Published 25 February 2023 Insects are essential to the natural world, playing a vital role in maintaining ecosystem processes and providing valuable ecosystem services. However, studying insect biodiversity has proven challenging and labor-intensive since current methods use manually emptied traps. We recognized the need for a powerful and efficient tool to study insect abundance and richness in

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/using-lidar-measure-biodiversity-insects-tai-rainforest - 2025-02-03

Published 1 August 2022 We are around 70 people who are working with everything from insects to catalysis with combustion in between. Read our other articles to learn more about our activities.

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/division - 2025-02-03

Published 21 March 2023 Candle light (left figure) emitting yellow light which originates from hot soot particles, such as the one shown in the right figure. Probably you have looked into a candle light and been fascinated by the high intensity of the yellow light! Have you ever been thinking about the origin of this light? This brilliant light actually comes from nano-meter sized carbonaceous par

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/soot-particles-remnants-incomplete-combustion - 2025-02-03

Published 29 March 2023 Here, a wild boar lung is used as a model similar to the lungs of a human child. A diode laser is used to check if the lung is filled with air. Did you know that lung complications are the most common cause of death for preterm infants, and that problems with lungs are one of the most serious complications that can happen when children are sedated for surgery? The aim of th

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/use-lasers-see-if-your-lungs-are-working - 2025-02-03

Published 19 April 2023 Detecting aerosol soot using Online Raman spectrosopy with a multi-pass configuration (Taken by Kim Cuong Le) Soot can be emitted from both natural and anthropogenic sources, including mineral deposits, open forest fires, savanna burnings, biomass burning, residential burning, and fossil fuel combustion. It absorbs solar radiation and contributes to atmospheric heating. Soo

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/quantitative-and-qualitative-measurements-aerosol-soot-using-laser-based-techniques - 2025-02-03

Published 20 April 2023 Turbulent ammonia flame. The contribution of carbon dioxide emissions from combustion to global warming is well known. How can this be mitigated? One way is carbon-free combustion with hydrogen. But how about challenges with hydrogen handling, storage and distribution? Combustion of hydrogen (H2) can provide energy without net carbon dioxide emissions contributing to global

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/ammonia-fuel-and-hydrogen-carrier - 2025-02-03

Published 20 April 2023 A gas turbine is a combustion engine that can convert fuel to mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for producing electric power and generating thrust in a jet aircraft. We are all well familiar with climate change, global warming and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases. The use of hydrogen in the process industry, e.g., for steel production, in the pow

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/hydrogen-operation-siemens-industrial-gas-turbines - 2025-02-03

Published 20 April 2023 A 3D volume of a whole cleared mouse brain captured with a prototype SILMAS instrument at 2 µm isotropic resolution. We are working in close collaboration with neuroscientists from the B.R.A.I.N.S unit at the Biomedical Center to develop techniques for 3D imaging of cleared mouse brain tissue. These techniques will assist their research on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseas

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/advanced-microscopy-imaging-whole-mouse-brains-3d - 2025-02-03

Published 28 April 2023 Our group works with medical laser diagnostics, specifically aimed at monitoring of oxygen in lungs using the GAs in Scattering Media Absorption Spectroscopy (GASMAS) technique. This has found successful application in the monitoring of the lung function for preterm infants, where careful monitoring of spatially distributed oxygen content can lead to optimal respiratory sup

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/monitoring-oxygen-lungs-using-light-amplification-suggested-thesis-project - 2025-02-03

Published 21 April 2023 Esophagus cancer is treated with surgery by stitching the upper stomach together with the healthy part of the esophagus. An optical fiber can send light down the esophagus to look for problems occurring after the surgery. Imagine you had to get surgery due to esophagus cancer. Initially, you seem to recover well, but suddenly you are rushed to emergency surgery. The wound h

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/method-measuring-healing-after-surgery - 2025-02-03

Published 21 April 2023 Lasers can be used to look inside a flame and tell us what happens when things burn. How can we stop global warming? Simple: we need to stop burning fossil fuels. Unfortunately, it is difficult to replace fossil fuels in all parts of society. In this project, we develop laser techniques that can help us understand the how energy is produced when different things burn, which

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/lasers-will-help-us-discover-fuels-tomorrow - 2025-02-03

Published 21 April 2023 Hollow-cone spray illuminated using a laser with a stripy structure (lines seen on the left edge). Most milk powders you buy have been produced through spray drying. This means that the milk after some preprocessing is injected under high-pressure through a small hole into a warm room. Then almost instantly, the liquid evaporates leaving the powder. The final product now ha

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/improving-food-spray-drying-tetra-pak - 2025-02-03

Published 24 April 2023 This video shows backward and forward lasing signals from oxygen atoms in a flame recorded in real time. The forward lasing signal is stronger, but of limited diagnostic value. Ever since it was invented in the 1960s, the laser has found new areas of use, and is today very useful in research, industry and society. In most laser applications, for example material processing,

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/backward-lasing-breakthrough-remote-sensing - 2025-02-03

Published 17 August 2017 We are very happy to announce that Lund University have been granted a new Project within Climate-KIC. The project is called "An Insurance-based climate adaptation tool for potato farming". Potato Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a devastating potato disease which occurs earlier and earlier in the potato growing season over the last decades. Compared to other crops,

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-climate-kic-project-awarded-lund-university - 2025-02-03

Published 25 August 2017 Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at Lund University, was awarded 15 000 Euros for her project "gaming for better decisions under uncertanty"at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on climate related issues with consideration of risk a

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-awarded-project-money-climate-kic-ideation-day - 2025-02-03

Published 29 August 2017 Decition Metrics and Finance The flagship Climate Risk Information (CRI) is looking for exciting early stage innovation project proposals to complement existing project suites. Proposals should address one of the following priorities: - Demonstrate the use of climate risk models and data for concrete end-user applications: Projects should have strong involvement from inves

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-call-climate-kic-climate-risk-information - 2025-02-03

Published 27 September 2017 Climathon is a global 24-hour hackathon focusing on climate solutions that is run simultaneously in over 230 cities around the world on the 27th of October. This is the first time a Climathon is held in Lund. We face a number of significant climate challenges and need to work together, across traditional boundaries, to find new innovative solutions. Lund Climathon will

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2710 - 2025-02-03

Published 17 October 2017 Are you an entrepreneur within the circular economy or do you simply have a brilliant idea? Enter our Urban Challenge and bring your idea to life in the Circular Economy Hub South Harbour! In collaboration with Climate-KIC, The Integrated Urban Renewal Initiative of the South Harbour (the Municipality of Copenhagen) now invites citizens, students, entrepreneurs, local org

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/urban-challenge-circular-economy-hub-south-harbour - 2025-02-03

Published 17 October 2017 Climate-KIC’s Climate Innovation Summit is Europe’s leading event connecting city representatives, policymakers, businesses, entrepreneurs, scientists and academics and more to share best practice and create the opportunities to scale-up the solutions that accelerate climate action. This year’s summit is endorsed by the Fijian COP23 Presidency, and will take place under t

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-innovation-summit-2017-milan - 2025-02-03

Published 7 November 2017 Climathon is an annual 24 hour hackathon for climate solutions. The format was launched by Climate-KIC 2015 and has spread rapidly across the globe. In 2017, 104 cities participated in 6 continents, all at the same time 27 October, 10:00 to 10:00 the following day. Lund University organized Climathon in Lund 2017 together with Lund Municipality and Kraftringen. This was t

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2017 - 2025-02-03