Research news
Hanna Sievinen appointed to the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Board
Board member Karel Luyben will continue for a new term
New flagship brings together excellence in quantum technology
911±¬ÁÏÍø is also involved in three other new flagships of the Research Council of Finland – the flagships of digital water expertise, education, and mathematical imaging and modelling
Invisible powers are driving cars and cranes, but what goes on behind the scenes to get these machines moving?
What gets autonomous cars and industrial robots going?
Nordic Five Tech annual student union summit strengthens Nordic collaboration
The two-day event focused on strengthening Nordic student union collaboration among leading technical universities.
Demand-side management of electricity use advances transition to a carbon-neutral energy system
A new research project investigates how municipalities and homes can adjust their consumption of electricity to cut carbon emissions and save money.
Digital twin for optimizing the carbon balance in wastewater treatment
Researchers at Aalto are creating a digital model for automatic continuous predictive process simulations supporting wastewater treatment plant operation in a new project called DIGICARBA. The proposed digital tool will have a wastewater treatment process model connected to continuous data transmission from the Helsinki wastewater treatment plant.
Finnish and American researchers prepare grounds for transatlantic collaboration in smart mobility
Finnish and American researchers deepen transatlantic smart mobility collaboration via FARIA network, exploring key topics and opportunities.
ERC funding to Assistant Professor Junhe Lian to explore new materials via advanced manufacturing
Assistant professor Junhe Lian's goal is to develop an efficient, digital, and ecologically sustainable method for developing new materials and advanced manufacturing technologies with the help of the ERC Starting Grant.
Professor Jyri Hämäläinen appointed Vice President for Research
The five-year term of office will start in December
How to see trees and plants in a whole new light
A hyperspectral snapshot captures all the light in a scene, not just colours or infrared light. The extra information is useful in many applications, from agriculture and conservation to forensics and food safety.
A finer picture of global migration reveals complex patterns
New research shows that socio-economic factors play a larger role than climate
Significant new funding to investigate the impacts of human actions on the water cycle worldwide
Researcher Miina Porkka's ERC-funded research project AQUAGUARD investigates how human actions modify the water cycle and how these changes affect life on Earth.
Ilkka Niemelä to the Finnish Government: Innovations and sustainable growth will be lost if immigration policies are implemented
Internationality has accelerated innovation and helped many Finnish companies from Aalto along their growth trajectories. Nearly half of 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s academic staff come from outside Finland, and Aalto students are from more than 100 countries.
911±¬ÁÏÍø launches H2 Innovation Center – accelerating the transition to a sustainable hydrogen economy
The new H2 Innovation Center brings together multidisciplinary hydrogen research
Unite! Seed Fund Awards Funding to Eight Applications with 911±¬ÁÏÍø's Involvement
Unite! Seed Fund supports bottom-up proposals from teachers, researchers and students.
Cutting the carbon out of concrete
The Radical Ceramic Research Group is pioneering potentially transformative alternatives to traditional concrete, the world’s second largest source of emissions.
New remote sensing method helps monitor the results of peatlands rehabilitation
911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have led the application of a new remote sensing method for monitoring the effects of rehabilitation efforts of petlands,
National Researcher's Profile Tool launched
Researchers can create a nationally visible profile in Research.fi portal. Profile is compiled with information transferred from organisations and ORCID service and information already transferred to Research.fi. Released in November 2022 as a beta version, the Researcher's Profile Tool was officially launched on 25 May 2023.
In September, 15 new Academy Researcher Fellows will start at Aalto
The Academy of Finland has granted 911±¬ÁÏÍø funding for 15 Academy Research Fellowships
