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Bengt Holmström gives a lecture ºÚÁÏÍø students
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics is a theoretician who appreciates practise.
Department of Finance application for Academy of Finland Research Centre of Excellence accepted to second round
34 research units still in competition to become Centre of Excellence. In its previous call, the Academy of Finland accepted 14 applications.
Mobile devices accelerate speech processing research
Professor of Practice Tom Bäckström envisions a world where phone devices will no longer be needed to make calls in the future.
New instructions: How to work safely with 3D printers
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Aalto University and the University of Helsinki studied the safety of chemicals used in 3D printing.
Sometimes just watching hurts—and the signs of pain are seen in the brain
Brain research helps to develop diagnostics and new therapies for people suffering from complex regional pain syndrome CRPS.
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.
25 years since the discovery of carbon nanotubes
The discovery also lay the foundation for carbon nanobud, a composite that was developed in Otaniemi.
What has digitalization entailed from the perspective of citizens?
In Finland there are significant differences in the use of electronic services in different age groups.
Improvements in sound technology to revolutionise virtual reality environments
Ville Pulkki, Professor of Acoustics, is dreaming of travelling to the South Pole and standing amid a squawking colony of penguins - virtually.
Development of digitalisation motivates research in the field
Technologies that enable digitalisation will be on show in Helsinki in August.
Aalto Science Institute has moved to Otakaari 1
As of 17 November 2016, the new home for the Aalto Science Institute (AScI) will be the Aalto University Undergraduate Centre at Otakaari 1.
Researchers discover new method for heat dissipation in electronic components
By managing the flow of phonons in semiconductor nanowires, engineers can create smaller and faster devices.
Market impact of CO2-based car taxation in Finland drastic but not that green
Especially high-income households were the winners of the 2008 car tax reform.
Professor Päivi Törmä becomes Chair of the Millennium Prize Selection Committee
The International Selection Committee consisting of renowned scientists sifts and assesses the candidates for the Technology Prize worth €1 million.
Ways to participate in game theory experiments aiming to create a simulator of human behavior
The aim of the vast pioneering study is to apply the simulation to a robot or recreate the actions of large groups of people.
DNA builder gets inspiration from nature
Being able to build things in nanoscale can lead to useful bioinspired applications, says Assistant Professor Anton Kuzyk.
Financial thinking guides decision making on nuclear power too
The latest decisions on nuclear power demonstrate the despicably close alliance between nuclear power and politics.
Researchers found mathematical structure that was thought not to exist
The best possible q-analogs of codes may be useful in more efficient data transmission.
Light detector with record-high sensitivity to revolutionize imaging
Researchers at Aalto University reach near-unity response ranging from ultraviolet to infrared.
New cooperation model about to begin in the doctoral education in water engineering
The aim is to enhance the doctoral education in water engineering and to develop a new cooperation model with stakeholders.
