Innovating on bio-based materials
Overconsumption, limited raw material resources and environmental problems will change the world of materials in coming years. Which are the potential pathways towards new materials, where might they come from, and how should they be produced and used to create a more sustainable material world? Bio-based materials are seen as an important part of the solution.
CHEMARTS encourages explorative and playful approach to early-stage materials research. It is a pre-innovation activity where the experimentation process and even failures play a significant role. Interdisciplinary collaboration challenges the disciplinary conventions and ensures new perspectives.The most interesting results can be developed into research projects or business ideas in the Aalto University’s multidisciplinary inovation ecosystem.
The key principles of CHEMARTS are working together and sharing knowledge. The recipes of The CHEMARTS Cookbook were developed and tested by students and staff in 2014–2019 in the CHEMARTS Laboratory in Finland.