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Pattern Lab 20 designers present new collection in Heimtextil Messe Frankfurt 7–10 January
Pattern Lab has an impressive history of more than twenty years of selling successful designs to Scandinavian and international markets. A number of today’s top textile designers in Finland are Pattern Lab alumni.
Ambiguous problems require new types of leadership
In the future, automation will handle routine tasks, so even newcomers to the workforce will be required to work on complex problems. What should be considered when leading multidisciplinary teams that solve these kinds of challenging problems?
Anna Valtonen's portrait was revealed
The portrait of Anna Valtonen, former Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aalto University, was unveiled at Aalto University's 10th anniversary on 8 January. The portrait was created by the artist, Doctor of Art Maija Tammi.
Machine learning in chemistry - algorithms help finding minimum energy paths and saddle points more effectively
Machine learning brings new possibilities to many areas of research - also chemical research, which is shown in a recent dissertation written at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence.
Rewriting quantum mechanics in their spare time
A pair of civil servants solve a quantum mechanics problem that had bothered them since they were students
Academy Programme funding for research teams
The funded projects are linked from different perspectives on climate change.
The quietest place in Finland - Acoustics Lab renovation is complete
The laboratory and its office facilities were thoroughly refurbished.
Exploring the nanoscale world
This fall we followed students getting hands on experience in the most common methods used in micro and nanotechnology on the Micronova Laboratory course
Growing demand for climate-friendly construction: could wood architecture become one of Finland’s exports?
The Wood Wonders exhibition to be opened at Helsinki Airport on the 5th of February will show passengers the innovations related to wood construction and display the sector’s latest developments.
Toward a team that is able to achieve its potential
We believe in the promise of teamwork and collaboration. This post provides tips and introduces tools for teachers to utilise in supporting teamwork in project-based courses.
Dutch inspiration for future-led learning
The team for Learning Challenge Aalto joint strategic initiative visited Utrecht University, TU Eindhoven, TU Delft, and the University of Amsterdam during a benchmarking trip.
Ecological fertilizer from wastewater nutrients
By using the innovative NPHarvest-process wastewater treatment plants can get an efficient pretreatment while producing ecological fertilizer simultaneously.
Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis Project: Valio – Plant-based Product Innovations
Apply ºÚÁÏÍø Thesis programme to solve Valio's challenge through Master's thesis works as part of a multidisciplinary team.
EIT Climate-KIC supported Ioncell directly offers an innovation that regenerates fibres, while enabling them to be recyclable and biodegradable
Ioncell, conceptualised out of Aalto University, provides a closed-loop technology to regenerate cellulosic fibres without using harmful chemicals.
Xmas Demo Day 2019 in photos
Collection of photos from the latest Demo Day organized on the 5th of December 2019.
Finland’s exhibition in the Biennale Architettura 2020 honors the Finnish prefabricated wooden houses of the WWII era
The exhibition will be conceived and curated by three researchers and teachers at Aalto University.
Making understanding quantum computers easier
IBM collaborates with Professor Sabrina Maniscalco and her group to develop new transformative tools for teaching and outreach about quantum technologies
Food for thought – rethinking Singapore’s Hawker Centres
Singapore’s traditional open-air cooked food centres or hawker centres presented a perfect case to be explored jointly by the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Aalto University.
Students develop tools for Helsinki to evaluate the impact of design
Aalto University’s Department of Design and the City of Helsinki initiated collaboration last spring to evaluate the impact of the City's design activities. The evaluation represents the first extensive survey of the City’s design projects and the benefits and challenges of those projects.
Helsinki and FCAI will host a new ELLIS unit for top AI research
Finnish artificial intelligence research received a significant acknowledgement. Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI will host one of the new European units of top AI research, as the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems will establish one of its first units in Finland.
