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EIT Digital Strategic Innovation Agenda 2020-2022
EIT Digital has decided on a new strategic innovation agenda for years 2020-2022.
Solar power seen as expensive without reason 鈥 already a viable option for one in three residential buildings
According to researchers, legal reform could spur a majority of properties to become energy producers.
Vesa Vihri盲l盲 appointed Professor of Practice at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Vesa Vihri盲l盲, DSocSci, has been appointed professor of practice at the University of Helsinki. Vihri盲l盲 will assume the position on 1 July 2019.
鈥淒esign can be so many things鈥
Design historian and chief curator Kaisu Savola explains why the XXII Triennale di Milano is important to Finland, and how Aalto University hopes it will change how we define design, now and in the future.
An alternative to the selfish person - the authors of the Science Article of the Year tell how the unleashing of climate change can be prevented
Climate anxiety is deepening, but the researchers honoured for the Science Article of the Year 2018 in the Aikuiskasvatus (adult education) journal are not giving up.
Research infrastructures received 4.7 million euros from the Academy of Finland
Aalto University's research infrastructures receiving funding focus on, for instance, new materials, bioeconomy and quantum technologies, as well as the development of maritime research technology and future wireless networks.
Why do sustainable technologies often struggle to succeed commercially?
Success rates could improve if experts from different fields considered the bottlenecks of commercialization early.
Quantum Wheel brings world-class game makers and quantum physicists together
From 15th until 17th February 2019 the Helsinki SkyWheel and Allas Sea Pool are the base for the 5th Quantum Game Jam; an intensive weekend during which game makers and physicists get together with the aim of creating games that harness the nature of quantum mechanics.
W盲rtsil盲 and Aalto University sign partnership agreement to broaden cooperation
By broadening the scope of cooperation, W盲rtsil盲 and Aalto University are looking to take on the challenges of climate change; scarcity of natural resources; and digitalisation together.
Artists digging up contaminated soil
Artistic research does not provide ready-made answers, but instead raises important questions. Artist researchers are currently interested in global topics such as climate change and migration.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture awarded promoters of creative skills
In the Annual Review of the school altogether eleven prizes were awarded.
EIT Climate-KIC: Open Call on Climate Innovation Ecosystem creation
Developing and supporting national and sub-national climate innovation ecosystems.
The first installation talks of 2019 now available on video
Aalto's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of fire safety engineering and resilient architecture, among other things.
Victorious Bocuse d'Or platter for Team Finland designed by Aalto students
Aalto University MA students Jinghua Zeng and Niko Mankinen designed Team Finland's platter for Bocuse d鈥橭r, an international gastronomic competition.
How to make something good even better: research cooperation with Genelec has continued for decades
The most recent results of joint research are related to the temporal response function of speakers: we want to hear all sound frequencies at the very moment when they are supposed to be heard.
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.
Finnish fashion showcase event, Fashion in Helsinki, receives state export subsidy
Event among five cultural export projects funded by Finland鈥檚 Ministry of Education and Culture.
Making sense of a being
For Professor Harri Laakso, a photograph is much more than what the eyes can see on a wall or on a screen.
Aalto University developing digital twins in manufacturing industry
Aalto University develops digital twins for the manufacturing industry together with Konecranes, Ideal PLM, Siemens, Remion and RD Velho.Aalto University is creating a network of companies interested in developing digital twin technology. Start-ups and SMEs offering products or services in analytics, product development and maintenance are of special interest, but the network welcomes everyone interested in the field.
