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Why? What? How? – Lessons from DPEEE

Antti (admin) 21st August 201615th January 2017 Lifestyle, Philosophy, Publishing, Research and work No Comments
Why? What? How? – Lessons from DPEEE

Convincing people of “Why, What, and How” will win them over to your side. Don’t mess up the order of those, and remember to make adjustments as necessary.

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The Importance of Passion – Lessons from DPEEE 2016

Antti (admin) 20th August 201615th January 2017 Aalto Electromechanics, Philosophy, Research and work No Comments
The Importance of Passion – Lessons from DPEEE 2016

I attended a small conference, and ended up writing about passion. Not the sexual kind, but the fire that drives you forward. Life is full of surprises.

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Why Matlab is Awesome for FEM Development

Antti (admin) 12th August 201615th January 2017 FEM, Matlab, Research and work No Comments
Why Matlab is Awesome for FEM Development

I love using Matlab for FEM development. It’s easy to use, and it can be surprisingly fast if you know what you’re doing. Click to read my praise in detail.

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Toroidion Patent – First Glance

Antti (admin) 12th August 201615th January 2017 Electrical engineering, General, Technology 6 Comments
Toroidion Patent – First Glance

The patent application by the Finnish supercar company Toroidion just became public. Here’s a first glance on what’s so revolutionary.

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Matlab Speed Optimization – Case Example 1 cont.

Antti (admin) 11th August 201615th January 2017 Matlab, Research and work No Comments
Matlab Speed Optimization – Case Example 1 cont.

More tips on improving Matlab speed. Everybody knows vectorization, but what about using simpler algorithms, or the power of your GPU?

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Matlab Speed Optimization – Case Example 1

Antti (admin) 11th August 201615th January 2017 FEM, Matlab, Research and work No Comments
Matlab Speed Optimization – Case Example 1

Here’s how to improve Matlab speed. Some general guidelines followed be more specialized tricks, and a case example. Couldn’t be much better.

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Incredible Power: Interview with an RC-Hobbyist

Antti (admin) 10th August 201615th January 2017 Aalto Electromechanics, Electrical engineering, Marketing, Research and work, Technology No Comments
Incredible Power: Interview with an RC-Hobbyist

Radio-controlled helicopters are cool. Even more cool are the electric motors in them, with their insane power densities. I interviewed a proud hobbyist.

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Why You Should Weigh Yourself Every Day

Antti (admin) 6th August 201615th January 2017 Food, Lifestyle No Comments
Why You Should Weigh Yourself Every Day

Your body weight is a noisy signal. You deal with a noisy signal by means of more data points. The scale is not your enemy.

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Pokémon Go in Marketing – An Academic Case-Example

Antti (admin) 6th August 201615th January 2017 Aalto Electromechanics, Marketing, Research and work No Comments
Pokémon Go in Marketing – An Academic Case-Example

The social media campaign of our research group continues. This time, we shackled Pokémon Go to our purposes. Here’s what we did.

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The Problem with Progressive Overload

Antti (admin) 23rd July 201615th January 2017 Gym, Lifestyle No Comments
The Problem with Progressive Overload

Progressive overload – adding weight to the bar – is hailed as the best way for beginner gym-bros to get better. This is not true. Here’s why.

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