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Bayer, Aalto and HUS expand collaboration – artificial intelligence to support clinical drug trials

The project is led by Bayer and seeks to build an innovation ecosystem of companies, universities and representatives of the health sector, making Finland a top country in clinical research.
Cooperation, University
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Doctor touching health care icon on a screen

Academy funding: Future energy communities and energy self-sufficiency

The DigiDecarbon project explores citizens' digital energy communities.
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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DigiDecarbon-hanke tutkii digitaalisia kansalaisten energiayhteisöjä

EUR 11 million for research infrastructures

The Academy of Finland funding strengthens, among other things, fabrication of micro and nanostructures, quantum and high-performance computing, biomedical imaging, future wireless networks, and arctic research
Research & Art
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A detail of quantum circuit refridgerator, photo by Kuan Yen Tan

New power transfer technology provides unprecedented freedom for wireless charging

Devices can be charged regardless of their position or orientation and even on the go.
Press releases, Research & Art
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MMD pre-Xmas event 2021

Multifunctional Materials Design research group's end-of-the-year celebration
Research & Art
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MMD pre-Xmas event poster (November 24th, 2021) / Image by Aalto University, Giulnara Chinakaeva

New library resource: language service MOT Kielipalvelu is now available

MOT Kielipalvelu provides up-to-date dictionaries, machine translators and language checkers.
Studies
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Learning Centre graphics

New professor Laure Mercier de Lépinay: It is important to stay flexible in our understanding of the world

Laure Mercier de Lépinay I continue to study microwave optomechanics which can allow us to uncover new fundamental physics.
Appointments
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Laure Mercier de Lepinay, photo by Mikko_Raskinen

Peter Liljeroth becomes new vice-dean at School of Science

Liljeroth is responsible for research and impact
Appointments
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Peter Liljeroth

Where would you like to sit down, which part of the campus needs garden benches? Leave your proposal!

Propose where new garden benches and different kinds of plants will be set up to the campus in spring 2022.
Campus
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Parkly puutarhapenkit

Management that values staff increases well-being at work

Well-being at work is a key factor behind highly successful individuals and organisations.
Research & Art
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Kaksi opiskelijaa opiskelemassa. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Aino Huovio

MMD Journal Club

Multifunctional Materials Design research group members present publications from high impact scientific journals
Research & Art
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View of a meeting room with multicolored chairs in Dipoli / Photo: Aalto University, Markus Sommers

Experiment with turnstiles of single electrons shows way towards new power standard

Researchers at Aalto University propose method of transducing frequency to power
Research & Art
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Device

Multidisciplinary research project based on origami seeks solutions for industrial needs

A joint project covering the fields of mathematics, engineering and arts is about to start at Aalto, where the aim is to study and develop folding technology for the needs of industry. In addition ºÚÁÏÍø, the project includes VTT as coordinator, and several companies from the forest industry to the machine design and cosmetics brands, such as Stora Enso, Metsä Group, Lumene, Mirka, Elomatic, Anpap, Orfer and Soften. Business Finland granted funding for the Co-Innovation project.
Cooperation
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Paper packaging prototypes - miura ori technique. Photo: Valeria Azovskay

Assistant Professor Juha Siitonen always wanted to be a chemist

Juha Siitonen, Doctor of Philosophy, started his five-year fixed term as Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science on 1 January 2022. The field of the professorship is organic chemistry.
Appointments, Research & Art
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A person in a lab coat and green gloves stands in a science laboratory with various equipment and machinery.

Guiding spin waves with light could lead to faster and much more energy efficient computing

Major new research project at Aalto University aims to develop new type of computing device that eliminates massive amounts of waste heat produced by current devices
Press releases, Research & Art
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Päivi Törmä ja Sebastiaan van Dijken

Climate change is serious business

According to Senior University Lecturer Leena Lankoski, there are both compelling sustainability reasons and compelling business reasons for companies to urgently address their environmental impact.
Research & Art
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The picture shows the School of Business in winter time and during sunset. The photo was taken by Mikko Raskinen from Aalto University.

Two linden trees near Otaniementie to be renewed

The trees will soon be given a new life as decaying wood art.
Campus, University
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Havainnekuva

A major project brings together Finnish industry and research for quantum technology development

A new research project has been launched to accelerate the progress of Finnish quantum technology. The QuTI project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will develop new components, manufacturing and testing solutions, and algorithms for the needs of quantum technology. The QuTI consortium, partly financed by Business Finland, consists of 12 partners and has a total budget of around EUR 10 million.
Cooperation
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Yksityiskohta kryostaatista. Kuva: Mikko Raskinen.

Register for Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Spring 2022!

Aalto Research Data Management Network organises training in research data management and open science in spring 2022.
Research & Art
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City silhouette illustration with data symbols.

Three flagships receive continued funding

Materials Bioeconomy FinnCERES, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and the platform for photonics research PREIN have received the Academy of Finland’s funding for second flagship term
Research & Art
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Purppuranvärisellä taustalla vaaleanrusehtavia pellavaisia kuituja, kuva Julie-Anne Gandierin materiaalitutkimuksesta, kuva Valeria Azovskaya