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Insulation from old jeans, walls from waste concrete 鈥 less guilt and more solutions are needed for construction
The biggest environmental act would be not building at all. But a circular economy can also mitigate the environmental impact of construction.
Material can be trained like a Pavlov dog 鈥 Professor Olli Ikkala and his team develop new materials
The sharpest tip of materials science is coming up with answers to questions such as can materials 鈥榣earn鈥 new properties or how to keep a cancerous tumour alive outside the body.
Alum Sini Merikallio and the makings of an astronaut
Veterinarian and former space researcher turns her gaze back to the stars.
Four years and lots of tears 鈥 three experts tell how they succeeded in making the change
Many entrepreneurs and researchers set their goals based on a realisation that something needs to be done differently. The change they envision might be a new product or material, or it can be a new way to do things. Implementing change isn鈥檛 always easy, however, and it demands a stomach for uncertainty, say Professor Michael Hummel and entrepreneurs Annu Nieminen and Richard Nordstr枚m.
Nuclear Finance: Bank Management in Disruption
A new book by Aalto Emeritus Professor Risto Tainio, Taisto Kangas & Anders Kjellman on bank management.
A surprising winner of the Campus Sustainability Champion 2021 award
The campus sustainability champion was chosen now for the fifth time.
How a space scientist became a veterinarian 鈥 Aalto University Magazine introduces you to a group of people well-versed in the art of change
This issue鈥檚 articles look at people who see and do things differently.
School of Business student story: Johan Salim
Johan Salim, a second-year student of the Bachelor's Program in International Business, appreciates the important skills he has learned during his studies: 鈥淵ou will be equipped with all the tools you need to head out and build the career of your dreams.鈥
5G M枚kki is changing the world
5G M枚kki is a new kind of learning environment that promotes the learning and application of 5G technology and other new technologies.
Four Aalto subjects rank in top 100 globally
Economics and Business, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Polymer Science are the best performers among Aalto鈥檚 fields in the US News ranking
Covid-19 contact-tracing apps are less trusted by those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds
People who are mistrusting, socially disadvantaged, or have less digital access, are generally more negative towards the idea of using digital contact tracing apps to control COVID-19.
Irene Purasachit saw the floral industry鈥檚 waste problem firsthand 鈥 now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates
Mariana Amatullo appointed 柠檬导航 University Board
Mikko Kosonen and Ilkka Kivim盲ki to continue for a new three-year term.
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
Train delays related to adverse weather can also be predicted with good quality training data, a new thesis shows.
A greenhouse out of wood: new design makes vertical farming greener
Efficient insulation halves energy consumption and could boost the income of vertical farms
Alum Iines Veistola: I gained a strong and diverse foundation for working life from the School of Business
鈥楳y current job offers me exactly the things that I enjoyed most in school too: I get to learn something new every day, study all kinds of phenomena and constantly challenge myself.鈥, says our alumna Iines Veistola.
鈥楢 deeper understanding of landscape can be the key to designing better cities鈥
I claim series presents landscape architect Maria Jaakkola.
Recent policy recommendation: How to accelerate platform economy in the education sector
Platforms can be used to create increasingly individualized learning solutions and more efficiently distributed learning materials while reducing production and publishing costs.
鈥業 wanted to reorient my career towards sustainability鈥
Beatriz Ram铆rez shared her story of starting a new career in Finland as part of the Finland Works open online course.
Paula Jouhten appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
The field of the professorship is Microbial Physiology. The five-year term begins on 1 January 2022.
