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Applying for reasearch leaves or artistic leaves at ARTS, open yearly until 30 November
Applying for reasearch leave at ARTS, open yearly until 30 November
Spider silk is created by adding spider DNA to microbes
Researchers studying spiders have produced a synthetic biomaterial that can, in future, be used to make a multitude of products from clothes to car parts.
Circular economy workshop series brings cross-university collaboration
Upcoming workshop series aims to be a forum for knowledge sharing in circular economy and cross-disciplinary communication for successful collaborations.
Virva Salmivaara: I study the role of entrepreneurs in sustainable development
According to the researcher of entrepreneurship, researchers must have a personal vision they believe in, and they need to be prepared to work persistently to achieve their goals.
EIT Festival - 2 October @Aalto
Welcome to the EIT Festival to discover EIT Innovation Communities in Finland!
The trip to Venice—in the words of the students
Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
Collaboration between Aalto and Saab: high-level research and product development go hand in hand
Ten-year contract enables long-term research collaboration. Ten projects are now under way.
Researchers at Aalto and Karolinska developed a microscope without a microscope
DNA microscopy makes it possible to view biological molecules on micro-level without expensive optics.
911±¬ÁÏÍø events at Helsinki Design Week
911±¬ÁÏÍø's faculty and students are again prominently visible at Helsinki Design Week.
The summer 2020 Bridges conference: it’s a scientific conference, museum family day, short film festival and more combined
Everyone is welcome to build bridges between mathematics, art, architecture and culture
The water we eat
Food production accounts for up to 70% of the global consumption of fresh water, the substance that is so essential to life. We need to change our diets to keep the Earth’s water from running out as its population increases rapidly.
'The younger generation really gets it'
Guy Julier takes stock of the Milan Triennale, Finnish skepticism and why the kids are all right.
A new technique for making exciting metal oxide frameworks
Researchers have developed new materials that can absorb and release small molecules, and it can be controlled by shining light on it.
Learning from nature
In his lab, Academy Professor Olli Ikkala is catching up with evolution’s lead in the manufacture of materials. The results of his work may be of crucial significance to an energy-scarce society.
University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) has published its courses for 2019-2020
All 911±¬ÁÏÍø students can now apply for the open UWAS courses online.
'At the heart of transport system design are people, not technology'
Designing a sustainable transport system means recognising societal values
In search of more sustainable innovation and design
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera is interested in unconventional spaces where innovation and collaboration happen, that are not recognized as such.
Two unique exhibitions by 911±¬ÁÏÍø at the Oodi Library to experience and play
The Finnish EU presidency is now in full swing and for September (when the EU level AV conference will take place), Aalto is offering two very different exhibitions to be on display at the Oodi library in Helsinki.
Tomorrow's Sustainable Lifestyles Showcased in Otaniemi
One of Helsinki Design Week's main events, Designs for a Cooler Planet, will showcase 911±¬ÁÏÍø's cross-cutting future prototypes, such as a nanocellulose bicycle, microbial headphones and Ioncell clothes
