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Five things everyone needs to know about boosting the sustainable bioeconomy

Assistant Professor Luana Dessbesell explains what makes bioinnovation truly sustainable and how to avoid challenges that stalk growth entrepreneurs.
Research & Art
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Earth and a pine seedling

The winner and runners-up of 911±¬ÁÏ꿉۪s Open Science Award 2023

Research Steering Group decided on the winner of the Open Science Award 2023
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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‘I wanted to add the business dimension to chemical engineering and to understand how innovations are created’

Emilia Tognetty, who is working on her master's thesis, is investigating how industrial carbon dioxide can be commercially utilised.
Research & Art
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Research on carbon dioxide capture and storage
Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform

Retiring Professor Ari Jokilaakso: "Metallurgy is a hot topic"

Retiring Professor Ari Jokilaakso has had a distinguished career in metallurgy in Otaniemi and in industry.
Research & Art
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Professori Ari Jokilaakso

How machine learning can support atmospheric compound discovery

Read how machine learning can help identifying new compounds in atmosphere
Research & Art
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graphic showing clouds and chemicals on blue background

Our five most read computer science stories of 2023

Researchers at the Department of Computer Science have explored new frontiers in computational social science, machine learning and various other subfields in 2023. Our readers were most interested in stories that dealt with love, information security and creativity. See the top five below.
Research & Art, Studies
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Computer Science research image, processor of a computer, photo: Matti Ahlgren

Nokia donates again to quantum and XG doctoral schools

Nokia's industrial doctoral schools in Aalto have been a success. Nokia donates another 480,000€ to them.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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 Tutkimustyössä hyödynnetään Aalto-yliopiston radiokaiutonta huonetta Otaniemessä. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Unto Rautio Tutkimustyössä hyödynnetään Aalto-yliopiston radiokaiutonta huonetta Otaniemessä. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Mikko Raskinen

New heads of department at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Professor Rodrigo Serna has been appointed as Head of the Department and Professor Daniel Lindberg as Vice Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, starting in 2024.
Appointments
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Professors Daniel Lindberg and Rodrigo Serna.

Jukka Suomela studies the limitations and efficiency of computation

Associate Professor Jukka Suomela is a theoretical computer scientist, who works with very hard mathematical problems to uncover the limits and possibilities that computers hold
Research & Art
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Associate Professor Jukka Suomela smiling at camera, dressed in a red shirt against a red-brick wall at the Department of Computer Science

Unite!’s Open Science and Innovation Handbook - a practical guide for researchers

A practical guide for researchers, R&I services, and university managers to transition from modern to open science.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Unite! logo, bubbles and text "Unite! handbook of best practices for effective mainstreaming of open science and innovation at Universities"

Why can’t AI say ‘I don’t know’?

Overconfident AI systems can be dangerous, so researchers are teaching them humility
Research & Art
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Doctoral researcher Lassi Meronen dressed in a blue shirt, photographed from the side with a studio light shining on the right side of the photo

Kalle Spoof's doctoral research for Saab opened the door to the company's product development

In his doctoral thesis, Kalle Spoof developed beamforming of radar systems
Cooperation, Studies
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Kalle Spoof

Season’s Greetings 2023 from FCAI

FCAI wants to attract the best talent to Europe and Finland to bolster artificial intelligence competency
Research & Art
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Frozen bubble with intricate snowflakes inside, resting on an icy branch with a blurred wintery backdrop

Aalto researchers accelerating the green transition in ABB-led programme’s projects

The Green Electrification 2035 programme aims to develop solutions for the green transition.
Cooperation
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Tuulivoimaloita kuvattuna ylhäältäpäin metsämaisemassa.

Re-use of social and healthcare facilities contributes to the vitality of municipalities

The research group on social and health care construction SOTERA is working on a project to evaluate the use of space resources for new uses, with an emphasis on resource wisdom, planned renovation and reuse.
Research & Art
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Sote-tilat

Economists' report: Emission restrictions would accelerate the electrification of Helsinki's car fleet

Achieving Helsinki's carbon neutrality goal requires new impactful measures. According to the recent study by 911±¬ÁÏÍø's economics working group, areas with CO2 emission-free transportation would be an efficient way to reduce emissions in Helsinki's transportation sector. A sufficient transition period would be a prerequisite for success.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Cars driving on the highway at night

Celebrating costume design at 911±¬ÁÏÍø!

The Finnish costume design educational programme at 911±¬ÁÏÍø celebrated its 20th anniversary this autumn
Research & Art
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Juhlanäyttelyn pukuja. Kuva: Paavo Ihalainen

Tanja Kallio: Boosting the hydrogen revolution

Researchers are working to develop an electrocatalyst that does not require noble metals
Cooperation
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Nainen seisoo taulun edessä ja katsoo hymyillen kameraan.

Kimmo Karhu: Platform economy and network effects harnessed for the common good

BalticSeaH2 project is creating a large-scale, cross-border hydrogen valley around the Baltic Sea
Cooperation
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Mies istuu ikkunan edessä ja katsoo kameraan.