News related to research and art
Going the distance for better wireless charging
Accounting for radiation loss is the key to efficient wireless power transfer over long distances.
Reprogramming the shape of virus capsids could advance biomedicine
DNA origami nanostructures can be moulded into defined shapes
The news about the keynote lectures at ITICAT2023
The news about the keynote lectures of ITICAT2023 have been published.
Acoustics researchers decompose sound accurately into its three basic components
Any sound can now be perfectly replicated by a combination of whistles, clicks, and hisses, with implications for sound processing across the media landscape
Emīlija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’
In our I Claim series Emīlija Veselova talks about how climate change challenges design approach and its human-centered approaches.
Aalto ranks 40th in Times Higher Education listing for young universities
The ranking lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger
Aalto ARTS Summer School 'Living With Woods' started with discussion about forest management and wood construction
Summer School looks into the use of forests and wood and construction in balance with nature. The summer school was opened 25 May with a symposium that gathered students and teaching staff from Aalto and the international partner schools on campus and remotely.
Assistant Professor Viktar Asadchy: Teachers and supervisors have played an important role throughout my career
An ambitious goal in the field is to find some completely new applications that do not exist yet.
Dominik Baumann does research for the common good
Assistant Professor Dominik Baumann is researching systems and control theory with machine learning and communication networks
Professor Ramesh Sharda works as a Fulbright-Aalto Distinguished Chair scholarship holder at the Department of Information and Service Management
Fulbright programmes and scholarships are highly appreciated in the United States
Shared imagination and between waves - the themes of Marsio and Otakaari 2B's art collections reflect Aaltonians
The themes, artists and drafts of the new buildings' art collections were published
Novel approach to accurately defining the SI unit of power awarded QTF Annual Discovery Prize
Doctoral researcher Marco MarÃn-Suárez of the PICO group is awarded for groundbreaking work in defining the SI unit of power, paving the way for better measurements in nanoscale thermodynamics
Medication safety – data-driven solutions to the rescue?
Integrating different data sets can generate new insights for improving medication safety.
Researchers develop better treatment methods for kidney disease patients
HUS, Aalto University, the University of Jyväskylä and VTT are investigating ways to offer better home dialysis treatment methods for kidney disease patients
Let’s end fast fashion — and favour resilience over efficiency in all industries
Focusing on short-term profit isn’t sustainable. So what can we do to move in the right direction?
Nature-inspired hierarchical material design: exploring micro- and nanoscale pores for enhanced functionality
Researchers from the Multifunctional Materials Design research group created a hierarchical structure made up of micro- and nanoscale pores
Erika Renedo Illarregi: I love being a design researcher and navigating a variety of emotional landscapes
'I came with a lot of energy and a lot of willingness to do different things and integrate, but also, the winter was coming. Even though I like new experiences, it was not always easy to arrive in the moment when every day was a little bit darker.'
The five most read news items of the academic year 2022–2023 on the School of Business website
The School of Business publishes one or more news pieces on its website every week. We tell about our versatile activities and, as you can see from the most read articles, the range of our topics is wide
Funding granted for research into physics of microscopic plant roots
The aim is to create a new micromechanical tool to better understand how root mechanics arise from cells and how living materials like plant roots adapt to external stresses
