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Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects

New approach allows contactless or remote manipulation of objects by machines or robots.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Researchers designed an algorithm that controls the direction of the air nozzle with two motors.

Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Min-Kyu Paek has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Appointments
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Min-Kyu Paek

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Event information on a yellow to coral gradient background with yellow bubbles and a photo of a colorful event space.

Doctoral education pilot arouses wide interest among applicants and corporate partners

The doctoral education pilot has got off to a fast start.
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Image from the conferment ceremony

Broadband miniaturized spectrometer research receives QTF annual discovery award 2024

The clarity and compelling presentation of the research were one of the reasons why Doctoral Researcher Md Uddin earned the prize for the research paper, which was published in Nature Communications.
Awards and Recognition
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A man stands against a white background.

Robotics needs safe behavior patterns

Robotics and autonomous systems are developing rapidly. Algorithms that withstand disturbances and uncertainties in the system model and environment are critical for development.
Research & Art
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 Shankar Deka is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation.

Teaching a computer to type like a human

A new typing model simulates the typing process instead of just predicting words
Press releases
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kuva puhelimesta ihmisen kädessä

Understanding climate warming impacts on carbon release from the tundra

Tundras could transform from carbon sinks into a carbon source, exacerbating the effects of climate change
Press releases
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Open-top chambers in a tundra environment.

A new way to do controlled experiments in medicine: simulate the control

Generative AI could augment randomized controlled trials.
Research & Art
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Tissue Culture Spinner, a machine with many test tubes attached.

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be hosted by Aalto University

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be held at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus and in Zoom 3.–4.6.2024. Please register by May 3.
Campus, Cooperation, Research & Art
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Otaniemi seafront pictured in the summer with the Aalto logo and event title, and VTT and Open Science logos overlayed.

Designs created by aaltonians on display at the Milan furniture fair

An Italian designer and a Japanese architect are presenting their collaboration, inspired by the Finnish culture, at the "Salone del Mobile" in Milan in April. Other design projects from Aalto are on display at the INTERDEPENDENCE exhibition.
Research & Art, Studies
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Two men dressed in dark clothes sit in the middle of furniture they have designed

Even Finland should be concerned about droughts

Though the risk is still low, recent droughts in Finland have had a serious impact – and they will be more common
Press releases
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Aerial photo of a dried riverbed.

Physicists explain—and eliminate—unknown force dragging against water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces

Aalto University researchers adapt a novel force measurement technique to uncover the previously unidentified physics at play at the thin air-film gap between water droplets and superhydrophobic surfaces.
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A glass needle probes a tiny droplet sitting on a black surface.

FinnCERES and the joint Nordic research project on smart textiles are showcased at the World Circular Economy Forum in Brussels

The exhibition features innovative bioeconomy products and prototypes of textiles responsive to temperature and light.
Research & Art
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Kaksi perhosen muotoon taivutettua neuletekstiilinäytettä rinnakkain: toinen on harmaanruskea, toinen sähköisen vihreä.

Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems

Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to €2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Research & Art
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Olli Ikkana in Otaniemi, photo by Lasse Lecklin.

Researchers investigate how AI could better understand humans

Antti Oulasvirta has received a EUR 2.5 million Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for the study of user models.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Professor Antti Oulasvirta. Photo: Aalto University / Jaakko Kahilaniemi

How to put education policy to the test

Finland is testing changes in national education before committing to them – and showing how randcomized controlled trials can take the guesswork out of policy-making
Research & Art
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Kuvituskuva, jossa kirkkain värein piirretty tyttö katsoo graafista kuviota.

Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing

Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
University
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Olli Ikkala ja Esa Saarinen

New method of measuring qubits promises ease of scalability in a microscopic package

Aalto University researchers are the first in the world to measure qubits with ultrasensitive thermal detectors
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An artistic rendering of two chips on a circuit board, one is blue and the other is orange and light is emitting from their surf

Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science

We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Professor Riikka Puurunen, Catalysis Research group, Aalto Open Science Award, Honorary mention