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Academic Hydrogen Research Forum Finland established
The transition towards a hydrogen economy is necessary to radically cut down carbon emissions and it will have a key role in the energy systems, industry and transport of the developed carbon-neutral society.
Unite! fosters open science and builds a community of open science support persons
Unite! universities explored emerging perspectives about new open science practices, principles and goals at the Open Science Summer School that took place at Aalto University on 7-9 June, 2022.
What is the future of digital textile printing? 
Technological developments are opening up new possibilities for textile printing.
New cooperation agreements in the fields of the built environment
Aalto University has recently signed cooperation agreements with HSY and the National Land Survey of Finland. Both collaborations focus specifically on the research fields of the Department of Built Environment.
Honorary Doctor Anjana Devi seeks out new frontiers in inorganic materials chemistry
Anjana Devi is a researcher at the frontiers in the field of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology. Professor Devi is a world-leading scientist particularly concerning the precursor chemistry for ALD and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) thin-film fabrication. In 2020, she was named an honorary doctor at Aalto.
Open Call for Energy Transition Exhibition
Aalto students and employees can submit proposals for the exhibition that opens in March 2023.
OP Financial Group donates 120 000 euros to Aalto University
The donation will be targeted to the field of business and economics.
Saving energy with smart building services engineering
The donation for the teaching and research in smart building services engineering and smart buildings has accelerated the development of the field and inspired new students.
Grants from Matti Lehti fund for the year 2022 awarded
The Matti Lehti fund has been donated to develop and encourage research, teaching and studies on digital information society in the School of Business
Alumnus Tomi Nyman: Sales business is consultative and creative problem solving
Tomi Nyman, who works as National Manager at Hilti, says that social skills and mentality for continuous learning are the most important skills in today’s working life. That’s why the understanding of how I learn is the single most important lesson learnt at university. Nyman’s study combination, Management as a major and Finance as a minor, is especially useful in his current position.
The Academy of Finland has published the call texts for the September 2022 call
The Academy of Finland has published the call texts for the upcoming September 2022 calls. The calls open on the 25th of August. The deadline for funding schemes targeted at individual researchers (Academy Research Fellowships, Clinical Researcher, international mobility) is on the 28th of September. The call for Academy Projects closes on the 5th of October.
The student council assists in the development of the School of Business External Relations activities
School of Business Career Services student satisfaction survey results were represented to the School’s Premium Partners.
Perpetual motion is possible – Scientists at Aalto University’s Low Temperature Lab observed the interaction of two time-crystals that bend the laws of physics
Time-crystals are a phase of matter in which the particles more in a perpetually repeating cycle with no external input of energy. Researchers were able to create two time-crystals at Aalto University’s Low Temperature Lab and observe their interaction. In the future, time-crystals might have applications in devices such as quantum computer memory components.
European scientists recreate the iconic photo featuring Curie and Einstein
34 of Europe’s top chemistry professors, including two Nobel Prize laureates and 21 PhD students from all across the EU gathered today at the Brussels Metropole Hotel to recreate the iconic picture made in 1927 during the Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons.
Maintenance break in ACRIS on 13 June 2022
On 2022-06-13 from 10:00 to 20:00 there will be a maintenance break in ACRIS Research Information system. Research portal Research.aalto.fi is available, but you can't update your information.
Research innovations become growth companies at Aalto Startup Center
'Aalto University's Startup Center plays an important role in generating startups from research', says Janne Laine, Vice President of Innovation.
Portable and quick analytics tool can revolutionise the pain killer diagnostics market
Fepod Oy Ltd, an Aalto University based start-up, has developed an analysis tool that allows healthcare professionals to measure the concentration of paracetamol, opioids and other painkillers real concentration in a single drop of blood.
ARTPARK Foundation India to partner with Aalto University in co-creating digital citizenship
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture has embarked on a partnership with ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park), a non-profit foundation promoted by the Indian Institute of Science.
Suomi 100 did what could previously be done only by much larger satellites: photographing and studying the aurora borealis
Studying the aurora borealis area helps in the development of safe telecommunications, for example.
From research to business: doctoral student Philipp Back and team initiate forestry startup formation
How can forest owners reconcile timber revenues, carbon sinks, and biodiversity? A multi-disciplinary research team combines economics, ecology, and machine learning to find the most productive way to manage forests sustainably. Now the team wants to bring their novel method to the market
