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Researchers create entangled quantum magnets with protected quantum excitations

Researchers created a new quantum state of matter, dubbed a high-order topological magnet, that may address key issues in quantum technology.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Artistic illustration showing the creation of topological magnets.

Armaan Hooda spent one day as a math professor in Aalto

As part of the science and technology competition TuKoKe, Armaan Hooda won a Day as a Professor award. He spent the day together with professor Pauliina Ilmonen and other researchers at Aalto鈥檚 Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis.
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Armaan Hooda on the left, Pauliina Ilmonen on the right

Explore the university's art on guided tours

Tours focusing on the public art at Marsio, Kide and Viima buildings are a part of Designs for a Cooler Planet festival.
Campus, Research & Art, University
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Yksityiskohta metallisesta taideteoksesta punatiilisen rakennuksen julkisivussa

Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain

Researchers from Aalto University utilised functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity while subjects mulled brief stories related to six different types of love.
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The brain in love: the image shows brain areas that activate in association with the most intensely felt forms of interpersonal

Suggest how you would use 14,000 eur for the wellbeing of Aalto University students!

Submit your proposal by September 30, 2024, for a participatory budgeting project to improve student wellbeing on campus. A winner will be voted on from the feasible ideas within the year 2024.
Campus, University
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Students on Aalto University campus. Photo by Petri Anttila.

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation

Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple experimental setup, according to research from Aalto University.
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A woman looks into a microscope.

Aalto computer scientists in VLDB 2024

Scientists from the Department of Computer Science in the International Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB).
Research & Art
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Department of Computer Science research, infrared lights hanging on the roof for machine learning in plant growing project

Marsio opens on 26 August and will be celebrated on 3 September during Aalto Day One

The new meeting place on campus invites you to visit. Come for lunch, visit the Aalto University Shop and be among the first to get acquainted with public art from 26 August onwards.
Campus, University
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Image of the Marsio building in the middle of the campus, Marsio text on sunflower

New Cambridge University Press open access agreement

Aalto affiliated corresponding authors can publish their articles without the open access fee (APC) or with 10% discount.
For Aalto community
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Aalto yellow pen

What makes an alum and a freshman produce a full-length guild documentary together?

Markus Toivonen, a Bioinformation Technology alum, started his studies in Aalto University in 2015. The idea for the documentary about Inkubio, the guild of bioinformation technology, was born in 2019, when the guild celebrated its 15th anniversary.
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Premiere at Kino Tapiola. Left: Markus Toivonen, right: Matias Ikola. Photo: Paavo Hietala.

Semi-Summer jobs introduce the semiconductor industry to students

Semiconductors play a crucial role in many parts of modern technology. So-called "Semi-Summer jobs" at Aalto University serve as a concrete example of a research and education partnership between the Aalto schools of technology and businesses in the semiconductor industry.
Research & Art, Studies
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The researchers utilized the exceptional facilities of Micronova Nanofabrication Cleanroom. Photo: Aalto University / Mikko Raskinen

Join the Unite! 21-Day Diversity & Inclusion Challenge

A self-directed, online and free learning tool designed to deepen your understanding of diversity and inclusion.
For Aalto community
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A person sits on a coach looking at a laptop. Text Unite! 21 Day Diversity and Inclusion Challenge.

Tua Bj枚rklund appointed as Director of Aalto Design Factory

Assistant Professor Bj枚rklund believes that the best ideas are developed together. She will take up her post on 1 September.
Appointments
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A smiling woman sitting on a bench

Shared cars have arrived at the Aalto campus - make a reservation using the GoMore app

GoMore is a car sharing platform where you can rent a car or put your own car up for rent.
Campus
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Municipal infrastructure roadworks at Otakaari and Alvarinaukio from August

Roadworks will start in Alvarinaukio square in August and continue from the intersection of Otakaari and Luolamiehentie towards Servin Maijan tie in September.
Campus, University
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Dipoli ilmakuva

Living, breathing buildings: Bio foams could transform the way we build

Could an autonomously 鈥渂reathing鈥 foam that鈥檚 ninety percent air be a sustainable alternative to concrete, steel and glass in construction? A team led by researchers from Finland is set to prove it can.聽
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Researcher Juha Koivisto holds up a piece of the bio foam material.

Aalto computer scientists in ICER 2024

Three papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to the International Computing Education Research conference (ICER).
Research & Art
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Aalto Computer Science Department, image: Matti Ahlgren

Master鈥檚 programme in Industrial Engineering and Management connects students with close-knit alumni network

Strong ties to business world, collaborative learning, and opportunity to build personalized skill profile are Saghar Sedighi鈥檚 favourite aspects of her programme
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Saghar Sedighi

Finnish happiness expert seeks to shift governments鈥 focus from GDP to well-being

If we can standardise a comprehensive metric for well-being, we make it a more serious alternative for measuring progress, says Aalto University Professor Frank Martela.
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Frank Martela

In low-hierarchy organisations, even key policy issues are discussed in Slack

In a recent study, Aalto University alumn Lauri Pietinalho, a visiting scholar at New York University's Stern School of Business, and Frank Martela, an assistant professor at Aalto University, investigated how low-hierarchy organisations deal with shared policies in confrontational situations and how authority functions within them.
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Photo: Tima Miroschnichenko, Pexels.