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Virtual world took people to space
The School of Electrical Engineering organised its traditional Research Winter Day on 13 March. This time, research was presented through demos.
International Women's Day alumni seminar stirs up discussion of neural networks and peace
The topics covered in the alumni seminar also included new business models and the societal impact of AI and digitalisation.
Finding solutions to clinical problems
A sufficient number of “whys” and “what ifs” prompted Professor Ivan Vujaklija to find more answers in an academic environment.
When nothing is impossible: technology sector offers a variety of career paths
The message of Aalto Junior’s Women’s Day event was that, in the field of technology, nothing is impossible for women. More than 100 participants from schools in Greater Helsinki had an opportunity to visit, among others, Aalto's space laboratory.
EIT Digital looks for activities for 2020
EIT Digital has launched the construction of the ‘EIT Digital 2020’ activities and accepts submissions until May 3, 2019. EIT Digital 2020 is aimed at entrepreneurial minds planning to launch a digital tech startup or product or to deliver entrepreneurial digital tech education programmes.
Where is the water?
Only a fraction of the water on Earth is drinkable, so we need ways to use it smartly.
Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded the best theses on building trade
The Fund awarded three doctoral dissertations and nine master's theses.
How can we eat less water?
Most of the water we consume is hidden in food production, so we need to carefully choose what we put on our plates.
Finance paper accepted to be published in the Journal of Financial Economics
An article by Aleksi Pitkäjärvi, Matti Suominen, and Lauri Vaittinen has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Leading European non-formal science education institutions gather ʵ
Aalto University hosts an international co-design workshop on 18-19 March. As an output a crowdsourced map tool will be presented.
Chemical technology education fosters sustainable development and opens doors to employment
School of Chemical Engineering provides students with capacities to work for the climate, the environment and sustainable development.
Sustainable development is at the heart of our operations
Solving of the great challenges facing mankind in a sustainable way is a key element of Aalto University's research and teaching. Sustainable solutions guide our operations as an organization.
AScI funding awarded to planning future energy systems and to designing penguin-inspired active surfaces
Each programme to receive funding of €150 000 over three years.
Are we at the limits of measuring water-repellent surfaces?
As we develop extremely liquid-repellent surfaces, the errors in existing measurement techniques are getting too large.
CS Dissertation: Jarno Lintusaari reveals recent developments in approximate computational inference
In his doctoral thesis Jarno Lintusaari modeled the complex spread of tuberculosis with Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) methods and he was one of the main developers of openly available software tool ELFI
Aalto University aims to become a “European University” together with six partners
These seven European technical universities have applied to the EU Commission to be awarded the “European University” title. The aim is to create a transeuropean campus.
Artificial intelligence helps to detect rare diseases and risk factors for child protection
High-quality primary research ensures that Finland is an independent forerunner in developing artificial intelligence.
Low Temperature Laboratory receives over one million euros in funding, opening more widely to European researchers
The Low Temperature Laboratory develops quantum sensors needed in nanoelectronics research, among other core activities
Photoshoot day of materials samples by the Materials Platform
The Materials Platform organizes photoshoot sessions for materials samples on a regular basis. All Aalto University researchers who are involved in materials research are invited to participate.
World-leading neuroscientists gathered on Twitter for online research conference
Scientific conferences are expensive, time-consuming and often involve a heavy carbon footprint. Luckily, there are alternatives.
