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Skype data of 500 million people reveals the real patterns of social adoption
  Global patterns of adoption spreading are induced by local adoption cascades.
      
      
    
  Economics research increasingly of interest also to women
  The Department of Economics has seen around a dozen women defending their doctoral theses over the last two years.
      
      
    
  Researchers implemented a prototype for Narrowband Internet-of-Things system
  This is among the first standalonemode NB-IoT, Narrowband Internet-of-Things, implementations in the world.
      
      
    
  Researchers discover attacks against widely used cryptographic libraries
  The researchers fixed the vulnerability by editing the code in a way that the attacker cannot learn the secret key of the victim.
      
      
    Saija Hollmén appointed Vice Dean at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
  Ms Hollmén’ area of responsibility is art and creative practices.
      
      
    
  Päivi Törmä appointed Academy Professor
  The results of Törmä’s work are expected to pave the way to the development of room temperature superconductors.
      
      
    Acoustics researcher finds explanation for auroral sounds
  Sounds are born when charges in the lower atmosphere’s temperature inversion layer discharge as a result of geomagnetic storms.
      
      
    Digital platforms are underutilised in Finland
  According ºÚÁÏÍø University researchers, Finnish Mittelstand companies do not utilise digital platforms.
      
      
    Environmental drainage channel decreases amount of substances transported to the water system
  Land drainage, the morphological status of channels and the quality of water can be improved with compound channels.
      
      
    
  Finland number 1 in digitalization
  Finland rose to the top position in the Digibarometer 2016, an annual study comparing the stage of digitalization in 22 countries.
      
      
    
  New surface makes oil contamination remove itself
  Researchers of Aalto University have developed surfaces where oil transports itself to desired directions.
      
      
    The many possibilities of the digital revolution
  The Internet Forum, a public lecture series, which is open to everyone free-of-charge, will focus on current topics related to digitalisation.
      
      
    
  New policy ideas by students for a sustainable and circular economy
  Students in Aalto University's Design for Government course address complex public sector and government challenges.
      
      
    
  Childhood antibiotic treatments reduce diversity and stability of intestinal microbiota
  Repeated antibiotic treatments administered during early childhood promote the multiplication of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
      
      
    Human behaviour to be a part of mathematical modelling
  The topic of the summer school of the Systems Analysis Laboratory was modelling human behavior in the field of Operational Research.
      
      
    
  Nokia, University of Helsinki and Aalto University established a research unit for data science and future networks
  The research unit is in close association with Nokia Bell Labs.
      
      
    Industrial Internet Campus creating a factory of the future
  AIIC is expanding its research from discrete automation to cover Industrial Internet applications for the process industry.
      
      
    
  IT governance practices make a difference
  In his dissertation Kari Hiekkanen from Aalto University explores the extent to which strategic alignment is impacted by IT governance practices.
      
      
    Sustainable development important and challenging in wood construction today
  International conference enables mutual, experience-based learning.
      
      
    
  Nina Forss appointed Adjunct Professor
  The area of expertise is cognitive neurology.