Innovation ecosystem news
Innovation award for women goes to Professor Hele Savin
Professor Savin has developed an applied nanotechnology method for producing high-capacity solar cells with the help of “black silicon” that employs nanostructures.
Challenging companies to manage water risks in their value chains
Aalto is one of the founding members of a Water Stewardship Commitment that challenges companies to identify the water risks in their value chains and to develop sustainable water use.
Presented by Aalto’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture, SCSMI2017 offers a rare international film conference in Finland.
For 4 days in June Aalto’s Töölö Campus will be crowded by enthusiastic film and media professionals, researchers and students, gathering around 100 talks on philosophy, aesthetics, history and cognitive psychology of cinematic storytelling.
Entrepreneurship is about responsibility, ownership and learning
Keep learning. Embrace imperfection. Know that your qualities aren't fixed - you can grow and develop throughout life.
Aalto University and VTT collaborate to develop novel textile fibres
Aalto University and VTT are taking Finnish fibre technologies towards industrial scale manufacturing in their joint TeKiDe project.
Dare to dream big
Kyrö Distillery's story is like something straight out of a textbook for successful entrepreneurs. Mikko Koskinen acknowledges that the right timing was also of great significance, however.
Multidisciplinary themed issue out now
The Aalto University Magazine issue 19 looks at multidisciplinarity as a competitive advantage.
Trash-2-Cash project present in H&M Global Change Awards
Trash-2-Cash (T2C) research project presented a garment made out of chemically recycled cotton in H&M Global Change Award Ceremony in Stockholm.
Business in London begins with a connection
The student summer programme provides concrete help for growth entrepreneurs who are interested in the British market.
From a problem to a solution in 7 minutes
The Helsinki Challenge competition semi-finalist teams, with eight from Aalto, pitched their solutions for the UN's sustainable development goals in just seven minutes.
Eight Aalto teams in Helsinki Challenge semifinals
The Finland 100 jubilee year brings Finnish universities together to change the world.
Hydropower in China impacts the flow of the Mekong River
The study shows that the hydropower operations considerably increased dry season flows and decreased wet season flows.
Riitta Katila named School of Science Alumna of the Year
Professor Riitta Katila is an expert in corporate innovation activities, growth and development.
From an idea to Europe’s biggest hackathon: Junction gathered over 1300 coders to Helsinki
The coders had 48 hours to build new apps and programs in teams.
Aalto participates in Helsinki Challenge
New contacts prompted Tanja Kallio to participate in the competition. Kallio and her team have developed a new type of catalyst.
Sometimes just watching hurts—and the signs of pain are seen in the brain
Brain research helps to develop diagnostics and new therapies for people suffering from complex regional pain syndrome CRPS.
Energy you won’t find elsewhere
Slush has phenomenal pull that stems from the passionate community of people behind it. For them, helping entrepreneurs is everything.