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Able to celebrate the annual ”Culture Night” in Lund again, NanoLund and the Department of Physics contributed by showing the amazing world of physics – covering topics from the smallest elements to the deepest mysteries of the universe. Kulturnatten – The Culture Night – at Fysicum features fun experiments and demonstrations, presentations of research, interviews, various opportunities to talk to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/diligent-participation-culture-night - 2025-11-21

Per Augustsson, Affiliated faculty member of NanoLund and Associate Professor at the department of Biomedical Engineering at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for the project TAPAS, Taking blood apart by sound. Per Augustsson is one of 55 researchers from around Europe who receives EUR 150,000 from the European Research Council to investigate the commercial potential

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-grant-nanolund-affiliated-faculty-member - 2025-11-21

“Our main conclusion is that nanowires are promising building blocks for the next generation of high efficiency solar cells at economically viable cost that are sustainable, flexible and radiation hard,” says NanoLund researcher Lukas Hrachowina. “Generating sustainable energy is not only crucial to mitigate global warming, but it is also important for geopolitical reasons to be independent of fos

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanowires-promise-high-efficient-economical-solar-cells - 2025-11-21

An entire day full of scientific talks, poster mingling, and plenty of opportunities to discuss all varieties of playing with the energies inside materials. The NanoLund Annual Meeting was held, dinner was enjoyed – and several prizes were given to the awardees. Once a year, NanoLundians meet in Lund for an annual meeting. This year’s theme was “Materials – building the world” and the exciting pro

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/recap-annual-meeting-2022 - 2025-11-21

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding SEK 700 million to 23 innovative basic research projects at Swedish universities. Four of them are based in Lund – and two are connected to NanoLund. Sara Linse will study disease-preventing proteins – and Mathieu Gisselbrecht will study the quantum mechanical phenomenon entanglement. This year, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awardi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/disease-preventing-proteins-and-more-temperature-resistant-quantum-computers - 2025-11-21

There is still much we don’t know about the tiny plastic particles thought to be all around us. In a new study, Tommy Cedervall and his research group show that the rate of degradation may be faster for nanoplastics than for larger plastic debris. The reason is that UV radiation plays a role in the degradation process, and the radiation seems to have a greater effect on smaller particles. “This is

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/study-nanoplastics-surprises-scientists - 2025-11-21

“Industry versus Academia” was the theme for this year’s NanoLund student retreat. It took place in Höllviken with more than 85 participants attending the exciting program. This year’s Nanolund student retreat in Höllviken had more than 85 student members, PhD students, and postdocs participating, taking the prize of the most attended retreat so far! The theme of the retreat was “Industry versus A

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/biggest-nanolund-student-retreat-ever - 2025-11-21

193 applications were submitted in the first PhD and postdoc project call from which 90 projects have been granted funding. The projects are awarded in total 260 million Swedish Crowns by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) for a period of up to four years. Awarded projects are distributed broadly across seven universities. “The granted projects are of very high quality and relevance fo

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/first-wise-phd-and-postdoc-projects-approved - 2025-11-21

With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team led by NanoLundian Tönu Pullerits has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light. One application could for example be converting carbon dioxide into fuel. The LU research team has

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2025-11-21

As a gateway into the NanoLund Mentoring program, a career development workshop for PhD students was held with the aim to teach transferable skills that non-academic employers value from people with an academic background – and how to use them to describe your drives and motivation. How should I navigate my career path? What are my skills and drivers? What choices should I make?  These were some o

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-develop-your-career-first-event-facing-mentor-program-was-held - 2025-11-21

The NanoLund Distinction is awarded to PhD students within the NanoLund environment who have shown particular dedication to research, education and outreach activities, have acquired broad knowledge within nanoscience research and its societal relevance and impact, and have demonstrated research independence and leadership. Many PhD students within NanoLund go far beyond the typical requirements f

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-distinction-prize-yen-po-liu-lukas-hrachowina-and-sven-dorsch - 2025-11-21

In order to strengthen Swedish competitiveness, Lund University is taking the initiative to launch a national effort to mobilize expertise in the semiconductor field – and a proposal for a strategy for semiconductor technology in Sweden has now been proposed during a discussion meeting hosted by Lund University. “In a nationally shared agenda, Lund has the opportunity to share its collective exper

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/national-agenda-semiconductors-now-proposed - 2025-11-21

Together with other prominent researchers and experts in the private and public sectors, Professor Kimberly Dick Thelander has been inducted as a new Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Kimberly Dick Thelander, Professor of Materials Science and a PI at NanoLund, has been inducted into the Chemical Engineering division of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kimberly-dick-thelander-inducted-royal-academy-engineering-sciences - 2025-11-21

Neuronano AB – a med tech company spun out of NanoLund and the Neuronano Research Center (NRC) – recently issued new shares, according to the news service Rapidus. 20 MSEK are taking the company closer to the clinical phase. Treating diseases with biocompatible electrodes small enough to leave as little imprint on the brain tissue as possible – that’s the business concept for Neuronano AB. The fir

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/neuronano-ab-approaching-clinical-phase - 2025-11-21

Last week, NanoLund arranged a kick-off with a pilot round of 12 PhD students who are about to meet their mentors. The PhD students are all well over halfway through their PhD studies. The mentoring program intends to guide the students and open new networks for them. “We have matched them with mentors after the PhD students submitted an application in which they told us a bit about their thoughts

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/stepping-out-comfort-zone-kick-new-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2025-11-21

With nanowires working as small solar radiation-collecting antennas, a new type of solar cell was sent into space a few days ago. By using three different materials they 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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-type-solar-cell-being-tested-space - 2025-11-21

Ville Maisi, senior lecturer at the Department of Physics at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and researcher at NanoLund, has been awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant worth SEK 28 million for the QPHOTON project. The research will focus on building microwave detectors over a five-year period. Most people associate microwaves with the small ovens found in many kitch

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/measurement-microwave-photons-could-reveal-mysteries-universe - 2025-11-21

Stem cells from umbilical cords in Skåne are improved with nanotubes. By cross-pollinating nanotechnology with stem cell biology, researchers are creating gentle methods to ensure that more cells perform better. Blood stem cells are altered without showing that they have been modified. “If you are interested in working with blood stem cells in Sweden, this is the place to be.” So says Martin Hjort

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kind-methods-mean-happy-cells - 2025-11-21

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 microscopy”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Kimberly Dick Thelander, professor of Materials Science, the Göran Gustafsson Prize.  Kimberly Dick Thelander’s research interests include new crystalline semi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/kimberly-dick-thelander-awarded-goran-gustafsson-prize-chemistry - 2025-11-21

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 of SEK 100 million over five years. Through this collaboration, the foundation wishes to support the very strong, leading interdisciplinary research environment that is to be found at NanoLund.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2025-11-21