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Current news related to WiTLAB
911±¬ÁÏÍø Publication Series is getting a new look
Aalto has revamped its publication series, and with the updates, new templates are now available for the covers. The number of series on offer and the ways to order publications have also been updated.
Funding for a democratic transition to sustainability
Three projects from 911±¬ÁÏÍø are among the recipients. The Nessling Foundation's grants aim to advance the implementation of sustainability transitions in the context of democracy, the EU, and nature conservation areas.
Revolution in EV battery recycling: New approach sees skyrocketing gains in lithium recovery
Energy researchers have developed a safe and environmentally friendly way to recycle the batteries used in electric vehicles
Interdisciplinary course in Lisbon on plastic-free oceans, apply by 15 January
The course takes place online from January to April 2025 and face-to-face in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2025.
Benefits and Tips of the Exponential Research Survey Wellbeing Report
Join the December 16 webinar for autumn Exponential survey participants to learn how to utilize personal wellbeing reports from Niina Nurmi
Trial use for American Chemical Society´s e-books
The books in trial use are available for reading until the end of September 2025.
Nikos Makris: Our common scientific goal is to understand how the brain works using multi-modal neuroimaging
'I feel extremely comfortable. I don’t see anybody judging and I have total freedom of speech.'
Pectin-based composite for ‘smart’ window and energy storage applications
Novel application of pectin as photothermal material
Battery demand is growing exponentially – BATCircle3.0 provides a leap in battery material and recycling research in Finland
The three-year BATCircle3.0 project, led by 911±¬ÁÏÍø, offers a strategic focus on new openings for battery materials refining and battery recycling.
Event on funding opportunities with the U.S. Department of Defense
FARIA (Finnish-American Research & Innovation Accelerator) is excited to invite you to an engaging event focused on the funding opportunities offered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and expert guidance on developing research proposals. The event will feature international speakers with extensive experience in working with DoD funding, who will share valuable insights on the do's and don'ts of working with U.S. funding.
Artificial intelligence tools to support information retrieval
Artificial intelligence is also going to change information retrieval and many databases are developing their own AI-based add-ons.
Call for Project Funding: Applying the new language guidelines to teaching, School of Engineering
Funding call focused on promoting multilingual education at the School of Engineering. The aim is to promote multilingual and language-aware teaching.
Aalto computer scientists in EMNLP 2024
Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing.
Physicists unlock transformative new way to transmit information over laser light
The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over cables.
FT50 Journals available in Aalto open access agreements
Aalto-affiliated corresponding authors can publish articles without the open access fee.
How to educate for innovation? New report sheds light on the best practices
The report by Aalto Design Factory dives into the core elements of creating a collaborative learning environment that prioritizes student-centered, real-world problem-solving.
Students carried out a study for the EY on gender representation in transaction services
The students analysed the future attractiveness of transaction services by interviewing female students of Industrial Engineering and Management, Finance and Accounting
Men, Swedish speakers and Master's degree holders most likely to own shares in unlisted companies
The first comprehensive study of Finnish owners of privately held firms found, among other things, that only three per cent of the population own shares in these companies.
Alum Maria Kupila: ‘I strongly believe in the power of a multidisciplinary approach’
An IDBM alum Maria Kupila has embraced the multidisciplinary approach in her work in management consulting. She believes combining design thinking, technology and strategic analysis is key to turning future challenges into opportunities.
The School of Business’ approach to sustainability in business education stands out in Europe
With over 30-year history of research in sustainability topics, we can back up the classroom experience with top level research, Dean Timo Korkeamäki says
