By kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - published 1 February 2023 Nanowire solar cells are being tested in space (Photo: Mostphotos) Physics researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently succeeded in constructing small solar radiation-collecting antennas – nanowires – using three different materials that are a better match for the solar spectrum

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-type-solar-cell-being-tested-space - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson & Jessika Sellergren) - published 6 February 2023 Ville Maisi and Martin Bech have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Photo: Kennet Ruona/Till Dreier Ville Maisi and Martin Bech have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. Over a five-year period, the two researchers will conduct projects focusing on

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-consolidator-grants-detection-microwave-photons-and-x-ray-microscopy - 2025-04-21

Published 16 March 2023 The new collaboration with the Olle Engkvist Foundation is of strategic importance to Lund University’s expansion in Science Village, says Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström. 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

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/strategic-collaboration-olle-engkvist-foundation-100-msek-nanolab-science-village - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 31 March 2023 The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences goes in this fifteenth edition to Anne L’Huillier and her companions in the pioneering field of “attophysics”, Paul Corkum and Ferenc Krausz. Photo: Kennet Ruona For her pioneering work in attosecond physics, Anne L’Huillier is one of the

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/anne-lhuillier-new-frontiers-knowledge-awardee - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 5 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

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/next-milestone-lund-universitys-road-science-village-landlord-wanted - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 4 May 2023 Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth, Lund University. The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a new method for analyzing exoplanets, making it possible to study them in more detail. KELT-9 b is the g

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/scientists-discover-rare-element-exoplanets-atmosphere - 2025-04-21

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 4 May 2023 The ACTRIS and ICOS masts at the Hyltemossa research station in northern Skåne. Photo Erik Swietlicki. ACTRIS is a state-of-the-art European research infrastructure within atmospheric science. The European Commission has now decided to establish ACTRIS ERIC – a consortium for research infrastructures

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/atmospheric-research-europe-reaches-new-heights - 2025-04-21

By jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - published 5 May 2023 Christelle Prinz. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Christelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research into creating cost-effective biosensor diagnostics for the early detection of ovarian cancer. What is your research project

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancer - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 1 June 2023 Hugo Laurell. Private photo. NEW THESIS ON ULTRA-FAST PHYSICS: By firing a short laser pulse at an atom, an electron can be ejected from its previous context. What happens to it, where does it go? In his thesis, Hugo Laurell develops a method to study ejected electrons and their behaviour. His work may

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hugo-studies-stray-electrons - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 7 June 2023 Timea Vitos. Private photo. NEW THESIS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS: Timea Vitos aims to provide accurate predictions for important measurements at particle facilities like the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, which will aid in the search for new physics beyond the Standard Model and advance our understanding of t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/pushing-precision-frontier - 2025-04-21

By caterina [dot] doglioni [at] hep [dot] lu [dot] se (Caterina Doglioni) - published 7 June 2023 The computing farm for the real-time data selection system of the ATLAS experiment at CERN, where Lund particle physics researchers work, analyses up to 100000 collision events per second when the Large Hadron Collider is running. Image: ATLAS Experiment Research in particle physics often relies on si

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/towards-green-software-tackling-energy-cost-scientific-software - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 12 June 2023 Cecilia Jarlskog. Photo: Rebeca Romero Escrivà. Professor Emerita Cecilia Jarlskog has been awarded the prestigious EPS High Energy and Particle Physics Prize. She is awarded the prize for discovering a way to determine a property called CP violation for both quarks and leptons. CP breaking means that

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/prestigious-award-cecilia-jarlskog - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 16 June 2023 Mattias Bertolino. Private photo. Delving into the realm where light and matter converge, Mattias Bertolino's embarks on a theoretical exploration of photoionization. Focusing on multiphoton ionization of noble gas atoms, using a mixture of extreme-ultraviolet and infrared light, he explores the intric

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-thesis-explores-photoionization-dynamics - 2025-04-21

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 23 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 countr

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/anne-lhuillier-receives-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 5 September 2023 Luis Sarmiento Pico. Private Photo. Luis Sarmiento Pico, Senior Lecturer in Physics, has been recognised as Educator of the Year by the student union LUNA. He is honoured for his positive and infectious manner and his unwavering commitment to student understanding. The educator of the year is Luis

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/pico-wins-students-top-award - 2025-04-21

By anneli [dot] lofgren [at] ftf [dot] lth [dot] se (Anneli Löfgren) - published 6 September 2023 The Department of Physics, Lund University. Photo: Hampus Nilsson, LU. The Swedish Government Agency for Innovation Systems, Vinnova, will invest in 11 new competence centers starting in January 2024. Among the new ones, two are directly connected to NanoLund and the Department of Physics – which, tog

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/department-physics-and-nanolund-involved-two-vinnovas-new-competence-centers - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 8 September 2023 Come and see our popular Physics and Laser show. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Would you like to look at the sun through stargazing binoculars or try your hand at physical experiments? During the Culture Night you are welcome to visit us and take part in our broad and exciting programme, where there is some

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/science-festival-culture-night - 2025-04-21

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 14 September 2023 Alfred Larsson assembles an electrochemical cell at the instrument "The Swedish Materials Science Beamline P21.2" at the PETRA III particle accelerator in Hamburg. Photo: Jinshan Pan. Corrosion-resistant metallic materials are required in applications such as rocket engines, nuclear power stations

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/researchers-reveal-deficiencies-corrosion-resistant-metallic-materials - 2025-04-21

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 12 October 2023 Climate change and modern forestry methods result in more forest fires. Photo: iStockphoto All particles that reach the atmosphere cause different chemical reactions. Particles come partly from natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires, and partly from pollution and emissions. Aerosol re

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/increase-forest-fires-may-damage-crucial-ozone-layer - 2025-04-21

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 October 2023 Foto: Pixabay. 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

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologies - 2025-04-21