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Explorations in the realms of mathematics, art, design and architecture
Shapes in Action is a book for all those interested in interdisciplinary research and education.
Research Council of Finland will open a roadmap call for research infrastructures in spring 2024
The new roadmap covers the years 2025–2028. There will be changes in the call particularly concerning the funding of research infrastructures selected for the roadmap.
Coming never to a road near you: Five myths about autonomous vehicles
Whether you call them autonomous, self-driving or robot cars, there is a lot of discussion about when, where and how these vehicles will take to the roads.
Competetive funding to enhance doctoral education in Finland 2024-2027
In the years 2024–2027, the Ministry of Education and Culture will finance a doctoral education pilot. The call opens on the 15th November and closes on the 29th November. Aalto has an internal procedure for the applications.
Call for nominees for Aalto University’s Open Science Award 2023
Nominate yourself, your colleague, a research group, a department, or a project as the receiver of the first Aalto University Open Science Award.
The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the winter 2024 call
The Research Council of Finland has published the call texts for the upcoming winter call. The call opens on the 15th of November 2023 and closes on the 17th of January, 2024. Aalto internal deadline is on the 7th of December 2023. In January, there are open calls for Academy Project funding and Academy Research Fellowships.
Makoto Ueki: MMD's and Aalto University's emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration offered invaluable lessons for my future career
Makoto Ueki on his summer internship project in Multifunctional Materials Design research group
Aalto University and Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy explored new ways to recycle discarded books
What should we do with discarded books which paper quality and ink composition vary greatly? The study showed that processing discarded books into textiles is possible, but it turned out to be costly with its own environmental impact.
Education for the future
The new EDUCA Flagship brings together data and education researchers in an unprecedented way and significantly deepens the research-based nature of education policy
New flagship brings together excellence in quantum technology
Aalto University is also involved in three other new flagships of the Research Council of Finland – the flagships of digital water expertise, education, and mathematical imaging and modelling
Invisible powers are driving cars and cranes, but what goes on behind the scenes to get these machines moving?
What gets autonomous cars and industrial robots going?
'It was great to be part of the research team' - The semiconductor industry’s summer job program was a success
Donations from companies in the semiconductor industry enabled students Niko Lindh and Adrián Gutiérrez Cruz to get summer jobs with Aalto University research groups
Researchers create the most water-repellent surface ever
Revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking
Waste not: A new electrochemical method to recover noble metals as particles
The EARMetal process innovates with electrochemistry to efficiently recover noble metals from complex production solutions, potentially reducing environmental impacts and streamlining metal retrieval
New Assistant Professor Oscar Kivinen wants to expand Finnish mathematics research
Kivinen, originally an Aalto University graduate, joins Department of Mathematics and Systems analysis early September
Mantė Žygelytė: Some things are more about the journey than the goal
'The tiny reminders made me question myself: what am I doing here? What is my purpose here? Back then, the office was not ready to welcome me. It was scary to admit openly that I don’t feel included, and I needed someone to recognize that and stand behind me.'
Summer internship opened doors to quantum physics research, new friendships and travel
Master’s student Duarte Feiteira from Portugal spent summer doing internship at Aalto Science Institute international summer research programme
Are black holes really black? True or false: five claims about black holes
Senior researcher Tuomas Savolainen addresses some common beliefs about black holes.
Bo Zhao believes machine learning systems will become like dictionaries – everyday tools we all use to solve problems
Zhao joined the Department of Computer Science as Assistant Professor in early September
Computational study reveals the potential of mixed metal chalcohalides in future photovoltaic applications
Computational screening of photovoltaic materials reveals promising new candidates for future solar applications
