News on Science and Technology
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Uppsala researchers produce vital component in search for earth-like planets
20 januari 2017
Researchers at Uppsala University plan to manufacture a new type of coronagraph for the VLT, the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The coronagraph is ...
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Delving into the body’s protein machinery
19 januari 2017
Sebastian Deindl seeks solutions to fundamental biological problems by studying the body’s enzymes using different technologies such as microscopes...
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Renewable energy could power the Nordic countries
17 januari 2017
The Nordic countries could manage their energy supply through renewable energy alone but it would require the right mix of energy sources and an ad...
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Researchers discover ‘Marvel microbes’ explaining how cells became complex
12 januari 2017
In a new study, published in Nature, an international research group led from Uppsala University presents the discovery of a group of microbes that...
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North–South divide in science may hinder action on climate change
04 januari 2017
Northern domination of science relevant to climate-change policy and practice globally and lack of research led by researchers in southern countrie...
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New knowledge of one of the world’s rarest birds
20 december 2016
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden have put together all known information about the...
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Rabies antibodies found in Swedish bats
19 december 2016
A new study has found rabies antibodies in the blood of bats in southern Sweden belonging to a certain species. The study is published by researche...
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SEK 12 million to nanosensor research
15 december 2016
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has selected 20 researchers at Swedish higher education institutions who will receive SEK 12 million ...
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2016 Ulla and Stig Holmquist prizewinner selected
12 december 2016
Professor Kristina Luthman at Gothenburg University’s Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology has been selected winner of the Ulla and Stig H...
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Researchers manipulate collective dynamics in magnetic nano-structures
08 december 2016
Researchers at the Division of Solid-State Physics and the Division of Materials Physics at Uppsala University have shown how the collective dynami...
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Kristina Edström appointed Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor for research infrastructure
06 december 2016
Kristina Edström, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry (Ångström Laboratory) and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science and...
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Rudbeck and Linnaeus medallists selected
05 december 2016
This year’s Rudbeck Medal goes to professors Sverker Gustavsson, Lena Kjellén and Peter Stoica, and the Linnaeus Medal to Professor Hans Ellegren. ...
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Four new Academy Fellows at Uppsala University
01 december 2016
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s investment in young researchers continues with 29 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows, four of which are at U...
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Endangered Australasian marsupials are ancient survivors of climate change
25 november 2016
In a new paper, published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has analysed fossils and DNA from living and recently extinct...
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Rallies, protests and Black Friday: Physics finds dangers hiding in plain sight
23 november 2016
Inspired by the way people move at heavy metal concerts, an international team of researchers from Uppsala University and Harvard University have l...
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One step closer: how plants split water, make oxygen
22 november 2016
In a new study, an international team of researchers made significant progress in visualising the process of how plants split water to produce oxyg...
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New material inhibits bacteria without penicillin
17 november 2016
The mesoporous material Upsalite® is shown to inhibit growth of bacteria associated with acne and hospital acquired infections. In a study publishe...
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Cooperation profitable for sailfish
08 november 2016
Cooperating sailfish catch more fish per time than if they hunt individually, a new study from Uppsala University, published in the scientific jour...
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Tadpoles eat more greens during heat waves
04 november 2016
Of the many ecological questions unfolded by climate change, the potential influence of temperature on the feeding preferences of organisms is curr...
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Three prominent Uppsala University researchers receive ERC Starting Grants
04 november 2016
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced which researchers are being awarded Starting Grants for 2016. 325 research projects across the EU...