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Aalto Scientists Experiment with Helium Plasma to Help Pave Way for Fusion Energy
As part of FinnFusion, itself belonging to the EUROfusion consortium, Aalto scientists are experimenting with helium plasma to improve the future operations of Iter, an international fusion energy collaboration under construction in France.
Five things to see at Designs for a Cooler Planet: Evolving colours, wood glitter and garments with a history
Open until 12 October 2022, Designs for a Cooler Planet is an annual exhibit showcasing bold designs that approach sustainability from avenues including fashion, food and materials.
Apply now to the Unite! Winter School on Biomass Valorisation
The Unite! university alliance's Winter School will focus on biomass valorisation. It is held on 6-10 February, 2023 in Grenoble, France.
Wardrobe of the Future, giant bug hotel, vertical farming and more - Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition of ideas for a more planet-friendly life
The exhibition themes this year are life without a trace, sustainable style and a healthier food chain.
An eco-filling to replace down
A hundred years ago, cattail fluff was used as life vest filling 鈥 now a Finnish company wants the eco-friendly material for pillows and winter coats.
The MMD research group is mapping the spaces between disciplines
The Multifunctional Materials Design research group (MMD) led by professor Jaana Vapaavuori focuses on experimental studies of soft materials, as well as inorganic-organic hybrids. The group鈥檚 ultimate goal is to combine multiple functionalities in the same material. Central to the group鈥檚 success are their efforts to stay open to ideas outside their own field, as well as the academic community itself.
Multidisciplinary prototypes on display at the Otaniemi campus
How do innovations of the future emerge? One way is when science meets design.
New LOLS machine learning approach facilitates molecular conformer search in complex molecules
A new machine learning method called LOLS speeds up molecular conformer search in complex molecules
New nanoparticle-based material could help detect antibiotics in water
The finding also opens up new avenues for next-generation flexible wearables and biosensors
N盲yt枚s22 fashion show brought a jackpot for Hanna-Lotta Hanhela
With winning three of the four prizes awarded, Master's student in Fashion Hanna-Lotta Hanhela was the most awarded student at the Aalto University鈥檚 annual Fashion Show.
Aalto University becomes a founding partner in Ioncell Oy
The new company will commercialise and develop ecological textile fibre technologies.
Reach out and touch it 鈥 our researcher explains why getting a feel for things matters
Nowadays, you can do nearly everything digitally, but without touching things you miss out on a dialogue with yourself.
Biorefineries and Herbert Sixta in spotlight at 2022 seminar
Biorefineries research group annual seminar presented the latest developments in forest-based, sustainable refineries and analytical tools.
Professor Emeritus Herbert Sixta: 鈥淭he most important task of a professor is to educate young people, to help them build their career鈥
After an extensive career in academia and the forest-based industries, Professor Herbert Sixta has retired. Having worked in Austria for 25 years, Sixta arrived 黑料网 in 2007, where his research in biorefineries helped create, among other things, the Ioncell process, a technology that turns used textiles, pulp, and paper into new textile fibres sustainably and without chemicals.
African European scientific partnership to tackle future critical materials shortages
A collaborative African European project RESTART dedicated to the implementation of a full value chain for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic solar panels has begun.
Multifunctional Materials Design: highlights of 2021 and aspirations for 2022
Overview of research group achievements and future plans
Vision 2030: This is what the clothes of the future will look like
Fashion designers turned old hand towels and used work clothes into a sustainable clothing collection.
MMD pre-Xmas event 2021
Multifunctional Materials Design research group's end-of-the-year celebration
New professor Laure Mercier de L茅pinay: It is important to stay flexible in our understanding of the world
Laure Mercier de L茅pinay I continue to study microwave optomechanics which can allow us to uncover new fundamental physics.
MMD Journal Club
Multifunctional Materials Design research group members present publications from high impact scientific journals
