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

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/large-scale-genome-wide-association-study-reveals-new-potential-drug-target-blood-stem-cell - 2025-04-17

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 15 October 2014 Lund University Bioimaging Center (LBIC) is pleased to announce the opening of its new optical imaging platform, which hosts an advanced confocal microscope and a second super-resolution microscope utilising the STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscope (STORM) technology.  A third microscope d

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Published 4 April 2016 A proof-of-concept recently published in Science Advances shows how light of a certain wavelength can put be used to put so-called active materials into motion. Photo: A. R. Doreto Santos Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna-Karin Alm) - published 26 May 2021 A magnified picture of a prototype of a micro-LED full-color display made by indium-gallium-nitride (InGaN) using 20x20 µm2 subpixels on an LTPS backplane. Courtesy of Glo AB. Leading California-based company within quantum dot light-emitting materials and technology, Nanosys, has acquired the NanoLund spin-off compa

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Published 26 March 2019 Dmitrii Pankratov, Lo Gorton and Galina Pankratova (Photo: Maryam Saati) In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund Univers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-could-become-future-source-electricity - 2025-04-17

Published 11 June 2024 Since joining us at LUSEM in January Maria makes sure our alumns are up to date with the goings on at the School through our external newsletter, events and by keeping in touch with them through LinkedIn and of course though the Alumni Network. Joining the Alumni network is easy. After your studies at LUSEM, you basically sign up and stay in touch for as long as you like. So

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Published 13 October 2015 As part of efforts to modernise its healthcare services, Russia is striving to improve radiation protection. Lund University is helping towards a successful outcome. Aleksandr Vodovatov has a key role in work to establish national guidelines for x-radiation at Russian hospitals. He is carrying out part of his research project at Lund University. Many people in Russia are

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-set-improve-radiation-protection-russian-healthcare - 2025-04-17

Published 16 December 2016 He advocated family planning and contraceptives already four decades before Elise Ottesen-Jensen. He was in a common-law marriage, was interested in social problems, and supported the women’s suffrage movement – and today his theories control the design of monetary policy in the West. Knut Wicksell, pioneering Professor of Economics in Lund 1901–1916, was a man ahead of

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/economist-whom-world-was-not-prepared - 2025-04-17

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 March 2024 The project aims to address climate anxiety in children and youth, increase resilience and enhance educators’ skills. Photo: Unsplash. A new research project aims to enhance educators' skills for nurturing inner resilience and reducing climate anxiety of learners through trauma-informed and creative approaches th

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