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Clean energy system works in freezing weather
Seasonal fluctuation in energy demand can be solved through renewable energy in Finnish conditions.
Optimized storage for solar energy
Recent research at Aalto University shows that a solar photovoltaic system could benefit even from a small energy storage. Adding storage less than 1/4 of an EV-battery could increase the PV share of a household's electricity to 70% on a yearly basis.
Software students doing projects mentored by companies – an ideal learning environment for all
The second year in a row, Tuxera's student team was selected as the winner of the Accenture Quality Award.
With an enthusiastic team, big challenges can be taken on
In the SGT Studio course’s international development projects, a Ugandan engineer and a Finnish architect can learn from each other.
Knowledge is power – visualized knowledge is superpower
Aalto University’s 7th Visualizing knowledge -seminar showed numerous thought-provoking examples on how open data can be used as a means to solve difficult problems in the society.
Professor Kimmo Kaski’s farewell seminar attracted renowned researchers É«É«À²
Professor Kaski, pioneer of computational complex systems research in Finland, will continue to work as senior adviser at Aalto.
Seven new Honorary Doctorates in Technology to be conferred at Aalto University
The Aalto University schools of technology will confer honorary doctorates on seven eminent persons in the fields of science, technology and architecture.
Aalto ranked #5 in Europe in empirical operations and supply chain management research
SCM Journal List ranks universities according to research output in top-tier journals in the field.
Graduating students to receive a modern graduation pin as a mark of their achievement
Artist Inni Pärnänen’s multipurpose pin concept won the design compe-tition for the graduation pin to be presented É«É«À² graduates.
“What if… “ event offers the wittiest activities of the spring for the whole family
Take your whole family with you and join us on 19 May at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus.
Microlitter – a challenge for wastewater treatment plants
Textile fibres have been found in Baltic Sea mussels
Academician Risto Nieminen elected as foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
The election is a prestigious recognition of Nieminen’s scientific achievements.
The latest installation talks available on video
Petri Ala-Laurila and Guy Julier tell why the retina offers a pathway to the secrets of the brain and why design should be done with publics.
Sound waves can be perfectly redirected at will by engineered thin layer
A new field of research at Aalto publishes its first results in Nature Communications.
New research project on digital twins
The project partners include Aalto University, Konecranes, Siemens Osakeyhtiö, Ideal PLM, RD Velho and Remion.
EU:lta kiistanalainen ehdotus digitaalisten tulojen verottamisesta jäsenvaltioissa
Tekniikka ja Talous -lehti on julkaissut Totti Könnölän, Ilkka Lakaniemen ja Ahti Salon artikkelin digitaalisten tulojen verottamisesta. Kirjoittajat tutkivat Aalto-yliopistossa alustatalouden haasteita Suomen Akatemian Platform Value Now -projektissa.
AI-created family trees confirm class divisions in Finland in the 18th and 19th century
The genealogy algorithm AncestryAI efficiently combines huge amounts of birth data.
Sanna Lehto and Antonina Sedakova win at Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography
Sedakova takes Exception de Mixmind prize for collaboration in China while Lehto wins Public Prize in photography.
Ultrafast laser pulse created by golden nanoparticles
The creation of a fast, tunable and stable nanoparticle-array laser is a stepping stone to affordable and efficient sensing and switching.
Doctoral dissertation: Finland falling behind in competition for foreign regional headquarters
Regional headquarters have moved to Sweden or closer to mandated markets such as Russia, the Baltics or Poland, according to the doctoral dissertation by Iiris Saittakari.