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Transistors 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 Lund

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2026-01-09

Answers relating to diseases and accurately targeted drugs. Enhanced batteries and sensors. Smarter solar cells, LED lighting and semiconductors – and a reduced need for natural resources. Lund University’s new nano lab has been made possible due to a long-term collaboration with external stakeholders in which the aim is to meet sustainability challenges and find answers to many of the future’s cu

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/world-leading-curiosity-driven-environment-new-nano-lab-one-cornerstones - 2026-01-09

Lund University’s MOOCs have now started. First to launch was the Faculty of Law course in European Business Law, closely followed by Greening the Economy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), and later in the spring the Faculty of Medicine’s course in sexual health will take place. The number of people registered for the courses has exceeded expectations

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mooc-launch-celebrated-fizz-and-folk-dance - 2026-01-09

Peter Schurtenberger wants to create specially designed nanoparticles that can instruct themselves. He is a high-level researcher and chemistry professor recruited from Switzerland, and is fascinated by the processes behind nature’s own ability to organise its smallest components. His aim is to mimic them. Peter Schurtenberger wants to create nanoparticles that could build complex structures in ac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/mimicking-nature-nanoscale - 2026-01-09

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newborn-babies-be-screened-studies-type-1-diabetes-and-celiac-disease-gluten-intolerance - 2026-01-09

Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we talk about the climate and endangered species. Ahead of Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Maria Hansson, a researcher at Lund University, offers tips on how to create a non-toxic environment in your own garden, benefiting all its inhabitants, big and small. Synthetically prod

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/five-ways-create-toxin-free-garden - 2026-01-09

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-circumstances-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-01-09

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-new-ipcc-report-near-term-action-crucial - 2026-01-09

Professor Olle Melander has been awarded research support from SRA EpiHealth for the employment of a postdoc for the project “Translational epidemiological studies of the cardiometabolic hormones neurotensin and adrenomedullin” SRA EpiHealth is interested in knowing how he intends to use the EpiHealth cohort in his research and Olle explains “The beauty of a big cohort such as the EpiHealth cohort

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/epihealth-cohort-includes-biobank-which-we-can-retrieve-important-research-data - 2026-01-09

IIIEE is taking the lead on open, month-long online courses, known as MOOCs. The investment in MOOCs has been quite a success. In recent years, every sixth student has stated that the online courses influenced them to apply for one of the IIIEE’s traditional courses or programmes. That MOOCs attract students to study programmes is only one of several positive aspects. The opportunity to collaborat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/moocs-more-popular-during-pandemic - 2026-01-09

Great reed warblers normally migrate by night during its month-long migration from northern Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. However, researchers have now discovered that during the few occasions when it continues to fly during daytime, it flies at extremely high altitudes (up to 6300 meters). One possible explanation for this unexpected and consistent behaviour could be that the birds want to avoid

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/migratory-songbirds-climb-extreme-altitudes-during-daytime - 2026-01-09

When it comes to meeting sustainability goals, the current reform proposal of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) falls well short at the mark, accordning to a group of international researchers writing in the journal Science. The proposed amendments to the CAP will not improve the environmental protection – rather the opposite, says Dagmar Clough, ecologist at Lund Universit

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-reject-eu-reform-plans-cap-not-viable-future - 2026-01-09

If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to these questions drives Ville Maisi, Associate Professor of Solid States Physics, Department of Physics. As long as he can remember he has been interested electric circuits and physics. With the support of a new ERC Consolida

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologies - 2026-01-09

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/high-levels-environmental-pollutants-and-heavy-metals-hedgehogs - 2026-01-10

Facts and research must carry more weight when planning the greening of cities in the future. A new research article calls for a paradigm shift – from 'arbitrary decisions' to more evidence-based urban planning, where urban nature is managed as a resource for both people and biodiversity. Biodiversity is under pressure and many species are at risk of disappearing due to human activity. Research sh

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-call-evidence-based-urban-greening - 2026-01-10

A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand a specific type of neuron that could underlie several brain disorders including schizophrenia, epilepsy and autism, and are developing exciting new strategies to treat them. For the brain to function properly, signaling – be it excitatory or inhibitory – must be properly balanced. This is where a nerve cell known as interneurons come i

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/restoring-neural-networks-and-understanding-brain-disorders-0 - 2026-01-10

What is most surprising about the demonstrations in Iran, is how young the protesting girls are. So says Rola El-Husseini, researcher in political sociology and expert on women's movements in the Middle East. On Monday, she will participate in a panel discussion on Iran, organised by the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. – Iran is rocked by major protests about every t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/leadership-needed-protests-usher-change-iran - 2026-01-10

Geopolitical issues, medical breakthroughs and cultural history topics have dominated the first eight months of the year. Researchers such as Ming Gao, Tabita Rosendal, Martin L Olsson and Jill Storry are behind some of the most read articles of the year. This year got off to a flying start. In 2025, 49 articles have been published, clocking up 985,000 views in The Conversation. Most readers are i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/almost-million-readers-conversation-so-far-year - 2026-01-10

Increased collaboration within the faculties and a general revitalisation.  This is already a clear result from the RQ20 research evaluation that was presented in March. “We have caught sight of each other” was a frequent comment heard in a round of telephone calls to the deans and research managers. Most of the faculties were encouraged to identify their strengths, combine their strengths and mak

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/faculties-regrouping-after-rq20 - 2026-01-10

Sustainability Week in Lund has established itself as a recurring meeting place for challenging issues and innovative solutions. This year's program included over 70 events and gathered a few thousand participants in total. In mid-April, Lund was bubbling with sustainability issues. Project manager Stina Lundkvist breathes a sigh of relief after a successful week."We are very pleased with all the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/great-participation-during-sustainability-week - 2026-01-10