Greenhouse utilising pulp mill residual streams wins Finnish Forest Industries Federation’s Innovation Contest for Students
7. joulukuu 2018
This innovation developed by Aalto University students may revolutionise Finnish food production by means of the circular economy.
Honored
Companies want to develop innovations from biomaterials together with FinnCERES
16. marraskuu 2018
A large group of representatives of industry took part in the Industry Meets FinnCERES event on 5 November 2018 at Paasitorni in Helsinki.
Science and art Cooperation
High school students got a taste of the limitless possibilities of technology at Shaking up Tech
25. lokakuu 2018
In the Shaking up Tech event at Aalto University on 11 October 2018, high school students met women who rule the world of technology.
Studies
Merja Penttilä obtains over 1 million euro funding to synthetic biology from the Wihuri Foundation
10. lokakuu 2018
The funding goes for the establishment of a Centre for Young Synbio Scientists.
Science and art
Neste and Aalto University to begin strategic research cooperation
10. lokakuu 2018
The cooperation will strengthen Finnish competitiveness.
Science and art Press releases Cooperation
Fibre technologies revolutionising the textile industry win the European Commission's Regiostars Awards
10. lokakuu 2018
VTT and Aalto University’s TeKiDe project won the category "Achieving sustainability through low carbon emissions".
Honored Science and art
From energy engineers to energy entrepreneurs
20. syyskuu 2018
Great ideas need to be developed into business models to achieve sustainable energy transition.
Studies Cooperation
Using lignin to replace fossil materials
12. syyskuu 2018
Ball-like lignin particles developed by researchers open up completely new possibilities for the utilisation of lignin.
Science and art
President Macron received a scarf made from old jeans with Ioncell-F technology
4. syyskuu 2018
The sustainable textile process was introduced to the President during his visit to Aalto University on 30 August 2018.
Other
Marita Niemelä Alumna of the Year 2018 of the School of Chemical Engineering
27. elokuu 2018
Curiosity and constant learning are the driving forces for the Vice President, Engineering and Technology at Neste Engineering Solutions Oy.
Honored Science and art Cooperation
Aalto University and VTT launch a major innovation ecosystem aimed at doubling the value of forest industry
24. elokuu 2018
Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland signed a collaboration agreement on the CERES flagship programme.
Science and art Cooperation
Aalto maintains strong position in prestigious ShanghaiRankings
17. heinäkuu 2018
Two Aalto fields leap forward, with altogether 8 ranking in the top 100 worldwide
Science and art
‘Biomimicry in the Nordic Countries’ working paper highlights HYBER CoE
20. kesäkuu 2018
HYBER CoE is highlighted as a Finnish forerunner in biomimetics in a new Nordic Working Paper
Science and art
Advanced Materials highlights Finnish materials science
19. kesäkuu 2018
Advanced Materials, a premier journal in the field, has dedicated an issue to Finnish research, covering several articles from Aalto University.
Science and art
Academy Project funding for Professor Mauri Kostiainen
18. kesäkuu 2018
Professor Mauri Kostiainen receives Consortium Project funding from the Academy of Finland
Science and art
”Koivikko” scarf paving way for new textile fibres made out of renewable and traceable birch
15. kesäkuu 2018
Professor Herbert Sixta donated an Ioncell scarf to Sirpa Välimaa, Product Manager Dissolving Pulp, Stora Enso Oyj, in PulPaper Conference on 31 May in Helsinki.
Cooperation Science and art
Breakthrough in lignin research: spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
11. kesäkuu 2018
Lignin, a pulp industry by-product, could replace fossil materials.
Science and art Press releases
Challenges for mass-production of flexible solar cells: durability and environmental impact
5. kesäkuu 2018
A key to durable and environmentally friendly cells lies in the encapsulation.
Science and art
Promising news from biomedicine: DNA origami more resilient than previously understood
29. toukokuu 2018
Study shows these nanostructures can survive in extremely low magnesium concentrations, opening up a broad spectrum of biophysical and biomedical applications
Science and art
Students are guided to re-think the design of products and services from the circular economy point of view
4. toukokuu 2018
Sitra and five universities are developing a multidisciplinary study programme in circular economy.
Studies
What if retirement homes were replaced with grandma’s cottages? And what if touchscreens could be bent into any shape?
25. huhtikuu 2018
New article and video series looks into the future – and shows how people at Aalto are building it.
Studies Science and art Cooperation
Academy of Finland Flagship funding for Aalto University and VTT to develop new biomaterials
18. huhtikuu 2018
Aalto University and VTT will set up a competence center to develop new materials for securing a sustainable future.
Science and art Press releases Cooperation
Life-span of new solar cell technologies to increase even tenfold with methods developed in doctoral study
9. huhtikuu 2018
New types of solar cells lose their effectiveness as they age because electrolyte in them loses colour, which indicates a decrease in charge carriers.
Press releases Science and art
ERC Advanced Grants for Peter Liljeroth and Orlando Rojas
6. huhtikuu 2018
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded their €2.5-million-each Advanced Grants to Aalto University professors Peter Liljeroth and Orlando Rojas.
Science and art
Professor Orlando Rojas to receive the prestigious Anselme Payen Award
26. maaliskuu 2018
The award is one of the most important and internationally recognized awards in the field of cellulose and renewable materials.
Honored Science and art