News related to research and art
For Chris Brzuska, truth and understanding are supreme virtues
Assistant Professor Chris Brzuska feels very lucky to be able to interact with great people in mathematics and computer science in a meaningful way, every single day.
Ossi Naukkarinen appointed Vice President for Research
The five-year term of office will start on 1 November 2018.
Bio-based carbon improve biogas yield
Researchers from Aalto University and Xi'an University show that adding bio-based porous carbon could increase biogas production by 30-70%
Curator Paola Antonelli's open lecture: Broken Nature 20 September
The lecture will be on the relationship between design, nature and humanity.
Collaboration with strategically important and prestigious partners enhances SME performance
The study has been published in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
Scientists found new ways to utilise biorefinery chemicals
Natural catalysts convert simple biorefinery chemicals into high-value functional synthetic building blocks.
You can’t tell whether an online restaurant review is fake—but this AI can
Researchers find AI-generated reviews and comments pose a significant threat to consumers, but machine learning can help detect the fakes.
Cryocourse 2018 on low-temperature technology at Aalto
This international school provides training on fundamental and industrial issues on cryogenics 21-26 September 2018.
Aalto students won Habitare Design Competition
The Habitare Design Competition was won jointly by Ariane Relander with her design Organized Chaos, and by the designer duo Janne Pärssinen and Tony Yau with their design Spotti (‘Spot’).
Hate speech-detecting AIs are fools for ‘love’
State-of-the-art detectors that screen out online hate speech can be easily duped by humans, shows new study
Latest projects, prototypes and experiments
When people ask what are we working on right now at the Learning Environments research group, it is often difficult to summarize all the different prototypes, experiments, and projects. The university keeps track of all our publications, but there is so much more with impact.
Speaker series: advanced materials commercialization for scientists and entrepreneurs
A speaker series and course on technology innovations at Aalto University in Autumn 2018
At the Aalto in Space exhibition, you can admire nanosatellites, peer into a black hole, listen to Jupiter – and make of virtual reality journey into space
The exhibition offers a diverse presentation of space research and technology at Aalto. The opening event is on 21 September – come and join us!
The RAI 2018 panellists’ first comments praised Aalto for great progress and atmosphere, and suggested areas of future development
Experts assessing Aalto University's research and artistic activities praised, for instance, the enthusiastic and collaborative work atmosphere, university’s infrastructure, the tenure track career system and the student-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Helsinki Design Awards É«É«À² alumni
Winners include Aalto student Mikko Latomäki and alumni Yrjö Kukkapuro and Maria Korkeila.
Assistant Professor Pekka Marttinen develops machine learning solutions to real-life problems
Prediction models developed by Marttinen can be used to assess the new capitation model included in the health and social services reform.
Scientific journals are interested in a good story well told, too
International scientific publications are flooded with manuscripts. We asked Gustaf Olsson – professor emeritus and member of several editorial boards – what makes an article stand out.
Using lignin to replace fossil materials
Ball-like lignin particles developed by researchers open up completely new possibilities for the utilisation of lignin.
The long wait is over – Suomi 100 satellite finally on its way to be launched
Probable launch date of mid-November for satellite that will make observations of space weather and aurora borealis.
Wide bandgap oxides with ionic conductor operate as single-layer fuel cell
Researchers at Aalto University explain underlying mechanisms of a single-layer fuel cell based on a wide bandgap oxide and ionic conductor mixture.