News related to research and art
Riitta Hari: The exploration of the human brain and mind is captivating
'According to Olli Lounasmaa, ten meters is a distance where half of the information gets lost: the further you are from another researcher, the fewer unexpected conversations arise, and the more refreshing science gossip goes unheard. This is food for thought for remote workers as well.'
Unite! Seed Fund Awards Funding to Eight Applications with Aalto University's Involvement
Unite! Seed Fund supports bottom-up proposals from teachers, researchers and students.
Cutting the carbon out of concrete
The Radical Ceramic Research Group is pioneering potentially transformative alternatives to traditional concrete, the world’s second largest source of emissions.
Secure computing environment SECDATA available for research with sensitive data
Aalto University operates a secure computing environment that enables research with sensitive data such as health and social data from registries.
Hotel robot is working in Hotel Hanasaari
The robot named Kalle is a collaboration between the School of Business and Hanasaari. The robot has been working as the hotel's "piccolo" for some time already
The IoT connection, which utilizes the energy and infrastructure of the mobile phone network, enables the development of new services
Aalto University has developed the first prototype of an Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) system operating in a mobile phone network, which enables a very energy- and cost-effective data transfer method for Internet of Things applications.
Workshops for doctoral students on writing article thesis summary
Montly online workshops for supporting doctoral students in writing the summary part of their article thesis
PlastLIFE promotes a sustainable circular economy for plastics
In the project Aalto University explores the business opportunities and challenges of the circular economy
The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival draws attention to the research and planning of urban nature
Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival, organized in Helsinki's central library Oodi, invites you to learn something new about the carbon-smart urban nature 25.-26.8.
New professors at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
School of Arts, Design and Architecture gets new professors for the departments of Architecture, Art and Media, Film and Design.
Innovations are not born in the blink of an eye
A good brand has been developed for collaboration between Aalto University and the Saab Group, as well as a reputation for knowing how to do things right.
Nessling Foundation’s general call open 15 August–8 September 2023.
Nessling Foundation’s general call is open 15 August–8 September 2023. Total of 2.5 million euros will be awarded in grants for speeding up sustainability transformations.
From Light to Motion: Shaping surfaces with light
Multifunctional Materials Design group: A quantitative study that leads to a more precise control of the photoactive surface
New podcast: “Sociotechs”
The podcast aims to explore critical intersections of technology and social issues
Everyone can have limitless possibilities if tries hard
Assistant Professor Li Zhengmao is focusing on the planning & operation of Multi-energy Systems since the optimal coordination of multi-energy carriers such as power, heat, cooling, hydrogen, water, etc., will be highly promising for cost reduction and a zero carbon future.
Call for doctoral student tutors, September 2023
Sign-up to be a tutor for new doctoral students as part of the Doctoral Orientation Days 4-9 September 2023.
CoE HiECSs 1st Annual Seminar 2023
The partners of the CoE HiECSs project gathered for their inaugural seminar on the 13th and 14th of March 2023.
Five things to know about hybrid work
Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus Matti Vartiainen explains how hybrid work has changed life here and elsewhere - and what we can expect from the future
New remote sensing method helps monitor the results of peatlands rehabilitation
Aalto University researchers have led the application of a new remote sensing method for monitoring the effects of rehabilitation efforts of petlands,
