/en/listing/443071/feed News listing en /en/news/aalto-university-launches-inventors-program-to-turn-science-into-impact Mon, 26 May 2025 12:55:43 +0000 Virpi Raski 1316623 at /en The new training program in the field of chemical engineering empowers researchers to explore entrepreneurial pathways and the commercial potential of their work. Innovations Sustainability Business and economics Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Careers Entrepreneurship Bio Materiality Entrepreneurial mindset innovations sustainable entrepreneurship careers entrepreneurship Cooperation Studies Ryhmäkuva ihmisistä, joilla on rento ja muodollinen vaatetus, otettu sisätiloissa. /en/news/everyday-choices-viktar-asadchy-how-do-you-control-light Wed, 21 May 2025 10:09:19 +0000 Paula Haikarainen 1315615 at /en This Associate Professor of Electromagnetics manipulates and directs light with materials. Materials and natural resources Research Aalto University Magazine Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering electronics Aalto Magazine Research & Art Mies, jolla on tummat hiukset, pukutakki ja paita, katsoo itseään peilistä. /en/news/wool-electronics-and-orange-peel-clothing-being-created-in-bioinnovation-center Wed, 14 May 2025 06:56:38 +0000 Paula Haikarainen 1314143 at /en Doctoral researchers at Aalto University Bioinnovation Center discuss accelerating the sustainable bioeconomy, the importance of collaboration and bold entrepreneurial dreams. Materials and natural resources Research Aalto University Magazine Bioinnovation center CHEM, Doctoral Programmes tohtorikoulutus Aalto Magazine Research & Art Erilaisia tekstuurisia ja värikkäitä kangasnäytteitä, kuten valkoinen, ruskea, sininen, punainen, beige ja vihreä, aseteltuna valkoiselle pinnalle. /en/news/daniel-langerreiter-received-magnus-ehrnrooth-award-for-the-best-doctoral-dissertation-in-chemistry Thu, 08 May 2025 08:01:34 +0000 Virpi Raski 1313322 at /en The Finnish Science Society awarded distinguished researchers and high school teachers at its annual celebration. Materials and natural resources Research Studies Sustainability FinnCERES academic career awards cellulose chemical technology defences of doctoral theses nanomaterials wood refinement chemistry Awards and Recognition FinnCERES Materials Clusterin logo sekä Suomen Akatemian, Aalto-yliopiston ja VTT:n logot harmaalla taustalla. /en/news/a-digital-twin-in-the-mining-industry-gets-a-machine-learning-boost Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:46:10 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1309797 at /en Optimizing and visualizing the mining process requires combining physics and data-driven approaches. Energy solutions Collaboration Digitalisation and AI Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) VTT artificial intelligence machine learning minerals optimisation process industry research Cooperation Research & Art 3D graph showing time-lag prediction performance with peaks rising from blue to red, representing error rates. /en/news/finnish-forest-industry-is-renewing-through-academic-research-and-innovation Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:36:27 +0000 Virpi Raski 1309080 at /en The FinnCERES Flagship is advancing long-term, high-impact research that drives innovation, economic growth, and societal development towards a sustainable bioeconomy. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Collaboration Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems FinnCERES bioeconomy biotechnics bioproducts business cooperation Cooperation Research & Art Puulastuja ja ikoneja, jotka kuvaavat rakennusosia, muovin korvaamista, multimateriaaleja, biokomposiitteja, elektroniikkaa ja kemikaaleja. /en/news/researchers-create-gel-that-can-self-heal-like-human-skin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:26:05 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1304619 at /en Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate this high stiffness or natural skin’s self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth are the first to develop a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin. Materials and natural resources Research material research material science nanomaterials nature robots Press releases Artistic representation of hydrogels in a mobius-ring formed through self-healing by Margot Lepetit, Aalto University. /en/news/online-course-on-wood-mechanics-starts-2422025 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:41:35 +0000 Kristiina Lillqvist 1300381 at /en Learn 100% online about the engineering potential of wood as a complex natural material. Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Woodstudio wood wood building wood product technology Studies Photo showing four parallel wood tensile testing set-ups across the grain /en/news/a-flexible-biorefinery-using-machine-learning Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:14:35 +0000 Virpi Raski 1292051 at /en Biorefineries convert biomass, such as wood, annual plants or agricultural into products and energy. Research teams in Finland and Germany aim to maximize such product output for a more holistic valorization of our natural resources. The development of these new processes is often slow because they require optimization of many factors. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) can help us accelerate such a development drastically. Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems FinnCERES bioeconomy biomass bioproducts biorefineries material research materials natural resources Research & Art A hand in a blue glove holding a spherical glass flask with a cork, containing a brown, grainy substance. /en/news/14-projects-selected-for-seed-funding-to-boost-collaboration-between-aalto-ku-leuven-and-university Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:24:35 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1271336 at /en The funded projects lay the groundwork for future joint research endeavors, reinforcing the strategic partnership’s goal to fostering impactful and interdisciplinary collaboration. Digitalisation and AI Energy solutions Global business dynamics Materials and natural resources Living environments Arts and design Health and wellbeing Research Collaboration University fundings funding calls research Research & Art Three happy students. Photo: Unto Rautio /en/news/summer-school-alum-story-working-with-living-materials-gives-you-new-perspectives-every-day Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:08:53 +0000 Johanna Fagerström 1271371 at /en Students are taking action for a sustainable future with natural materials at the Aalto University Summer School course Nordic Biomaterials. Aalto stories Materials and natural resources Aalto Summer School Alumni stories Bio Materiality CHEMARTS Department of Chemistry and Materials Science summer courses Studies Happi Dayawa portrayed sitting with some of her natural material work with roots hanging on the wall behind her. /en/news/a-dress-that-combines-modular-design-and-seaweed-research-was-seen-at-the-independence-day-reception Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:34:29 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1266596 at /en Landscape architect Anni Järvitalo designed a festive outfit for the President's Independence Day reception that combines modular design and seaweed research in collaboration with designer Sofia Ilmonen and Professor Julia Lohmann. Design Innovations Materials and natural resources Sustainability clothing design landscape architecture Cooperation Research & Art Henkilö seisoo sisätiloissa yllään vihreä mekko, jossa on pystysuoria raitoja ja teksturoituja yksityiskohtia. Hänellä on asusteita ranteessa ja korvissa. /en/news/new-origami-packaging-technology-creates-sustainable-and-eye-catching-alternatives-to-conventional Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:15:33 +0000 Juuso Mäntykivi 1262371 at /en Origami packaging enables completely new properties for cartonboard, making it an excellent alternative to, for example, plastic and expanded polystyrene in packaging. The aesthetics of the material have also garnered interest from designers. Innovations Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Collaboration VTT materials materiaalitechnology material science Cooperation Press releases Research & Art Kolme valkoista, taiteltua paperirakennetta eri kokoisina ja muotoisina harmaalla pinnalla. /en/news/quantum-physics-professor-searches-for-exotic-qubit-alternatives-with-new-european-funding Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:10:32 +0000 Minna Tiainen 1262336 at /en Aalto University physics professor Jose Lado will use this funding to engineer a new type of topological quantum material that could have applications for quantum bit, or “qubit,” development for noise-resilient topological quantum computation. Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Research & Art Jose Lado. /en/news/this-n-that-exhibition-showcased-the-skills-of-the-workshop-masters Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:27:59 +0000 Liivia Pallas 1257056 at /en In October, the gallery spaces at Väre showcased an exhibition highlighting the diverse workshop activities across the school and the craftsmanship of the workshop masters Arts and design Materials and natural resources Arts Infra Exhibitions Campus Research & Art University Pieni galleriatila, jossa on valkoisilla jalustoilla ainutlaatuisia tuoleja ja erilaisia valaisimia, taustalla suuret ikkunat. /en/news/valuable-lessons-from-nature-professor-finds-inspiration-in-spider-silk Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:39:12 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1256991 at /en Tenured Aalto associate professor Maria Sammalkorpi explains how the phenomena in nature can be used to understand and improve manufactured materials Aalto stories Materials and natural resources Research Department of Chemistry and Materials Science modelling materials installation lectures Appointments University Henkilö istuu tuolissa, jossa on punainen selkänoja, yllään kukkapaita, valkoinen neuletakki ja keltainen hame. Takana tietokoneen näyttöjä. /en/news/battery-demand-is-growing-exponentially-batcircle30-provides-a-leap-in-battery-material-and Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:37:03 +0000 Virpi Raski 1245946 at /en The three-year BATCircle3.0 project, led by Aalto University, offers a strategic focus on new openings for battery materials refining and battery recycling. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Collaboration Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering battery technology metals metallurgy smart metals Research & Art Copper /en/news/alfred-kordelin-prize-for-research-on-the-green-transition Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:02:37 +0000 Virpi Raski 1241181 at /en The Alfred Kordelin Foundation has awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize ɫɫ�� University Professor of Hydrometallurgy Mari Lundström, dance artist and choreographer Tero Saarinen and the Sekasin Collective, a youth mental health organisation. Honoured Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Career Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering impact on society metallurgy Awards and Recognition Mari Lundström /en/news/this-is-how-smart-textiles-can-look-like-self-cleaning-cotton-or-a-colour-changing-print Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:23:06 +0000 Giulnara Launonen 1230771 at /en An article by YLE Svenska about 'Beyond e-Textiles' project and 'Interlaced' exhibition at the University of Turku Materials and natural resources Research Collaboration Multifunctional Materials Design material science material research Research & Art Photo by Mikael Nyberg, University of Turku /en/news/prof-yaolin-xu-combines-physics-and-chemistry-for-better-batteries Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:21:13 +0000 Ville Heirola 1223276 at /en Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage. Energy solutions Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability Technology and engineering battery technology material science physics Appointments Research & Art Photo of prof. Yaolin Xu by Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University.