Published 19 August 2021 Claudia Tocco performing an experiment with a dung beetle at a light-polluted site – on a roof in central Johannesburg. Photo: Marcus Byrne. For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to o

https://www.science.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2025-04-21

Published 8 September 2021 Physics researchers Peter Samuelsson, on the left, and Ville Maisi show the small brass component that contains connectors, microwave circuits and nanowires. Photo: Simon Wozny. In a pioneering nano experiment, a research team in Lund has succeeded in constructing a new and very efficient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future

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Published 5 January 2023 The researchers used ultrafast laser spectroscopy. Photo: Pavel Chabera. With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team 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. For example, one application could

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2025-04-21

Published 2 February 2023 Martin Bech in the X-ray microscopy lab, which is now set to be updated. Photo: Till Dreier. Martin Bech, senior lecturer in medical radiation physics, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Over a five-year period, he will conduct several exciting projects within X-ray microscopy which, among other things, can be used to generate 3D images of human tissue

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Published 12 March 2019 Photo courtesy of NASA/SDO. Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now. Our planet is constantly being bombarded by cosmic particles. However, a

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By marie [dot] jonsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Jönsson and Björn Nilsson) - published 27 January 2022 The Nilsson lab performed a genome-wide association study on 13,167 individuals, 18-78 years old, and identified previously unknown regulators of blood HSPC levels. Stem cell transplantation is a cornerstone in the treatment of blood malignancies. In order to succeed, stem cells need to

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 8 September 2020 Photo: Pixabay. Sara Ullström, PhD in Sustainability Science, will present her work at a first seminar on 17th September. We asked her to explain what her research within the project, The takeoff of staying on the ground, is about. What do you explore in your PhD? My research investigates the questioning of hi

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By stina [dot] lundkvist [at] lucsus [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Lundkvist) - published 16 September 2021 From the left: LUMES students Andrea Stevens, Nicola Perfitt and Jakob Wondra. - It was a perfect day for a field day, says Nicola Perfitt. Last week the new batch of LUMES students had their first field day for the course Earth Systems Science in Lund’s botanical garden. We took the opportunity

https://www.lumes.lu.se/article/field-day-earth-systems-science-course - 2025-04-21