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International community proposes better practices of research for advanced fuel cells

Single-component fuel cell is a promising clean energy technology, but needs more standard practices and procedures in research and development to reach commercialization. Here 15 scientists from different disciplines present ways to accelerate the progress of this new fuel cell technology
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Three joint SCI/CHEM Thematic Research Programmes launched

Each programme to receive funding over three years.
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Professor Masood Masoodian asked tricky things already as a child

A good researcher has tunnel vision sensible for details, visual design expert says.
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The Suomi 100 satellite will be a milestone in Finland’s space history

The satellite will be delivered and sent into space under the provisions of the new Space Act, at the beginning of 2018.
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Dr. Guo-Xu Zhang awarded the China Scholarship Council Grant for her collaboration with CEST

Dr. Guo-Xu Zhang will visit CEST from 03.2018 for one year granted by China Scholarship Council (CSC).
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The next generation of power electronics? Gallium nitride doped with beryllium

Physicists at Aalto University have made a breakthrough in revising methods largely discarded 15 years ago.
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Sample chamber of the positron accelerator. Photo: Hanna Koikkalainen

New opening in education collaboration: Upper secondary school students to join thesis defence at Aalto University

The collaboration breaks down the boundaries between upper secondary and university education.
Research & Art, Cooperation
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A week before Timo Pääkkönen's public defence of doctoral thesis he (in the middle) showed students around the laboratories and told about research work.

Nina Granqvist is investigating how the marginal becomes mainstream

Hype creates the impetus and expectations of the future needed to drive big changes, as the professor who made the leap from the business world to academia knows.
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Associate Professor Nina Granqvist. Photo: Aalto University / Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Harri Lähdesmäki mines data for signs of disease

The computational scientist’s research is helping to reveal the mechanisms behind type 1 diabetes, rheumatism, asthma and Alzheimer's disease, as well as predict their onset.
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'My research is strongly cross-disciplinary in nature, which means that I get to work a lot with medical doctors and biologists.' Photo: Anni Hanén

2017 Best Physics Doctoral Dissertation and Teacher of the Year prizes awarded

€3,000-prizes were awarded for three Best Doctoral Dissertations in recognition of research and one for Teacher of the Year.
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Centre for Quantum Engineering funding awarded for three projects

A total of EUR 290 000 has been granted for new projects that pave the way for large-scale initiatives in the field of quantum engineering at Aalto.
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Weyl metamaterials offer a novel route to 3D electronic devices

Researchers show how the principles of general relativity open the door to novel electronic applications including the 3D electron lens and electronic invisibility devices.
Press releases, Research & Art
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a) By local manipulation of material parameters, it is possible to tune the properties of charge carriers in Weyl semimetals, b) With suitable local manipulation of material parameters one can tailor the carrier motion and design novel electronic devices such as the electron lens, which focuses the incoming carriers. Picture: Teemu Ojanen.

Mari Lundström was recently interviewed in El País newspaper about circular economy

Professor Lundström discussed the need for societal responsibility and the research group's role in creating an improved circular economy.
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Digi Breakfast: Process Automation in Transition

More than 100 people attended the Digi Breakfast on Mon 29 October at Aalto Bioproduct Centre.
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Professor Zhi Zong aims to build a leading-edge hydrodynamics research platform

He is researching marine hydrodynamics in the Marine and Arctic Technology Research Group.
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Filip Tuomisto new Director of the Helsinki Institute of Physics Technology Programme

Tuomisto will serve for the term 1.1.2018–31.12.2022.
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Master’s student Daniel Bruzual successfully combined software containers with Internet of Things

Bruzual presented his research on the Internet of Things at the Docker conference.
Studies, Research & Art
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Daniel Bruzual presenting his research at the Docker conference. Picture: Stefan Scherer.

ProDE game opens the way to the world of directed evolution

Master’s students Lassi Vapaakallio and Laura Laakso constructed a game about last year's Millenium Technology Prize winner Frances Arnold’s directed evolution technology. The game was commissioned and funded by TAF, Technology Academy Finland.
Research & Art, Cooperation
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Dissertation, publications, prototypes

In 2016-2017 we have had some very very low, but also some high moments. Let’s focus on the good things.
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Cover page of Hans Poldoja's dissertation

A film research study shows how the brain reacts to difficult moral issues

The family relationship between film characters clearly affects the reactions in the viewers' brain.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Brain activity for the two tasks of a) deciding to rescue the own sister, a friend, or strangers from a dangerous country in red and b) watching a movie believing to see genetically related sisters in blue.