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A Europe-first hybrid between quantum computer and supercomputer now open for research use

VTT, CSC, and Aalto University have created the most powerful quantum-assisted supercomputing infrastructure in the world. It's now available for research use.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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VTT's and IQM's HELMI quantum computer in its laboratory.

How is radical creativity understood at Aalto?

A study will explore how an ambiguously and ambitiously defined strategic focus affects organisational norms, identity and ways of working. Read the interview report or assign a workshop with your unit.
Research & Art, University
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Radical creativity and its axis: Outcome - process, individual – collective and intentional - serendipitous.

Inkjet printers and hydrogen dreams: Millennium Graduate Student winner Sanaz Zarabi Golkhatmi

Sanaz Zarabi employed a fabrication technique that promises to wildly increase the effectiveness of our renewable energy solutions. With it, she won first place in the Millennium Graduate Student Contest 2022.
Research & Art, Studies, University
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Sanaz Zarabi in the middle of frame with hexagonal artwork behind her.

New T-REX Project launches to drive closed-loop sorting and recycling of household textile waste across the EU

Aalto University is part of a consortium that has launched an innovative European Union (EU) funded project to create a circular system for post-consumer textile waste.
Research & Art
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Textile waste. Photo: Shutterstock

CHEM Awards 2022: Nominate now!

Each year, the School of Chemical Engineering awards its members in teaching, research, services, and collaboration & impact. All proposals are warmly welcome!
Research & Art
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Aalto flags against the blue sky

Aalto's strong textile expertise showcased at New York Textile Month event

DIALOGUES event in New York 2–6 November reimagines the landscape of tomorrow’s textiles and fashion
Cooperation, Research & Art, University
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Two hands hold a green textiles surface surrounded by rich green nature all around

Aalto University’s pedagogy in textiles studies relies on ‘textile thinking’

"Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures" by Professor Maarit Salolainen is a thorough overview of the textile design pedagogy at Aalto University
Research & Art, University
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Interwoven-kirjan aukeama kreppisidoksesta.

School of Electrical Engineering Alumnus of the Year 2022 Pekka Tiitinen: Electricity sector training opens up diverse career opportunities

Managing Director of ABB Finland encourages students to acquire broad experience of business life already during their studies – because experiencing a range of different work duties can teach you a lot.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulun vuoden alumni Pekka Tiitinen

Nobody can make it alone in the circular economy - How can indicators solve the challenges of the circular economy?

The efficient use and exchange of information are considered fundamental aspects for the prosperity of ecosystems, being them natural or industrial. Consequently, data sharing becomes a requisite for successful circular economy models since, by definition, they require the collaborative interaction of various actors throughout the value chain of materials and products. However, there are significant data gaps that currently prevent the implementation of circular economy in practice.
Research & Art
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Battery

Biowastes converted into a sustainable material for sound absorption

Researchers at Aalto University are developing a way to convert biowaste into a new, sustainable sound-absorbing material. One of the intended outcomes for the research project is to create alternatives to mineral wool construction materials that are commonly used for sound absorption and thermal insulation.
Research & Art
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Photo: Jaana Vapaavuori / MMD group.

Webinar on Automatic Coordination of Construction Actors – ACTOR

ACTOR is a Finnish R&D project aiming to increase construction productivity and decrease carbon emissions through process automation. The first ACTOR webinar on November 3, 2022, introduces the project and its consortium and discusses construction productivity killers and ways to overcome them.
Research & Art
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A healthy dose of usability

Digital health services have emerged as cost-efficient options for healthcare, but better user experience is needed to ensure inclusive digitalisation.
Research & Art
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Johanna Viitanne standing, red tree leaves background

Natalia Särmäkari: ‘Digital fashion is changing the ideals of designership’

Särmäkari explores how the role of the fashion designer is changing with the digital fashion boom
Research & Art
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Tummatukkainen nainen hymyilee, taustalla taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulun tiloja

Researchers develop a digital therapy to alleviate the symptoms of depression

The research team is currently looking for participants. In the study, the participant plays the game Meliora remotely from their home, and they can also take part in a brain study or a game-experience interview.
Research & Art
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Meliora is a combination of first-person shooter and strategy game. Photo: SoihtuDTx.

Tapping hidden visual information: An all-in-one detector for thousands of colours

A new chip from Aalto researchers puts photonic information at our fingertips.
Research & Art
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A fingertip-sized on-chip spectrometer in the foreground compared to a commercial benchtop-size spectrometer in the background. Photo: Aalto University

A radio telescope follows the partial solar eclipse even through clouds

Solar maps provided by Aalto University's Metsähovi Radio Observatory will be available for viewing online almost in real time during a partial solar eclipse taking place on Tuesday, October 25.
Research & Art
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Aalto-yliopiston Metsähovin radio-observatorion aurinkokartat ovat nähtävillä verkossa lähes reaaliajassa osittaisen auringonpimennyksen aikaan tiistaina 25. lokakuuta.

The Squirrel’s Nest / Oravan Pesä Podcast 2018-2022

A new season and previously archived episodes of The Squirrel's Nest / Oravan Pesä Podcast co-created in Ariel Bustamante’s 'Conversation Room' now available online.
Campus, Research & Art, Studies
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Conversation Room, by Ariel Bustamante, Otaniemi, 2018. Photo: María Villa

Maintenance break in ACRIS on 18 October 2022

Maintenance break in ACRIS in October from 10am to 8pm.
Research & Art
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ACRIS service break

Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Professor Herbert Sixta for the development of Sustainable wood-based textile fibres

The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Herbert Sixta and Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen for the development and use of novel ionic liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres.
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Prize winners

An AI model reveals how the body’s defence system recognises skin cancer

The artificial intelligence model could be utilized to enable more effective care for skin cancer patients and could lead to similar breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of other cancers.
Research & Art
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picture of melanoma on human's skin