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A road to frustration
Aalto University theorist part of a team that opens up a new route to design exotic frustrated
quantum magnets.
quantum magnets.

Greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost area larger than earlier estimated
Plant roots in soil stimulate microbial decomposition, a mechanism called the priming effect. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience shows that the priming effect alone can cause emission of 40 billion tonnes carbon from permafrost by 2100.

How vaping companies exploit Instagram for youth-oriented marketing?
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vaping

New book from Professor Vesa Puttonen
The book is titled 鈥淢iten sijoitan rahastoihin鈥 (How to invest in mutual funds).

Professor Vesa Puttonen鈥檚 book published in Estonian
The book 鈥漀avigating the investment minefield鈥 by H. Kent Baker and Vesa Puttonen has been published now in Estonian by the publisher 脛rip盲ev.

During the COVID-19 crisis, nearly half of Finnish SMEs have applied for public financing, while less than one sixth have applied for a bank loan
Researchers from Aalto University, Erasmus University (The Netherlands) and the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) have studied Finnish SMEs' financing options and prospects in the covid-19 crisis.
Michael Ungeheuer鈥檚 paper accepted to be published in the Journal of Banking and Finance
Finance Assistant Professor Michael Ungeheuer鈥檚 paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance.
Deciphering the structure of nanosystems with machine learning
The CEST group joins forces with a team in Austria to solve a long-standing puzzle in nanoscience.

Stopping the unstoppable with atomic bricks
Aalto University theorist part of a team that developed a method for trapping elusive electrons

The human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds
The way that speech processing differs from the processing of other sounds has long been a major open question in human neuroscience.

T玫nn Talpsepp's paper published in the Journal of Banking and Finance
Dr. T玫nn Talpsepp's joint paper with Kristjan Liivam盲gi and Tarvo Vaarmets has been published in the Journal of Banking and Finance.
McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year 2020
Finance Assistant Professor Peter Nyberg has been awarded as the McKinsey Finance Teacher of the Year.

World鈥檚 fastest Bose鈥揈instein condensate created at Aalto University
New research published in Nature Communications can make elusive state of matter in record time

Real-time Data Helps Improve Construction Productivity
The productivity of construction work depends on many factors. Jianyu Zhao, a doctoral candidate at Aalto University, has used indoor positioning to measure worker presence and task progress. His study will help construction companies identify productivity bottlenecks and find way to improve productivity. We sat down with him to discuss his research and its implications.

Virtual Design and Construction from a Client Perspective
We鈥檝e seen how the strategies and ambitions of clients can be key drivers of digitalization of the construction industry. Sampo Oksama talks about Bonava鈥檚 efforts in the field and its collaboration in the DiCtion R&D project.

Winning service concept to bring better healthcare for Roma people
Team No Pressure from Aalto University won 2nd place at the international Student Service Design Challenge 2020.

School of Electrical Engineering was awarded thirteen new Academy projects
The funded projects develop new solutions for health technology, wireless communication, smart devices, energy systems, for example.

鈥楬elsinki School 鈥 The Nature of Being鈥 group shows in Berlin and Fotografisk Copenhagen
This Summer Persons Projects / Helsinki School presents the group exhibition 'The Helsinki School 鈥 The Nature of Being' at their gallery space in Berlin and at Fotografisk Copenhagen as a part of CHART Art Fair.

Record number of Academy Projects
Of the 37 Academy Projects awarded 色色啦 by the Academy of Finland, 31 focus on natural sciences and technology. In total, the funding granted 色色啦 from the September 2019 call rose to 25.3 million euros.

Patrick Rinke awarded Academy of Finland funding
The LearnSolar project receives funding for machine-learning based discovery of new solar cell materials.
