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News from Aalto University

184 results for News, Sustainability, Creative Sustainability, sustainability

Solar energy to Otaniemi – campus planning invests in energy efficiency

Sustainable development has an important role in the development of the Otaniemi campus.
Campus
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Ground heat and solar energy are the most suitable options for Otaniemi. Their use is increased gradually.

Eight Aalto teams in Helsinki Challenge semifinals

The Finland 100 jubilee year brings Finnish universities together to change the world.
Research & Art, Press releases
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Dean’s Circle – perspectives on sustainable development

Stakeholders, alumni, researchers and students were brought together by the themes of social responsibility and sustainable development.
Cooperation
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Energy sector executive Mika Anttonen named School of Engineering Alumnus of the Year

Anttonen is known for his open-minded work in the energy sector for mitigating climate change.
Awards and Recognition
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Mika Anttonen is the first Alumnus of the Year 2016 of the Aalto University School of Engineering.

Market impact of CO2-based car taxation in Finland drastic but not that green

Especially high-income households were the winners of the 2008 car tax reform.
Research & Art
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Government tax revenue from purchases of new cars declined strongly because of the car tax reform.

Scientists find link between tropical storms and decline of river deltas

A change in the patterns of tropical storms is threatening the future of the Mekong River delta in Vietnam.
Research & Art, Press releases
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Experience the robot bus in Otaniemi!

Two robot buses have arrived to Otaniemi and they are now available for passengers.
Campus, Cooperation
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Huge leap in digital computing energy efficiency speeds up deployment of IoT

Finnish Minima Processor Ltd receives €1.6 million in equity funding.
Cooperation
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Monika Österberg develops from wood a contender to oil

Associate Professor of Bioproduct Chemistry Monika Österberg wants to see her innovations change the world.
Research & Art
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Monika Österberg

Constructing refugee camps might cause massive carbon dioxide emissions

Architect Matti Kuittinen developed a model for low-carbon rebuilding, which will facilitate constructing in accordance with sustainable development.
Press releases
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Fibres from textile waste to be turned into new attractive consumer products

Trash textiles are a valuable resource that should not be left untapped. Aalto and VTT are participating in an EU project called Trash-2-Cash.
Press releases
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Students aim to give Lift to Lesvos

A visit of four students to the Greek island of Lesvos is the latest example of the Sustainable Global Technologies programme being put into practice.
Studies
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Photo: LIFT project

Awarded method makes textile fibre from waste cotton

A greener textile industry requires expertise in chemistry, design and economy, stresses Herbert Sixta who leads the development of Ioncell-F.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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A maker of better materials

Professor Tanja Kallio develops ecological, safe and affordable materials for batteries and electrocatalysts.
Research & Art
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Tanja Kallio / Kuva: Anni Hanen-Kajander

A process revolutionising cotton recycling wins the H&M Global Change Award

The Ioncell-Fâ„¢ process adapted for the conversion of waste-cotton into new textile was awarded as one of five winners among 2,700 proposals.
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition, Press releases, Research & Art
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Water is a treasure

Human activities have a strong impact on water cycle and water quality, which leads to challenges in both Finland and elsewhere in the world.
Research & Art
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Aalto University School of Engineering

Entrepreneurship can be a path to adjustment for asylum seekers

Preconditions for entrepreneurship can be supported by expanding their knowledge base, networking, internships and entrepreneurship training.
Studies
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During the Sustainable Entrepreneurship day, organised for the first time, students came up with ideas for the integration of asylum seekers and supporting their preconditions for entrepreneurship. It is Daniele Fasoli's presenting turn. Photo Kasimir Raipela.

Sustainable development to be further integrated to teaching

According to Nordic universities, sustainable development should be further integrated not only to campuses but also to teaching.
Cooperation
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The results of the sustainable development survey of the Nordic Rio+20 project were released in Oslo on 12 November 2015. Photo: Lisbet Michaelsen, DTU.

Students developed Otaniemi waterfront walkway

Multidisciplinary urban planning course brought together students and leading experts from the Aalto and the other Nordic countries.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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Luxury fibre from recycled cardboard

Prize-winning spinning method can reduce the environmental hazards of textile production.
Research & Art
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Ioncell kierrätyspahvista