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PechaKucha event tested the presentation skills of doctoral students at the School of Electrical Engineering
The first PechaKucha at the School of Electrical Engineering challenged the school's doctoral students to present the topics of their dissertation in six minutes. The event was held on Wednesday 22 May at Otaniemi A Grid.
Collaboration with Aalto brings significant financial benefits to Neste
As a result of the collaboration, Neste is now using digital tools in its fuel research alongside traditional testing.
Snap, crackle, pop! 鈥 the sounds of frost actually come from the sky
Breakthrough research reveals that the popping sound associated with frost is in fact mostly coming from the atmosphere.
Doctoral Researcher Solip Park's Paper Receives Honorable Mention at CHI 2024
Doctoral researcher Solip Park's paper has recently garnered attention at the prestigious CHI 2024 conference, earning an "honorable mention" distinction.
Civil Engineering invites companies to participate in future development work
A stakeholder event organized by the Department of Civil Engineering has already become a spring tradition. Civil Engineering Day was held on April 25 in Dipoli Otaniemi.
Aalto Open Science Award ceremony brought together Aaltonians to discuss open science
Last week we gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023 and discuss open science matters with the Aalto community.
Seed funding available to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven and University of Helsinki
Aalto University, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024.
Aalto鈥檚 New Cross-Cutting Minor: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kest盲v盲 k盲ytt枚)
Aalto鈥檚 new multidisciplinary minor, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kest盲v盲 k盲ytt枚) is ready to add to your study plan!
Aalto ARTS Summer School explores the significance of water through the lens of art
The theme of School of Arts, Design and Architecture鈥檚 Summer School this year is water, and its significance is explored in a multidisciplinary way through the perspectives of art, film and digital.
Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance
People perform better if they think they have an AI assistant 鈥 even when they鈥檝e been told it鈥檚 unreliable and won鈥檛 help them
Viktar Asadchy receives Young Scientist Award
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awarded Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy with the Young Scientist 2024 Award.
Preserving intangible cultural heritage through immersive XR experiences
Aalto University鈥檚 Department of Art and Media is coordinating a European wide project on preserving intangible cultural heritage and using it to address societal challenges with the help of immersive XR environments.
A peek into research on electrospinning of Functional Polysaccharide Derivatives
We had the honour of hosting a guest speaker, researcher Issei Otsuka, from the University of Grenoble Alpes at our 鈥楥offee and Science鈥 event. Dr. Otsuka is visiting Finland on Researcher Short Mobility program which is aimed for the establishment of scientific partnerships between France and Finland.
"Keep an open mind and step outside of your comfort zone"
Read what double award winner Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen wants to share about her doctoral studies in theoretical physics
"My PhD was great from every single point of view"
Read how Viliam Va艌o, Aalto thesis award winner, experienced his doctoral studies
Get to know us: Assistant Professor Ville Miikkulainen
Miikkulainen most recently worked as University Lecturer at Aalto University.
鈥淲e consider our students as active agents of transformation鈥 Get to know the teachers behind the Sustainable Cities and Societies summer course
Explore why the course Sustainable Cities and Societies by Aalto University Summer School is one of the most critical topics right now.
Natural luxury 鈥 Wooden crystals make fashion shine
Biomaterials and 3D-printing conjure a sparkle out of wood without harming people or the environment
Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality
The researchers started by experimenting with visualisation techniques familiar from previous dance games. But after several prototypes and stages, they decided to try out the audience wave, familiar from sporting events, to guide the dance.
Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects
New approach allows contactless or remote manipulation of objects by machines or robots.
