Designs for a Cooler Planet
Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition showcases interdisciplinary experiments from our researchers and students. Designs for a Cooler Planet open 1 September - 30 October 2026.
Aalto Networking Platform
Aalto Networking Platform
The Aalto Networking Platform initiative promotes cross-disciplinary actions in Aalto University’s seven key research areas. We bring together experts in science, technology, arts and business, across departments, supporting collaboration both inside and outside of Aalto.
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Featured stories, events, and other content by the Aalto Networking Platform.
Key research areas
Learn more about activities in the seven key research areas of Aalto University.
Aalto Networking Platform Task Force
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Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring
We need a fashion futuring approach and a new mindset—how we design and manufacture, and how we understand fashion—and this seminar aims to offer that.
The Nordic Tipping Point
How will the climate tipping points change the Nordics, and can we still stop them?
Event archive
Related news
All news related to the Aalto Networking Platform.
New ultrasonic needle yields samples 2–3 times larger, potentially reshaping cancer diagnostics
Developed at Aalto University over several years, a new ultrasonic needle for tumour diagnostics has been trialled in collaboration with Helsinki University Hospital (HUS). According to the resulting peer-reviewed study, salivary gland tumours could be diagnosed with far greater precision using the innovative needle.
ELLIS Institute Finland is launching machine learning fundamentals out of the lab
Research moonshots, foundation models for healthcare, and AI for RDI
Exchanges in algae and design: a week in Portimão
A trip to Portugal, where seaweed becomes a tool to engage with the environment, learn principles of design and start collaborations.