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Professor Ranja Hautamäki: ‘Diverse urban nature is key to increasing well-being and carbon sinks’
Professor of Landscape Architecture is tackling the issues of climate change mitigation and urban carbon sinks.
On Mars the weather varies dramatically, however the planet’s climate is not changing
The doctoral dissertation of Henrik Kahanpää also questions a prevailing perception related to dust devils on Mars. As a researcher, he hopes that humans would never go to Mars.
New doctoral programme focuses on the energy efficiency of radio waves
Nokia's donation to 911±¬ÁÏÍø will support research into new mobile communications systems, and particularly hardware development.
MMD CHEMARTS projects in 2022
CHEMARTS projects by members of the Multifunctional Materials Design research group in 2022
Register for training in research data management and open science in spring 2023
Registration is open for the spring 2023 training!
ACTOR Empowers Construction Workers with Process Automation
The ACTOR project brings together six organizations to automate the collection and use of real-time data for construction management. We talked with 911±¬ÁÏÍø, Carinafour, and VTT to learn about their aspirations for the project.
Coating bubbles with protein results in a highly stable contrast agent for medical use
Researchers developed bubbles that are safe, highly stable, and function as contrast agent in medical applications. They could be used to diagnose, for example, cardiological issues, blood flow, and liver lesions.
Merja Penttilä receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Merja Penttilä's specific focus is on so-called cell factories, microorganisms that are engineered to produce biobased products for energy, health, materials and other applications.
Capabilities and practices of multilocational work
Multilocational working is changing working life permanently
Big savings in campus' energy consumption
Aalto community took up energy conservation measures covering the entire Otaniemi campus on 10 October 2022.
By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers
An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits.
Towards a sustainable packaging industry – Madhawa Basnayaka develops ecological and intelligent packaging
Basnayaka’s doctoral research conducted at 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Bioinnovation Center aims to find intelligent packaging solutions, in which biomaterial replaces electronics parts made of plastic.
The Scholars at Risk network protects researchers from harassment and violence
911±¬ÁÏÍø is one of the founding members of SAR Finland, a section of SAR international established by the Finnish universities.
General Reactor Design Practice in Industry-- Guest lecture given by Dr Lin Li
General Reactor Design Practice in Industry—a lecture related to the design of a reactor in industry.
What are those things that motivate students and help them to be engaged in online course? Read Jutta Tavaila's master's thesis on Aalto doc.
The aim of this study is to find out what could be improved in online lectures and what should be considered when planning an online course. Ten students from ten different Universities were interviewed, to find out what makes them engaged and motivated or vice versa during online courses.
Controlling quantum states in individual molecules with two-dimensional ferroelectrics
Researchers demonstrated how to control the quantum states of individual molecules with an electrically controllable substrate.
Could carbon farming be scaled into a genuine alternative to industrialized agriculture?
In a new research project, researchers at the School of Business examine farmers' experiences of carbon farming to build understanding of the functioning of a new agricultural market.
Our five most read computer science stories of 2022
The past year has seen researchers at the Department of Computer Science explore new frontiers in several multidisciplinary subfields of the discipline. However, the dominant topic both in the media as well as in our most read stories has been artificial intelligence. See the top five below.
Research project brings the fashion of Renaissance to life
An art history research project explored the emergence and evolution of European fashion in the early modern period and produced new research and reconstruction methods.
Designing quantum materials with quantum computers
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation awards a proof-of-concept grant for the design of quantum materials with quantum computers.
