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At ten years old, Design Factory is yet to make itself obsolete
The experimentation platform has grown beyond Aalto University and become a global network. More boundaries remain to be broken, even within Design Factory鈥檚 own operating environment.
BiographySampo, a new intelligent web service, displays the lives and connections of renowned Finns
What do the personal networks of Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius or Eliel Saarinen look like and how do they intertwine? The application is based on over 13 000 biographies.
Artworks for V盲re team rooms
About one hundred artworks of School of Arts, Design and Architecture, that were in Arabia estate, have been inventoried. Artworks are now ready to be replaced to V盲re.
Ossi Naukkarinen appointed Vice President for Research
The five-year term of office will start on 1 November 2018.
Scientists found new ways to utilise biorefinery chemicals
Natural catalysts convert simple biorefinery chemicals into high-value functional synthetic building blocks.
You can鈥檛 tell whether an online restaurant review is fake鈥攂ut this AI can
Researchers find AI-generated reviews and comments pose a significant threat to consumers, but machine learning can help detect the fakes.
The RAI 2018 panellists鈥 first comments praised Aalto for great progress and atmosphere, and suggested areas of future development
Experts assessing Aalto University's research and artistic activities praised, for instance, the enthusiastic and collaborative work atmosphere, university鈥檚 infrastructure, the tenure track career system and the student-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Scientific journals are interested in a good story well told, too
International scientific publications are flooded with manuscripts. We asked Gustaf Olsson 鈥 professor emeritus and member of several editorial boards 鈥 what makes an article stand out.
Reaching for the stars
Upper secondary school pupils on a Space and Satellites course planned a space mission with the guidance of experts.
A summer job at the University is independent and flexible, but requires a lot of initiative
The School of Electrical Engineering annually hires tens of students for a range of summer jobs.
V盲re鈥檚 public art collection examines equality
Collection was published with 鈥淕lobal Equality鈥 as its art concept.
Wristband developed in Protocamp course may prevent cot death
Students designed and built prototypes for businesses in the Protocamp workshop course organised for the third time.
M8 Art Space opens up a new series of exhibitions
Video works by Jemina Lindholm were selected as the first exhibition.
Aalto University received EUR 15.9 million from the Academy of Finland September call
Aalto University received EUR 15.9 million from the Academy of Finland September call
Dissertation: Co-creation between NGOs and companies is increasing
Non-governmental organizations have a lot to give to companies entering low-income markets. However, co-creation is bounded by unequal power-relations and different goals, shows the doctoral research of Tytti Nahi.
What might musical instruments of the future look like?
A 5-year grant from the Academy of Finland will allow Koray Tahiro臒lu and his research team to explore digital musical interactions.
Finnish Center of Artificial Intelligence FCAI and VTT join forces
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT will join Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI launched by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki as a third founding member.
Defence of dissertation in the field of water and environmental engineering, Antonina Kruglova, M.Sc.
Cold climate brings new challenges to modern wastewater treatment.
Cruise ship of the future: same size, one fifth more passengers
Concepts for ships designed by students were enthusiastically received by industry.
Creating cruise ships requires research
The doctoral dissertation of shipbuilder Sisko Hellgren is a study into building cruise ships in a shorter time and at a lower expense 鈥 without sacrificing quality.
