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Revival of garment mending: communal reskilling addresses global issues of textile waste
Dissertation of the month: Mending clothes, one of the oldest practices known to humankind, nowadays stands for global awareness of the textile waste problem.
ÄÄNIAALTO V OPEN CALL
ÄÄNIAALTO is an annual festival of audio-visual oddity. It aims to nurture and expand the sound/new media scene in Helsinki, and provide an open culture that is accessible to anybody interested.
‘If you study data science, you won’t limit your choice of career in the future’
Before starting her Data Science studies at Aalto, Angeline Jayanegara obtained a diploma in fashion design. In the future, she would like to work as a Data Scientist in the fashion industry.
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.
Ecological fertilizer from wastewater nutrients
By using the innovative NPHarvest-process wastewater treatment plants can get an efficient pretreatment while producing ecological fertilizer simultaneously.
Xmas Demo Day 2019 in photos
Collection of photos from the latest Demo Day organized on the 5th of December 2019.
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
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.
Finland Prizes awarded to professor, designer Pirjo Kääriäinen and alumna, artist and activist Marja Helander
Among this year’s prize recipients were Professor of Practice of Design driven fibre innovation Pirjo Kääriäinen and Aalto ARTS alumna, photographer, filmmaker and activist Marja Helander.
Plenty more indoor air research to be done – correct cleaning methods improve home air quality
We spend an average of 90% of our time indoors, so indoor air quality matters.
The Dead Are Speaking -Audio Drama on Yle
The Dead Are Speaking, a full length audio drama made by Media Lab students has been published on YLE Beta.