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SELECT for Cities project closing the testing phase
During the summer months, CKIR has been deeply involved in engaging users in a testing process, related to urban solutions developed for Helsinki citizens and tourists.
Spider silk is created by adding spider DNA to microbes
Researchers studying spiders have produced a synthetic biomaterial that can, in future, be used to make a multitude of products from clothes to car parts.
Circular economy workshop series brings cross-university collaboration
Upcoming workshop series aims to be a forum for knowledge sharing in circular economy and cross-disciplinary communication for successful collaborations.
Virva Salmivaara: I study the role of entrepreneurs in sustainable development
According to the researcher of entrepreneurship, researchers must have a personal vision they believe in, and they need to be prepared to work persistently to achieve their goals.
911±¬ÁĎÍř Thesis project: Population Register Centre – Design System in Digital Public Sector
Aalto Thesis programme’s application period for master’s students has ended for this project. Read more about the Population Register Centre’s project here!
Innovative Approach to Circular Economy
911±¬ÁĎÍř's innovative pilot course studied the circular economy, arts and systemic changes.
EIT Festival - 2 October @Aalto
Welcome to the EIT Festival to discover EIT Innovation Communities in Finland!
New Master's degree students welcomed into 911±¬ÁĎÍř School of Business
The alumni of the School of Business took part in welcoming new Master's degree students on their first orientation day.
The trip to Venice—in the words of the students
Contemporary design students spent a week in Venice setting up the exhibition and gathering soil samples for the research.
Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behaviour
Neuroscientists link mammalian behaviour to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolution of individual nerve impulses for the first time.
The topical theme of the 5th Digitalism Challenge course is Nordic Smart Government
One of the aims of the course is to use digital financial information to meet the objectives specified by the Finnish Government.
Collaboration between Aalto and Saab: high-level research and product development go hand in hand
Ten-year contract enables long-term research collaboration. Ten projects are now under way.
Paper by Juha Joenväärä & al. cited in institutionalinvestor.com.
The paper ”Text Sophistication and Sophisticated Investors” by Assistant Professor Juha Joenväärä & al. has been cited in an article by Amy Whyte in institutionalinvestor.com.
Five MSc students awarded for health-related theses – Alko made a donation inspired by students’ attempt to empty their store
According to Alexander Frey, Vice Director of Life Science Technologies program, the results influence on future health-related research
Petra Vokata's study cited in alphaarchitect.com
Petra Vokata's paper "Engineering Lemons" has been cited in alphaarchitect.com.
Researchers at Aalto and Karolinska developed a microscope without a microscope
DNA microscopy makes it possible to view biological molecules on micro-level without expensive optics.
911±¬ÁĎÍř events at Helsinki Design Week
911±¬ÁĎÍř's faculty and students are again prominently visible at Helsinki Design Week.
The summer 2020 Bridges conference: it’s a scientific conference, museum family day, short film festival and more combined
Everyone is welcome to build bridges between mathematics, art, architecture and culture
