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Aalto University aims at a 15 per cent annual energy saving
The impacts of the measures, targeted at the university buildings, will be monitored for a period of 12 months, after which the next steps will be agreed upon
New decaying wood artwork on the Otaniemi campus
The piece enhances, among other things, the versatility of campus nature
Ultrasound provides medical needles new functions - can be used to deliver genes
The technology of medical needles has not changed dramatically in 150 years. In his doctoral research, Emanuele Perra explored if nonlinear ultrasound can be used to overcome the limitations of currently used medical needles, such as the pain experienced by patients, inaccuracy and variable quality of needle samples.
The Association of Process Engineering Students, Prosessiteekkarit ry, invited Dean Kristiina Kruus to become an honorary member
The Association of Process Engineering Students (Prosessiteekkarit ry, PT) of the School of Chemical Engineering is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion it has invited Kristiina Kruus, Dean of the School, to become its first honorary member.
InstituteQ calling for novel ideas in quantum technology at Aalto
InstituteQ is looking for novel ideas in quantum technology and offering funding. Researchers from all schools of Aalto are welcome to apply! Apply by October 31.
Aalto fundraising campaign
Autumn fundraising campaign 2022 starts on October 10th and continues until the end oft he year.
Ministry of the Interior: One in three Ukrainians wants to stay in Finland while many are uncertain about the future
The results were analysed by doctoral researcher Anastasiya Koptsyukh from the School of Business and visiting researcher Arseniy Svynarenko from the Finnish Youth Research Society
Doctoral education hub opened at aalto.fi
A new starting place for doctoral education at aalto.fi published
Thirteen new teams onboard the Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program
This autumn’s creative industry pre-incubation started on the 27th of September.
Award-winning teams work together
Aalto Pioneering Excellence Awards were granted É«É«À² teams that do pioneering work to develop the quality and excellence of operations.
AI boosts usability of paper-making waste product
Lignin, a side product of wood pulping, is funnelled into new bioproducts with the help of AI
Rock engineering expert Topias Siren has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University
‘I’ll bring students a lot of lessons from working life to be combined with theoretical knowledge,’ promises Topias Siren.
Alumna Erika Ahlberg: If you never make mistakes, you haven't been brave enough
Our alumna Erika Ahlberg wanted to combine her previous studies in retail and design in her master's degree, and the International Design Business Management program was a great fit for this. In her career in fashion, sales, marketing, and brands, she has courageously taken on challenges - for example, jumping into the management of an organization of 100 people without any previous managerial experience.
University lecturer Janne Halme: Solar energy is awesome!
Janne Halme is inspired by a linden alley; a combination of trees, leaves and light filtering through them. Even though the solar cell can generate electricity, it cannot replace life-sustaining photosynthesis.
Lab-grown pigments and food by-products: The future of natural textile dyes
As the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industries becomes clearer, the demand and need for sustainable alternatives is growing. One international research group aims to replace toxic synthetic dyes with natural alternatives, ranging from plants to microbes to food waste.
One hundred years of Finnish maternity and child health clinics - researchers are exploring how health technology could be used to meet new needs
Researchers are now exploring how to meet the needs of the next century of maternity and child health clinics using Biodesign methods from Stanford University.
FCAI and Bitville collaborate to make learning easier with AI
Academy–industry collaboration can be a real win-win. In FCAI's new video series, we present successful collaborations. The third video in the series highlights collaboration between FCAI and digital learning company Bitville.
OP Group Research Foundation grants EUR 1.2 million for a research project of three Finnish universities
High-quality research cannot be produced without expensive research data and people, says Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska, leader of the research project on the financing sector and financial institutions at Aalto University.
Tomek Rygalik: ‘We need to design less but better things for longer’
Meet our new professors: Professor in Furniture Design Tomek Rygalik
Professor Monika Österberg's team received funding for the development of bio-based packaging materials
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation funding awarded to Professor Monika Österberg's team will enable Aalto University and Kemira to explore the possibilities of developing fully bio-based packaging materials to reduce the use of plastics in the packaging industry.
