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MMD research group at the CHEM Research Day
Doctoral candidates and postdocs of the Multifunctional Materials Design research group presented their work via online posters at the internal networking event

Safer and more efficient rechargeable lithium batteries – Aalto is taking part in new corporate cooperation projects
International projects aim to develop new more environmentally friendly materials and production methods for rechargeable lithium batteries

No more plastic wrap? Students create novel biobased packaging for cucumbers
A dip in the biobased liquid gives cucumbers a protective film. Innovative idea will be presented in the international BioDesign Challenge competition.

Finland continues to lead battery metals and recycling research
As demand for batteries increases, the need to find solutions is urgent.

New Academy of Finland postdoctoral researchers explore new materials, mathematical modelling, and computer security
8 postdoctoral research grants were awarded to the School of Science

Aalto School of Science celebrates five new Academy Research Fellows
Manohar Kumar studies quantum information, Ivan Lomakin 3D atomic data reconstruction, Kezilebieke Shawulienu exotic materials, Arno Solin probabilistic principles and neural network models and Marijn van Vliet the visual and auditory language systems in the brain

A story on battery recycling in HS Vision
Our professor Tanja Kallio was interviewed as an expert in HS Vision.

Näytös21 fashion show made an impact also online
The main prize winner is Jenny Hytönen, also Sofia Ilmonen and Juha Vehmaanperä were awarded.

Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice
New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold up

Acoustic solutions made from natural fibres can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints
Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibres are also well-suited for making acoustic materials.

A new form of carbon
Not graphene: researchers in Germany and Finland discover new type of atomically thin carbon material

Ecofriendly chemicals can actually improve mineral processing
Nontoxic and biodegradable cellulose-based compound accelerates the mineral separation processes and reduces the use of other chemicals
Let ceramics challenge you at the EMMA Museum
The newly opened exhibition reflects on our relationship to ceramics, clay and the environment.

Physicist Mika A. Sillanpää wins a multi-million euro research grant to support work reconciling quantum mechanics and general relativity
The team is trying to solve a hundred-year-old mystery of physics with the help of small gold spheres and extremely low temperatures. The observation of tiny gravitational forces between vibrating spheres may solve the mystery.

Pinja Helasuo, preparing for Wappu: We are in this together
According to physics student Pinja Helasuo, the most challenging thing in daily life during COVID-19 has been tolerating spending all the time in the same room. The Guild of Physics and Helasuo’s closest friends and family have helped her cope. Helasuo was also involved in launching the WappuApu fundraising campaign to prevent student loneliness.

New Industry partnership for solid-state cooling
Comptek Solutions and Aalto University’s Engineered Nanosystems group launch the SuperDevice project to study the effects of controlled oxidation on defected surfaces in optical cooling devices

Method yielding more accurate total energies could boost quantum chemistry calculations
CEST researchers publish new method calculating total energies efficiently and accurately

Finnish Cultural Foundation awards Kunal Ghosh with PhD grant
Kunal Ghosh (CEST group) was awarded a Finnish Cultural Foundation grant for his doctoral studies

Call for proposals 2022 / Innovation / EIT Digital
Call for proposals 2022 / Innovation / EIT Digital
Call opening: 6.4.21 / Final-submission: 12.5.21
Call opening: 6.4.21 / Final-submission: 12.5.21

Call for proposals 2022 / Innovation / EIT Manufacturing
Call for proposals 2022 / Innovation / EIT Manufacturing
Call opening: 1.3.21 / Call deadline: 14.5.21
Call opening: 1.3.21 / Call deadline: 14.5.21
