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Researchers discovered new method for improving perovskite solar cell performance

With humidity assisted thermal treatment the overall efficiency increases almost 45 per cent.
Research & Art
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A humidity assisted and thermal treated (HTE) carbon-based printed perovskite solar cell. Photo: Ghufran Hashmi.

Professor Henrikki Tikkanen named holder of the A.I. Virtanen Professorship in consumer research

The Professorship at the Department of Marketing is named after the Nobel Laureate.
Research & Art, Cooperation
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Solar heating could cover more than 80% of domestic heating requirements in Nordic countries

Solar energy offers economically sensible solutions for the collection of heating energy, and for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
Press releases, Research & Art
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In the Helsinki Eko-Viikki housing area, nine properties have been equipped with solar heating systems for producing heat for water heating systems and, in a few of the houses, for underfloor heating. From the solar panels, the accumulated heat is conducted to an insulated water tank functioning as a thermal storage. Picture: Helen Oy

The summer's heat could warm in the winter

The Aalto-led team HeatStock, with their composite material solution for storing heat energy, gets into the Helsinki Challenge final.
Research & Art, Press releases, Cooperation
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l-r: Olli Vartia (Aalto), Kirsi Jouppila (Helsinki Univ.), Kari Saari (Aalto), Ari Seppälä (Aalto) ja Salla Puupponen (Aalto) Missing from photo: Leena Hupa and Daniel Lindberg (Åbo Akademi Univ.), Ilkka Hippinen and Kati Laakso (Motiva Corporation). Photo: Meeri Uitti

IMPRESS workshop brings researchers from 12 countries 91ÇàÇà²Ý

The successful IMPRESS workshop was held at Aalto University 7-9 June 2017, exploring microscopic structure interfaces.
Campus, Research & Art
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Firm governance in the age of disruption

Illustrating challenges and promises with a crowdsourcing example
Research & Art
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Metal music researchers around the world gather at Aalto

The conference covers topics from Russian metal fans’ online communities and Algerian metal scene to mythology manifesting itself in Finnish metal music.
Research & Art, Press releases
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More than a hundred events of the successful Aalto Festival presented the University

This year’s Aalto Festival kicked off already in April with the Student Union-organised Aalto Open Air district event in Otaniemi.
Campus, Studies, Research & Art, Cooperation
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Neuroscience conference on Twitter exceeded all expectations

The conference reached a total of 0.6 million users on Twitter.
Research & Art
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Picture from left to right: Juulia Suvilehto, Enrico Glerean, Koos Zevenhoven, Annika Hultén and Tommi Himberg. Picture: Jaakko Järvinen, Aalto University.

Biodesign projects identify medical innovations for commercialisation

Combining the technical expertise of an engineer with the clinical expertise of a medical doctor can lead to the invention of the century.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Novel 3D matrix will allow predictive and effective breast cancer treatment

The extracellular matrix keeps the structure of the tumour tissues unchanged and thereby allows correct and personalized drug identification.
Press releases, Research & Art
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The ability of 3D matrix to maintain the cellular identity and heterogeneity of patient derived cancer tissues allow individualized breast cancer therapy approach. Image: Lahja Martikainen, Pauliina Munne and Nonappa.

Calling all executives ‒ this is how you can help your employees to be both efficient and creative

Research by Assistant Professor Olli-Pekka Kauppila has shown that efficiency and creativity are not mutually exclusive. What should managers do to achieve this combination?
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Finance assistant professor Petri Jylhä's paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Finance.

The first solo-authored paper in the Journal of Finance coming from a Finnish institution.
Research & Art
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DiRVa seeks evidence of health outcomes and created value

The project aims to construct a general evaluation model for healthcare digital solutions providers to serve as a tool for building evidence of and communicating the value of their innovations.
Research & Art
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PISKU inspects the company´s productivity and personnel well-being

An issue to be studied is individual and collective job crafting as a development approach, which combines the self-control of work and its development to the employee well-being.
Research & Art
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Digital self helps in getting to know new people

In face-to-face digital interaction, the objective is to share information about oneself primarily outside social media.
Research & Art
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Aalto-2 no longer responds to commands

After a promising start, the satellite mission faces communication problems caused likely due radiation damaged component by batteries damaged by low temperature.
Studies, Research & Art, Press releases
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Special journal issue showcases Aalto University’s materials research

The special issue of Advanced Electronic Materials published by Wiley Inc. presents 12 articles on materials research conducted at Aalto University.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Assistant Professor Antti Karttunen and the research group combined electronic materials with cotton. Photo: Mikko Raskinen, Aalto University

Finland will be a winner in the Artificial Intelligence disruption

VTT has released their policy brief on Artificial Intelligence - read the blog of Reseach Professor Heikki Ailisto.
Research & Art
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Senior researcher of platform economy implements digitalisation into studies

Timo Seppälä, Professor of Practice in Digital Operations, knows the challenges related to product and service innovations by industrial companies.
Research & Art
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