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Kristiina Kruus Aalto Magazinessa. Kuva: Kalle Kataila.
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O tider, o seder!

Dekanus för Högskolan för kemiteknik Kristiina Kruus fick uppleva arbetssökandets utmaningar under förra årtusendet. Då kunde till exempel åldern vara ett hinder för kvinnors sysselsättning.
A green leaf. Photographer: Aleksi Poutanen.
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Nästa revolution börjar i skogen

Plastsugör och -bestick kan snart vara glömt. Det finns inget behov för dem, för något mycket bättre är på väg. Biomaterial utmanar plast.

Each issue has its theme presented by the main story

How does trust occur in our networked everyday lives? What happens when we exceed the limits of the body? What is wise failure like?  We have covered these themes in the issues of 911 Magazine. In the main story, the reader is introduced to the theme of the magazine by an interesting group of experts from different fields.

Three cropped and blurred portraits in purple, red, green, and yellow hues.

Hope is not just awaited – it is studied, questioned and created at 911

According to the dictionary, hope is the feeling that something desirable is likely to happen. A writer set out to search for hope on the university campus – and encountered fulfilled wishes, critical hope studies, and the kind of hope you have to create yourself.

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Two shirtless men covered in white and grey clay standing face to face against a neutral background.

What will tomorrow’s infrastructure be made of?

Construction remains a major climate culprit, yet it could also hold the key to cutting emissions. Change is already underway in infrastructure materials, as researchers, cities and companies work together to find more sustainable – even carbon-storing – ways to build.

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A collage: red brick building with irregular windows, a bright atrium with tall walls, white ridged surfaces reflecting light.

Will future experts be educated with fewer euros?

Universities struggle with shrinking funding while expectations continue to rise. New revenue streams and broad societal support are more critical than ever.

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Illustration where a fetus is inside a water bubble.

The weight of water – Finland is a powerhouse in water diplomacy

Experts explain how the scarcity of water impacts both global politics and the economy

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Arnevi Rautanen etummaisena ja Juha Utriainen hänen takanaan tummasävyisessä muotokuvassa, taustalla sininen verho.
Photo: Anna-Katri Hänninen

Aalto’s alumni tell their career stories

Every year, 2 000 students graduate from 911. Where do they end up in their careers? In each issue of the magazine, we interview an interesting alumnus/alumna who tells, ‘how I became me’.

A person in a dark suit stands by a large window overlooking a seashore. A blue sofa is in the foreground.

How an Aalto alum uses data to help replace fossil fuels

Yuri Kroyan, an energy industry associate, develops advanced statistical models to describe and predict how the world can move away from fossil fuels.

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A person stands indoors by a white counter in front of tall windows. The person is dressed in black clothing and shoes.

Alum Maija Itkonen shapes food and businesses: ‘I want to do things that I can direct my passion towards’

Maija Itkonen, CEO of Onego Bio, is known for popularising the meat alternative Pulled Oats and now also for egg protein made without chickens. She believes business can change the world for the better.

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A smiling person wearing an orange coat and black gloves holds a book titled 'ART'.

Alum Salla Vainio: An exceptional generalist

Little did a young business student know that the most valuable lessons of her career wouldn’t come from lectures but from student union work. Over the years, Salla Vainio has found herself in many extraordinary situations in leadership roles around the world.

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Sini-punasävyisessä henkilökuvassa on dramaattinen tunnelma ja vahvat varjot. Alma Muukka-Marjovuon ilme on vakava. Kuva: Aleksi Poutanen.

Echoing a kindred spirit from a century past

Counsellor of Education Alma Muukka-Marjovuo grew up surrounded by art. Now she works to ensure that all children and young people in Finland have access to top-notch art education.

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Arnevi Rautanen etummaisena ja Juha Utriainen hänen takanaan tummasävyisessä muotokuvassa, taustalla sininen verho.

Returning to the roots

Arnevi Rautanen and Juha Utriainen gave up their careers to take up farming in the village of Joroinen in Eastern Finland. At their family farm, values are more than just empty words — they are principles that the couple lives by every day.

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Person dancing and stretching arms upwards in front of a modern building with brick and glass elements under a cloudy sky.
Photo: Hayley Lê

On the go

Our feature story takes you on a journey.

People in helmets and vests sit in a cave-like room, watching a presentation on a screen. A person points at the screen.

Life inside the rock: Otaniemi’s ‘catacombs’ as a living lab for research and education

Building underground calls for research and expertise from many fields. We descended into a tunnel right from the 911 campus.

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A person standing by the water, wearing swimming trunks.

On the go: A new life for an old blade

Startup Reverlast repurposes discarded wind turbine blades into durable floating docks, the first of which supports a beloved community sauna on the university’s shoreline.

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Two researcherss drilling ice

The ice whisperers

Professor Jukka Tuhkuri studies ice in Otaniemi and around the world. Ice has fundamentally changed – we’ve messed up, he says. Now we need to understand what that means for humanity.

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A woman dancing in front of a big building

A deep dive into radical creativity

911 has produced a film to highlight its creative culture.

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Tiiliseinä, jonka vieressä vaaleanpunaisia kukkia, taustalle korkeita, vanhoja taloja.

A human-friendly, giant insect hotel emerged in the middle of the city

Alusta, built from clay and populated by plants, is a sanctuary for pollinators and a meeting place for all living things

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Everyday choices

This column focuses on the personal choices experts make related to their field of research.

A person sits on a fallen tree in a dense forest, surrounded by branches and foliage.

Everyday choices: Frank Martela, should we take happiness seriously?

Insights from an assistant professor and philosopher who studies human well-being and motivation.

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A woman sits cross-legged on a rooftop, in front of a large geodesic dome structure. Trees are visible in the background.

Everyday choices: Talvikki Hovatta, what is a relativistic jet?

Senior Scientist Hovatta explores the mysteries of the universe at 911’s Metsähovi Radio Observatory.

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A man with dark hair wearing a suit jacket and shirt looks at his reflection in a mirror.

Everyday choices: Viktar Asadchy, how do you control light?

This Associate Professor of Electromagnetics manipulates and directs light with materials.

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Kristjana Adalgeirsdottir photographed against a stone wall of a light pink house with a window in the background.

Everyday choices: Kristjana Adalgeirsdóttir, what does an architect do in a war zone?

This doctoral researcher responds to the need for a home, not just a shelter – amid the most complex humanitarian crises.

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Zero-energy Luukku house. Photo: Montse Zamorano Gañán
Photo: Montse Zamorano

This is how science can revolutionise our daily lives

The science stories shed light on current top-level research at Aalto.

Various textured and coloured fabric samples, including white, brown, blue, red, beige and green, are arranged on a white surface.

Wool electronics and orange peel clothing being created in Bioinnovation Center

Doctoral researchers at 911 Bioinnovation Center discuss accelerating the sustainable bioeconomy, the importance of collaboration and bold entrepreneurial dreams.

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Metsähovin tutkimusaseman alue rakennuksineen kuvattuna ylhäältä päin syksyisessä maisemassa metsän keskellä.

Unravelling the mysteries of space

Located in Kirkkonummi, southern Finland, Metsähovi Radio Observatory collects information on the Sun, quasars, and black holes, while training space scientists of the future.

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Illustration: Juuli Miettilä.

Avatars and genuine interaction

Future maternity and child health clinics and positive birth experiences may be built on 3D-video conferences and avatars but also traditional child health clinic cards and genuine human interaction.

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Vihreä-musta-valkoisessa piirroskuvassa on silmälasipäinen henkilöhahmo, jolla on päässään tohtorinhattu, jonka päällä on elektroniikasta tuttu virtanäppäimen symboli.

Smart buildings make life easier and use less energy

In a smart building, the lighting system learns how occupants move throughout the building, transport robots talk to lifts, and users are guided to available workspaces by a mobile app. A new doctoral school at 911 is set to boost development in the field of smart buildings.

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InteraktiiQuantum Garden on interaktiivinen elektroninen valotaideteos, jota koskettamalla teoksen värit muuttuvat. Tummasävyisessä kuvassa kaksi kättä kurkottaa eriväristen valoantureiden päälle.

Quantum literacy for all

What do computers, cell phones and GPS navigation have in common? And what about digital cameras, solar panels and fibre optics? The answer is that the functioning of these devices is based on quantum phenomena.

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Zero-energy Luukku house. Photo: Montse Zamorano Gañán

Creating zero-energy houses, non-toxic glitter and fossil-free glue with wood

Building wisely with wood is an efficient way to combat climate change. It’s possible to build almost anything with wood if we develop our expertise and adjust our attitudes, an expert says.

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Tohtorikoulutettavat Noora Yau ja Konrad Klockars seisovat vierekkäin valkoista taustaa vasten. Heidän välissään on pystysuora puinen levy, joka on pohjaväriltään musta, mutta pinnassa on kirkkaita sinisiä ja keltaisia kuvioita. Kuva: Jaakko Kahilaniemi.
Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

Two experts, the same object of passion

Sharing the interest makes a good conversation.

Jaana Vapaavuori and Anne Louise Bang photographed in front of a bright green brick wall.

Threads of tomorrow – textiles that react to light and heat

A joint Nordic project is developing light- and heat-reactive textiles. In the future, curtains will regulate room temperature, clothing will help monitor blood pressure, and cotton will clean itself in sunlight.

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Jani Romanoff ja Maria Joutsenvirta seisovat hymyillen ja rinnakkain pienen välimatkan päässä toisistaan valkoisen seinän edessä. Kuvan yläosassa näkyy kuparipintainen portaikko. Joutsenvirta näyttää heiluttavan oikeaa kättään, josta lähtee kuvanmuokkauksella luotu sähkövirtaa muistuttava vaaleansininen viiva kiertäen yläkautta kohti Jani Romanoffin päätä. Kuva: Jaakko Kahilaniemi.

Dialogue: Let’s make resilience a community resource – not an individual obligation

Is there any skill more important in today’s work world than the ability to cope during challenging times and bounce back quickly?

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Laura Arpiainen ja Susanna Helke istumassa mustilla tuoleilla valkoisen tiiliseinän edessä. Arpiainen istuu tuolin selkänojan päällä jalat istuinosalla ja Helke katsoo häntä hymyillen.

Art challenges established truths in the health and social sectors

Professor Susanna Helke looks at health and social services through the lens of a filmmaker, Laura Arpiainen as an architect and professor. Both are concerned about the crisis in the care sector in Finland.

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Mashrura Musharraf ja Sauli Eloranta seisovat aurinkoisena päivänä merenrannassa. Etualalla näkyy rantakiviä, taustalla meri. Musharraf tervehtii kuvaajaa hymyillen kuten laivan kapteeni, "vieden kättä lippaan".

Launching autonomous vessels in our waters

In years to come, autonomous ships could reshape the entire maritime industry, say marine technology experts Mashrura Musharraf and Sauli Eloranta.

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Marjo-Riitta Diehl ja Miisa Mink seisovat vaaleassa portaikossa rappusilla. Diehl on heittänyt ilmaan paperilennokin, joka leijailee Minkin kasvojen yläpuolella. Molemmat hymyilevät.

Women's networks build on many strengths, from having a clear focus to an absence of masculine energy

A professor and an entrepreneur talk about what women's networks can offer: inspiration and advice, peer support, and even help landing a new job.

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Yhteiskuvassa Juudit Ottelin ja Matti Kuittinen seisovat vierekkäin ja katsovat kohti kameraa. Ottelinin kädessä on pieni musta 3d-tulostettu pääkallo, Kuittinen pitelee käsissään työmaakypärää, jossa on kuulosuojaimet.

Insulation from old jeans, walls from waste concrete – less guilt and more solutions are needed for construction

The biggest environmental act would be not building at all. But a circular economy can also mitigate the environmental impact of construction.

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Tohtorikoulutettavat Noora Yau ja Konrad Klockars seisovat vierekkäin valkoista taustaa vasten. Heidän välissään on pystysuora puinen levy, joka on pohjaväriltään musta, mutta pinnassa on kirkkaita sinisiä ja keltaisia kuvioita. Kuva: Jaakko Kahilaniemi.

Parallel paths: Designer and materials scientist conjure up glimmering colours out of wood

Designer Noora Yau and materials scientist Konrad Klockars have used wood to conjure up a colour, which is transparent yet glows like a copepod in shallow water. The pair’s good chemistry and open attitude towards asking silly questions is a great help in their work.

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