2186 results for News, Materials and natural resources, Research, Sustainability, construction, textiles, Press releases, Research & Art, Studies

Applying for reasearch leaves or artistic leaves at ARTS, open yearly until 30 November

Applying for reasearch leave at ARTS, open yearly until 30 November
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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Unto Rautio, Aalto-yliopisto

Updated guidelines for human research ethics

Materials and support in research ethics available for Aalto researchers
For Aalto community
Research & Art, University
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Nainen lukee opasta. Kuvassa näkyy lisäksi henkilön kädet ja punaiset hihat.

SELECT for Cities project closing the testing phase

During the summer months, CKIR has been deeply involved in engaging users in a testing process, related to urban solutions developed for Helsinki citizens and tourists.
Research & Art
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SELECT for Cities, logos

Media Lab: Master's thesis presentations

MA in New Media master's thesis presentations autumn 2019
Studies
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väre building

Spider silk is created by adding spider DNA to microbes

Researchers studying spiders have produced a synthetic biomaterial that can, in future, be used to make a multitude of products from clothes to car parts.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Kuva osoittaa, miten valmistetaan biosynteettistä hämähäkinseittiä suurjännitteen avulla

Circular economy workshop series brings cross-university collaboration

Upcoming workshop series aims to be a forum for knowledge sharing in circular economy and cross-disciplinary communication for successful collaborations.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Circular economy workshop series

Virva Salmivaara: I study the role of entrepreneurs in sustainable development

According to the researcher of entrepreneurship, researchers must have a personal vision they believe in, and they need to be prepared to work persistently to achieve their goals.
Research & Art
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Yrittäjyyden tutkijatohtori Virva Salmivaara

A combination of wood fibres and spider silk could rival plastic

The unique material outperforms most of today’s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness
Press releases
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Hämähäkkisilkki

The trip to Venice—in the words of the students

Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
Research & Art, Studies
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Sediment sampling in the historical centre of Venice with the Limnos sampler provided by the Finnish Environmental Institute SYKE. Image: Pauliina Purhonen

Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behaviour

Neuroscientists link mammalian behaviour to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolution of individual nerve impulses for the first time.
Press releases, Research & Art
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An illustration of a ray of light causing the eye to find a route through a maze in the brain. Illustration by Safa Hovinen.

Team behind the first black hole image awarded a multi-million dollar prize – Tuomas Savolainen is one of the awardees

Next up for the researchers is recording a video of gas entering the black hole.
Awards and Recognition, Press releases
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Tuomas Savolainen

Paper by Juha Joenväärä & al. cited in institutionalinvestor.com.

The paper ”Text Sophistication and Sophisticated Investors” by Assistant Professor Juha Joenväärä & al. has been cited in an article by Amy Whyte in institutionalinvestor.com.
Research & Art
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Five MSc students awarded for health-related theses – Alko made a donation inspired by students’ attempt to empty their store

According to Alexander Frey, Vice Director of Life Science Technologies program, the results influence on future health-related research
Studies
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Photo from the Computer Science Building

Petra Vokata's study cited in alphaarchitect.com

Petra Vokata's paper "Engineering Lemons" has been cited in alphaarchitect.com.
Research & Art
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Petra Vokata, photo by Lasse Lecklin

Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism

Researchers have designed the smallest ever spectrometer, which could turn a smartphone into a microscope
Press releases
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nanowire spectrometer imaging a cell. image ella maru studio

Quantum Technology Research Lectures

Explore the different areas of research taking place across the Quantum Technology Finland centre of excellence
Research & Art
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Sabrina's lecture

The water we eat

Food production accounts for up to 70% of the global consumption of fresh water, the substance that is so essential to life. We need to change our diets to keep the Earth’s water from running out as its population increases rapidly.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Mika Jalava – The water we eat

'The younger generation really gets it'

Guy Julier takes stock of the Milan Triennale, Finnish skepticism and why the kids are all right.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Guy Julier, kuva: Sanna Lehto

EIT Climate-KIC supports digital roadmap for a circular economy

The roadmap gives recommendations for EU policymakers towards a digital circular economy
Press releases
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Aalto EIT Services

Understanding the past helps train future engineers

Saara Matala, Doctor of Technology and historian, studied last spring the role of Nokia engineers in the development of mobile platform security
Research & Art
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Saara Matala on tekniikan tohtori ja historioitsija