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Miina Rautiainen’s forest images are taken from a height of hundreds of kilometres
As a professor of remote sensing, she develops methods that are needed in areas such as climate change research.
Photos from the last Xmas Demo Day
Collection of photos from the last Demo Day organized on the 5th of December 2018 at the Maker Space, Learning Centre of Aalto University.
Secrets of our universe live in a big blue cylinder
There isn’t much on Earth but you can find it just about everywhere else — how a type of helium might tell us how everything we know got its start.
Is artificial intelligence capable of love? 
Love simulation  EVE  studies the relationship between a human who wants to be loved and a loving AI.  
Matthijs Lof’s paper accepted to be published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics
Finance Assistant Professor Matthijs Lof’s paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Econometrics.
Michael Ungeheuer’s paper accepted to be published in the Journal of Finance
Finance Assistant Professor Michael Ungeheuer’s paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Finance.
Petri Jylhä’s paper awarded
Finance Assistant Professor Petri Jylhä’s paper received the Amundi Pioneer Distinguished Paper Prize
Matti Suominen’s paper accepted to be published in the Review of Financial Studies
Finance Professor Matti Suominen’s paper has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.
SUMMER INTERSHIPS AT THE FINANCE FACULTY
We are primarily looking for Finance students in their second to fourth year of studies. Completion of a Bachelor’s thesis or other relevant experience is a plus.
Mixing art and artificial intelligence
Artists have for long been quick to experiment, use and misuse new technologies--but does AI mean the end of human-made art?
Aalto University now part of three research flagship projects
The competence clusters of photonics, artificial intelligence, and biomaterials promote high-level research, economic growth, and societal wellbeing.
Aalto University to establish network of companies interested in digital twin development
Digital twins are virtual copies of their physical pairs and can transform product development and maintenance.
Dim light from far-away galaxies deserves a second look
Radio waves are being picked up from galaxies long considered to be silent. What’s up?
2018 in a glimpse: materials revolution, Nobel laureates in economics, and students’ breathtaking art projects
This past year art and science were celebrated once again at Aalto University
#WayOutThere on Facebook Live
Join us Wednesdays in January for our interview series on distant galaxies, the beginnings of the universe and new space
First confirmation of a Wigner crystal in graphene paves the way for a new kind of quantum computing
Using graphene, exotic arrangements of electrons can be studied, with possible applications including quantum computing.
Voyage to Antarctica: World of ice
Part 1 of 3. Lu Liangliang checks in from aboard the SA Agulhas II after departing Cape Town for Antarctica.
Aalto University research in business and economics: Highest quality score in Finland
A new report published by the Academy of Finland evaluates the quality of scientific research in Finland and internationally.
What do we see in a mirror? New metasurfaces look “bright” at one direction, while “dark” for the opposite direction
Researchers at Aalto University developed metasurfaces with extreme angle-asymmetric response. The new device can be a good or bad reflector depending on the angle the light hits it.
“Sick Photography” wins ICMA Award
Maija Tammi won International Creative Media Award of Excellence for Books with Jesper Vuori for ”Sick Photography”.
