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CSC and Aalto University team up to create a physicist AI
The Aalto research group Computational Electronic Structure Theory CEST granted 8M core hours from CSC 鈥 IT Center for Science
Nokia Foundation Recognition Award to Finland's pioneer in artificial intelligence, Aalto professor Erkki Oja
The award was granted to Erkki Oja, Professor Emeritus from Aalto University, for his pioneering work in machine learning, pattern recognition and neural networks.
鈧3,2 m funding boost 黑料网 to develop and research radiation detectors
The funded projects study, among other things, novel device-driven and functional radiation detection systems in areas of both health and safety.
Social schedules should follow the natural daylight patterns
Scientists conducted 鈥渞eality mining鈥 of anonymous mobile phone records from about one million people.
All of Finland's war cemeteries and fallen soldiers in the WarSampo online application
Open data of all of Finland鈥檚 casualties in WWII compiled in a unique semantic web application.
Sweaty relief from acne
The Aalto-Helsinki iGEM team seeking a solution to acne won silver in Boston.
PhD Mari Lundstr枚m appointed as Assistant Professor in the field of Materials Science and Engineering
Dean Janne Laine has appointed Mari Lundstr枚m, PhD, as a four-year fixed-term Assistant Professor (2nd term) position from 1 December 2017.
Azimatu Seidu awarded Doctoral Grant by V盲is盲l盲 Fund
Azimatu Seidu is awarded V盲is盲l盲 Grant for doctoral study.
Biodesign team receives funding to commercialize their innovation
The innovation that will make open heart surgery safer has been developed within the Biodesign Finland 2017 project together with heart surgeon Tommi P盲til盲.
Europe鈥檚 largest hackathon Junction takes over Aalto University
Aalto鈥檚 main building Dipoli will turn into a giant hackathon community on 24鈥26 November. Over 1400 coders and designers from all over the world will come together to solve real-life challenges.
Kela's new maternity package is designed by Robert L枚nnqvist
New look for the 2018 edition of the Finnish maternity package is Day Dream, designed by Aalto University Master's student Robert L枚nnqvist. The maternity package will turn 80 years next year and is given out by Kela.
Spare parts go digital: a boost for the industrial spare parts business
Currently five percent of spare parts could聽be stored in digital warehouses. This would make parts more quickly and easily available, while creating considerable cost savings.
International community proposes better practices of research for advanced fuel cells
Single-component fuel cell is a promising clean energy technology, but needs more standard practices and procedures in research and development to reach commercialization. Here 15 scientists from different disciplines present ways to accelerate the progress of this new fuel cell technology
Three joint SCI/CHEM Thematic Research Programmes launched
Each programme to receive funding over three years.
Professor Masood Masoodian asked tricky things already as a child
A good researcher has tunnel vision sensible for details, visual design expert says.
The Suomi 100 satellite will be a milestone in Finland鈥檚 space history
The satellite will be delivered and sent into space under the provisions of the new Space Act, at the beginning of 2018.
Dr. Guo-Xu Zhang awarded the China Scholarship Council Grant for her collaboration with CEST
Dr. Guo-Xu Zhang will visit CEST from 03.2018 for one year granted by China Scholarship Council (CSC).
The next generation of power electronics? Gallium nitride doped with beryllium
Physicists at Aalto University have made a breakthrough in revising methods largely discarded 15 years ago.
New opening in education collaboration: Upper secondary school students to join thesis defence at Aalto University
The collaboration breaks down the boundaries between upper secondary and university education.
Nina Granqvist is investigating how the marginal becomes mainstream
Hype creates the impetus and expectations of the future needed to drive big changes, as the professor who made the leap from the business world to academia knows.