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Highlights from DigiSummit in Berlin
Key companies, government representatives and researchers from Finland and Germany gathered in Berlin on 19-20 April 2018 for a German-Finnish DigiSummit.
UWAS Experiments, spring 2018 (Dipoli, Otaniemi)
The exhibition presents works from three University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) courses together with research material produced by the members of the UWAS working group.
What if retirement homes were replaced with grandma鈥檚 cottages? And what if touchscreens could be bent into any shape?
New article and video series looks into the future 鈥 and shows how people at Aalto are building it.
2.7 billion tweets confirm: echo chambers in Twitter are very real
Bipartisan users, who try to bridge the echo chambers, pay a price for their work: they become less central in their network, lose connections to their communities and receive less endorsements from others.
Einstein鈥檚 鈥渟pooky action鈥 goes massive!
The elusive quantum mechanical phenomenon called entanglement has now been made a reality in objects almost macroscopic in size. Results published in Nature show how two vibrating drumheads, the width of a human hair, can display the spooky action.
Petri Ala-Laurila: The retina offers a pathway to the secrets of the brain
This Professor, awarded for his scientific courage, knows that it鈥檚 worth going after the big 鈥渇ish鈥 even if you don鈥檛 always catch it.
Professor Guy Julier has trust in being lost
Design should be done with publics, says Professor Julier who also wants to learn more about the growing world of self-organization 鈥 and skating.
Academy of Finland Flagship funding for Aalto University and VTT to develop new biomaterials
Aalto University and VTT will set up a competence center to develop new materials for securing a sustainable future.
Rare metals need efficient recycling
How can the valuable ingredients of batteries be recovered? What could replace bismuth, tellurium and many other rarities? These issues are being examined by the CloseLoop project.
A new Bose鈥揈instein condensate created at Aalto University
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland are the first to create a Bose鈥揈instein condensate of light coupled with metal electrons, so-called surface plasmon polaritons.
Fighting the flames 鈥 better together
The fundamental questions of sustainable development are integral in our business research as well, says Professor Minna Halme.
What if the world鈥檚 cattle munched on Finnish wood?
A new manufacturing method will open entirely new markets for microcrystalline cellulose. It could be used, for example, to enrich animal fodder.
Turning off the tap
There is no single solution to the shortage of water, but applying several might get the job done.
Global Radical Relevances Conference 2018
The first Radical Relevances Conference will take place at Aalto University in 25-27 April. The conference themes focus on what is relevant to lived experience.
Life-span of new solar cell technologies to increase even tenfold with methods developed in doctoral study
New types of solar cells lose their effectiveness as they age because electrolyte in them loses colour, which indicates a decrease in charge carriers.
Jouni Punkki: The future of concrete is 3D
Professor Jouni Punkki examines the new possibilities of concrete and makes spectacular sculptures of it.
Searching for alternative and sustainable solutions for renewable energy storage
Mitigation of climate change requires increasing the use of renewable energy and the development of storage.
Jesus Llorente Santos and Juha-Matti Tilli awarded in SoftFIRE challenge
Jesus Llorente Santos and Juha-Matti Tilli entered the SoftFIRE challenge in NFV/SDN/5G technologies and were awarded the 2nd place for the Security stream.
ERC Advanced Grants for Peter Liljeroth and Orlando Rojas
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded their 鈧2.5-million-each Advanced Grants 91青青草 University professors Peter Liljeroth and Orlando Rojas.
The traits of fast typists discovered by analysing 136 million keystrokes
An online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles.