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Two linden trees near Otaniementie to be renewed
The trees will soon be given a new life as decaying wood art.
A major project brings together Finnish industry and research for quantum technology development
A new research project has been launched to accelerate the progress of Finnish quantum technology. The QuTI project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will develop new components, manufacturing and testing solutions, and algorithms for the needs of quantum technology. The QuTI consortium, partly financed by Business Finland, consists of 12 partners and has a total budget of around EUR 10 million.
Register for Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Spring 2022!
Aalto Research Data Management Network organises training in research data management and open science in spring 2022.
Three flagships receive continued funding
Materials Bioeconomy FinnCERES, Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and the platform for photonics research PREIN have received the Academy of Finland’s funding for second flagship term
Learning for the future: systemic solutions require new ways of learning and collaborating
Aalto offers its staff a chance to experiment with transformative learning method, that can initiate changes in mindsets and remove invisible barriers to creativity
Harnessing psychological theory for better video games
Psychological theories on motivation hold great promise for video game development and for understanding how games impact people, but only little is known about how these theories actually are used in the games industry.
Master’s programmes attracted a high number of applications
911±¬ÁÏÍø received 5925 applications to master’s programmes.
Plastic and carton collection to every building on the campus
Waste sorting is changing on the campus at the beginning of the year 2022. Plastic and carton collection points will be added to break rooms.
Using magnets to toggle nanolasers leads to better photonics
Controlling nanolasers with magnets lays the groundwork for more robust optical signalling
Tuning a magnetic fluid with an electric field creates controllable dissipative patterns
An electric field transforms an iron oxide nanoparticle suspension into a model for the emergence of complex dissipative structures
Open winter calls in the field of computer science
Multiple interesting research projects for post-doctoral and doctoral researchers.
Exhibition concentrating on data is rare, even internationally
The new Data Vitality exhibition lets you sense and feel data like never before
Moments of silence point the way towards better superconductors
Together with researchers from Lund University and VTT, the team at Aalto set up an experiment to detect smalls number of quasiparticles in real-time.
Dipoli and Undergraduate Centre outdoor construction sites paused for winter
The work is to be completed by summer 2022.
Teuvo Kohonen in memoriam
Academician of Science, Professor Teuvo Kohonen (1934–2021) has passed away. Kohonen was a pioneer of research and education in information technology. His work on neural networks received global acknowledgement.
Two new buildings to be built in the centre of Otaniemi campus
Building Otakaari 2A & 2B begins in January 2022, construction to be completed by summer 2023
Brain researchers receive a Christmas gift: New MEG device enables more accurate measurements and recycling of helium
The previous MEG device served researchers for over 20 years.
Chris Brzuska elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2021
The teacher of the year was announced at the CS Department meeting on Thursday 16 December 2021.
Platform economy needs principles of fair play, says Timo Ali-Vehmas
‘There are interesting platform companies in Europe – like Spotify from Sweden and Wolt from Finland – but in terms of platform economy market value, Europe is almost on the same level as Africa,’ points out Timo Ali-Vehmas, 911±¬ÁÏÍø's new Executive in Residence.
School of Science Awards 2021 highlight great people and achievements at our school this year
The annual awards were given out at the school's Christmas party.
