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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/next-milestone-lund-universitys-road-science-village-landlord-wanted - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/christelle-prinz-gets-erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancer - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundians-iva-100-list - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanosafety-expert-ulla-vogel-awarded-honorary-doctorate - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lung-disease-revealed-nano-particles - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/reconfigurable-transistors-important-future-semiconductors - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/grand-finale-very-first-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2025-04-27

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 - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/sahlberg-scholarship-2023-marshall-ringisayi-machingauta - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/listen-learn-and-then-act - 2025-04-27

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

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/christina-isaxon-discusses-air-pollution-almedalen - 2025-04-27

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 - 2025-04-27

Published 6 July 2023 Occasionaly interrupted by heavy raining, the student barbecue took place in June. As the spring term has come to an end, new student representatives have been elected. Earlier this spring, the Lund University Students’ Unions elected new representatives for all decision-making bodies within the university. We are happy to welcome Patrik Nilsson and Simon Wozny as new student

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-student-representatives - 2025-04-27

Published 11 July 2023 Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humans, and pottery shards have been found that are almost 16 000 years old. Photo: iStockphoto Clay is described as an ancient material with a great future. “The potential areas of application are huge,” says an enthusiastic Marie Skepö, professor of theoretical chemistry whom we recently welcomed as an affiliated faculty member o

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-nanolundian-investigating-clay-materials-atomistic-level - 2025-04-27

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 18 July 2023 The nanolab is a laboratory that can characterize and create nanostructures at the atomic scale. You can for example grow nanotubes for purposes like precision medicine, energy harvesting, or more efficient electronics. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg A lab where you can “craft” new materials on the atomic level, bri

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-it-big-nano-crafting - 2025-04-27

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 9 August 2023 The green areas in the zebrafish brain indicate that the nerve cells send electrical signals when the implanted electrode transmits external stimuli. No tissue damage was observed after the injection. NanoLundians Roger Olsson, professor of chemical biology and therapeutics, and Martin Hjort, researcher in chemical

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2025-04-27

Published 11 August 2023 The millimeter-sized chip on which the transistors are located. (Photo: Anton Persson) 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 devel

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2025-04-27

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 16 August 2023 Anne L’Huillier and her group will develop a new compact device for the characterization of ultrashort laser pulses. Photo: Getty As one of two researchers in Sweden, Anne L’Huillier will receive an ERC Proof of Concept Grant in the second call for 2023. A total of 66 researchers from 14 different countries will r

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-receives-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-04-27

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 24 August 2023 Were you among those who couldn’t make it to the conference EuroNanoForum2023? Don’t despair – we have gathered recordings of several sessions for you to watch. The EuroNanoForum 2023 marked a lively and engaging event where academia, industry, policymakers, and stakeholders converged to deliberate on Nanotechnolo

https://www.nano.lu.se/euronanoforum - 2025-04-27

Published 29 August 2023 Film made by “Faktabruket” for the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. NanoLundian Kimberly Dick is, for more than a decade, a Wallenberg Academy Fellow, and studies the building of new materials by working on an atom-scale. As put in the film: If an atom were the size of a Lego piece, lying in a hand, the hand would be the size of planet Earth. “Big discoveries are made

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/creating-completely-new-materials-atoms - 2025-04-27