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Three flagships receive continued funding
Materials Bioeconomy FinnCERES, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and the platform for photonics research PREIN have received the Academy of Finland’s funding for second flagship term
World-leading research on bio-based materials continues in Finland
The Academy of Finland continues to support the FinnCERES materials bioeconomy Flagship with a significant funding of up to 10.7 M€ for 2022-2026. Over 6 M€ of the funding has been officially confirmed and the final grant will be announced early 2025.
MMD Colloquium 2021
Series of online lectures by international guests at the Multifunctional Materials Design research group meetings
Harnessing psychological theory for better video games
Psychological theories on motivation hold great promise for video game development and for understanding how games impact people, but only little is known about how these theories actually are used in the games industry.
The Chemical Industry Innovation Award application is open until 18 February
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland rewards industry participants with the biennial Innovation Award. For the Spring 2022 Innovation Award, the award money has been increased to €30 000 from the previous €20 000.
Tuning a magnetic fluid with an electric field creates controllable dissipative patterns
An electric field transforms an iron oxide nanoparticle suspension into a model for the emergence of complex dissipative structures
Exhibition concentrating on data is rare, even internationally
The new Data Vitality exhibition lets you sense and feel data like never before
Teuvo Kohonen in memoriam
Academician of Science, Professor Teuvo Kohonen (1934–2021) has passed away. Kohonen was a pioneer of research and education in information technology. His work on neural networks received global acknowledgement.
Towards the next generation of social innovations – Northern Dimension Future Forum 2021
The annual Northern Dimension Future Forum took place at Aalto University, Finland, and online on December 1, 2021. In the Future Forum, experts and stakeholders discussed the sustainability of social innovations and policy measures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of Northern Dimension thematic partnerships. From the Aalto University, Professor Riitta Kosonen, Director of CEMAT and Lead coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute, Professor Otto Toivanen, Aalto School of Economics, and Milja Leinonen, Chair of the Board, Aalto University Student Union, participated in the event.
Factory of the Future deploys indoor 5G and WiFi6 to support manufacturing research
Students and researchers can use the new facility to explore the applications of cutting-edge communications technologies in Industry 4.0.
Changes in incentive scholarships for doctoral students
A decision has been made regarding the incentive scholarships which will be awarded according to the set criteria for doctoral students who have met the conditions for receiving a scholarship during 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2025.
Michael McCrea receives Best Paper Award on NordicSMC conference
The results of the study will be beneficial in sound environments at virtual and augmented reality.
Over 500 Attended Our Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021
In total, we had more than 1,600 registrations. On average one participant registered for 3 sessions.
A new layer-by-layer built inorganic-organic material enables optical switching of magnetic properties
Materials chemists have developed a facile process for piling ultrathin inorganic and organic layers in a pre-designed manner into flexible room-temperature thin-film magnets, whose magnetic properties can be controlled with successive external light illuminations.
‘Costume designers can add significant value to animated films’
I claim series: costume designer can have a key role in animations.
Kone Foundation provides major funding for research into Finland's medieval wooden building heritage
Assistant Professor Panu Savolainen's research group receives 347 000 euros in funding.
A theoretical surface study of a potential third generation solar cell material opens up prospects for more efficient solar energy conversion
A new article by the CEST group reveals atomic and electronic structure of perovskite material for future photovoltaic applications.
From the margins to the top: How the School of Arts, Design and Architecture rose to the international forefront
New book Pro Arte Utili tells about leadership and vision guiding the change.
Aalto University Bioinnovation Center opens a call for five doctoral candidate positions  
Bioinnovation Center is looking for talented and exceptionally motivated students that are eager to pursue their doctoral studies in a multidisciplinary environment aiming at biobased material innovation. Students with any background that fits to one of the five projects described below are encouraged to submit their application.  
KvarkenSat, the first small satellite in the Kvarken region, will be built in cooperation between Finns and Swedes
KvarkenSat is a joint small satellite between the Ostrobothnian provinces and Västerbotten, which is due to be launched into space in just over a year.
