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Centre for Quantum Engineering funding awarded for four projects
A total of EUR 318 000 has been granted for project proposals that represent new openings, support emergence of new technologies, applications, and/or industrial collaboration.
Top tools for artificial intelligence and IT are presented to hundreds of conference visitors at Aalto University in August
The tools have been used to improve the safety of drug tests for children, and to understand the cosmos through galaxy clusters.
Satellite data help reveal the loss of tropical rainforests
A recent study piloted a new monitoring method that could help in detecting illegal deforestation and estimating CO2 emissions caused by forest loss.
DIEM researchers stand out with several honoured papers at the 2018 AOM Conference
The Academy of Management Conference annually gathers thousands of management and organization scholars worldwide.
How to manage external resources?
Research indicates that at least six factors should be considered.
Password managers vulnerable to insider hacking
Communication channels between different parts and pieces of computer software are prone to security breaches. Anyone with access to a shared computer can attack or involuntarily subject it to security breaches.
Experience Platform: What is the future of immersive sound?
Are you interested in immersive sound? Would you like to know more and explore the latest applications? Welcome to a joint event 16 August!
Optical Properties of Silver-Mediated DNA from Molecular Dynamics and Time Dependent Density Functional Theory
Olga had initiated this article in a special issue of the International Journal of Molecular Science. Esko worked hard to make the deadline. Now the first article of his PhD is published.
EIT RawMaterials is one of the key actors in the European Battery Alliance
EIT RawMaterials contribution to the European Battery Alliance. Sustainable Materials as Key Enablers for Future Mobility.
Participate in an online game experiment at Aalto University on August 15th
The aim of the vast research project is to create a simulator to anticipate human behavior in socioeconomic crises or to develop avatars of artificial intelligence.
Big data drives materials science innovations
Open science and artificial intelligence tools are changing the ways we discover new materials, say researchers in DataSciMat, the interdisciplinary project at Aalto University, in a new article in Arkhimedes.
Illuminating electronics: Researchers construct all-optical pocket calculator
New findings from Aalto University have the potential to change how electronics process logic functions, the elementary building blocks of computing.
‘Biomimicry in the Nordic Countries’ working paper highlights HYBER CoE
HYBER CoE is highlighted as a Finnish forerunner in biomimetics in a new Nordic Working Paper
Aalto # 4 in Europe in Business Administration research
Aalto has further improved its international position in business research.
Speed up solving complex problems: be lazy and only work crucial tasks
A new improvement to a programming technique called ‘lazy grounding’ could solve hard-set and complex issues in freight logistics, routing and power grids by drastically reducing computation times.
Aalto maintains strong position in prestigious ShanghaiRankings
Two Aalto fields leap forward, with altogether 8 ranking in the top 100 worldwide
Academy Project funding for Professor Mauri Kostiainen
Professor Mauri Kostiainen receives Consortium Project funding from the Academy of Finland
Wetting of surfaces is surprisingly difficult to measure reliably
A group of researchers from Aalto University in Finland and Sun Yat-sen University in China provide a standardised approach to improve the accuracy and reliability of contact angle measurements of surfaces.
Qubits as valves: controlling quantum heat engines
Researchers from Aalto University are designing nano-sized quantum heat engines to explore whether they may be able to outperform classical heat engines in terms of power and efficiency.
Tuukka Saarimaa appointed as Professor at Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Saarimaa D.Sc. (Econ.) will begin as Assistant Professor in Urban Economics 20 August 2018.