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Implications of Finland's plan to ban coal and cutting oil use
Finland has decided to phase out coal and cut oil use by a quarter by 2030 mainly based on nuclear power and bioenergy, which constitute long-term risks not properly addressed.
Innovation award for women goes to Professor Hele Savin
Professor Savin has developed an applied nanotechnology method for producing high-capacity solar cells with the help of 鈥渂lack silicon鈥 that employs nanostructures.
Doctoral dissertation: One of the primary purposes of higher education is to reproduce capitalism
A closer link to a capitalist growth economy makes higher education ecologically unsustainable in its present form.
Dissertation: Only little attention has been paid to the facilitators of sustainability on the operational level
Institutional pressures affect environmental and social sustainability.
Dissertation: Business development possibilities in low-income markets
Business solutions based on local needs are crucial in low-income markets.
Aalto University and VTT collaborate to develop novel textile fibres
Aalto University and VTT are taking Finnish fibre technologies towards industrial scale manufacturing in their joint TeKiDe project.
Trash-2-Cash project present in H&M Global Change Awards
Trash-2-Cash (T2C) research project presented a garment made out of chemically recycled cotton in H&M Global Change Award Ceremony in Stockholm.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Day tackled social inclusion challenges
SED 2017 focused on social sustainability and inclusion in collaboration with the City of Helsinki. Local election candidates also discussed their views.
From a problem to a solution in 7 minutes
The Helsinki Challenge competition semi-finalist teams, with eight from Aalto, pitched their solutions for the UN's sustainable development goals in just seven minutes.
From mobile phone designer to ship researcher
In dealing with the perception of safety on passenger ships, even a lift button plays role, knows Markus Ahola.
Design Factory serves as home base for two Fennia Prize winners
One of the most important prizes in the field of design was today awarded to Merivaara鈥檚 Q-Flow surgical light for operating theatres.
Eight Aalto teams in Helsinki Challenge semifinals
The Finland 100 jubilee year brings Finnish universities together to change the world.
Hydropower in China impacts the flow of the Mekong River
The study shows that the hydropower operations considerably increased dry season flows and decreased wet season flows.
Brains without boundaries
As the lines blur between creative and analytical roles in the modern workplace, people should be encouraged to utilise art and creative thinking.
Market impact of CO2-based car taxation in Finland drastic but not that green
Especially high-income households were the winners of the 2008 car tax reform.
Being poor may also have positive effects on economic decisions
The experience of having insufficient economic resources may affect the grounds on which decisions are made.
Debunking the heroic social entrepreneurship myth
Social entrepreneurship is about mundane work and not about heroism.
Scientists find link between tropical storms and decline of river deltas
A change in the patterns of tropical storms is threatening the future of the Mekong River delta in Vietnam.
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority and Aalto University to intensify collaboration
Changes in society create challenges for water services and waste management.
Monika 脰sterberg develops from wood a contender to oil
Associate Professor of Bioproduct Chemistry Monika 脰sterberg wants to see her innovations change the world.
