertilizer from wastewater nutrients
By using the innovative NPHarvest-process wastewater treatment plants can get an efficient pretreatment while producing ecological fertilizer simultaneously.
