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Gerhard Fink appointed Assistant Professor of Wooden Structures at Aalto University
Professor Fink focuses on renewing the timber sector with innovative solutions for developing more reliable and efficient engineered wood products.
Director Marja-Liisa Siikonen became Alumnus of the Year of the School of Science
She has significantly contributed company-university research collaboration.
Aalto to lead four strategic research programmes
The programmes are Digital Distruption of Industry, Robots and the Future of Welfare Services, Smart Energy Transition and Platform Value Now.
Researchers developed highly accurate method for measuring luminous efficacy of LEDs
The method helps discovering the most efficient lamps, which may save billions in lighting costs in the future.
It is all about water: thermal transitions in polyelectrolyte assemblies occur via a dehydration mechanism
Researchers have for the first time deduced the microscopic nature of the anomalous thermal transition that hydrated polyelectrolyte assemblies bear.
Mistakes provide entrepreneurs with valuable data
The entrepreneur puzzle has three pieces – and they can all be taught, says Stanford professor Tina Seelig during a visit ºÚÁÏÍø University.
Teknologia 15 fair features Aalto's researchers
Teknologia 15 fair at 6-8
October at Messukeskus features well known names from Aalto and elsewhere. Free entrance!
October at Messukeskus features well known names from Aalto and elsewhere. Free entrance!
Matti Keloharju promoted as Aalto Distinguished Professor
President Tuula Teeri promoted Professor of Finance Matti Keloharju as Aalto Distinguished Professor for exceptional academic merits.
What does justice mean?
The public lecture series aims to encourage discussion on the state of justice in people's everyday thinking and in political decision making.
Further development of brain research instrument receives seven-figure sum in funding
The aim of the project is to develop an instrument combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG).
Paper by Marja-Liisa Halko and Markku Kaustia published in PLOS ONE
"Risk ON / Risk OFF: Risk-Taking Varies with Subjectively Preferred and Disliked Music" by Marja-Liisa Halko and Markku Kaustia
New business from nanosatellites
Space technology needs top skills and knowledge, and Finland has good possibilities to carve out its own special area in this.
The future townhouse can accommodate one, two or a group of people
The multi-storey type of dwelling offers urban living in a small building and new opportunities for residential living in different life situations.
No shortage of work in cybersecurity in today's society
The three-day IEEE conference was attend by nearly 400 experts interested in the opportunities and challenges of a digital society.
From car owner to traffic services user
With future transportation services personal ownership of a vehicle becomes unnecessary.
It all starts here!
Construction of the industrial internet campus begins at Aalto University.
Department of Marketing at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting
The Department of Marketing was represented by 6 scholars authoring 7 competitive research papers.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Tangible Ubiquitous Computing and Healthcare
The Post-Doc will work on the Nordforsk funded project ActivABLES: Tangible Interaction to Support Effective and Usable Stroke Rehabilitation at Home.
The virtual world makes self-development possible
According to a doctoral dissertation, using virtual worlds for learning and self-development require a new understanding of people.
The world's strongest material is created in Otaniemi
Investment in equipment is speeding up the research and industrial application of graphene.