/en/listing/133956/feed News listing en /en/news/prof-robin-ras-elected-as-member-of-the-finnish-academy-of-science-and-letters Mon, 05 May 2025 05:35:17 +0000 Ville Heirola 1312756 at /en Membership of the Academy is awarded to scientists distinguished in their field. Ras is an internationally prominent researcher of surfaces and wetting. Honoured Research Soft Matter and Wetting hydrophobic materials physics Awards and Recognition Photo of Robin Ras /en/news/researchers-create-gel-that-can-self-heal-like-human-skin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:26:05 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1304619 at /en Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate this high stiffness or natural skin’s self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth are the first to develop a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin. Materials and natural resources Research material research material science nanomaterials nature robots Press releases Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing by Margot Lepetit, Aalto University. /en/news/get-to-know-us-associate-professor-maria-sammalkorpi Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:01:24 +0000 Anniina Reponen 1144281 at /en Sammalkorpi received her doctorate from Helsinki University of Technology 2004. After her defence, she has worked as a researcher at the Universities of Princeton, Yale and Aalto. Careers professors Research & Art Professori Maria Sammalkorpi /en/news/bioinspired-colours-and-adaptable-materials-professor-olli-ikkalas-third-eu-project-builds-on-living Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:19:16 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1040811 at /en Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to €2.5 million and the project will run for five years. Careers Research Technology and engineering Bio Materiality ERC biotechnology lifewide learning materials music nature Research & Art Olli Ikkana in Otaniemi, photo by Lasse Lecklin. /en/news/olli-ikkala-and-esa-saarinen-found-a-common-thread-in-baroque-music-and-lecturing Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:21:53 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1039671 at /en Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures. Aalto stories Careers Incident Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Bio Materiality continuos learning lectures lifewide learning music philosophy radical creativity University Olli Ikkala ja Esa Saarinen /en/news/two-new-professors-appointed-at-the-school-of-chemical-engineering Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:08:05 +0000 Anniina Reponen 992931 at /en Maria Sammalkorpi has been appointed Associate Professor and Ville Miikkulainen has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Material Sciences. Research appointment decisions appointments chemical technology material science professors Appointments Professori Maria Sammalkorpi ja professori Ville Miikkulainen /en/news/medical-innovation-makes-early-cancer-diagnostics-cheaper-faster-easier Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:01:58 +0000 Gavin Pugh 977931 at /en Aalto University researcher makes two-pronged improvement on microbubble technology Entrepreneurship Research Department of Applied Physics OtaNano Soft Matter and Wetting cancers Research & Art A man in a white lab coat with blue gloves holds up a vial of clear liquid while standing in front of a large microscope. /en/news/researchers-create-the-most-water-repellent-surface-ever Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:13:45 +0000 Minna Tiainen 964396 at /en Revised method to create hydrophobic surfaces has implications for any technology where water meets a solid surface, from optics and microfluidics to cooking Innovations Research Technology and engineering Soft Matter and Wetting Press releases Research & Art Liukas pinta /en/news/at-the-frontiers-of-combining-physics-and-biology-workshop-photo-gallery-and-participant-experiences Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:03:11 +0000 Gavin Pugh 958586 at /en This three-day, international event included talks, poster presentations, and cross-disciplinary collaboration Collaboration Department of Applied Physics Department of Chemistry and Materials Science School of Chemical Engineering physics Cooperation A group of several dozen people pose for a photo outside at Aalto University. /en/news/emil-straka-its-interesting-to-see-physicists-and-chemists-complement-each-others-expertise Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:30:38 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 932646 at /en 'It’s interesting to see how physicists and chemists can be looking at the same system, and yet arrive at very different conclusions, questions, and results. In LIBER Center of Excellence, you can see the expertise from different disciplines.' Aalto stories Careers Studies Technology and engineering traineeship summer jobs summer training excellence units Studies Emil Stråka, photo by Linda Lehtovirta. /en/news/professor-olli-ikkala-receives-finnish-science-award Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:17:17 +0000 Minna Tiainen 921966 at /en Ministry of Education and Culture grants Olli Ikkala, Aalto Distinguished Professor of applied physics, significant national acknowledgement for his interdisciplinary career in materials research Careers Honoured Innovations Aalto-1 excellence units Awards and Recognition Olli Ikkala /en/news/considerable-novo-nordisk-funding-for-researcher-sesilja-aranko Mon, 15 May 2023 12:39:55 +0000 Virpi Raski 909606 at /en Staff Scientist Sesilja Aranko has been awarded the highly competed Emerging Investigator 2023 Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation for a research project focusing on post-translational modifications in protein-based biomaterials. The grant awarded is 10 million DKK (approx. 1.34M€) for a five-year period. Research Sustainability Technology and engineering Bio Materiality Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems bioproducts foundations material research materials research Research & Art Sesilja Aranko. /en/news/oops-a-curious-discovery Mon, 08 May 2023 13:35:20 +0000 Paula Haikarainen 907476 at /en During doctoral researcher Fereshteh Sohrabi’s master’s project, curiosity turned a failing experiment into a new research avenue. Research Aalto University Magazine Department of Applied Physics Aalto Magazine Hymyilevä Fereshteh Sohrabi pitelee toisessa kädessään muistikirjaa ja toisessa kädessä tussia, jolla hän on piirtävinään ilmaan. /en/news/the-path-of-least-resistance Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:22:10 +0000 Minna Hölttä 893591 at /en Antimicrobial resistance is causing a silent, stealthy pandemic – and the pipeline of new antibiotics is dwindling. The good news is that researchers are turning to other ways to fight bacteria, by targeting the very weapons they deploy during an infection. Health and wellbeing Research health technology innovations green bacteria /en/news/coating-bubbles-with-protein-results-in-a-highly-stable-contrast-agent-for-medical-use Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:08:36 +0000 Ville Heirola 888571 at /en Researchers developed bubbles that are safe, highly stable, and function as contrast agent in medical applications. They could be used to diagnose, for example, cardiological issues, blood flow, and liver lesions. Research Technology and engineering Department of Applied Physics OtaNano Soft Matter and Wetting chemical engineering physics Press releases Research & Art Microscopic image of giant gas vesicles. /en/news/merja-penttila-receives-honorary-title-of-academician-of-science Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:18:37 +0000 Virpi Raski 887051 at /en Merja Penttilä's specific focus is on so-called cell factories, microorganisms that are engineered to produce biobased products for energy, health, materials and other applications. Careers Collaboration Honoured Materials and natural resources Career honoured Research & Art Studies Merja Penttilä /en/news/jaana-vapaavuori-from-dancer-to-researcher Mon, 27 May 2019 07:48:01 +0000 Anonymous 118806 at /en Professor of functional nanomaterials would like to combine technology and art in her research. Careers Materials and natural resources Research Research & Art Professor Jaana Vapaavuori wearing a lab coat and safety glasses. /en/news/ascending-investigator-grant-from-novo-nordisk-foundation-awarded-to-maria-sammalkorpi-for Wed, 18 May 2022 11:36:50 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 631881 at /en Senior Scientist Maria Sammalkorpi has been awarded the highly competed Ascending Investigator 2022 Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation for a total of ca 9 million DKK (1.2M€). Research Technology and engineering Department of Chemistry and Materials Science School of Chemical Engineering chemical technology Research & Art A portrait of Maria Sammalkorpi. /en/news/sustainable-optical-fibres-developed-from-methylcellulose Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:48:49 +0000 Anonymous 292871 at /en Researchers from Tampere University and Aalto University have developed optical fibres from methylcellulose, a commonly used cellulose derivative. The finding opens new avenues to short-distance optical fibres using sustainable and environmentally benign fibre processing. The finding was published in the journal Small Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering FinnCERES nanomaterials Research & Art Luonnoskuva valokuiduista. Kuva: Ville Hynninen and Nonappa. /en/news/nanoscience-expert-olli-ikkala-and-team-part-of-new-flagship-project-on-biopharmaceuticals Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:02:13 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 262216 at /en The Academy of Finland project brings together Finland’s front-line genetic, cellular, and nanotherapy researchers, as well as clinical actors, leading companies, and third sector players. Health and wellbeing Technology and engineering Academy of Finland -Research Council of Finland medication nanoengineering nanotechnology Research & Art Kuva: Lasse Lecklin.