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FinnCERES and the joint Nordic research project on smart textiles are showcased at the World Circular Economy Forum in Brussels
The exhibition features innovative bioeconomy products and prototypes of textiles responsive to temperature and light.

The New European Bauhaus festival brought together European decision-makers and experts in cross-sectoral sustainable development
Aalto University participated in the New European Bauhaus Festival with its sustainable construction exhibition, Time out! Rethinking construction.

Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to €2.5 million and the project will run for five years.

Researchers investigate how AI could better understand humans
Antti Oulasvirta has received a EUR 2.5 million Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for the study of user models.

How to put education policy to the test
Finland is testing changes in national education before committing to them – and showing how randcomized controlled trials can take the guesswork out of policy-making

Congratulations to the 50 year old Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Exactly 50 years ago on April 11, 1974, the radio telescope in Kirkkonummi moved for the first time, and since then it has gathered data from outer space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science
We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.

UPM supports Aalto University's pulp research and education
High quality research enables high quality education

Why won’t some people use a smartphone? And is that difficult?
Adjustments and flexibility are necessary to live without a smartphone

Risto Ilmoniemi: The most important thing is having confidence that others will be there to support and help when needed
'I have thought many times that I am going to give up the whole thing: this is not going to work. But I recover quickly: often already on the next day, optimism is reborn.'

Writing retreats for doctoral students in Finnish
Communal writing retreats during spring and early summer 2024 over Teams
Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected
New study shows that the default apps collect data even when supposedly disabled, and this is hard to switch off

The European Artificial Intelligence flagship project DeployAI builds the AI on Demand Platform
It enables industry and public sector to leverage on AI and generative AI technologies

ACTOR Empowers Construction Workers with Process Automation
The ACTOR project brings together six organizations to automate the collection and use of real-time data for construction management. We talked with Aalto University, Carinafour, and VTT to learn about their aspirations for the project.

ACTOR Streamlines construction with automation and AI - Video
The ACTOR webinar on March 27, 2024, discussed how real-time situational awareness is made possible by robotics, sensors, AI, machine learning, extended reality, and standardized data. The company partners of ACTOR showcased the techologies developed during the project.

Get to know us: Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel
In this interview we got to know more about Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel.

Electron Physics group embraces open data
A research group from the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) is changing its attitude towards open science. In addition to ensuring the open accessibility of published journal articles, they are now embracing a wider scope of open science principles.

Can creativity be measured, managed and thus grow a business? Researchers join forces with Finnish companies
The Creative Leap research project, funded by Business Finland, aims to make creativity visible in business.

Aalto University shakes up construction practices at the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels
The exhibition Time Out! will be on show in Brussels from 9 to 13 April 2024 as part of the NEB Festival.

Aalto Open Science Award Third Place Awardee 2023 – Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project
We interviewed the Intelligent Robotics Research Group with the Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects project, 3rd place awardees of the first Aalto Open Science Award.
