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Researchers are designing a digital local currency for Helsinki

Aalto University researcher Maria Joutsenvirta and Professor Pekka Nikander want to harness digital currencies as an instrument of welfare.
Research & Art
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Nature provides the means for the sustainable management of floods

World Water Day is held on 22 March. This year's theme is "Nature for water", which highlights how natural methods can be used in curbing flooding, droughts and water pollution.
Press releases, Research & Art
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The first installation talks of 2018 now available on video

Aalto's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of carbon nanomaterials for health applications and origins and beneficiaries of invention.
Appointments
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Kuvassa vasemmalta professori Günther H. Filz, professori Otto Toivanen, rehtori Ilkka Niemelä ja professori Tomi Laurila. Kuva: Lasse Lecklin. Aalto-yliopisto

Laser scanning the 3D world

Robotic cars, forest growth, virtual theatre, renovations... Laser scanning has a lot of applications, and new ones are being discovered all the time.
Aalto Magazine
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Mobile-scanned built environment. Picture: Antero Kukko.

Smart Energy Transition research project's exceptional solutions and communication propel it onto a further funding term

STN’s new funding instrument offers funding to quality research with a societal impact.
Research & Art, Cooperation
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The report, titled New Perspectives on Finland's Energy Transition, in which experts propose a full renovation of the energy sector, was received and promptly commented on by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen (on the right). Professor Sampsa Hyysalo (on the left) and Director Mari Pantsar from Sitra.

New biomaterials can solve the challenges of sustainable development

Broad-based bio-competence is Finland's success factor for the future.
Research & Art
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Top-quality bioeconomy research, teaching and corporate collaboration under the same roof

Aalto Bioproduct Centre provides an environment for companies’ research and development activities in the bioeconomy field.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Aalto students’ eco-art exhibition opens at Helsinki Airport

The exhibition From Nature to Future combines material experimentation and art with surprising results.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Evol by Sushant Passi. Evol is a series of artistic explorations with two natural materials from trees: cellulose and natural rubber latex. Photo: Eeva Suorlahti.

Close to 900 000 euros for water engineering research

The funds are targeted for five research projects of the Water and Environmental Engineering
Research & Art, Cooperation
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Rerouting transport research: from driverless cars to fresh thinking

Focusing research on technological development will further lock us into a motorized, private-vehicle transport system. 
Research & Art
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Who decides whether entrepreneurship is the way to sustainable development?

The significance of entrepreneurship as a solution to sustainable development is influenced by ideological, political and social factors.
Research & Art
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Virva Salmivaara defends her dissertation 'Legitimacy of Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development Debates' on December 13 at the School of Business.

Monitoring the world’s forests with satellite data – Assistant Professor Miina Rautiainen granted 2 million in ERC funding

Detailed knowledge on the state of forest resources and climate change can be produced through more effective interpretation of satellite images.
Research & Art
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Aalto University School of Engineering

Aalto University welcomes the first UN Technology Innovation Lab to A Grid

The laboratory focuses on circular economy, education, peace and security, and health.
Campus, Research & Art
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Aerial view of the Otaniemi campus.

Students and researchers got together in Computer Science Research Day

Research Day was jointly organized by the departments of Computer Science and Communications and Networking
Research & Art, Studies
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Banking sun and wind energy

How to make the storing of renewable energy cheaper and easier? If this study is successful, it will represent a major leap towards finding a solution to climate change.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Sami Tuomi and Tanja Kallio with some solar panels. Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi.

Aalto establishes a Sustainability Hub to address the challenges of sustainable development

The Hub will increase multidisciplinary collaboration and promote sustainability in teaching, campus development and other operations at Aalto.
Campus, Research & Art
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Multidisciplinary Aalto student team designed an affordable and CO2-free water filtering system that they offer to the developing markets through their startup Nanomaji. Photo: Nanomaji

New project develops problem-based learning in East African Universities

Aalto Global Impact led project enhances multidisciplinarity and regional networks.
Cooperation
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Four Aalto research fields among the world’s top 50

Aalto placed at the top of the Shanghai ranking in Marine/Ocean Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Mining and Mineral Engineering and Management research.
Research & Art
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Aalto University and GE Healthcare expand their cooperation

The areas of cooperation include healthcare data analytics and artificial intelligence as well as start-up activities.
Press releases, Cooperation
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Left Erno Muuranto, Managing Director of GE Healthcare Finland, and right Jouko Lampinen, Dean of Aalto University School of Science. Photo: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen.

International students coming to Otaniemi to tackle climate change challenges

Aalto University is hosting an international Journey Summer School focusing on climate change innovations.
Studies
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