Innovation ecosystem news
Traceability - Digitally Circular webinar
Digitally Circular brings together sustainability, business, and digital professionals to accelerate circular economy.
Towards Oasis symposium reached 200 participants
Ways to define and build holistic well-being in higher education sparked widespread interest outside 911±¬ÁÏÍø.
Universities published 12 ambitious theses and intend to become leaders in sustainable development
The thesis package contains extensive recommendations for measures to be taken in teaching, research, administration, societal impact and funding model of universities.
AVP brings together students, VC's and companies in an all-new event
In Matchbox, students, investors and industry experts will get a chance to connect with each other through e-pitching and networking.
Collaboration with Club For Five gave birth to a sonic installation
What does sound look like? How does art sound like? The art installation SOONI examines connections between sound and matter and their impact on well-being.
Helene filmed by Rauno Ronkainen nominated in Camerimage main competition
The film tells the story of artist Helene Schjerfbeck primarily through visualization. It's cinematography was awarded the Silver Frog in Camerimage.
Challenges of the Millennium Youth Prize announced
The challenges of the Millennium Youth Prize 2021 are related to genetic engineering, recycling of battery metals and food waste in stores.
Finland will benefit from energy transition by participating actively in technology and market development
In the Smart Energy Transition project, energy transition gradually changed from being a gradually increasing signal of change into a part of everyday public debate. A discussion on the results of the project, which is open to the public, will be held on 1 December.
Scientists use bacteria as micro-3D printers
Technique creates highly customised structures that could be used in regenerative medicine
Aalto ENG Teaching Forum 2.11.2020 teachers were encouraged to take a sustainable development into account and include it in teaching
The Teaching Forum 2nd November, 2020 focused on sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Parallel paths: Designer and materials scientist conjure up glimmering colours out of wood
Designer Noora Yau and materials scientist Konrad Klockars have used wood to conjure up a colour, which is transparent yet glows like a copepod in shallow water. The pair’s good chemistry and open attitude towards asking silly questions is a great help in their work.
Precision solutions for healthcare
Biodesign Finland projects utilise biomaterials to repair tissue damage and support the recuperation of mental health patients with environmental design. Identifying needs correctly forms the point of departure for all this.
University collaboration brings a scope of new possibilities for Planmeca’s business
FCAI, Planmeca and Tampere University Hospital have developed an artificial intelligence method that helps, for example, with the placement of teeth implants.
Registration open to Towards Oasis: Dialogues in Radical Wellbeing - Creating Belongingness in Higher Education Communities
Already almost 200 attendees from Finnish higher education institutes have registered to the online symposium that takes place on 19 November 2020.
AVP explores new ways for true multidisciplinarity in education
By combining two existing courses, Aalto Ventures Program created a multidisciplinary experience in cosmetic product design.
Can you identify which concert hall this music is being played in? Test to see
Study shows music volume has a major impact on how the listener experiences the acoustics of a concert hall
Building European cities with wood would sequester half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Model shows that slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20 years
Alumnus Ville Vahteri: The opportunity cost of becoming an entrepreneur as a student is often at its lowest level
Our alumnus Ville Vahteri, who studied marketing at the School of Business, was actively involved in organizing the startup event Slush throughout his studies. Emboldened by the experience, he co-founded Bou, a brand company, together with his Slush colleagues.
A spark to change the world - Aalto alumnas' startup helps people make climate-positive choices
In the future, personal climate action will be as natural as personal finance is today.
Gesture recognition technology shrinks to micro size
New resource-efficient gesture recognition technology developed together with company HitSeed can be embedded into smart clothing.
