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School of Business moves to Otaniemi campus
An excellent learning and research environment will strengthen the international significance of the School of Business.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture awarded promoters of creative skills
In the Annual Review of the school altogether eleven prizes were awarded.
The space journey of Aalto-2 satellite is coming to an end - its trip finishes tomorrow night when it becomes a shooting star in the sky
According to estimates, Aalto-2 will hit the atmosphere on Thursday 7 February at 00.51 Finnish time.
Breakthrough in photonics: data-transmitting light signal gets power boost from nanosized amplifier
An international team of researchers from Aalto University and Universit茅 Paris-Sud has significantly improved the propagation of data inside a microchip
Self-leadership skills 鈥 Many training opportunities
Self-leadership skills improve your self-confidence, stress and time management, ability to control emotions, change management skills and courage for decision-making. We offer you possibilities to improve your self-leadership skills in many different ways at Aalto.
Finland opts for people-first experimentation at Milan Triennale
Celebrating inventiveness, curiosity and a willingness to fail, Finland will present its exhibition Everyday Experiments at the 22nd Milan Triennale from 1 March to 1 September this year.
Artificial intelligence ARTIST instantly captures materials鈥 properties
New approach holds potential to slash research and development costs for designer materials and technologies of the future
New materials required by circular economy will be researched in a new joint laboratory in Otaniemi
Finland could be a global leader in the research and innovations of inorganic raw materials and new materials in circular economy.
Space weather can be trying for Arctic regions 鈥 new technique aids space weather forecasting
Technique analyses changes to magnetic fields. Space weather impacts Arctic regions through its effects on electricity networks, mining operations and shipping.
Tuomas Auvinen appointed Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Auvinen's five-year term begins in March 2019.
What do we see in a mirror? New metasurfaces look 鈥渂right鈥 at one direction, while 鈥渄ark鈥 for the opposite direction
Researchers at Aalto University developed metasurfaces with extreme angle-asymmetric response. The new device can be a good or bad reflector depending on the angle the light hits it.
Machine learning helps design new materials
By allowing scientist to accurately predict how novel materials will behave under pressure for the first time, a machine learning algorithm developed in an collaboration between Aalto and University of Tampere could open up new methods for designing materials.
A year long wait is over - the Suomi 100 satellite was launched into space
The Suomi 100 satellite, part of Finland鈥檚 centenary celebration programme, was built at Aalto University and was launched into space on board the Falcon 9 rocket. The launch took place from California at 20.32 Finnish time.
Aalto speeds up development of ecological textile fibres with new pilot plant
With this new equipment, the output of Ioncell fibre can increase up to a hundredfold, enabling cooperation with even more companies.
Take Finland鈥檚 lead and choose clothes you don鈥檛 have to feel guilty about
An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look鈥攁nd feel鈥攇ood in sustainable fabrics
District heating can be produced without fossil fuels in Finland 鈥 even in Helsinki
The change is possible through the use of heat pumps, wind power, heat storage and demand response.
Janne Laine appointed as Vice President for Innovation
The five-year term of office will start on 1 January 2019. The position is new.
Jenni Haukio鈥檚 Independence Day gown sets the stage for Finland鈥檚 next 100 years
Designed by Aalto students Emma Saarnio and Helmi Liikanen, the dress evokes nature with exquisite materiality and minimalist lines
Holistic thinkers鈥 brains have similar responses to drama, while analytical thinkers differ widely
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of people watching the same clip from a dramatic film show that holistic thinkers all have similar brain responses to the scene, whereas analytical thinkers respond differently to each other.
New professor of practice to promote circular economy in wastewater treatment
Anna Mikola, DSc (Tech.), has been appointed Professor of Practice at the School of Engineering in the field of municipal wastewater treatment starting 1 November 2018.
