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Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects
New approach allows contactless or remote manipulation of objects by machines or robots.
Our paper "Droplet Probe for Characterization of Advancing and Receding Contact Angles of Single Fibers " has received the Best Conference Paper Award at the MARSS 2023 Conference. The paper was authored by Arthur Vieira, Maja Vuckovac, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Michael Hummel, and Quan Zhou.
Thanks to everyone who supported our work. Let's continue to learn and grow together. https://lnkd.in/d64KSmdK
Researchers mimic how water and wind create complex shapes in nature
No hands required: new study shows how particles can be directed into desired shapes with energy fields and smart algorithm.
Dr. Kourosh Latifi graduated from our group last year was granted Aalto University dissertation award 2021. The dissertation can be found at here.
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Prof. Quan Zhou received new funding from the Academy of Finland
We just received a new grant from the Academy of Finland, titled: “Robotic Magnetic Needle Characterization of Single Nanoparticle Uptake in Cells”, in cooperation with Prof. Hélder Santos of the University of Helsinki.
Kourosh Latifi successfully defended his PhD thesis "Controlling the motion of particles on a vibrating plate using dynamic acoustic fields"
Latifi graduates from the Robotic Instruments research group.
Artur Kopitca received a funded doctoral position from the Aalto ELEC Doctoral School
Our doctoral student Artur Kopitca has been granted a funded doctoral position at the Aalto ELEC Doctoral School.
Defence of dissertation in the field of Automation, Systems and Control Engineering, M.Sc. (Tech.) Kourosh Latifi
Title of the thesis is “Controlling the motion of particles on a vibrating plate using dynamic acoustic fields”
Defence of dissertation in the field of Automation, Systems and Control Engineering, M.Sc. (Tech.) Zoran Cenev
Title of the thesis is “Particle Micromanipulation Using Single Magnetic Sources”
Aalto receives EUR 3.5 million funding for ICT research
The ICT 2023 programme funds 12 Aalto researchers.
The MARSS 2019 conference
The MARSS conference is an annual International conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales and will be held in July 1-5 at Maarintie 8 in Otaniemi campus.
A surprising experiment opens the path to new particle manipulation methods
Unexpected result from acoustics experiment could have applications in biomedical and microsystems research
Anton Paar Research Award to Robin Ras and Quan Zhou
Anton Paar Research Award to Robin Ras and Quan Zhou
Biomedical engineering
The biomedical engineering area mainly encompasses medical devices.
New microscope sets a record for visualizing surface wetting properties
The microscope is 1000 times more precise than current techniques, allowing the creation of wetting maps as a new concept for hydrophobic surface characterization.
The latest installation lectures available on video
Aalto University's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of miniature robotics and optimizing human-computer interaction, among other things.
Researchers need a child-like mind and plenty of guts
Professor of microrobotics Quan Zhou operates invisible things that have a big impact.
Dances with waves: breakthrough in moving small objects using acoustics
By playing carefully constructed melodies, the scientists can simultaneously move multiple objects on the plate towards desired targets.
Three Joint SCI/ELEC Thematic Research Programmes Launched
Each programme to receive funding of 150 000 € over three years.
Doctoral student Anastasiia Kravtcova: “Doctoral studies can be a combination of a job, hobby and lifestyle”
The chance of making a societal impact motivated Anastasiia Kravtcova to pursue her doctoral studies and to dive into a groundbreaking topic in medical engineering at the School of Electrical Engineering.
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