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Metsähovi Radio Observatory turns 50 and gets new telescopes
Students helped design and build the new telescopes, which expands the opportunities for multidisciplinary space research and education
Significant Grant for Greener Semiconductor Technology from Business Finland
Aalto University, in collaboration with the industrial partners Applied Materials in Finland (Picosun), PiBond and Volatec has been awarded a major Business Finland grant.
AI-powered personalized medicine is on the horizon
People have to be in the loop when machine learning is adapted for medical use.
Pitching in ice cold water and childbirth are both leaps into the unknown
The Natal Mind research team won the Polar Bear Pitching competition last weekend in Oulu. Obstetrician Aura Pyykönen tells us what it was like to pitch in the ice-cold water. Annika Järvelin, Riikka Lemmetyinen and Henni Tenhunen are other members of the winning team at Aalto Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Humans have driven the Earth’s freshwater cycle out of its stable state
New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions
Bridging gaps in reactor damage modelling and embracing diversity in academia
With a keen interest in electron-ion interactions, doctoral researcher Evgeniia Ponomareva describes her experience in the Nuclear Materials and Engineering (NuME) research group led by Assistant Professor Andrea Sand in the Department of Applied Physics.
Aalto Open Science Award Winner 2023 – Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform (AMAD)
We interviewed the AMAD team, winners of the first Aalto Open Science Award.
Sparks of curiosity: two professors share what they wonder about
Two newly tenured Aalto professors talk about what drives them
Aalto University to host CESAER Task Force Openness of Science and Technology
Aalto University is proud to host the CESAER Task Force Openness of Science and Technology on 16–17 April 2024.
Jukka Pekola receives Finnish Cultural Foundation award – ‘Quantum is of interest way beyond scientists or the science fiction world’
Professor Jukka Pekola receives the Finnish Cultural Foundation's award for his long-term contributions to quantum technology research and to solving challenges facing humanity.
Minna Halme: At first, sustainability wasn’t taken seriously
'I was told to do a doctoral thesis on a different topic if I want a job in the future.'
New quantum entangled material could pave way for ultrathin quantum technologies
Researchers reveal the microscopic nature of the quantum entangled state of a new monolayer van der Waals material
BIOSUOJA project is saving lives by developing bio-based fire retardant coatings
A talented group of young researchers is making these non-toxic coatings out of wood.
New research: Labeling carbon footprint affects the choices of mass catering customers – and the labeling method matters, too!
A recent study conducted in Germany shows that customers in a student canteen choose low-emission meals when presented with the carbon footprint of meals. This effect was strongest when the information was color-coded in a traffic-light scheme and translated into environmental costs in euros. According to one of the researchers, these findings could also be relevant for Finland, where mass catering is particularly popular.
Dr. Swarnalok De receives a one-year grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
Awarded for research on the development of wearable healthcare sensors for autonomous health monitoring of the aging population
Unite!’s pathway for the management of open science and innovation in the European Universities Alliances
Unite! presents a new university open science and innovation governance model and five policy recommendations.
A new optical metamaterial makes true one-way glass possible
Researchers have discovered how to make a new optical metamaterial that would underpin a variety of new technologies.
Significant grants for science from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
A total of thirty individuals and research groups from Aalto University received grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for science and art. Professors Harri Lipsanen and Zhipei Sun and their team, were awarded a large grant to develop electronic components mimicking the structure and function of the human brain. Among the grantees is also Professor Mikko Alava, whose team is developing water-resistant foams as substitutes for plastic using AI-based methods.
Landscape architect Anu Hakola receives Lappset prize
Hakola’s Master’s thesis examines memorial trees and their significance as part of the commemoration of the deceased.
Overview of Aalto's open access publications 2023
91 % of Aalto's scientific journal articles published in 2023 are available open access.
