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A little piece of Silicon Valley arrives in Otaniemi

24. syyskuu 2014

‘The best experience ever!’ Is the collective opinion of a group of students when asked about their recent participation in the Summer School.

Research

Working together to create something new

22. syyskuu 2014

Doctoral students Ville Liljeström and Joona Mikkilä tell us what researchers go through before an article is published in an academic journal.

Cooperation

Creating a common future for chemistry field

19. syyskuu 2014

Universities and industry are drafting a national plan of action for the field of chemistry.

Research

Book edited by Adjunct Professor Markus Reuter wins Publication Award

18. syyskuu 2014

Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-art for Practitioners, Analysts and Scientists won the first prize.

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Architects of the Bio-age

4. syyskuu 2014

New students begin their studies at the School of Chemical Technology.

Honored

The Aalto Act of the Year Award to CHEMARTS project

2. syyskuu 2014

Professors Tapani Vuorinen and Pirjo Kääriäinen awarded at the Opening of the Academic Year 2.9.2014.

Research

Living factories can revolutionize industry

25. elokuu 2014

The transformation is accelerated by synthetic biology. Its potential is also being investigated at Aalto University in a new strategic research opening funded b...

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Lasse Murtomäki appointed professor at the Department of Chemistry

20. elokuu 2014

Murtomäki’s research is focused on ionic liquids, flow batteries and light activated nanoparticles.

Research

The forest industry needs to be reinvented

13. elokuu 2014

Wood, as a natural composite material can cover many of our societal needs, including high-tech products, says Professor Orlando Rojas.

Studies

Pipettes at the ready

8. elokuu 2014

Nine gifted general upper secondary school students received special training at Aalto as they prepared for the International Biology Olympiad.

Research

Change scent with a touch of a button

1. heinäkuu 2014

Imagine if you were able to change the scent at your home just by pressing a button on a remote control.

Honored

Professor Mauri Kostiainen receives special recognition from WCC

26. kesäkuu 2014

At Aalto, the recognitions are granted to six talented researchers.

Research

The School of Chemical Technology involved in the new Tekes research opening

26. kesäkuu 2014

The goal of the Living Factories Programme is to realise the full potential of Synthetic Biolog...

Other

Success of Aalto University requires bold decisions

25. kesäkuu 2014

Nobody can be the best at everything. Senior industrialist Jorma Eloranta, who is being promoted in October to the rank of Honorary Doctor at Aal...

Research

Four projects receive funding from Academy of Finland

13. kesäkuu 2014

Academy of Finland has granted funding to 79 projects with a total amount of about 36 million euros.

Cooperation

Towards closer cooperation

12. kesäkuu 2014

The Department of Forest Products Technology and The Upper Austrian Research GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement.

Research

Eero Kontturi appointed Professor at the Department of Forest Products Techno...

4. kesäkuu 2014

‘I want to create completely new kinds of materials that utilise the particular propert...

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Academy of Finland grants Postdoctoral Researcher funding

19. toukokuu 2014

Postdoctoral Researchers Tushar Jain and Marc Borrega Sabate have received funding.

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The Masters of Aalto exhibition shows off a variety of disciplines

19. toukokuu 2014

The works of future leaders are displayed from 16 May to 1 June at the Masters of Aalto exhibition in down-town Hel...

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Fungi clean polluted soil

12. toukokuu 2014

Fungi can be harnessed to clean polluted soil which cannot be cleaned using traditional composting. This was the finding of Erika Winquist, M.Sc.(Tech.), in her dissertation for Aalto University.