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Master's students' exhibition at the Finnish Museum of Photography
The MoA in Photography 23 exhibition by the Master's students of the Department of Photography is on display until 12 March.
Professor Ranja Hautamäki: ‘Diverse urban nature is key to increasing well-being and carbon sinks’
Professor of Landscape Architecture is tackling the issues of climate change mitigation and urban carbon sinks.
On Mars the weather varies dramatically, however the planet’s climate is not changing
The doctoral dissertation of Henrik Kahanpää also questions a prevailing perception related to dust devils on Mars. As a researcher, he hopes that humans would never go to Mars.
Laureen Mahler uses origami folding to create bio-based packaging that is also pleasant to look at
Many products of the packaging industry are made of plastic and other fossil-based materials. The Aalto University Bioinnovation Center is developing ecological packaging solutions based on origami folding which also have value as beautiful objects.
New doctoral programme focuses on the energy efficiency of radio waves
Nokia's donation ºÚÁÏÍø University will support research into new mobile communications systems, and particularly hardware development.
MMD CHEMARTS projects in 2022
CHEMARTS projects by members of the Multifunctional Materials Design research group in 2022
Register for training in research data management and open science in spring 2023
Registration is open for the spring 2023 training!
ACTOR Empowers Construction Workers with Process Automation
The ACTOR project brings together six organizations to automate the collection and use of real-time data for construction management. We talked with Aalto University, Carinafour, and VTT to learn about their aspirations for the project.
Coating bubbles with protein results in a highly stable contrast agent for medical use
Researchers developed bubbles that are safe, highly stable, and function as contrast agent in medical applications. They could be used to diagnose, for example, cardiological issues, blood flow, and liver lesions.
Merja Penttilä receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Merja Penttilä's specific focus is on so-called cell factories, microorganisms that are engineered to produce biobased products for energy, health, materials and other applications.
Capabilities and practices of multilocational work
Multilocational working is changing working life permanently
By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers
An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits.
Towards a sustainable packaging industry – Madhawa Basnayaka develops ecological and intelligent packaging
Basnayaka’s doctoral research conducted at Aalto University’s Bioinnovation Center aims to find intelligent packaging solutions, in which biomaterial replaces electronics parts made of plastic.
Re-evaluation of Publication Forum (JUFO) levels 2 and 3 completed
The Publication Forum (JUFO) panels decided on a total of about 1500 new upgrades to levels 2 and 3. The classification of book publishers will tighten from 2024.
The Scholars at Risk network protects researchers from harassment and violence
Aalto University is one of the founding members of SAR Finland, a section of SAR international established by the Finnish universities.
The CreaTures research project highlights how creative practices can contribute to the sustainability agenda
The newly published CreaTures Co-Laboratory Catalogue offers an overview of experiences, insights and outcomes that emerged from 20 experimental artistic productions developed within the CreaTures project in 2020 – 2022.
Increase your visibility by creating a profile on the national Research.fi portal (beta)
The new profile tool of Research.fi portal is open for beta access. You can choose what information you want to display in your profile from ORCID, your home organization and research outputs in Research.fi.
General Reactor Design Practice in Industry-- Guest lecture given by Dr Lin Li
General Reactor Design Practice in Industry—a lecture related to the design of a reactor in industry.
Aalto University has launched a corporate collaboration with Murata to support lifewide learning
The collaboration has produced a website representing hand-picked courses for Murata’s employees.
