Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:56:29 +0000Engineering/article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanicsWed, 02 Jul 2025 08:56:29 +0000/article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanicsAnne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s investment in Future Research Leaders./article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfFri, 13 Jun 2025 07:17:07 +0000/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfThe most important mineral in today's electric car batteries is lithium. China completely dominates the market, with no extraction taking place in Europe. However, a new study shows that there is great potential for European lithium production, which would bring improvements in competitiveness, the climate and security. The study also points out that there are complex international trade dependencies that affect supply and demand./article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityWed, 26 Feb 2025 07:31:17 +0000/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityThe Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at �۶���Ƶ. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666./article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-timeThu, 13 Feb 2025 09:20:35 +0000/article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-timeFor the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter./article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteriaFri, 31 Jan 2025 15:21:33 +0000/article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteria/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionMon, 20 Jan 2025 11:47:46 +0000/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionFermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. /article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-airFri, 17 Jan 2025 13:16:14 +0000/article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-airThe virus winter season has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we breathe. Research from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus./article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsTue, 03 Dec 2024 10:55:56 +0000/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsPer Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. /article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThu, 17 Oct 2024 09:22:23 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThree researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies./article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTue, 26 Mar 2024 11:18:14 +0000/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTwelve researchers at �۶���Ƶ have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. /article/completely-recycled-viscose-first-timeWed, 06 Mar 2024 10:01:35 +0000/article/completely-recycled-viscose-first-timeAt present, viscose textiles are made of biomass from the forest, and there is no such thing as fully recycled viscose. Researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have now succeeded in making new viscose – from worn-out cotton sheets./article/will-carbon-capture-stored-basalt-be-climate-saviorTue, 27 Feb 2024 12:11:06 +0000/article/will-carbon-capture-stored-basalt-be-climate-saviorLéa Lévy, researcher in engineering geology at �۶���Ƶ, is receiving SEK 5.1 million from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation to investigate how much hope can be placed in capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air and storing it in the rock basalt./article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meatFri, 16 Feb 2024 11:27:09 +0000/article/unique-manufacturing-method-produces-more-appealing-vegan-meatVegan food is often sidestepped due to its rubbery consistency. Food technology researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have now developed a way to make vegan food more appetising by using new combinations of raw materials. So far, the research field for plant-based meat imitations, known as meat analogues, has been very small - but is now set to “explode”. The team at Lund is among those that have published the most research in the world on the topic./article/pulses-light-open-door-microcosmFri, 20 Oct 2023 10:31:15 +0000/article/pulses-light-open-door-microcosmThis is the science behind the unimaginably quick attosecond pulses. The method can “photograph” electrons, giving us new insights into the inner life of atoms, and is the discovery that earned Anne L’Huillier this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics./article/new-catalyst-could-provide-liquid-hydrogen-fuel-futureThu, 12 Oct 2023 15:32:03 +0000/article/new-catalyst-could-provide-liquid-hydrogen-fuel-futureResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden are investigating a car fuel comprised of a liquid that is converted to hydrogen by a solid catalyst. The used liquid is then emptied from the tank and charged with hydrogen, after which it can be used again in a circular system that is free from greenhouse gas emissions. /article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:48:15 +0000/article/anne-lhuillier-awarded-nobel-prize-physicsAnne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at �۶���Ƶ, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz on Tuesday. “It feels absolutely incredible. Fantastic! I am very proud”, she says./article/industrial-doctoral-students-valuable-industryWed, 06 Sep 2023 13:43:44 +0000/article/industrial-doctoral-students-valuable-industryIncreasingly, industry is looking to recruit staff with doctoral degrees for research and development positions. This may involve hiring people with technical expertise in a specialist area and who also hold sufficient qualifications to independently run projects according to the company’s requirements./article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsTue, 05 Sep 2023 15:26:19 +0000/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsFour researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have received an ERC Starting Grant. The researchers and their respective fields are Filip Lenrick (industrial production), Colin Olito (evolutionary ecology), Milda Pucetaite (microbiological ecology) and Daria Davitti, (international law). The last-named is the first researcher at a department of law in Sweden to receive an ERC Grant. /article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobankTue, 25 Jul 2023 07:59:00 +0000/article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobankThrough molecular studies of knee tissue and advanced synchrotron radiation imaging techniques, researchers hope to gain new insights into the early development of osteoarthritis. The hope is to pave the way for new treatments./article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termitesThu, 06 Jul 2023 13:03:39 +0000/article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termitesThe climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings. New research from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint. /article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-futureMon, 03 Jul 2023 10:21:56 +0000/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-futureTransistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the development of small, energy-efficient circuits for improved memory and more powerful computers. Researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have shown how to create new configurable transistors and exert control on a new, more precise level./article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industryWed, 24 May 2023 11:59:38 +0000/article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industryWith the market for fossil fuels in decline, the oil industry is investing heavily in the chemical and plastics industry instead. The strategy seems to be working: the plastics industry is growing faster than the global economy. Multibillion-dollar subsidies from states and publicly funded banks, combined with weak legislation, are reasons behind the rapid growth, according to a new report from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden./article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancerFri, 05 May 2023 14:12:28 +0000/article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancerChristelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics at �۶���Ƶ, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research into creating cost-effective biosensor diagnostics for the early detection of ovarian cancer./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/cities-will-need-more-resilient-electricity-networks-cope-extreme-weatherTue, 11 Apr 2023 09:55:33 +0000/article/cities-will-need-more-resilient-electricity-networks-cope-extreme-weatherDense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. This makes cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Large investments in the electricity network will be necessary to cool us down during heatwaves and keep us warm during cold snaps, according to a new study led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden./article/three-crops-we-might-see-supermarket-shelves-more-oftenThu, 06 Apr 2023 07:26:50 +0000/article/three-crops-we-might-see-supermarket-shelves-more-oftenDespite sweet lupin, buck wheat and amaranth being nutritious and climate-smart crops, we eat them only rarely. Engineering students studying food technology at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have recently developed completely new experimental products in which those crops play a key role – and perhaps provide a clue to the range on offer in the food shops of the future./article/become-your-own-conductorWed, 05 Apr 2023 11:19:28 +0000/article/become-your-own-conductorMake yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you were there inside the concert hall. Change camera angles, zoom, cuts, sound quality and access background information about the piece being played. Or chat with fellow members of the digital audience. /article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-roundThu, 30 Mar 2023 10:47:05 +0000/article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-roundThree researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. This concerns research on a fundamentally changed food system, chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases, and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease./article/erc-synergy-grant-research-dynamic-interactions-between-moleculesMon, 06 Feb 2023 10:02:00 +0000/article/erc-synergy-grant-research-dynamic-interactions-between-moleculesThe interactions between molecules are the foundation of life and how we treat diseases using medicinal drugs. But what does it actually look like when a protein meets another molecule and binds to it? A new research project that has been awarded EUR 8.7 million by the European Research Council now aims to shed light on this elusive process. The research team consists of researchers from �۶���Ƶ, Sweden, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany./article/erc-consolidator-grants-detection-microwave-photons-and-x-ray-microscopyMon, 06 Feb 2023 08:43:02 +0000/article/erc-consolidator-grants-detection-microwave-photons-and-x-ray-microscopyVille Maisi and Martin Bech have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. Over a five-year period, the two researchers will conduct projects focusing on the detection of microwave photons and X-ray microscopy./article/new-type-solar-cell-being-tested-spaceMon, 30 Jan 2023 15:39:18 +0000/article/new-type-solar-cell-being-tested-spacePhysics researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden recently succeeded in constructing small solar radiation-collecting antennas – nanowires – using three different materials that are a better match for the solar spectrum compared with today’s silicon solar cells. As the nanowires are light and require little material per unit of area, they are now to be installed for tests on satellites, which are powered by solar cells and where efficiency, in combination with low weight, is the most important factor. The new solar cells were sent into space a few days ago. /article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-projectThu, 26 Jan 2023 12:42:12 +0000/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-projectWith enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign language theatres – and researchers at �۶���Ƶ Humanities Lab trialled new innovative and creative solutions in order to make the technology work for this multi-dimensional theatre experience. /article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goalsFri, 02 Dec 2022 11:01:44 +0000/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goalsIn political debate, the notion of climate transition is often presented as a road lined with sacrifices. Many researchers, however, paint a picture of a day-to-day life that could be better than today’s./article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-packageFri, 25 Nov 2022 15:25:18 +0000/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-packageHow do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the industry need to know about sustainable production processes, re-use and critical raw materials? Companies need to up-skill their employees to have competences for the fourth industrial revolution, industry 4.0, with new technologies mainly in automation, the processing industry, manufacturing and sustainable production. /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/four-lund-researchers-receive-sek-120-million-wallenberg-foundationWed, 19 Oct 2022 11:59:58 +0000/article/four-lund-researchers-receive-sek-120-million-wallenberg-foundationMikael Akke, Göran Jönsson, Sara Linse and Mathieu Gisselbrecht of �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have been awarded considerable grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Over a five-year period, they will conduct major projects on allosteric signalling, more effective immunotherapy, secretive helper proteins and quantum entanglement./article/new-aviation-fuel-lab-openedMon, 26 Sep 2022 09:02:50 +0000/article/new-aviation-fuel-lab-openedThe lab that will take us closer to the aviation fuel of the future has now opened. The Jet Engine Lab at �۶���Ƶ makes it possible to conduct full-scale studies on how engines are affected by new fuels – knowledge that will become increasingly important when fossil-based aviation fuels are phased out and replaced by more sustainable alternatives./article/erc-grant-research-separating-cells-using-ultrasoundTue, 06 Sep 2022 10:14:02 +0000/article/erc-grant-research-separating-cells-using-ultrasoundPer Augustsson, Associate Professor at the department of Biomedical Engineering at �۶���Ƶ, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for his work on how liquids and cells behave in a sound field./article/many-reasons-take-care-lake-waterWed, 29 Jun 2022 11:27:22 +0000/article/many-reasons-take-care-lake-waterWhen you take a dip in a Swedish lake, it is not unusual to find you cannot see the lake bottom. Lake water coloured brown by organic material can be an inconvenience for swimming tourists, but mainly causes problems for the ecosystem and drinking water. Focusing on Lake Bolmen, researchers, public authorities and local organisations are now joining forces in a research project to find methods that can solve this challenging water problem./article/entire-oat-genome-mappedThu, 19 May 2022 08:06:20 +0000/article/entire-oat-genome-mappedAfter many years, a research team led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has sequenced and characterized the entire genome of oats. This opens up for breeding healthier oats with even better nutritional content, and growing oats in a more environmentally sustainable way. The detailed genetic analyzes also strengthen the evidence that oats are safe in a gluten-free diet. The results are published in Nature./article/new-knowledge-about-airborne-virus-particles-could-help-hospitalsWed, 11 May 2022 10:19:25 +0000/article/new-knowledge-about-airborne-virus-particles-could-help-hospitalsThe risk of being exposed to Covid-19 particles increases with shorter physical distance to a patient, higher patient viral load and poor ventilation. Measurements taken by researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden of airborne virus in hospitals provide new knowledge about how best to adapt healthcare to reduce the risk of spread of infection. Researchers hope current international guidelines in healthcare will be changed. /article/un-climate-report-april-4th-what-matters-now-zero-emissionsWed, 30 Mar 2022 14:22:46 +0000/article/un-climate-report-april-4th-what-matters-now-zero-emissionsIn connection with a new report on measures to mitigate climate change, researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden see some hopeful signs. Among other things, Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems at �۶���Ƶ, thinks there are good prospects for achieving zero emissions by 2050 in industries such as steel, cement, and chemicals, which are currently responsible for major carbon dioxide emissions./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/lund-professor-chosen-top-eu-climate-positionThu, 24 Mar 2022 18:44:16 +0000/article/lund-professor-chosen-top-eu-climate-positionOne of the 15 appointed experts of the newly minted European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is �۶���Ƶ professor Lars J Nilsson. The board will independently review the EU's climate work, and provide advice on appropriate climate measures and goals. /article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsFri, 18 Mar 2022 09:07:29 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsBrain cells that control the behaviour of insects, extreme gene expression in Italian sparrows and how radiotherapy alters the microenvironment in aggressive brain tumors. Three researchers at �۶���Ƶ have been awarded five-year grants from the European Research Council./article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industryWed, 09 Mar 2022 13:53:36 +0000/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industryNanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material properties and limitations. Nanotechnology provides tools to make it possible to find solutions to significant societal challenges such as safe, clean and efficient energy or next generation electronics or medical technology. /article/researchers-create-molecule-can-pave-way-mini-transistorsTue, 15 Feb 2022 12:06:54 +0000/article/researchers-create-molecule-can-pave-way-mini-transistorsResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric components on a molecular scale possible in the future. The results are published in Nature Communications./article/professor-anne-lhuillier-awarded-wolf-prize-physicsTue, 08 Feb 2022 18:36:36 +0000/article/professor-anne-lhuillier-awarded-wolf-prize-physicsThe Wolf Prize in Physics has been awarded to Anne L'Huillier at �۶���Ƶ, Paul Corkum at the University of Ottawa, and Ferenc Krausz at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. They were selected for pioneering contributions to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics./article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-carsFri, 04 Feb 2022 10:11:09 +0000/article/new-collaboration-between-lund-university-and-volvo-carsThe Faculty of Engineering at �۶���Ƶ and Volvo Cars have signed an agreement to strengthen existing research collaborations and identify new areas for mutual benefit and development – and in this way contribute to solutions for sustainability. The partnership focuses on five areas: electrification, wireless communications, security-critical software, circular materials, and machine learning and AI./article/art-research-new-ways-seeingFri, 21 Jan 2022 08:27:59 +0000/article/art-research-new-ways-seeingA handful of selected artists have paired up with researchers from the European Spallation Source (ESS) and the results are unexpected meetings, different thoughts and new challenges. Both for the artists and the researchers. The results will help ESS to communicate complex research and the impact it may have on the region and the world./article/two-lu-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsTue, 11 Jan 2022 15:22:57 +0000/article/two-lu-researchers-receive-erc-starting-grantsLU researchers Lea Fünfschilling and Carmelo D’Agostino have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant each, for their research on innovation and knowledge dynamics and automated vehicles respectively.