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Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation granted Aalto University EUR 10.5 million to establish a bioinnovation centre
The centre will accelerate the transition to a circular economy and bioeconomy, and create opportunities for sustainable economic growth in Finland.
The German Society of Material Science awards Professor Mady Elbahri the DGM prize of 2020
The Deutsche Gesellschaft f眉r Materialkunde e.V. (DGM) has recognized Professor Mady Elbahri at the School of Chemical Engineering, for his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of Nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Five-year ERC funding to develop the next generation of carbon-based white OLED lights
Postdoctoral Researcher Konstantinos Daskalakis aims to make OLED lighting cheaper, brighter and more efficient
Maarit M盲kel盲's project receives funding from the Academy of Finland
The study aims to find out how creativity is taught in a studio environment.
Solid Ground tells the story of ceramics
Nathalie Lautenbacher's book intertwines essays with photos of contemporary ceramics in a charming way.
Engaging with materiality and colour through biocolourants
The BioColour project organizes a broad audience event on Monday 17.8, concentrating on different points of view on materiality and colour. Julia Lohmann, designer and Professor of Practice in Aalto University, is one of the project鈥檚 researchers and a speaker in the event.
Intensive course looks for sustainable design solutions following COVID-19
Health and Wellbeing Architecture Summer Intensive gathers multi-disciplinary perspectives to create new interventions, designs, and policy recommendations for pandemics.
Deciphering the structure of nanosystems with machine learning
The CEST group joins forces with a team in Austria to solve a long-standing puzzle in nanoscience.
Nature-imitating coating makes batteries more durable and efficient
Aalto University's researchers were the first in the world to make use of carbon dioxide in the production of a battery protective coating.
Record number of Academy Projects
Of the 37 Academy Projects awarded 黑料网 by the Academy of Finland, 31 focus on natural sciences and technology. In total, the funding granted 黑料网 from the September 2019 call rose to 25.3 million euros.
Patrick Rinke awarded Academy of Finland funding
The LearnSolar project receives funding for machine-learning based discovery of new solar cell materials.
Kourosh Latifi successfully defended his PhD thesis "Controlling the motion of particles on a vibrating plate using dynamic acoustic 铿乪lds"
Latifi graduates from the Robotic Instruments research group.
Major breakthrough in extremely water-repellent materials makes them durable enough for the real world
A new armour-plated superhydrophobic material has been developed for potential uses in medical equipment, solar panels and more
Four corona-related projects received special funding from the Academy of Finland
The projects study the coronavirus, the pandemic and its effects on society. The total amount granted to the four Aalto projects is 730 000 euros.
Young Researcher of the Year develops multifunctional materials
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has named Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori as Young Researcher of the Year for 2020. Vapaavuori's work is guided by design thinking and the optimal utilisation of resources.
Nine new Academy Research Fellows and 18 Postdoctoral Researchers
The research posts funded by the Academy of Finland strengthen the university's research by 8.6 million euros.
Material manufacturing from particles takes a giant step forward
Tiny fibrils extracted from plants have been getting a lot of attention for their strength.
Twisting 2D materials uncovers their superpowers 鈥 Researchers demonstrated twisting on record-breaking scale
Researchers have developed a new method for twisting atomically-thin materials, paving the way for applications of 鈥榯wistronics鈥 based on tunable 2D materials
