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Ultrasound can help treat cancer and osteoarthritis
Assistant Professor Heikki Nieminen is developing methods that can lead to earlier diagnosis of cancer and enable new kinds of targeted treatments for illnesses.

Students of photography showcased at the CHART Nordic contemporary art fair
Gallery Taik Persons hosts works from Aalto University’s students and alumni.

Curiosity is a pathway to science
Researchers are shaping the future. If you want to become a researcher, it is important to be curious and question everything, says Professor Silvan Scheller.

Magnetic stimulation of the brain improved awareness of subject's own cognitive abilities
Understanding brain function might help in the development of new treatments for neuropsychiatric illnesses in the future.

Metsähovi connected to the official time of Finland
The time transfer occurs via optical fibre using the White Rabbit protocol developed at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Hannu-Pekka Komsa receives BCG Travel award
The 2017 Roger Taylor Travel Award from the British Carbon Group has been awarded to physics Academy Fellow Hannu-Pekka Komsa.
Popularity outranks strategy in supply chain integration decisions
Conscious comparison and indirect copying increase the similarity of supply chain management practices of peer group companies.
Do productivity and well-being at work go hand in hand?
Aalto, Nordea and the University of Tampere joined forces to study well-being at work, social networks and productivity.

Astronomy in the schoolyard
In the science sessions of Aalto researchers, a pin and a beach ball represent the solar system and pieces of rope represent network research.

Four Aalto research fields among the world’s top 50
Aalto placed at the top of the Shanghai ranking in Marine/Ocean Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Mining and Mineral Engineering and Management research.
"Night Pieces" at Venice Biennale's Camino Events
Night Pieces: 3 x Spatial Access to ‘The Venice’ was displayed at Venice Camino Events.
Aalto-born ICEYE receives USD 13 million for its radar-based microsatellite imaging service
SAR technology makes imaging possible regardless of the weather conditions or time of day.
EU Research Project to improve safety in Arctic shipping
The goal is a new risk-led approach for Arctic shipping, ship design, and work at sea.

The first feature length film by Olli Ilpo Salonen has its international premiere in Haugesund
The film is the graduation work by Salonen.

Student Sini-Pilvi Kiilunen wins 2nd place at Designers' Nest
'This collection is marked by a high level of craftsmanship', the judges noted.

Researchers printed graphene-like materials with inkjet
An international research team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing.

Academy of Finland granted EUR 20 million 91ÇàÇà²Ý in the September call
The Academy of Finland has granted Aalto University a total of EUR 20 million in funding for research projects, postdoctoral researchers and research fellows in May and June.
Matti Vaaja appointed Assistant Professor of Geoinformatics at Aalto University
Vaaja is an expert on photogrammetric measuring technology and 3D point cloud models, which are used e.g. for interior measurement of buildings and in autonomous robotic cars.

NASA searches for the most imaginative applications in Helsinki – satellite data to be harnessed to aid sustainable development
With satellite data, NASA Europa Challenge finalists predict wildfires and enable people with allergies to analyse pollen dispersion.
Digital transformation is also changing Japan's retail business
The Global Marketplaces research project seeks to identify forerunners in the retail business in Japan.
