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New collaboration targets the mine-to-market value chain

FCAI, Metso and partners address sustainability in mining with artificial intelligence.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Open pit mining machines

How do companies handle EU’s new sustainability regulations?

Two School of Business students examined Nordic firms for PwC Finland
Studies
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PwC:lle tehdyn opiskelijaprojektin projektitiimi

Six of nine planetary boundaries now exceeded

A new study updates the planetary boundary framework
Press releases
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Englanninkielinen grafiikka planetaarisista rajoista.

Best Paper Award for Acoustics Lab Doctoral Student Gloria Dal Santo

The research optimises an artificial reverberation method to improve its sound quality. The award was received at the International Conference on Digital Audio Effects in Copenhagen.
Awards and Recognition
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Gloria Dal Santo esitelmöi tutkimuksestaan DAFx-2023-konferenssissa Aalborgin yliopistossa Kööpenhaminassa syyskuun alussa.

Register for training in research data management and open science

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2023 are open.
Research & Art
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RDM & Open Science training

Unique opportunity for Professor Hele Savin to carry out academic research at company premises

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation funding allows professors to concentrate on research and utilize the practical expertise of companies.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Professori Hele Savin ja tuotannon kehitysinsinööri Katja Mustonen valitsemassa piikiekkoja Okmeticin tuotantolinjalta yhteiseen tutkimukseensa. Kuva: Anniina Ojanperä.

Does ChatGPT make us lazy?

FCAI hosted a discussion on using ChatGPT for research at Tiedekulma in August.
Research & Art
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Four seated people on stage having a panel discussion.

A finer picture of global migration reveals complex patterns

New research shows that socio-economic factors play a larger role than climate
Press releases
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A map with regions of countries colour-coded to show net migration levels. There's a lot of variability, and many countries have some subregions with positive net migration and other subregions with negative net migration.

Human, animal, machine: How three researchers reveal the dynamics of power across disciplines

Whenever humans interact – with other humans, animals or technology – there are always power dynamics at play. Three researchers from different disciplines explain how they bring to light the hidden ways power is used in human interactions.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Kuvituskuvassa suuren valkoisen pilven keskeltä nousee kevytrakenteinen pyramidi, joka koostuu toistensa sisällä olevista pienistä sinisistä pyramideista. Kuvitus: Iikkamatti Hauru.

Innovative metal recovery technique: turning low-concentration solutions into valuable resources

EDRR: a recent review article explores latest developments of a novel method for efficient precious metal recovery and creation of high-value-added materials
Press releases, Research & Art
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Recent developments of EDRR

Dialogue: Let’s make resilience a community resource – not an individual obligation

Is there any skill more important in today’s work world than the ability to cope during challenging times and bounce back quickly?
Aalto Magazine
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Jani Romanoff ja Maria Joutsenvirta seisovat hymyillen ja rinnakkain pienen välimatkan päässä toisistaan valkoisen seinän edessä. Kuvan yläosassa näkyy kuparipintainen portaikko. Joutsenvirta näyttää heiluttavan oikeaa kättään, josta lähtee kuvanmuokkauksella luotu sähkövirtaa muistuttava vaaleansininen viiva kiertäen yläkautta kohti Jani Romanoffin päätä. Kuva: Jaakko Kahilaniemi.

New loss mitigation technique paves the way for perfect optical resonators

Aalto researchers demonstrate how to create high-quality resonators using optically absorbing materials
Press releases
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Red waves intersect above a rectangular slab with golden squares layered throughout.

The latest Aalto University Magazine delves into the invisible

The September issue asks if we would make different decisions if we could see beneath the surface and know better.
Aalto Magazine
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Kolme kappaletta kumpaakin kieliversiota, suomenkielisiä ja englanninkielisiä, kuvattuna ulkona auringonvalossa, puolukanvarpujen ja sammalten päällä. Kuva: Anni Kääriä.

Professor Matti Kuittinen: 'Hey, take a break at the construction site!'

New construction should be put on hold until we figure out a sustainable solution, says Kuittinen
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Matti Kuittinen seisoo pohdiskelevan näköisenä, leukaa käteensä nojaten valkoisen marmorikuvioisen kiviseinän edessä. Seinään muodostuu hänestä voimakas tumma varjo. Kuvaaja: Nita Vera.

Openings: Creativity helps us navigate the invisible

Riikka Mäkikoskela’s leading article in Aalto University Magazine describes the combination of rational reasoning, emotional intelligence and radical creativity as an invisible tool in order to birth something new.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Vihreään asuun pukeutunut Riikka Mäkikoskela istumassa keltaisella tuolilla sivuttain, nojaten käsivarrellaan tuolin selkänojaan. Taustalla on vaalea seinä, jossa on sinisiä, oransseja ja vihreitä aaltoilevia viivoja.

Guidelines on good scientific practice and research integrity (RI guidelines) updated

Tutkimuseettisen neuvottelukunnan (TENK) antama Hyvän tieteellisen käytännön ohjeistus (HTK-ohje) on uudistunut. The guidelines have been drafted by TENK in cooperation with the Finnish research community.
Research & Art
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New Aalto Distinguished Professor Riitta Salmelin traces the brain’s own ‘fingerprint’

Riitta Salmelin believes that her field of brain imaging has matured to a stage where questions ignored in the early days can now be addressed
Appointments, Campus, Research & Art, University
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Riitta Salmelin

Tiny organisms, big discoveries: How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of ‘mesorobotics’

Aalto researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp—a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale
Press releases
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Assistant Professor Matilda Backholm looks at shrimp via a screen connected to a microscope.

Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things

'I believe that those of us who can and are capable have a duty to work to make the world a little better place all the time. For example, we can try to improve the situation of those who are not so well off.'
University
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Annukka Svanda, photo by Linda Lehtovirta

Aalto University launches H2 Innovation Center – accelerating the transition to a sustainable hydrogen economy

The new H2 Innovation Center brings together multidisciplinary hydrogen research
Press releases
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Kampus, ilmakuva