Open Access Publishing Is the Predominant Publishing Method at Aalto University 鈥 From 13% to 82% in Eight Years
We have come a long way since Aalto University published its first open access recommendation in 2014.
Hot weather can turn homes into perilous infernos 鈥 researchers are now examining future needs for cooling
A new research project examines the temperatures of buildings and how they affect the comfort level of people 鈥 and seeks effective means of cooling that are also easy to employ.
Digital tracing apps should incorporate social connections to mitigate disease outbreaks
Digital tracing models could benefit from a closer look at social connections between app-users.
Researchers investigated the size of 1 000 popular websites 鈥 more than tenfold differences within categories
In just ten years, the size of mobile pages has increased tenfold. Some online stores have already understood that less is more, says Professor Jukka Manner, who led the research.
Could wearable memes be the new fashion statement?
Digital fashion practices can amplify our artists - or trolls - within.
How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!
The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
Alumna Annastina Saari: I want to be involved in solving the climate crisis
鈥業 had always dreamed of a career dealing with environmental questions鈥, says our alumna Annastina Saari, who studied international business as well as information and service management, and who now works as a consultant for D-mat, a company that is specialized in sustainable lifestyles.
Mikko M枚tt枚nen and his team aim to rein in qubit errors
Professor Mikko M枚tt枚nen of Aalto University and VTT has received a 鈧2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for the ConceptQ project. This is the fifth time M枚tt枚nen has received one of the extremely competitive ERC grants.
Armi Tiihonen receives a postdoctoral grant from Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions program
The CEST researcher will study physics-informed machine learning to accelerate stability research on perovskite solar cells.
Biorefineries and Herbert Sixta in spotlight at 2022 seminar
Biorefineries research group annual seminar presented the latest developments in forest-based, sustainable refineries and analytical tools.
Aalto University boosts bold and new transdisciplinary research projects聽
13 interdisciplinary teams got internal seed funding for research that boldly pushes existing boundaries and contributes to creating a radically new kind of future
Artificial intelligence to assist the brain
Neuroscience and neurotechnology are gaining a fresh ally in the form of artificial intelligence, which can assess dementia risk and enhance the effectiveness of depression treatments.
Finland's first science satellite, Foresail-1, is ready for space
The satellite and its key instruments will launch in summer 2022.
A new course by AVP helps communicate impact to enhance your career
Impact With Research, a new course by Aalto Ventures Program, targets doctoral students, researchers and faculty who want to make an impact
Would you say 鈥榊es鈥 for commercializing your research idea? Aalto's Innovation services are helping researchers applying R2B funding
Business Finland鈥檚 Research to Business funding is intended for projects in which research teams aim to develop their research into new business and to commercialize their research ideas. Funding application period will start soon, and new enthusiastic research teams are wanted.
Aalto University Summer School launches Climate, Health and Architecture as an online course for summer 2022
The Climate, Health and Architecture summer course offers an evidence-based, clear and factual introduction to climate change and its relationship to human activities, built environment and health.
Unite! supports the manifesto for the future of universities in Europe
The Manifesto presents students鈥 ideas on the future of Higher Education in Europe, as well as recommendations to make European universities more in line with their expectations.
Professor Emeritus Herbert Sixta: 鈥淭he most important task of a professor is to educate young people, to help them build their career鈥
After an extensive career in academia and the forest-based industries, Professor Herbert Sixta has retired. Having worked in Austria for 25 years, Sixta arrived 色色啦 in 2007, where his research in biorefineries helped create, among other things, the Ioncell process, a technology that turns used textiles, pulp, and paper into new textile fibres sustainably and without chemicals.
The Rule of Two helps making spaces sound better
Researchers developed the new acoustic measurement technique in a room with more acoustic combinations than there are ants on Earth.
Researchers join forces with companies to develop low-carbon industrial production
Aalto University, the University of Oulu, and VTT, together with seven companies are searching for ways to reduce the environmental impact of industrial production, and for measures that can be combined in an environmentally responsible brand strategy.
