Published 7 March 2023 Kimberly Dick Thelander is awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in chemistry “for the study of the atomic structure of nanomaterials and its characterization by in-situ electron microscopy”. With the help of the microscope, nanocrystals can become new semiconductors – and “for the study of the atomic structure of nanomaterials and its characterization by in-situ electron micro

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Published 9 March 2023 The new collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation is of strategic importance to Lund University’s expansion in Science Village, says Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström. NanoLund at Lund University has established a long-term strategic collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation, which intends to support the purchase of equipment for Nanolab Science Village to the tune o

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Published 14 March 2023 With the injectable gel the researchers were able to grow electrodes in living tissue. Here it is tested on a microfabricated circuit. Photo: Thor Balkhed The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body’s molecules as t

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Published 30 March 2023 The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences goes in this fifteenth edition to Anne L’Huillier and her companions in the pioneering field of “attophysics”, Paul Corkum and Ferenc Krausz. Photo: Kennet Ruona For her pioneering work in attosecond physics, Anne L’Huillier is one of the three new laureates of the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in basic scien

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Published 6 April 2023 Sara Linse (right) is awarded the European Research Council Advanced Grant. NanoLund PI Sara Linse is among the three researchers at Lund University who have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. Her project concerns research on chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases. The Eur

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 18 April 2023 NanoLund deputy director Maria Messing welcomes you to Euro Nano Forum 2023. Every second year, Euro Nano Forum brings industry, academia, policymakers, and other stakeholders together to discuss developments in nanotechnologies in an open forum. Thus, this is a conference that can build on an excellent track recor

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Published 20 April 2023 Axl Eriksson, PhD student, shows the new spectrometer developed at the Department of Chemistry at Lund University. Photo: Jens Uhlig A team of NanoLund researchers sought ways to make students understand what is actually happening inside the “magic black box” of a commercial spectrophotometer.  “This set promotes discovery in a natural and self-motivating way. By changing s

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Published 3 May 2023 In the Annual Report for 2022, you can read about our research and the highlights of the year, who have received grants, awards and prizes. See how our environment has grown regarding the number of participants, publications and funding. Read the full report online or info [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (subject: Annual%20Report%20wanted, body: Please%20send%20me%20a%20hard%20cop

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 4 May 2023 “Nanotechnology and nanoscience are necessary to address global challenges and achieve a sustainable world. We are already working on this, but we are bursting at the seams,” says NanoLund’s director Anders Mikkelsen. Work is now in progress on procuring a landlord who wants to be part of the development of Nanolab Sc

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 5 May 2023 “The test will allow doctors to identify women at risk of developing ovarian cancer. It will be complementary to existing methods such as biopsies and transvaginal ultrasounds,” Christelle Prinz says. Photo: Kennet Ruona Christelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics and a principal investigator at NanoLund, has

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 10 May 2023 For the fifth year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has presented its annual list of highlighted research projects with potential impact on society. This year, 13 were from Lund University. Fredrik Höök, Ruby Davtyan, Heiner Linke, Pontus Nordenfeldt, and Kenneth Wärnmark are all on the brand

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 16 May 2023 Ulla Vogel is one of the international experts in the NanoLund Scientific Advisory Board. Next week, she is awarded an honorary doctorate from Lund University Faculty of Engineering, LTH. Photo: NIVA Next week, it’s time for the annual Doctoral degree conferment ceremony at Lund University. One of the honorary doctor

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 30 May 2023 “If lung emphysema can be detected at an early stage, the chances of slowing down the course of the disease are greater,” says Madeleine Petersson Sjögren. Nanoparticles can be used to detect certain lung diseases. The AiDA measurement method – based on the inhalation of nanoparticles – is easy to use and can com

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Published 7 June 2023 The picture shows the millimetre-sized chip on which the transistors are embedded. Photo: Anton Persson Reconfigurable transistors are key elements in the development of future semiconductors. As conventional transistors approach the limit of how small they can become, more functions in the same number of units will become increasingly important in developing small and energy

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Published 15 June 2023 NanoLund Education coordinator Jens Uhlig made pizza to mentoring program participants The time has come to celebrate four and a half months of meetings between NanoLund PhD students and their mentors. In the closing workshop, the mentees reflected on the program and what they have learnt. Under the guidance of Tina Persson from Passage2pro, they looked back at the career de

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Laura Hrastar) - published 17 June 2023 Marine archaeologist Brendan Foley excavating the Gribshunden wreck off the coast of Ronneby, Sweden. Photo: Brett Seymour When history meets present-day science fascinating things reveal themselves. In such a case, a sample of chain mail from the 15th-century Danish flagship, Gribshunden, was recently analyzed at MA

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/x-ray-eyes-artifact-shipwreck-gribshunden - 2025-03-13

Published 16 June 2023 LTH’s graduation ceremony 24 May. From left to right: Carl Sahlberg, the grandson of Karl-Erik Sahlberg, and Sahlberg scholar 2023 Marshall Ringisayi Machingauta. Photo: Johan Persson For 2023, the Sahlberg scholarship is awarded to NanoLund PhD student Marshall Ringisayi Machingauta for his thesis ”Development and characterization of an eco-friendly cosmeceutical formulatio

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 19 June 2023 NanoLund Director Anders Mikkelsen, Veronica Lattanzi who did her PhD at NanoLund, and Peter Dröll from the European Commission during coffee break at the EuroNanoForum2023. Photo: Evelina Lindén The international conference EuroNanoForum 2023, funded by the EU and Vinnova, and organized by us at NanoLund together w

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren / Evelina Lindén) - published 27 June 2023 “The air does not recognise national borders. Much of the air pollution we are exposed to in southern Sweden actually emanates from entirely different parts of the world,” says Christina Isaxon. Photo: Erik Andersson The annual event Almedalen Week in Visby is about to begin. Lund University is

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Published 29 June 2023 Many of the Lund projects financed by European Innovation Council are in the field of nanotechnology and its applications, such as in semiconductors, optics and biomaterials. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg Lund University has proved to be the most successful of all Swedish universities within the European Innovation Council’s support for new and pioneering technology. Since

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundians-successful-european-innovation-council - 2025-03-13