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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.

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 ɫɫÀ² University will support research into new mobile communications systems, and particularly hardware development.

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.

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.
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.

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.

Could carbon farming be scaled into a genuine alternative to industrialized agriculture?
In a new research project, researchers at the School of Business examine farmers' experiences of carbon farming to build understanding of the functioning of a new agricultural market.

EMIL project: Open call and support for developing virtual worlds
The European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL) project is launching its first open call for European extended reality developers.

Research project brings the fashion of Renaissance to life
An art history research project explored the emergence and evolution of European fashion in the early modern period and produced new research and reconstruction methods.

Designing quantum materials with quantum computers
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation awards a proof-of-concept grant for the design of quantum materials with quantum computers.

Fusion energy will save our future? True or false: Five claims about fusion power
A breakthrough in fusion energy production was achieved last week when, for the first time ever, the fusion reactions in a small fuel pellet yielded more energy than the pellet had absorbed. We asked our researchers, Taina Kurki-Suonio and Eero Hirvijoki, about five claims related to fusion.

Professor Mikko Jalas: ‘We must be able to imagine the impossible to find new perspectives’
New professors: Mikko Jalas has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) in the field of Co-innovating for Circular Solutions from July 2022.

Automatic Coordination of Construction Actors – ACTOR Webinar Videos
ACTOR is a Finnish R&D project that builds new capabilities towards automated coordination of construction actors. On November 3, 2022, ACTOR organized a webinar with a panel discussion and partner presentations. The recordings of the program are now openly available.

Aalto in 2022: Perpetual motion machine, The Wardrobe of the Future, Antarctica expedition and more
This year has been another feast of science and art. The latest research was rapidly used by decision-makers as well, for example in the energy crisis.

Learning by doing: Solving the Tragedy of the Commons one Meal at a time
Food Futures, part of ATARCA, Aalto University, in collaboration with Global Politics and Communication, University of Helsinki, present the video Learning by Doing: Solving the Tragedy of the Commons one Meal at a time.

Machine learning boosts the discovery of new perovskite solar cell materials
Researchers from CEST group apply machine learning to help identifying suitable solar cell materials

Jaana Vapaavuori: From dancer to researcher
Professor of functional nanomaterials would like to combine technology and art in her research.

DIALOGUES – Creating New Textile Futures exhibition in Dipoli Gallery
The exhibition features research projects and student works related to textiles at Aalto University.
