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Anything but an ordinary greenhouse
A wood-structured windowless greenhouse consumes only half as much energy as a traditional glass greenhouse. In addition to producing food, Pasi Herranen’s invention could generate electricity and excess heat in the future.
Try, fail, try again, fail better
Failure is an unavoidable part of life, but does failure have to be all bad? How about failing upwards and forwards?
This issue’s theme is trial and error
Aalto University Magazine 26 examines how you can learn from failure.
Professors Farah Kodeih and Henri Schildt: ‘Due to coronavirus, we all have the opportunity to reflect on radical uncertainty'
The uncertainties and disruptions we are now experiencing, although temporary and often modest, provide a glimpse into the commonly overlooked hardships of marginalized individuals.
ACRIS service unavailable 20 April 2020 between 4-8 pm
ACRIS (Aalto Current Research Information System) is unavailable on Monday, 20 April 2020 between 4-8 pm due to service break.
Business Finland funding call for projects related to resolving the corona crisis – deadline 30.6.2020
The corona crisis has created new societal needs. Business Finland responds to this need by offering research organizations an opportunity to apply for funding to address the challenges caused by the corona crisis. Funding can be applied for until June 30th, 2020.
Helsinki GSE's Situation Room starts publishing a weekly report on the effects of coronavirus
Reports are presented each week at an open access webinar in Zoom.
A year ago, the world saw the first image of a black hole – maybe the next time we will see a film
Public lectures, prizes and the admiration of a friend's son - Researcher Tuomas Savolainen tells how his last year has gone.
Finally, Anyons reveal their exotic quantum properties
A groundbreaking discovery by Aalto physicist, Dr. Manohar Kumar, will feature on the front cover of the journal Science
The cost of ‘fast fashion’ – Up to 92 million tonnes of waste and 79 trillion litres of water consumed per year to make garments
The fashion industry contributes to 10% of global pollution. A system-wide transition needed immediately to reduce environmental costs of the fashion industry, a new Aalto University study concludes in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment journal.
Something is Lurking in the Heart of Quasar 3C 279
First Event Horizon Telescope Images of a Black-Hole Powered Jet
Researchers need help to obtain data about experiences of the pandemic
We are asking members of the public to share how the pandemic is affecting them to help understand its effects
Aalto BIZ Internal Info and Good Mood Team is one of our internal communications channels
This is a Team for Aalto BIZ faculty and staff for sharing information.
Architectural history is always constructed, produced and written in the present
Panu Savolainen has started as assistant professor of history of architecture and architectural conservation.
Helsinki GSE establishes an economic situation room - The aim is to support fast decision making amid the coronavirus crisis
The project highlights Finland as a solid example of effective and timely policy decisions due to availability of data.
Instructions for research related to coronavirus
Academy-funded researchers may direct their ongoing project towards studying the COVID-19 epidemic by applying for a change in the intended use of funding. . Please, contact your School’s grant advisor in case you plan to make an amendment in any research project.
Researchers modelling the spread of the coronavirus emphasise the importance of avoiding busy indoor spaces
A joint project carried out by four Finnish research organisations has studied the transport and spread of coronavirus through the air. Preliminary results indicate that aerosol particles carrying the virus can remain in the air longer than was originally thought, so it is important to avoid busy public indoor spaces. This also reduces the risk of droplet infection, which remains the main path of transmission for coronavirus.
Eero Hyvönen introduces masses of data to humanists – and everyone else
Data from the ‘sampos’ developed by Hyvönen and his colleagues are open to everyone, and they facilitate the work of historians, for example
Exchange studies changed to producing a Case Corona report
Thanks to their own activity and the professor's trust in his students' competence, third-year finance students became authors of a report with societal significance.
Academy of Finland funding for research into COVID-19- Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April at 4 pm
The Academy of Finland allocated 8.45 million euros for a special call to support and accelerate research into the COVID-19 epidemic. Each organisation can only submit one proposal and therefore Aalto internal deadline for expression of interest 8th April, 2020.