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Wihuri Foundation awards major funding for multidisciplinary research of future energy systems
The project will receive a total of 鈧750,000 over four years, and the foundation will also support other Aaltonian endeavours, such as synthetic biology research and encouraging early-stage entrepreneurs.
Demand-side management of electricity use advances transition to a carbon-neutral energy system
A new research project investigates how municipalities and homes can聽adjust their consumption of electricity to cut carbon emissions and save money.
Bo Zhao believes machine learning systems will become like dictionaries 鈥 everyday tools we all use to solve problems
Zhao joined the Department of Computer Science as Assistant Professor in early September
Computational study reveals the potential of mixed metal chalcohalides in future photovoltaic applications
Computational screening of photovoltaic materials reveals promising new candidates for future solar applications
Esa Vesmanen and Akira Minagawa awarded for the best table light of the year in Athens
The Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum Architecture and Design of the Year awards were presented in Athens on 6 October 2023. Esa Vesmasen and Akira Minagawa's Sieni table light is a fusion of Finnish and Japanese design, creating a captivating blend of cultural influences and design philosophies.
Quantum literacy for all
What do computers, cell phones and GPS navigation have in common? And what about digital cameras, solar panels and fibre optics? The answer is that the functioning of these devices is based on quantum phenomena.
Will artificial intelligence take your job in marketing? True or false: five claims about the future of marketing
Johanna Fr枚s茅n, Associate Professor of Marketing, provides insights on some beliefs associated with marketing analytics
The ninth Economic Defence Course analysed the Government Programme
A welfare society cannot survive without innovations and successful business activities. This is why the objectives and measures to improve the operating conditions of companies that were outlined in the Government Programme must be successful.
Digital twin for optimizing the carbon balance in wastewater treatment
Researchers at Aalto are creating a digital model for automatic continuous predictive process simulations supporting wastewater treatment plant operation in a new project called DIGICARBA. The proposed digital tool will have a wastewater treatment process model connected to continuous data transmission from the Helsinki wastewater treatment plant.
HUS performs the first biopsy in human with an ultrasonic medical needle developed at Aalto
The Aalto researchers developed a novel needle instrument that concentrates ultrasound energy at the needle tip to improve sample collection.
A deep dive into radical creativity
Aalto University has produced a film to highlight its creative culture.
ERC funding to Assistant Professor Junhe Lian to explore new materials via advanced manufacturing
Assistant professor Junhe Lian's goal is to develop an efficient, digital, and ecologically sustainable method for developing new materials and advanced manufacturing technologies with the help of the ERC Starting Grant.
A New International Center for Qualitative Management Research, Qual+, has been opened
One of the center's main objectives is advancing methodological connections across researchers
Accessible MRI could revolutionise the diagnosis of brain disorders
A research team at Aalto is developing an accessible magnetic resonance imaging machine
ELLIS Distinguished Lectures bring outstanding AI researchers to greater Helsinki
Students can earn credits by attending the seminar series.
Open Science Short News
Short summary of what is happening at Aalto and in the national Open Science Coordination.
Team of Interior Architecture and Contemporary Design students won the Habitare Design competition 2023
The Habitare Design Competition is intended for students studying art, design, and architecture in Finland. This year 鈥榮 theme of the competition was 鈥淭ools for togetherness鈥, which required the teams to design and implement new types of tools to promote togetherness and interaction on a human scale or more widely.
Audiobooks can today be created with AI
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has published its first AI-based audiobook.
Transparent wood-based coating doesn鈥檛 fog up
Coatings made from a wood by-product can keep our glasses and windshields clear
New collaboration targets the mine-to-market value chain
FCAI, Metso and partners address sustainability in mining with artificial intelligence.
