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Students coded an open-source microprocessor that companies can use as they wish
The new processor is suitable, for example, for 6G transceivers and encryption technology. The project encourages young people to study microelectronics; skills that are in high demand in Finland.

Aalto University receives 1 million euros for software-centric industrial automation program
Schneider Electric donation of industrial automation technology, software licenses, and teaching support is to answer for growing need for automation expertise.

Paula Hohti Erichsen awarded the Roland H. Bainton Prize for Art History
Professor Hohti Erichsen is specialized in the study of early modern dress, textiles, fashion and decorative arts.
Summer interns' projects in MMD group
Internships 2021 in Multifunctional Materials Design research group

Nuclear Finance: Bank Management in Disruption
A new book by Aalto Emeritus Professor Risto Tainio, Taisto Kangas & Anders Kjellman on bank management.

Covid-19 contact-tracing apps are less trusted by those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds
People who are mistrusting, socially disadvantaged, or have less digital access, are generally more negative towards the idea of using digital contact tracing apps to control COVID-19.

Irene Purasachit saw the floral industry’s waste problem firsthand – now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates

‘A deeper understanding of landscape can be the key to designing better cities’
I claim series presents landscape architect Maria Jaakkola.

Recent policy recommendation: How to accelerate platform economy in the education sector
Platforms can be used to create increasingly individualized learning solutions and more efficiently distributed learning materials while reducing production and publishing costs.

Call for interest to participate in the Artificial Biology, Robotics, and Art (ABRA) Workshop Series
ABRA is calling for applications to participate in a series of international transdisciplinary workshops between September 2021 and June 2023.

Alumnus of the Year Mikko J. Salminen encourages multidisciplinary studies
Mikko J. Salminen was selected as Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at Aalto University's School of Electrical Engineering. The selection was made public at the SIK100 seminar of the Guild of Electrical Engineering on Saturday, 23 October.
Vice President Janne Laine's portrait was revealed
The portrait was created by Aalto alumna Erica Nyholm.

Games Now! – Open lectures on game development
Games Now! is an open lecture series on the dominant topics and emerging trends in games.

Do you drive a car in metropolitan area? Come and test how to make motoring routes smoother and safer.
During the autumn, an international Code the Streets pilot will be implemented in metropolitan area, where motorists will be offered alternative driving routes with a navigator. We are now looking for testers for the navigation app who have an Android phone.

Research co-operation with a Nobel Laureate
According to Assistant Professor Ciprian Domnisoru, David Card is a meticulous, hard-working, kind, and fun co-author who often uses a Finnish painting as his Zoom background.

Recording and Q&A now available from the Platform Strategy Seminar 5 October, 2021
The Aalto University seminar "How to Win with Platform Strategy" with top experts from MIT, Harvard, Aalto University, and industry took place on 5 October, 2021 both online and onsite at Aalto campus in Espoo. On this page you can find the recording of the event and Q&A.

School of Science researchers now involved in five Centres of Excellence
SCI researchers are partners in three new Centres of Excellence: Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials, Randomness and structures, and Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations.

Two new Centres of Excellence ɫɫÀ² University – the university is also involved in two consortia
Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Transfer and Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials were chosen as Centres of Excellence led by Aalto University

Grants for Aalto people from the Wihuri Foundation
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grants were awarded to 35 people in Aalto University – majority of the grants are for dissertation work
