Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:16:05 +0000Latest news in e-Science/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:16:05 +0000/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesIn today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of structures and objects. Beautiful and captivating images that can also convey complex context to a wider audience./article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fracturesWed, 13 Sep 2023 14:23:22 +0000/article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fracturesThousands of people could be spared from a hip fracture each year if a new method to identify the risk of osteoporotic fractures were to be introduced in healthcare. This is the view of the researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden who are behind a new 3D-simulation method. The results were recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research./article/past-comes-alive-3dMon, 28 Aug 2023 11:28:38 +0000/article/past-comes-alive-3dIn the past, it has been common practice to perform analyses of archaeological sites after excavations have been completed and covered again with soil. But with the revolutionary development of digital technologies, we can now identify archaeological information that was previously invisible to the naked eye./article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compassThu, 29 Jun 2023 14:48:26 +0000/article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compassDifferent species of migrating bird have different genetically programmed procedures that signal when it is time to head off and when it is time to return. It may have to do with factors such as daylight, temperature, weather and the Earth’s magnetic field. These migration programmes have been studied before, but new technology and computational capacity make it possible to process large amounts of data and even simulate various factors so that researchers are able to study how their routines are disrupted by changes to the climate and by us. /article/clay-ancient-material-great-futureTue, 30 May 2023 12:02:31 +0000/article/clay-ancient-material-great-futureClay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and sustainable products in the fields of medicine, architecture and building materials./article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledgeFri, 05 May 2023 12:39:15 +0000/article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledgeThe Middle East and North African region lose about $ 13 billion a year because of increasing sand and dust storms. By combining learnings from artificial intelligence and 3000-year-old sustainable methods, researchers might be on the way to finding out how to mitigate the damages./article/ai-could-improve-mental-health-careThu, 16 Feb 2023 12:32:12 +0000/article/ai-could-improve-mental-health-carePatients are often asked to rate their feelings using a rating scale, when talking to psychologists or doctors about their mental health. This is currently how depression and anxiety are diagnosed. However, a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that allowing patients to describe their experience using their own words - is potentially viewed as more precise and preferred by the patients. The Lund researchers have developed an AI-tool that could help doctors analyze their patients’ answers. /article/vr-helps-us-experience-historical-placesWed, 19 Oct 2022 15:10:46 +0000/article/vr-helps-us-experience-historical-placesVirtual reality might be the closest we can get to a time machine. For instance, it can be used to experience historical communities – such as the Iron Age city of Uppåkra in southern Sweden, according to LU researcher Mattias Wallergård./article/researchers-develop-first-ai-based-method-dating-archeological-remainsTue, 23 Aug 2022 08:32:48 +0000/article/researchers-develop-first-ai-based-method-dating-archeological-remainsBy analyzing DNA with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has developed a method that can accurately date up to ten-thousand year-old human remains./article/importance-precipitation-ecosystems-earthFri, 06 May 2022 11:03:18 +0000/article/importance-precipitation-ecosystems-earthWhere, how often, and how much it is going to rain or snow in the future is difficult to predict. Anders Ahlström studies the importance of precipitation for ecosystems on Earth – and contributes with new knowledge in a complex and fraught area./article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeiiWed, 06 Apr 2022 10:45:19 +0000/article/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic-space-pompeiiResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house. The team recreated the House of Greek Epigrams in 3D and tracked the gaze of study participants as they viewed the home./article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-wayTue, 29 Mar 2022 13:36:15 +0000/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-wayMany of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way in new environments, for example, as tourists in an unfamiliar big city. Creating such maps requires in-depth knowledge about map design which can be further improved by using new technology that can process large amounts of data. “We are collaborating with companies and across different academic disciplines, both to understand the needs and to develop new methods based on machine learning”, says Lars Harrie, Professor in Geographic Information Science, �۶���Ƶ./article/watch-virtual-reality-tool-be-used-fight-against-diseaseTue, 23 Nov 2021 14:24:03 +0000/article/watch-virtual-reality-tool-be-used-fight-against-diseaseScience has the technology to measure the activity of every gene within a single individual cell, and just one experiment can generate thousands of cells worth of data. Researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have now revolutionised the way this data is analysed – by using 3D video gaming technology. The study is published in the journal iScience./article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemicsThu, 28 Oct 2021 10:03:44 +0000/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemicsResearchers at �۶���Ƶ want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency./article/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-take-decision-new-research-shows-wayTue, 19 Oct 2021 14:45:07 +0000/article/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-take-decision-new-research-shows-wayYou rush into the supermarket; your mother-in-law is coming for dinner. But which products end up in your shopping basket and why? Researchers have previously tracked eye movements to understand which products attract you in a shop. In order to get closer to the truth, they now want to use new computational models in which the brain’s cognitive processes also play a major role./article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-swedenWed, 09 Jun 2021 06:26:22 +0000/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-swedenDuring the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiology at �۶���Ƶ. /article/new-algorithm-brings-us-closer-dolphin-communicationWed, 09 Dec 2020 15:09:53 +0000/article/new-algorithm-brings-us-closer-dolphin-communicationSo far, the way dolphins navigate, find food and socialise using sound signals has baffled researchers. Josefin Starkhammar, senior lecturer at the Division for Biomedical Engineering, together with colleagues, has now developed an algorithm which brings us closer to understanding the cetaceans’ phenomenal signalling system. In future, the new algorithm could be used to protect dolphins and to develop ultrasound technology in fields such as medical diagnostics and materials testing. /article/archaeological-finds-without-diggingThu, 07 Feb 2019 23:00:00 +0000/article/archaeological-finds-without-diggingShovels, brushes and dusty excavations sites? For many people this is what comes to mind when they think of archeology. But the field has developed at an unprecedented pace during the last few decades, and now includes tools and methods such as 3D modelling, spatial analysis and even laser cameras mounted on drones. Nicolo Dell'Unto, researcher at �۶���Ƶ, is part of a growing number of archeologists who are using new techniques to push the study of history forward./article/mathematic-visualize-climate-changesWed, 22 Aug 2018 22:00:00 +0000/article/mathematic-visualize-climate-changesHow did we end up here? What do we do to get out of it? In climate research, it is important to understand how the world works if we are to change our behaviour and prevent future catastrophes. Researchers use mathematical formulas to try and visualise reality, in order to find out what changes we need to make./article/making-aircraft-wing-featherThu, 22 Feb 2018 23:00:00 +0000/article/making-aircraft-wing-featherBirds are masters of flight and can even outperform aircraft. Bar-tailed godwits, for example, can fly from Alaska to New Zealand – 11 600 km – in one eight-day, non-stop flight! To manage this, the birds must be able to fly very efficiently. How do they do it? What does a feather have that an aircraft wing does not?/article/fast-and-secure-computer-power-when-neededThu, 22 Feb 2018 23:00:00 +0000/article/fast-and-secure-computer-power-when-needed/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-futureThu, 22 Feb 2018 23:00:00 +0000/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-futureThe climate issue is one of the biggest global societal challenges of our time. Research on where the climate is heading is an important part of that work, both to monitor the impact of emission reductions agreed between countries worldwide in Paris 2015, but also to be better prepared for the elements of climate change we will not be able to avoid. A climate model developed by researchers from �۶���Ƶ and other institutes is becoming increasingly significant in view of the next major international climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)