School news
A house full of expertise and great potential
The opening ceremony for Aalto Bioproduct Centre was held in a happy atmosphere on 3 May.
Metallurgists are needed to fix the sustainability gap
Professor of Metallurgy Ari Jokilaakso’s researches the behaviour of chemical elements at high temperatures. He wants to give students a real understanding of chemical phenomena.
Upcycling ‘fast fashion’ to reduce waste and pollution
Aalto’s Ioncell team presents their work at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Promising results obtained with a new electrocatalyst that reduces the need for platinum
Researchers succeeded in manufacturing electrocatalysts with one hundredth of the amount of platinum that is usually needed.
Alexander Frey wants to cut health costs with specialised yeast
The Professor of Molecular biotechnology has harnessed a hardy workforce for tasks such as manufacturing cheap medicines and biofuels.
Michael Hummel knows breakthrough research is hardly ever a one-man show
Postdoc researcher thinks that cutting-edge research requires a multi-disciplinary group of highly qualified and highly motivated partners.
Decorations on 2016 Independence Day
12 employees of Aalto University awarded.
Research project on renewable energy storage receives sought-after funding from Horizon 2020
Aalto University’s share of the funding is about half a million euros.
New professors pitched their research interests to each other
Professors' networking event was organised for the 8th time.
Monika Österberg develops from wood a contender to oil
Associate Professor of Bioproduct Chemistry Monika Österberg wants to see her innovations change the world.
Seven-figure grant for researcher producing carbon fibre from wood
Michael Hummel, the recipient of the much sought-after ERC Starting Grant, knows that there is a great need for more affordable carbon fibre.
IonCell-F won the price in pitching
IonCell-F has won seed fund award at Innovation Day pitching organized by Climate-KIC Nordic.
Nanofiber scaffolds demonstrate new features in the behaviour of stem and cancer cells
A discovery in the field of biomaterials may open new frontiers in stem and cancer cell manipulation and associated advanced therapy development.
Professorship strengthens the cooperation of ABB and Aalto in Industrial Internet solutions
Dr. Iiro Harjunkoski has been appointed Adjunt Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering.
The rebirth of pulp
CHEMARTS brings together biomaterials and design students. Their encounters sprout ideas that can make the world a better place.
Fibres from textile waste to be turned into new attractive consumer products
Trash textiles are a valuable resource that should not be left untapped. Aalto and VTT are participating in an EU project called Trash-2-Cash.
Awarded method makes textile fibre from waste cotton
A greener textile industry requires expertise in chemistry, design and economy, stresses Herbert Sixta who leads the development of Ioncell-F.
Towards more efficient gene therapy by investigating interactions of polyelectrolytes
A recent thesis investigated the interactions of charged polymers in salt solution.
A maker of better materials
Professor Tanja Kallio develops ecological, safe and affordable materials for batteries and electrocatalysts.
A process revolutionising cotton recycling wins the H&M Global Change Award
The Ioncell-Fâ„¢ process adapted for the conversion of waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.