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Young Researcher of the Year develops multifunctional materials
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has named Assistant Professor Jaana Vapaavuori as Young Researcher of the Year for 2020. Vapaavuori's work is guided by design thinking and the optimal utilisation of resources.
Crab-shell and seaweed compounds spin into yarns for sustainable and functional materials
Biobased fibres are made from two renewable marine resources and with promise in advanced applications, in wovens and medical materials, among others. The threads draw strength from the crab chitin component and flexibility from seaweed alginate.
Metex Award to Ville Piippo
The thesis, in the field of design, focuses on driving ergonomics and sustainable design of an electric motorbike.
Julia Lohmann: ‘We know too much and do too little’
Lohmann’s magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
Aalto researchers’ bold initiatives receive more than €2 million in funding
The areas covered by the four research projects include the development of thermal energy storage and mobile magnetic resonance imaging technology.
Jaana Vapaavuori and Kati Miettunen receive significant funding for developing new composite biomaterials
Four million euros of funding has been granted to research supporting the forest industry and forestry sector in Finland and Sweden.
EIT Climate-KIC supported Ioncell directly offers an innovation that regenerates fibres, while enabling them to be recyclable and biodegradable
Ioncell, conceptualised out of Aalto University, provides a closed-loop technology to regenerate cellulosic fibres without using harmful chemicals.
Nearly 4 million euro for pioneering research in machine vision and tailor-made biosynthesis
Professors Jaakko Lehtinen and Jan Deska receive the sought-after ERC Consolidator Grants.
The latest installation talks available on video
Aalto University's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of quantum computers and shortlisted investments, among other things.
Sustainable Materials for Future Mobility Lighthouse (EIT RawMaterials)
Future Mobility is powered by Sustainable Raw Materials
Wood-based yarn captures hormones from wastewater
Hormones and other pharmaceuticals ending up in bodies from natural waters are a globally significant environmental problem.
Aalto University presents six concepts on renewable biomaterials at Dutch Design Week
CHEMARTS exhibition showcases fascinating recyclable prototypes which are toxic-free, recyclable and don't release micro-plastics.
Mika Järvinen turns slag and carbon dioxide into profitable business
Professor of Energy Technology believes that science should come up with solutions to major environmental problems
A new, natural wax coating makes garments water-resistant and breathable
Aalto University researchers have made a non-toxic coating solution with wax obtained from Brazilian palm tree leaves.
Diesel from wasteflows and other alternatives to fossil fuels
Renewable diesel, made from biomasses and waste flows, produces up to 90% less greenhouse gas emissions than normal diesel
New biomaterials and their market potential are at the centre of interest in the United States
How can bio-based materials be adopted as an alternative to synthetic plastics on an industrial scale? Is it possible for environmentally friendly textile production to be profitable?
Solar power seen as expensive without reason – already a viable option for one in three residential buildings
According to researchers, legal reform could spur a majority of properties to become energy producers.
2018 in a glimpse: materials revolution, Nobel laureates in economics, and students’ breathtaking art projects
This past year art and science were celebrated once again at Aalto University
District heating can be produced without fossil fuels in Finland – even in Helsinki
The change is possible through the use of heat pumps, wind power, heat storage and demand response.
