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The latest 911±¬ÁÏÍø Magazine delves into the invisible

The September issue asks if we would make different decisions if we could see beneath the surface and know better.
Aalto Magazine
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Kolme kappaletta kumpaakin kieliversiota, suomenkielisiä ja englanninkielisiä, kuvattuna ulkona auringonvalossa, puolukanvarpujen ja sammalten päällä. Kuva: Anni Kääriä.

Professor Matti Kuittinen: 'Hey, take a break at the construction site!'

New construction should be put on hold until we figure out a sustainable solution, says Kuittinen
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Matti Kuittinen seisoo pohdiskelevan näköisenä, leukaa käteensä nojaten valkoisen marmorikuvioisen kiviseinän edessä. Seinään muodostuu hänestä voimakas tumma varjo. Kuvaaja: Nita Vera.

Openings: Creativity helps us navigate the invisible

Riikka Mäkikoskela’s leading article in 911±¬ÁÏÍø Magazine describes the combination of rational reasoning, emotional intelligence and radical creativity as an invisible tool in order to birth something new.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Vihreään asuun pukeutunut Riikka Mäkikoskela istumassa keltaisella tuolilla sivuttain, nojaten käsivarrellaan tuolin selkänojaan. Taustalla on vaalea seinä, jossa on sinisiä, oransseja ja vihreitä aaltoilevia viivoja.

Guidelines on good scientific practice and research integrity (RI guidelines) updated

Tutkimuseettisen neuvottelukunnan (TENK) antama Hyvän tieteellisen käytännön ohjeistus (HTK-ohje) on uudistunut. The guidelines have been drafted by TENK in cooperation with the Finnish research community.
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New Aalto Distinguished Professor Riitta Salmelin traces the brain’s own ‘fingerprint’

Riitta Salmelin believes that her field of brain imaging has matured to a stage where questions ignored in the early days can now be addressed
Appointments, Campus, Research & Art, University
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Riitta Salmelin

Tiny organisms, big discoveries: How swarming shrimp could influence a new wave of ‘mesorobotics’

Aalto researcher aims to understand the complex movement of brine shrimp—a gateway to physics on an unfamiliar scale
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Assistant Professor Matilda Backholm looks at shrimp via a screen connected to a microscope.

Annukka Svanda: It's important to challenge yourself to do hard things

'I believe that those of us who can and are capable have a duty to work to make the world a little better place all the time. For example, we can try to improve the situation of those who are not so well off.'
University
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Annukka Svanda, photo by Linda Lehtovirta

911±¬ÁÏÍø launches H2 Innovation Center – accelerating the transition to a sustainable hydrogen economy

The new H2 Innovation Center brings together multidisciplinary hydrogen research
Press releases
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Kampus, ilmakuva

Tua Hindersson-Söderholm started as Head of Library Resources

Tua Hindersson-Söderholm has a strong library background from Hanken School of Economics.
Appointments
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Tua Hindersson-Söderholm in front of Harald Herlin Learning Centre, our library building.

Everyday choices: Ken Dooley, what makes a building smart?

This professor of practice wants to solve frustrating problems with simple tools.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Kenneth Dooley on aloittanut viisivuotisen kautensa työelämäprofessorina lokakuussa 2022 Aalto-yliopiston sähkötekniikan ja automaation laitoksella. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Nita Vera

Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm

Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: a reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head
Press releases
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A blue circle representing an Alice ring.

Riitta Hari: The exploration of the human brain and mind is captivating

'According to Olli Lounasmaa, ten meters is a distance where half of the information gets lost: the further you are from another researcher, the fewer unexpected conversations arise, and the more refreshing science gossip goes unheard. This is food for thought for remote workers as well.'
Research & Art
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Riitta Hari by Ville Malja, Ateneum-lehti

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.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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The image shows a jar of coins with a green plant growing from it. Text Unite! Seed Fund 2023.

Research group detects a quantum entanglement wave for the first time using real-space measurements

A team from 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the University of Jyväskylä have created an artificial quantum magnet featuring a quasiparticle made of entangled electrons, the triplon
Press releases
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Green spheres with arrows showing magnetic excitations.

How could Augmented Reality change the learning experience on campus? Online Hybrid Lab welcomes its new member, Teresa Rizzi.

As a member of Online Hybrid Team, Teresa is doing her internship and working on her master thesis about Augmented Reality from a User Experience designer point of view.
Studies
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Teresa Rissi and her team member, photo from Teresa Rissi archive

The IoT connection, which utilizes the energy and infrastructure of the mobile phone network, enables the development of new services

911±¬ÁÏÍø has developed the first prototype of an Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) system operating in a mobile phone network, which enables a very energy- and cost-effective data transfer method for Internet of Things applications.
Research & Art
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Aalto-yliopistossa tehdään monialaista 5G-tutkimusta verkkotekniikasta ja signaalinkäsittelystä aina 5G:tä hyödyntäviin sovelluksiin. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Mikko Raskinen

Professor Minna Halme received two awards in the Boston Academy of Management 2023 conference

She was granted the Best Paper of the Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division and a RRBM Responsible Research in Business and Management awards
Awards and Recognition
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A woman in red cardigan looking up, with white lamps in the background.

PlastLIFE promotes a sustainable circular economy for plastics

In the project 911±¬ÁÏÍø explores the business opportunities and challenges of the circular economy
Research & Art
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Plastic waste

Revealing dynamics of power: Building empathy through animals

Assistant professor Astrid Huopalainen sheds a light on why we should be aware of the use of power in human-animal interactions. Part of Revealing dynamics of power article in which three researchers from different disciplines explain how they bring to light the hidden ways power is used in human interactions – with other humans, animals or technology.
Aalto Magazine
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Portrait of Astrid Huopalainen.

The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival draws attention to the research and planning of urban nature

Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival, organized in Helsinki's central library Oodi, invites you to learn something new about the carbon-smart urban nature 25.-26.8.
Press releases, Research & Art, University
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Kuvassa vihreää luonnonvaraista kukkivaa niittyä