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- Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/scientists-harness-the-wind-as-a-tool-to-move-objects 2 comments
- Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/keeping-your-data-from-apple-is-harder-than-expected 230 comments
- The human ear detects half a millisecond delay in sound https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/the-human-ear-detects-half-a-millisecond-delay-in-sound 142 comments
- A technique that enables people to hear ultrasonic sources above 20kHz https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/anyone-can-get-super-hearing 41 comments
- Global Population Estimates Might Be Way Off—New Research Suggests Rural Populations Are Vastly Underestimated https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/significant-proportion-of-worlds-rural-population-missing-from-global-estimates-says-study 44 comments dataisbeautiful
- 80% of companies fail to benefit from AI because companies fail to recognize that it’s about the people not the tech, says new study. Without a human-centered approach, even the smartest AI will fail to deliver on its potential. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/why-are-80-percent-of-companies-failing-to-benefit-from-ai-its-about-the-people-not-the-tech-says 336 comments science
- Why won’t some people use a smartphone . Aside from necessary communication technologies such as voice calls, text, and sometimes GPS, dumbphones usually have little else, which is valued by users as a way to focus on what they feel really matters https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/why-wont-some-people-use-a-smartphone-and-is-that-difficult#:~:text='We%20found%20that%20in%20many,that%20replaced%20individual%20smartphone%20functions. 181 comments science
- Keeping your data from Apple is harder than expected https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/keeping-your-data-from-apple-is-harder-than-expected 30 comments privacy
- Virtual meetings tire people because we’re doing them wrong. Earlier studies suggested that fatigue from virtual meetings stems from mental overload, but new research shows that sleepiness during virtual meetings might actually be a result of mental underload and boredom. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/virtual-meetings-tire-people-because-were-doing-them-wrong 189 comments science
- Researchers have made a map of where in the body 27 types of love are felt and how strongly they are experienced: all of the types were felt strongly in the head, but they differed throughout the rest of the body https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/where-do-we-feel-love 35 comments science
- Researchers achieved wireless power transmission with high efficiency (over 80%) at distances approximately five times the size of the antenna (18cm distance with 3.6cm antennas) https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/going-the-distance-for-better-wireless-charging 47 comments science
- A skin-stroking device could help curb alcohol cravings — Touches to the skin stimulate neural pathways in parts of the brain closely connected with alcohol cravings and other addictions https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/a-skin-stroking-device-could-help-curb-alcohol-cravings 3 comments technology
- ADHD symptoms can be detected by tracking natural eye movements of players using a virtual reality game https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/virtual-reality-game-to-objectively-detect-adhd 153 comments science
- Perpetual motion is possible – Scientists at Aalto University’s Low Temperature Lab observed the interaction of two time-crystals that bend the laws of physics https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/perpetual-motion-is-possible-scientists-at-aalto-universitys-low-temperature-lab-observed-the 692 comments science
- A new type of hand prosthesis learns from the user — and the user learns from the prosthesis | Aalto University https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/a-new-type-of-hand-prosthesis-learns-from-the-user-and-the-user-learns-from-the-prosthesis 2 comments science
- Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options. Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion, stain, and sunlight. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/bio-based-coating-for-wood-outperforms-traditional-synthetic-options 43 comments science
- Researchers have developed a new audio technique that enables people to hear ultrasonic sources that generate sound at frequencies above 20,000 Hz with simultaneous perception of their direction. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/anyone-can-get-super-hearing 9 comments science
- Physicists have found a way to evade the uncertainty principle in quantum physics https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/evading-the-uncertainty-principle-in-quantum-physics 9 comments science
- Researchers demonstrate that magnetism and superconductivity can coexist in graphene, opening a pathway towards graphene-based topological qubits https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/a-path-to-graphene-topological-qubits 6 comments science
- Study shows if 80% of new residential buildings in Europe were made of wood, and wood were used in structures, cladding, surfaces, and furnishings, all together the buildings would store 55 million tons of CO2 a year. That’s equivalent to about 47% of the annual emissions of Europe's cement industry https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/building-european-cities-with-wood-would-sequester-and-store-half-of-cement-industrys-current 38 comments science
- Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit at Aalto University https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/black-silicon-photodetector-breaks-the-100-efficiency-limit 40 comments science
- Researchers have developed an armour-plated superhydrophobic surface which can take repeated battering from sharp and blunt objects, and still repel liquids with world-record effectiveness https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/major-breakthrough-in-extremely-water-repellent-materials-makes-them-durable-enough-for-the 8 comments science
- Smartphone typing speeds catching up with keyboards – A study of over 37,000 users shows smartphone users can type at 38 WPM, and 10–19-year olds can type about 10 words-per-minute faster than their parents' generation. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/smartphone-typing-speeds-catching-up-with-keyboards 18 comments science
- A combination of wood fibres and spider silk could rival plastic. The unique material outperforms most of today’s synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased toughness https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/a-combination-of-wood-fibres-and-spider-silk-could-rival-plastic 20 comments science
- Neuroscientists link mammalian behavior to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolution of individual nerve impulses for the first time https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/studying-vision-in-pitch-darkness-shines-light-on-how-a-mammals-brain-drives-behaviour 6 comments science
- Materials researchers copy "Pavlov's Dog" experiment in memory materials. Design a gel that if you melt it while shining purple light on it, it will spontaneously melt the next time you shine the same wavelengths of light on it. Literally no application in mind, just wanted to see if it would work. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/pavlovs-classical-conditioning-inspires-materials-scientists 22 comments science
- First study dedicated to the world-famous concept: sisu can help people exceed preconceived limitations but can be detrimental when used unwisely. According to the study, it denotes an internal, latent force that moves you forward when you think you have reached your limit. https://www.aalto.fi/news/what-the-finnish-concept-of-sisu-can-offer-the-world 4 comments science
- News: Password managers vulnerable to insider hacking http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2018-08-15/ 10 comments technology
- 2.7 billion tweets confirm: echo chambers in Twitter are very real http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2018-04-24/ 41 comments technology
- Researchers for the first time have created a Bose-Einstein condensate of light coupled with metal electrons, so-called surface plasmon polaritons. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2018-04-16-006/ 9 comments science
- Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning. This knotted skyrmion was predicted theoretically over 40 years ago, and may provide insight into a stable ball of plasma that could enhance future fusion reactors. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2018-03-02/ 14 comments science
- Friction found where there should be none: in superfluids near absolute zero http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2018-02-01-002/ 4 comments science
- New research shows universe may not be expanding http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-06-30/ 20 comments science
- Solar heating could cover over 80% of domestic heating requirements in countries located at higher latitudes. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-06-20/ 71 comments science
- Computers learn to understand humans better by modelling them - "Researchers from Aalto University, University of Birmingham and University of Oslo present results paving the way for computers to learn psychologically plausible models of individuals simply by observing them." http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-05-03-004/ 6 comments technology
- Almost 2 billion people now rely on imported food, new research shows. The study is one of the first to analyze the connections between resource scarcity, population growth and food imports. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-04-13/ 10 comments science
- Algorithm can create a bridge between Clinton and Trump supporters http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-02-16-003/ 31 comments science
- Researchers have created a tiny laser using silver nanoparticles. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2017-01-03/ 4 comments science
- Quantum knots are real: The very first experimental observations of knots in quantum matter have just been reported in Nature Physics. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/2016-01-14-005/ 293 comments science
- Towards Computing With Water Droplets: Superhydrophobic Droplet Logic. Researchers in Aalto University have developed a new concept for computing, using water droplets as bits of digital information. http://www.aalto.fi/en/current//news/view/2012-09-06-003/ 34 comments science