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New AI system predicts how to prevent wildfires

A machine learning model can evaluate the effectiveness of different management strategies
Press releases
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A satellite image of Borneo and part of Malaysia covered by plumes of smoke from fires. The many fires are marked on the map as red dots.

Wardrobe of the Future, giant bug hotel, vertical farming and more - Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition of ideas for a more planet-friendly life

The exhibition themes this year are life without a trace, sustainable style and a healthier food chain.
Campus, Press releases, Research & Art, University
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Life 1.5 in black font and Designs for a Cooler Planet logo on a white, fragmented background.

A human-friendly, giant insect hotel emerged in the middle of the city

Alusta, built from clay and populated by plants, is a sanctuary for pollinators and a meeting place for all living things
Research & Art
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Tiiliseinä, jonka vieressä vaaleanpunaisia kukkia, taustalle korkeita, vanhoja taloja.

An unobtrusive bio-based acoustic coating eliminates echoes and absorbs carbon

The cellulose-based material, which provides an alternative to traditional acoustic panels, was successfully tested in a protected building owned by Aalto University.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Aalto-yliopisto Töölö -rakennuksen lukusalin kaikuisuutta vähennettiin kesällä puun selluloosasta tehtävän ruiskutettavan kuitumassa avulla. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Anna Berg

ABRA exhibition 'Radical Speculations: Artificial Biology and Robotics meet Art and Architecture'

ABRA Exhibition at Dipoli Gallery 13.09-18.11.22
Research & Art
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Gradually decomposing bioart challenges permanent design

Campus art competition winner bio.modules.way will be installed next to Dipoli
Campus, Research & Art, University
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Two young people are looking upwards and smiling with mouths closed, behind an installation they designed. Art is made of wood and biopolymer flowers.

Could Finland run out of electricity and what happens to our emissions? Our professor answers five frequently asked questions about energy

Finland has been urged to prepare for a possible electricity shortage in the coming winter by saving energy. Peter Lund, Professor in Advanced Energy Systems at Aalto University, answers five questions about energy.
University
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Aalto University campus lights. Photo: Mika Huisman

Submit your nomination for the Campus Sustainability Champion 2022!

Enter your suggestion for a campus sustainability champion by 23 September
Campus, University
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Kaksi henkilöä kampuksella.

A greener route to blue – a new method drastically reduces the amount of solvent needed to produce widely used organic dyes

Phthalocyanines dyes can be produced with solid-state synthesis instead of high-boiling organic solvents.
Press releases
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Koeputkia, joissa on eri värisiä nesteitä.

Prices for charging electric cars will change at the Otaniemi campus and Aalto Töölö

The pricing for electric car charging is adjusted, beginning from 14.7.2022. The overall increase in electricity prices affects the charging expenses as well.
Campus
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Sähköauto Zoe

Fiskars Group donates EUR 250 000 to the field of arts and design at Aalto University

The donation is part of the long-term collaboration between Fiskars Group and Aalto University. The collaboration includes courses on, for example, sustainable design and materials of the future.
Cooperation
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Design by Sushant Passi

Improvement of the green area in the Korkeakoulu square to begin

Construction work at the green area on Korkeakoulu square will start in late June.
Campus
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Korkeakoulu Square green area

Collaboration between Wärtsilä and Aalto University is expanding - aiming for sustainable future solutions

One key driver of the partnership is the energy transition and the need to develop new zero-emission fuel solutions.
Cooperation
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Wärtsilä's fuel jet and combustion chamber for optical measurements.

From research to business: doctoral student Philipp Back and team initiate forestry startup formation

How can forest owners reconcile timber revenues, carbon sinks, and biodiversity? A multi-disciplinary research team combines economics, ecology, and machine learning to find the most productive way to manage forests sustainably. Now the team wants to bring their novel method to the market
Research & Art
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The picture shows doctoral student Philipp Back standing in a forest. The photo was taken by Roope Kiviranta.

Bioinnovation Center kicked off

Aalto University Bioinnovation Center has kicked off its operations and celebrated its opening in a launching event on June 1, 2022.
Cooperation
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Susanna Ahola, Niklas von Weymarn and Michael Hummel

For Planet. For People. For Peace.

Estoril Conferences 2022: An International platform for a global dialogue towards a more inclusive and sustainable world
Cooperation
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Estoril Conferences 2022

The participatory budgeting project culminated in a happy planting workshop

One Euro for Every Student project culminated in a planting workshop in mid-May on the new garden benches
Campus
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Istutustyöpaja

Your invitation to Life 1.5

Save the date/planet: Welcome to our fourth Designs for a Cooler Planet festival, 7.9–12.10.2022 in Otaniemi, Espoo.
Research & Art
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Shimmering Wood sneaker designed by by Noora Yau & Konrad Klockars. Photo: Kalle Kataila

Growth and responsibility in business discussed at the Prodeko seminar

Can business growth be responsible? How did corona change the operations of a software company? Responsibility and growth were discussed at the 2022 Prodeko seminar on 6 May.
University
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Kaisa Hietala is the keynote speaker at Prodeko Seminar 2022.

The science satellite Foresail-1 was successfully launched into space 25 May

The Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space's nanosatellite was successfully launched into space from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Centre.
Research & Art
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Foresail-1_satellite_Aalto_University_lab_1-3-2022_photo_Mikko_Raskinen_002.jpg