Smart network solves problems in the mine

Articifiella neural networks that mimic the brain may be the solution for the mining industry to minimize the cost of checking the status of the giant mills that grind down the ore.

New research on grease

Greases makes industry and machines go round. But the properties of grease can change at high load. Grease may then become liquid, which, for example, affect machinery in heavy industries. Researchers in LTUs "Grease group" has been praised twice for scientific articles about their research that contributes to safer methods to measure the properties of different greases.

App Development-the modern gold rush

Following Apple’s inroad into the mobile market in 2007, Google quickly followed suit when both companies established a platform that provided a forum for the development and distribution of mobile apps. This opened up a previously closed market. But sucess stories are limited.

Record number of applicants for LTU

Deadline for applications to universities has passed and never before have Luleå University Technology had as many first-choice applicants to it's programs. The result shows that a total of 18% more than in 2012, sought to Luleå University of Technology, while the equivalent for the country is 6.5%. LTU's engineering programs have received 24% more first-choice applicants.

Europe's largest automation project has begun

March saw the start of the Arrowhead project, Europe's largest ever automation development research project, which is coordinated by Luleå University of Technology.

Focus on results changing role of the teacher

A survey of teachers and students in Hong Kong, Australia and Sweden, suggesting that the perceive control is as a prominent aspect of teachers' work. This can be explained by the global standardization reforms that dominate school today.

Talks on the environment with the U.S. Ambassador

Students and researchers at Luleå University of Technology was there when U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski came to visit LTU and participated in a round table discussion on Tuesday. Questions about renewable energy, exchange of researchers and students from Sweden and the US were discussed, but also climate change in the Arctic, which is the ambassadors primary concern.

LTU professor analyzes the oil price development

In a nine page article in the journal Economic debate Marian Radetzki, Professor of Economics at Luleå University of Technology analyzes oil price from the beginning of the 70s. He compares the prices of the same development for minerals and metals and analyze possible causes.

LTU coordinates new graduate school

A new graduate school has recently started within the framework of the government-designated strategic researchproject Bio4Energy. The school, in cooperation with industry, will provide students with the latest technical expertise on sustainable systems for energy and biorefining and entrepreneurship education. The school will be coordinated from LTU.

Computer that cleans itself

System that identify and remove old information from computers and computerized systems,are developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology. Research is based on memory research and principles that describe how the brain works when we forget.

Women makes IT industry more competitive

IT industry needs to hire more women in order to maintain its competitiveness. In universities, women are rare in senior positions, including in the IT field. The lack of women in IT industry and in leading positions in academia is something that Professor Ylva Fältholm and project manager Paula Wennberg would like to change.

Reducing fuel consumption of truck engines

A new model to explore how new ideas affect fuel consumption in large diesel engines has been developed by a world-leading research group in tribology, at Luleå University of Technology.

Rebuilt car gives speed to research and education

New solutions that provide better comfort in taxis for the disabled through research at Luleå University of Technology and live projects for students at the university who studies bilsystemteknik. That's the benefit of a converted VW Caddy that this week was donated by the company Freno Aero for research and education at the university.

Investment in wind energy in cold climates

Research at Luleå University of Technology is in the frontline in the field of wind energy in cold climates. Professor Jan-Olof Aidanpää at LTU Coordinate the university investment in wind power research.

Scientific leaders appointed

Luleå University of Technology has received nine scientific leaders. Each one is responsible for one of the university´s nine strong research and innovation areas.

Norwegian YETI won SM in snowball fight

After a tough semifinal-round and a thrilling final in the biting wind and drifting snow this year's Swedish champion in the Japanese sport of Yukigassen snowball, could enter the podium. That was Yeti from Vardo in northern Norway, who won this year's SM at Luleå University of Technology

Green nano filters purifies contaminated water

Cheap, highly efficient and environmentally friendly bionanofilters, with optimal ability to clean contaminated water from industry, are developed in the EU project Nano Select headed by LTU professor Aji Mathew, Luleå University of Technology. The new bionanofilters are made of cellulose fibers. They are extremely porous and have a high ability to selectively absorb toxic chemicals, heavy metals and pesticides. The filter should also be capable of storing toxins, purify themselves and can be recycled and composted.

Sweden's leading mineral economist

In recent weeks, Magnus Ericsson, adjunct professor at Luleå University of Technology has been highly in demand by the media. Reason: He is Sweden's leading expert on mineral economics, and the media wants to know: What will happen to Northland Resources? Well, what will happen?

Recycle rock gives environmental gain

Rock masses blasted away in large construction projects as tunnels, roads etc creates environmental problems in big cities. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with the municipality of Stockholm, construction companies, The Transport Administration and Formas, will change that.

Corporate Responsibility in focus

95 percent of large companies in the EU publishes sustainability reports where the company reports operations related to social, ethical and environmental responsibility. Professor Johan Sandström at LTU is studying sustainability reports in health-, medicin- and food companies. The studies show that Corporate Social Responsibility-reports needs to be developed and better integrated into traditional economic reports.

Vital technology reduces avalanche danger

One for Sweden new type of monitoring stations to facilitate avalanche forecasts are tested for the first time against satellites by researchers at Luleå University of Technology. The measuring station was recently placed in the Lapland mountains in an area where both residents and winter tourists seriously suffer from tremendously powerful, so-called slush avalanches.

Boys more likely to try drugs

Of 8 300 high school students in Norrbotten County, have 14% of the girls and 20% of the guys tried drugs and cannabis is the most common drug. This shows a research study that Mats Jakobsson, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Luleå University of Technology, has conducted in cooperation with the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten.

All-time high

Theatre Academy of Luleå has reached all-time high of number of applicants for the actor training. This year, the program received 591 applications.

New education raises the quality of healthcare

This fall starts a new master in Nursing at Luleå University of Technology. The program is a response to an increased demand for higher education in the health care profession in the county.

This year's edition of LARV well-attended

More than 110 companies and a couple of thousand students met in this year's edition of LARV arranged by the Technology Student Union at Luleå University of Technology. LARV gives university students the opportunity to make their first contacts with companies and learn more about the careers in various industries. More and more companies want to participate in LARV-day is the result for 2013.

Major investment in space technology research

Luleå University of Technology establishes a new research topic in space technology in Sweden. The new research topic has a clear technological specialization in electrical engineering systems in the upper atmosphere and space to include rocket and satellite platforms. A new proffessur will be established. About eight researchers and postgraduate students are planned to hiring.

Many new students welcomed

Now is Luleå University of Technology (LTU) filled with many new students. The programmes are about to start. William Carlsson, Elias Geokhaji and Jens Andersson are all 21 years old and new students in Economics - an education that is twice as popular in comparison to the previous year.

Wood and plastic in perfect harmony

Research at Luleå University of Technology presents a method where individual wood fibers can be used to enhance wood-plastic composites (WPC). Wood fiber serves as reinforcement and gives a stronger and stiffer material. The solution is described in a new doctoral thesis written by Maiju Hietala, PhD in Wood and Bionanocomposites.

LTU Organ Acusticum on TV

Luleå University of Technology, choir-professor Erik Westberg and university honorary doctor Benny Andersson are deaply involved when SVT2, on Saturday showed part of an acclaimed organ concert in October 2012. It's about Luleå University och Technology's Organ Acusticum and one of several concerts during an organ week last fall in connection with the inauguration of the 9000 squeaky organ.

Global IT company NEC collaborate with LTU

The NEC Corporation, a global Japanese company in the IT and electronics sector, have begun experiments with a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology, Centre for Distance-Spanning Technology (CDT), and Skellefteå Kraft as part of Skellefteå

LTU takes place in the Research Council

Luleå University of Technology gets its first representative in the Research Council. The Council

Pia Sundhage to Luleå University of Technology

In Sports Gala on January 14 Pia Sundhage was awarded Year of coach 2012th A week before that, she was awarded the World´s best women soccer coach at FIFA gala in Zurich. Now we can reveal that Pia Sundhage is visiting Luleå University of Technology March 20, at a Public lecture - about just her leadership.

Green roofs in cold climates

In the neighborhood "The Sparrow" in central Luleå there are new buildings covered with green roof buldings where soil and vegetation replace the traditional roofs built with metal or tar paper. Green roofs can have many benefits, aesthetic, insulation and reduced water runoff. The construction project in "The Sparrow" began in 2011 and the first tenants moved in in October 2012.

Major investment in renewable energy

First half of 2013 will be the foundation for a major initiative of the Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in renewable energy supported by funding from the Swedish Energy Agency. Phase 2 is scheduled for another 2.5 years and efforts are broad research on "green fuels". With this as the basic planning the university will generate projects for a total of just over a quarter of a billion (SEK).

Education gets top marks from Education Agency

English language as a subject at Luleå University of Technology gets top marks in a new Quality Review from Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (HSV). The rating given by the Authority in a new round of scrutiny is "Very high quality" of education, which confirms that the quality of work done at the university produces results.

New technology purifies gas from carbon dioxide

Constantly increasing carbon dioxide emission is the greatest threat to our environment. With new efficient processes ionic liquids where are used, Professor Ji Xiaoyan at LTU focus on processes that can help reducing costs for capture and separation of carbon dioxide.

Smoker - despite the diagnosis of COPD

Cronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease COPD affects 50 percent of all smokers. In a recently published study from Luleå University och Technologi, experience of not being able to quit smoking are examined among persons diagnosed with COPD.

Intense rain threatens the water system

Precipitation in the form of rain has great significance for how stormwater systems, and pollution flushed down therein, affects the environment. PhD student Matthias Borris uses an urban hydrological model to study how climate change affects the amount of pollutants transported with stormwater in urban environments.

LTU slams high

Five of the big New Year's fireworks display in Norrbotten, are organized by students at Luleå University of Technology. They received the assignment to compose and be responsible for the launch itself.

Stable nursery for women leaders

Women who work in stables and in horse-related activities develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills that they can benefit from at work, according to a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology.

41,000 was collected through LTU students

This year Musikhjälpen in P3, in collaboration with SVT collected money to children in slums to have access to clean water. Students at Luleå University of Technology was heavily involved in collecting money.

But did the patient survive?

All ambulance nurses in Sweden, because of secrecy are not entitled to receive information about if a cardiac arrest patient they revived, then survived. Better feedback about the care given by the ambulance nurses, and about the diagnosis and nursing care the patients received after they were admitted to the hospital are suggested as improvements that would allow ambulance nurses to learn more from their experience. The need for response in this situation is great among the staff. This shows research at Luleå University of Technology.

African rural electrification without power grid

The rural Africa lack electricity, which impedes economic development. But nobody wants to invest in the construction of power grid as the demand for electricity is missing. This creates a vicious circle that researchers at Luleå University of Technology would like to break.

Showcasing the Swedish Model at the UN Climate Change Conference

In Qatar, the UN climate conference is underway, where environment ministers from around the world discuss commitments to reduce emissions of temperature-raising greenhouse gases. There, Sweden's three strategic research environments in sustainable energy will present the Swedish Model, something that researchers at Luleå University of Technology has significant participation in.

More efficient production processes

Two of the largest production companies for packaging paper in Sweden, have in cooperation with researchers at Luleå University of Technology opened the possibility of a more robust optimization of production processes.

Two heart attacks increases the patient´s susceptibility to faster treatment

A study of 865 heart attack patients in Norrbotten and Västerbotten shows that patients receiving heart attack twice seek medical care more quickly the second time. The faster the treatment, the less damage to the heart. The part of the heart muscle that does not receive oxygen could otherwise die.

Torches throughout december

Early in the morning December 3, just before 8:00 in the morning was the premiere of this year's torch lighting at Luleå University of Technology, a tradition that has come to stay.

Managers need to learn about changes

Management's ignorance of change models and human factors often lead to failure in implementing effective and sustainable change in organisations.

Listening to silence

Eva Alerby, professor of Education at Luleå University of Technology recently published "What is it that you hear in the silence?" The article raises questions about the silence as part of the learning process.

Older construction workers suffer more frequently from serious accidents

Luleå University of Technology now presents a partial result of an extensive study of accidents on building sites in Sweden. It turns out that the older the construction worker is, the greater the risk of a serious accident, contrary to what the building industry thought.

Schools math contest settled at LTU

Last year's winner of Mathematics-SM Mårten Wiman, from Danderyd High School again took home the victory in this year's edition that was held at Luleå University of Technology. First Prize trophy was presented by the University's deputy Vice Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn. The pupil from Luleå lace mathclass was not among the top six but was still pretty happy.

Help to lower your energy costs

Household electricity consumption can be cheaper and more sustainable with the help of a technical platform that allows electricity users to follow their own electricity consumption.

A unique motion laboratory

A new laboratory where the focus is on analyzing the movement and motion control is currently being developed at the Department of Health Sciences at Luleå University of Technology.

Digitized reindeer antlers creates fair

The mission - to develop a reindeer antlers in plastic that can be prepared in many identical copies. The aim was to make the Swedish Sami sporting lasso competitions as fair as possible. Henrik Nergård researcher in product innovation at Luleå University of Technology, said yes thank you, to the challenge.

Mathematics Championship at the university

Luleå University of Technology is during the coming weekend host for Swedish Championship in mathematics for high school students from across the country.

Smart systems measure your on-line relations

The technology behind smart systems that can measure how we communicate with each other online, on your mobile phone, via email etc, is developed within a research project funded by Ericsson Research.

Research on how adolescents read

By examining the kinds of texts young people read and combining this with research in the neurosciences, the newly installed LTU- professor of English and pedagogy, Lydia Kokkola, analyzes how young people read rather than what they read.

Swedish standard for anti- slip devices

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration to investigate whether it is possible to develop a Swedish standard for anti-slip devices.

After academic ceremony time for feast

When the academic ceremony at Luleå University of Technology came to an end on Saturday, enthusiastic festival attendees went to STUK restaurant for banquet and dance. More than 400 people, including honorary doctorates, doctors, professors, other LTU employees and invited guests attended.

Breakthrough in research on super filter for biofuels

A new important step has been taken by researchers at Luleå University of Technology when it comes to clean synthesis gas from carbon dioxide, using zeolite membranes. This super filter, which could enable the cost-effective industrial production of biofuels, has been shown to have very small defects.The discovery may lead to that the effectiveness of the filter now hopefully now hopefully can increase significantly.

This year's academic festival celebrated

Hats on for honorary degrees and doctorates at Luleå University of Technology are the main attractions at the university's academic festival celebrated this weekend. Also festive dresses, champagne, three course dinner and nice singing are strong elements, as well as formal speeches.

Honorary doctors offered moments of life

It was a glorious span when the four honorary doctors at Luleå university of Technology gave their lectures. The audience got to start by jumping on a journey that went over all of Sweden´s steel bridges, starting in the far north.

Examine new electronics that can damage networks

New electronics that are expected to save energy and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide can also cause damage and shorten the life of appliances connected to the electricity grid. That counteracts the national environmental objectives.

Alumni of the Year 2012

A few years ago, they were the diligent students at Luleå University of Technology. Today, they are successful professional men and women and all have done something extraordinary, a distinctive achievement. Now these "old" LTU students were honored Alumnus.

LTU professor DN Debate

There is perilously poor quality in building structures in Sweden today. So bad that it causes death. The Government must take urgent action. This is the theme in an article published on DN debate 6 november

Amyloid-beta peptide behind Alzheimer - for the first time hydrogen bonds were analysed

Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Warwick University in the UK for the first time in the world managed to analyse hydrogen bonds in tiny fibrils of Amyloid-beta peptide , which probably causes Alzheimer

LTU becomes the center of Nordic Mining Research

Luleå University of Technology (LTU), is assigned to coordinate mining research in the Nordic countries in the project NordMin. Nordic Council of Ministers is investing almost 35 million over three years to the project, which will have a green profile to create a sustainable mining industry in the Nordic countries and Europe.

Students took second prize in the tough competition

Development of butyric acid gives new household goods

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology receive a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency to develop processes for large scale verification of butyric acid based on biomass. This project complements the ongoing biofuel research at the ethanol demo plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and also demonstrates a wider application field of the plant.

Benny Andersson in concert

So came the time for Luleå University of technology's Honorary Doctor Benny Andersson to first performa his specially written work A scripture in the snow - a rhapsody for organ, piano, choir and flute.

First map clear of critical metals in Europe

When Luleå University of Technology this week hosted a meeting of the EU project ProMine appeared the first known map of critical metals in Europe. The metals are, among others, a key for almost all the technology that a household uses and are essential for the success of European industry.

Best in Sweden: Very high quality of education

Luleå University of Technology (LTU) are rated: Very high quality" for their occupational training in a new evaluation of Swedish National Agency for Higher Education(HSV). Luleå University of Technology is the only university in the country to get that high score for this education

The King and IVA came to visit LTU

The same day as light flakes of snow fell over Luleå University of Technology, LTU was visited by the King and Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). At its annual technology travel the university was a given destination of inquisitive and interested members of the academy (IVA), where they, among other things. received information on the recently established SKF University LTU Technology Centre.

Large increase in applicants to LTU for the spring semester

The number of applicants in the first instance to the Luleå University of Technology for the spring semester 2013 has increased significantly compared to the same time last year. 27% more have applied for courses starting in the spring. This is an increase that far exceeds the national average of 3.4%

Researchers develop fast image processing for industry

The mining and steel industries, as well as the aggregates industry that produces rock and stone for construction and industry needs, were the focus end-users for new fast image analysis, developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology

The worlds most modern organ inaugurated

Around 500 people were present when the Organ Acusticum, at at Luleå University of Technology saw the future brightness. In to the last the german organ builder Gerald Wohel was doing adjustments for the premiere. Therefore it was natural that he was called on stage to unveil the organ.

Ways of thinking are challenged in teachers exchange

Students studying technical design and architecture at Luleå University of Technology, are at the moment taught by Filipino teachers from Mapua Institute of Technology. It occurs as part of a teacher exchange.

New labour fair M-JET was a success

For the first time, mechanical engineering students arranged the labour fair M-JET at LTU campus. A fair that was much appreciated by the visiting companies and students.

Budgetproposition positive for LTU

The government has now presented its budgetproposition - and for Luleå University of technology it looks very good. More people are choosing to study at Luleå University of Technology, and with the governments budgetproposition, Luleå University of Technology can adopt many new students next year.

Innovation pilots helps companies

Students at Luleå University of Technology helps companies accelerate their innovation ability. Companies learn how to analyze problems, find the root cause of them and not go directly on the solution. This means that a process that can take months, can be solved much faster.

Health on thin ice

A team of researchers from Luleå University of Technology has received regional funding to examine how cold, ice, darkness and snow can be used as a resource for good health. Health Preliminary investigation on thin ice will provide a better basis for the planning of attractive outdoor environment that encourages physical activity in cold climates.

Innovation Office at the University

Luleå University of Technology (LTU) is one of four universities that receive financial ability to establish an innovation office. It is confirmed by the Minister for Enterprise Annie Lööf in a post in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. This means that LTU can strengthen it

LTU Students gold medalist in the Paralympics

Peter Vikström took his Physiotherapy Degree in January this year at Luleå University. Even as a student, he aimed to take the gold medal, and now the dream has come true.

Focus will provide rocket boost LTU's research

During 2011/2012, Luleå University of Technology has created a Lab funding to provide university research an extra kick. Good infrastructure with new labs and new equipment gives LTU researchers better terms. An example of support from the lab fund is for new equipment to test diffrent material's durability in the knee and hip prostheses.

All time high

Luleå University of Technology now strikes - a ten-year-old record in the number of students who begin their degree programs. This year, 2,638 new students started a training program at Luleå University of Technology. The pressure of students is great.

Multi-million investment favors LTU mining research

When the government in a few weeks are going to submit its proposal for a new research policy 200 million SEK is reserved for mining - minerals and steel research. It is revealed in an article authored by Minister for Education Jan Björklund and Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf. Sweden has a prominent mining research according to the ministers and LTU are pointed out in the article.

Mistra average to LTU-researchers

A research project to develop the use of residues from steel to fit as a raw material in cement production aided more than 6 million of Mistra. Mistras support shared equally between Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University.

Jurisprudence get good grades

LTU courses in Law are of high quality. This announcement is given by Swedish national Agency for higher Education

Mattias and Maxime present high-pressure research at the EHPRG meeting

Mattias Mases and Maxime Noël, graduate students in the research subject Physics at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), will both present at the European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG) meeting in Greece. It is Europe's largest conference on high-pressure research.

Believe in what you say and say what you believe in!

For the newly arrived students the morning became a practical exercise in leadership. Professor Gunnar Jonsson held the exercise, and with him, he had five sheep and four dogs Akka Dimma, Kråka and Ester.

New honorary doctors at Luleå University of Technology

Benny Andersson, internationally known musician and composer, Eva Karlsson successful business manager and a "ruterdam", Tore Lundmark recognized builder of bridges and Margareta Kempe, author and member of the Kempe Foundation. That is the names of the new honorary doctors at the Luleå University of Technology. GRADUATION takes place in the fall at the academic ceremony

Retirement home was opened for students

Luleå University of Technology has the greatest increase among universities in Sweden when it comes to students that have Luleå University of Technology, as their first choice. 2300 more students were admitted to Luleå University of Technology this fall compared to last year. In order to quickly resolve the need for housing a closed Retirement home was converted into student apartments.

LTU coordinator for European project

Almost 80 partners and a total budget of close to a billion kronor. The project Arrowhead can be one of the largest in Europe when it comes to developing automation to the manufacturing, energy and process industries. And LTU, through Professor Jerker Delsing, will play an important role as coordinator.

Got insight into processes for green fuels

A summer course for some 30 PhD students from across the country have recently been completed at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). The students have got a broad survey by experts in the field of gasification to produce green fuels from biomass. The course is held within the framework of Swedish gasification center (SFC) which is coordinated by the University.

Interesting housing solutions is about to come

Now the Luleå University of Technology, student unions and Luleå, get together to work with several different solutions to finding homes for new students. University management and municipal leaders have had meetings and work with concrete proposals.

Chirags research extends the life of turbines

We rely on different energy sources for producing electricity to our national grid. Some of these, such as wind and solar power, cannot generate a steady flow of electricity. In order to maintain a steady voltage in the power grid, it is the Francis turbine used in hydropower that compensates for the fluctuations that occur.

Student hotline helper until beginning of the semester

For successful proposers to Luleå University of Technology during the summer until the beginning of the semester a special duty to answer questions and can be reached in different ways. It is intended that the shelter should be able to give advice and answer questions about student life and the future education at LTU

Hana conducts research in the summer

Even if the holiday season is here, there is still activity at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). PhD-student Hana Zrida from Tunisia conducts research in materials science and works with the development of composite materials that will be used in aircrafts.

Popular LTU course this summer at Europaskolan

The popular summer course "artistic anatomy and sculpting" organized by Luleå University of Technology (LTU) is given this year at the Europaskolan in the city of Strängnäs. It is the 6th year in which the course is organized, but the first time in Strängnäs, and it is immensely popular.

They call around to this year's newcomers

12 students at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) devotes part of their summer to call around to this year's applicants who have been adopted for studies at LTU. It is about to establish a first contact, give a little advice, answer questions, and welcome newcomers to the autumn semester.

Macho culture is emerging from the mine

Culture of machismo among miners underground can be an obstacle to the development of the mining sector. Among the miners themselves and of the mining companies are the motivation to to change the prevailing culture strong. The researcher Eira Andersson, Luleå University of Technology, along with the miners at LKAB and the company human resources department, has studied miners attitudes about gender and security issues.

LTU solution in next-generation weather satellite

A sensor called ICI developed from research at the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering at Luleå University of Technology has been selected to be part of next-generation metrological satellite. The sensor that measures the ice particles in high-altitude clouds are developed in the concept CloudIce that LTU professor Stefan Bühler been responsible for

Research will provide the process industry better IT support

A research project focusing on developing an IT-based platform for process industries is funded by 7 million SEK from VINNOVA and the project has an overall budget of just over 14 million SEK. The research is led by ProcessIT Innovations at Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University

Digital smart products leads to new business models

Terms such as "functional products" and "smart products" is something we will become increasingly aware of as the physical products are integrated with software and related services. A technological revolution is waiting in the field predicts three researchers from Luleå University of Technology in the journal Ericsson Business Rewiew

New research allows heavier cargo by rail

Greater demands will be made in the future concerning traffic volumes, axle loads and speeds by rail, not least because of the "mining boom" in Northern Sweden. In a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) the ability to increase the loading capacity for railway bridges has been investigated, which is an important part to meet the requirement.

High Quality for Political Science

In a recent assessment by the Agency for Higher Education (HSV) Luleå University of Technology recieves the ranking High grade quality for courses in Political Science, master and Political Science candidate.

Girls in high school exercise less than boys

A survey of 884 young people in northern Sweden shows that boys in secondary school age are training more and harder than girls of similar age. Girls perform a greater extent so-called low-intensity exercise, like walking. When a sample of high school students tested on fitness, it turns out that those who appreciated that they train hard, so-called high-intensity exercise, also have much better condition.

Top ranks for excellence training at the university

The courses Information security and Systems Sciences has received the grades very high-quality and High Quality by the Authority of Higher Education (HSV). In a new quality evaluation, HSV has given top ranks for courses at the university that is focused towards a really hot sector, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Research about grease gave reputable award

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology were recently given the STLE's (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) Edmond E. Bisson Award for the best publication in the journal of Tribology Transactions. STLE is an authority in the tribology world and the price is certainly an acknowledgment that the research conducted at the university holds a high standard.

Degree project gave prestige price

Annica Doms, a former student in Industrial Design Engineering at LTU, is the winner of the world famous design competition Red dot design award: product design 2012. The product Kite has been developed in cooperation with the company TreCe and is a trashcan for recycling.

Electrification of railsystem important for LKAB's exports

The electrification of "Malmbanan" is now an essential part of LKAB's export success. The electrification for more than 100 years ago was a pioneering work in the mountain terrain of subarctic climate and is now described in a dissertation from Luleå University of Technology. While LKAB will shortly be opening more mines, it is clear how important the electrification was launched at the national border track 1910.

Economics + elite football = true

As a 19-year-old Tommy Johansson from Piteå was a promising central defender in IFK Lulea which then played in the second-highest league. At the same time, he wanted to pursue a university education. He chose Economics at Luleå University of Technology, an LTU-education, which this year ranked as the best education in Economics in Sweden together with Stockholm School of Economics.

High quality for LTU Sociology Education

On Wednesday came news from Swedish National Agency for Higher Education(HSV) that the education in sociology at Luleå University of Technology has a high quality. All the evaluated degree objectives for sociology education in Luleå has high effectiveness and HSV believes that education as a whole is of high quality.

More efficient construction industry provides affordable housing

Systems for industrial construction, and more collaboration are key factors to reduce construction costs and ultimately get cheaper housing. It is enshrined in a new doctoral dissertation at Luleå University of Technology. Increased collaboration and increased industrialization in the construction sector are two suggestions made in the thesis.

Sounds in cars for improved safety, communication and comfort

In a new project "3D sound design" at Luleå University of Technology, scientists from several disciplines are to develop information systems for cars, in cooperation with the automotive company Volvo Cars. Acousticians, psychologists, musicians, composers and designers are going to collaborate and develop systems such as can warn drivers of dangers such as moose or pedestrian near the car.

Team Baldos was celebrated

Successful Team Baldos, that consist of seven engineering students at the university, was celebrated on Wednesday after coming home with two trophies from price competition Shell Eco Marathon in Holland and, not least, became best Swedish car in the race. Johan Sterte Vice Chancellor at Luleå University of Technology, dressed in racing overall, flagged for the team.

Baldos best Swedish car in Shell Eco-Marathon

Best Swedish car, prize for best safety and a 2nd place among cars running on ethanol in the category "urban concept" There you have the performance of students from Luleå University of Technology in Team Baldos as this weekend has participated in the European competition Shell Eco Marathon. There were two trophies for the team who went home completely satisfied

Business gets high marks from the HSV

In a review of university and college courses provide the National Agency rated "high quality" in the subject Business Economics at Luleå University. The rating applies to both Bachelor of Econ.
-It is good news, says Johan Sterte, rector of the university.

Jobs and tests until the end for Team Baldos

The students from Luleå University of Technology, as part of Team Baldos, has conducted tests to a deadline for their little cranberry red car Baldos. On Friday, tests were made on the Arcus hall in Lulea and on Saturday afternoon they are off to Rotterdam in the Netherlands to compete in this year's Shell Eco Marathon.

The band was cut for Confucius Institute

Sweden's northernmost and newest Confucius Institute was inaugurated this week at Luleå University of Technology. It will convey knowledge of Chinese language and culture and in close cooperation with Luleå municipality schools and LTU conduct training. The Institute will, among other things convey academic contacts

Teacher of the year 2012 : "The lectures will be as aerobic classes

Luleå Studentkår at Luleå University of Technology, each year is awarding a prize for the Teacher of the Year. This year the award goes to a teacher whose ambition are - enjoyable teaching and independent learners who dare to challenge the teacher in knowledge.

Major investment in student apartments for Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology has fueled the first-choice applicants among the national universities for the autumn courses. The whole 1194 more students than last year, has Luleå University of Technology as a priority and now housing for students are increasing at breakneck speed. In recent years, with increased application rate to Luleå University of Technology has now led the municipality of Luleå and Lindbäcks Bygg for a decision: - even more construction of student housing will be built in Lulea.

Musical intelligence gave good price

Johannes Liedbergius who has studied orchestral conducting with LTU professor Petter Sundkvist at the LTU School of Music in Piteå this week received Swedish conductor price. It is given by one of the world's most famoust chamber orchestras, Stockholm Sinfonietta, in cooperation with the audit and business advisory firm PwC and involves a grant of SEK 150 000 and the ability to conduct the sinfonietta.

Best in Sweden-LTU's economists

Swedish Agency for Higher Education (HSV) gives top rank to the Master's degree in Economics at Luleå University of Technology in a new round of quality assessment of the Swedish academic institutions. Also bachelor's degree in the same subject at the university gets high ranks.

LTU is in the semifinals of Technology-SM

Eight teams have advanced to the semifinals of Technology SM: the best of Skövde, Uppsala, Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Linköping, Umeå and Luleå. That was the result from qualifying events in 16 universities around the country.

Department of Education wants to introduce LTU-practice

When you are adopted as a PhD student at Luleå University of Technology you are also immediately imployed as a PhD student. It is a practice that has been applied the last twenty years in both technical and philosophical faculty the Luleå University of Technology. This early recruitment of graduate students is a practice that the Department of Education now wants to introduce to PhD students at more universities in Sweden.

Shells from rice becomes electricity in Vietnam

In An Giang Province, Vietnam produced 2.4 million tonnes of rice annually. Remaining after processing is 700 000 tonnes of shells previously fired or dumped in the Mekong River. With the help of LTU, and Assistant Professor Kentaro Umeki, the shells become an asset as important raw material in production of electricity. The new technique was developed by the company MEVA Innovation at ETC in Piteå.

More engineers at the university

New student apartments available in fall 2012

In September, 65 new apartments on the popular Klintbacken in Lulea will be available for students. Klintbacken is just 10 minutes by bike from Luleå city center and within walking distance of Luleå University of Technology.

Designed scissors and placed third in an international competition

Elise Offerman, Isabell Boqvist and Therese Östergren studies the fourth year in Industrial Design Engineering, with a specialization in product development, at Luleå University of Technology. The idea of ​​a pair of scissors for left-handers led them to the third place in the competition 2012 Extreme Redesign. They also won 1000 dollars.

They had the opportunity and took it. It is about four students in their fourth year engineering program at the Luleå University of Technology within Space Engineering and Technical Design. They created a course in aircraft engine technology in which they are designing a small jet engine. The project tests their engineering skills for future employments - and they realize an old dream

SKF- LTU University Technology Center is inagurated

LTU-SKF University Technology Centre (UTC) at Luleå University is inaugurated. It is the fifth SKF University Technology Centre in the world, an exclusive group which, among others, University of Cambridge belongs.

Good ideas and technical expertise has resulted in a solution for house-heating in developing countries. Students at Luleå University of Technology, participating in a project course called "Sustainable Living", has developed a self-circulating system that generates and retains heat, which interests the organization Engineers Without Borders.

Synthesis gas for fuel – directly from forest residues

Forest residues such as stumps, bark and twigs are now proving of great benefit in a new test facility for the production of high-quality synthesis gas intended for transport fuels. The results which are unique in Scandinavia, are based on close cooperation between Luleå University of Technology, the Energy Technology Centre (ETC) and industry.

LTU first with stationary Big Jump on Campus

For the winter season next year it will be there, right on campus in Luleå - a big jump for ski and snowboard tricks.

Swedish nuclear power plants gets help from help in safety about safety

The Swedish nuclear power plants will modernize the technical processes in the control rooms. That the technological change is working in conjunction with the operator's capacity to control and monitor the nuclear power plant in an optimal manner, is extremely important from a security perspective. Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSM) will therefore take the help of researchers in human-machine systems at Luleå University of Technology and Chalmers University in Gothenburg. Researchers will contribute knowledge to evaluate the safety of modernization.

Got graduate work at Fido Film

This year's edition of "Grad Show" at LTU in Skellefteå has just been completed and that always gives the students new opportunities. The students at Luleå University of Technology, studying computer game development and computer graphics, will then meet the world's leading film effects and computer game companies and for some it gives good results.

Full house at GEO-day in LTU

More than 120 students from high school nature programs and private lessons visited the LTU today. The collaboration gives high school students current knowledge in a "hot" area of science and the university a natural contact with prospective students.

European major investment into deep mining

For four years, ten European countries cooperate on research on the major challenge for the mining industry - the deeper mines. This is the most comprehensive European research project that is geared directly to the mining industry. The project I2Mine has a budget of 25,414,022 Euro - Luleå University takes a leadership role.

LTU students had the opportunity to make car tests with expert help

A beautiful early spring day this week, a group of students from Luleå University of Technology went to Arjeplog to learn how modern automotive systems work and how to test them. On Colmis car testing facility, and with the help of SAAB- experts as instructors, they had the opportunity to test how real car testing works.

Students help LKAB open new mine

In a project course at Luleå University of Technology, a group of LTU students helped LKAB to provide important input to the corporate design of a new mine in Mertainen southeast of Kiruna. The students have developed an interactive tool where input values ​​can be changed giving LKAB up to date information on economy and energy consumption for the mine

Intelligent maintenance solution provides more reliable railroad trafic

By using methods of intelligent fault diagnosis for analysis of maintenance data in the rail system, such as electric motors in the switching systems, train services can be more secure, according to new research at Luleå University of Technology. Well known is the fact that the Swedish rail often have major problems in cold winters, a problem that can be reduced.

Former NHL pro Mikael Renberg, now a student at LTU

When Mikael Renberg made his debut in the US National Hockey League (NHL) as a 21 year old, it took him only one season to come close to winning the highly coveted Calder Memorial Trophy for newcomer of the year. The one word in his young mind was “pro”.Several years later, another reality emerged.

LTU in the lead of Swedish research council's Mathematics group

Lars Erik Persson, Professor of Mathematics at Luleå University of Technology has been appointed Chairman of the Swedish Research Council's panel for Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics. The Research Council is a major national research funding organisation and handles each year about 6,000 applications judged on scientific quality and competence.

In the middle of winter festival

The students at Luleå University of Technology are offered in various attractive and exciting winter activities at the Winter Festival 2012 culminates on Thursday.

Nanofibres made of sludge from Cellulose manufacturer- a success story

For example, at one single cellulose manufacturer, Domsjö Fabrikerna in Sweden, the producer of special cellulose, which is used to in the manufacturing of viscose fibers, causes one thousand tons of sludge as a residue each year. In the current situation the sludge is not re-used. It is this industrial residue, that is of interest for one of the research teams at the Luleå University of Technology. This project to recycle cellulose sludge, for production of cellulose nanofibres is now proving to be an economic and environmental success.

Basketball professionals involved in the snowball war SM

How good is a basketball player in a snowball fight? Answer occure when the Swedish Championship in Yukigassen (snowball fight) will take place February 25, 2012 at Luleå University of Technology. Players from the basketball teams LF Basket and Northland Basket will set up a common team to participate and compete on a prisesum of SEK 50 000

Cutting Edge Architecture at LTU

A Pavilion with structure from a honeycomb learns from nature. The structural geometry of a honeycomb is valuable in its high strength to weigh ratio.

LTU researchers is on SVT Winter Studio

Elite Skier Nina Lintzén who came in 3rd place in the Vasaloppet (an annual long distance, 90 km cross-country ski race marathon), is researching on the subject snow mechanics at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural resources engineering at the Luleå University of technology. On Saturday, she participates in SVT's Winter Studio, both on her research on snow and about her elite skiing.

LTU students are offered mentors

A new mentoring program has started at LTU, via LTU- career. It is free to all students who passed at least half their university educationt to apply to the program. In the first round, fifteen students were admitted. Everyone has now a personal mentor in business or public sector.

Anabolic steroids gives dangerous body fat

Swedish elite lifters who use anabolic steroids have more dangerous fat distribution in the body. It shows a unique study involving ten Swedish elite lifters who are actively using anabolic steroids.

UNESCO, Iraq and LTU in cooperation

In recent weeks, some 30 Iraqis are trained at Lulea university of Technology. But -29 C might be just as memorable as their education.

New five-year research agreement between Boliden and LTU

Boliden has signed a new five- year R&D contract with Luleå University of Technology worth 17 MSEK. The funds are aimed at research and education in the field of Process metallurgy including the extraction and recycling of base metals.

Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble reaches one million listeners

The concert "arabesques", recorded by Swedish Radio last year with Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble and Norrbotten NEO, will be broadcast on February 11 in 13 European countries. The concert was also commissioned by five other countries for later broadcasting.

Long-established school in Värmland is new LTU Campus

Luleå University of Technology will be the new main authority of the historic Bergsskolan in Filipstad, Varmland. Universitie's Vice Chancellors have signed a memorandum of understanding by which they wish to strengthen long-term cooperation. This means that both research and education will be promoted in the areas of mining, metallurgy, construction and rock, and thus respond to industry skill needs.

Student Proposals may be tested sharply into space

Students within the space program at Luleå University of Technology have developed a way to solder in space, in low gravity, without deteriorating the quality of the soldering.Their solution can save large sums in diffrent international space programs, and if all goes as planned, it will be included in a sharp test rocket from rocket base Esrange in Kiruna

Record number of students begin studying at LTU

The statistics regarding the number of students who start courses at LTU this spring semester show continued record high interest to the LTU among young people. The number of students who begin studies at LTU in spring semester, show an increase of 27 percent compared to last year. Last spring semester, 232 students began courses at LTU. This spring semester, 294 students began courses.

LTU travels to the U.S. and Facebook

Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn deputy Vice Chancellor at Luleå University of Technology is one of several in a group from Luleå (The node pole expediton) traveling to the U.S. to visit Facebook. The purpose of the trip is to seek cooperation and attract more similar companies to start operations in Luleå. Facebook's establishment in the city is already very interesting for LTU students

Swedish Centre for Biomass Gasification gave a successful conference

Luleå University of Technology, leads the Swedish Centre for Biomass Gasification, SFC. The Centre is researching on how to produce "green" transport fuels from biomass. Within the space of ten years, the results of research in the SFC, will make it possible to establish energy plants, that are commercially viable, for biomass gasification, in Sweden.

Sign up for snowball fight at LTU

Swedish championships in Yukigassen at Luleå University of Technology, will be an amazing event. It takes place February 25. Swedish Championship in the Japanese snowball sport Yukigassen, is organized by students at Luleå University of Technology, and takes place at LTU, at the same evening as student championship, in fireworks

Major road safety award to LTU

Researcher Johan Casselgren at Luleå University of Technology received a major road safety award, founded by three trade magazines, in the category " vendor of the year" LTU won the prize for having developed a method and technique to classify and describe various road conditions. Casselgren received the award at a Transport Forum in Linköping.

Production from LTU students part of major new movie

The first American film based upon author Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy has just had its Swedish premiere. To the famous director David Finchers first film in the trilogy,"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", has students from Luleå University of Technology's television training in Piteå been supplying materials.

Machines of the future repair themselves

Svenska kullagerfabriken (SKF) is establishing a University Technology Center at Luleå University of Technology. The purpose of the initiative is to develop the next generation of bearing and machine components. Machines will operate more independently and costly downtime wil be avoided.

Unique fire oven at LTU

In the world there are only a dozen. It's about a fire oven available at Luleå University of Technology. Because the fire oven tests both how the load and fire affect the construction and structural elements of steel, concrete and wood, advanced measurements are to be made.

Nobel Prize winner Dan Shechtman at LTU

In the middle of the lecture, he suddenly shows, his notebook. The once modest, but now world-famous, notebook, which has come to play a significant role. This thanks to a single page, with date 8 April 1982. As Professor Dan Shechtman, made the discovery that led to the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry, he wrote three question marks in the book. He had discovered something strange, that he did not even believe in himself.

Vehicles, rockets and tools in sharp student projects

An environmentally friendly Auto Rickshaw in collaboration with the Indian company TVS Motors, and a fuel turbine in cooperation with Volvo Aero for Ariane rockets in the European space program. That is two of several sharp student projects at Luleå University Technology within the SIRIUS course, finally presented at the university.

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Incorrect information about documents in the media

Research lays the foundation for urban transformations

Maintenance in focus - International Conference MPMM 2011

Strategies and intelligent systems to assist companies to take control of expensive maintenance costs, are discussed by international companies and researchers who visit the LTU and Conference Maintenance Performance Measurement Management.

Torchlight, hot chocolate and cookies

Early this morning, students and staff at Luleå University of Technology got a particularly warm welcome. With torches in their hands, students in the Chamber Choir at Musikhögskolan were singing carols along the snowy avenue on campus.

Successful entrepreneur after LTU studies

An application in a mobile phone for personal training and health are being developed in a new company owned by Per-Ludvig Nordmark. In early 2000 he finished his engineering degree in computer science at Luleå University of Technology and several years later founded his successful company Nordnav. Recently he was back at LTU to meet the students to tell about his success story.

"This year´s spin-off" went to Behaviometrics

During Entrepreneur Week at the Luleå University of Technology, Behaviometrics was selected to "This year´s spin-off", a company whose technology monitors your behavior while you are using your computer or mobile.

High-quality artistry and acoustics with new digital transmission technology

Now the world are given the opportunity to take advantage of the combination of high-quality artistry and acoustics at Acusticum, through new digital transfer technology developed in cooperation between LTU, Studio Acusticum and the County Council.

Academic celebration 2011 - a magical night

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The sound of highheals against the stone floor have just reached the audience in the back of the hall. Soon after, the solid door opens, and all listeners turns around. To input music by Emil Råberg, performed by Music School Chamber Choir, vice-chancellor Johan Sterte leads the academic procession to the Aula Aurora. Formal Dressed in tuxedo and colorful dresses they march into the hall. Soon the hat, the ring and the diploma will be theirs.

Waste management and depleted uranium topics in workshop

How can you safely store hazardous waste in landfills over time and how can it be possible to isolate the depleted uranium from weapons and ammunition, used in the Iraq war. That was two issues that dominated a workshop recently at Luleå University of Technology. The workshop was attended, among others, by President of the Iraqi Parliament and the country's environment minister

Blue color ran out

Yeast for more efficient vaccines countries

Ny vaccinforskning at the Luleå University of Technolgy (LTU) in co-operation with Karolinska Institute and Recopharma AB might impart significant health benefits for the poorest countries.

Facebook and LTU are nearest neighbors

Facebook chose to make it's first European establishment next to LTU. An important common denominator between Facebook and Luleå University of Technology is all about talent.

The University has one of the best websites

Luleå University of Technology website has been appointed by the magazine Internet World as one of Sweden's top 100, all categories.

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The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise: "Reward LTU"

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise suggests a new research premium that will benefit universities who are particularly adept at getting research findings to be of use. This includes Luleå University of Technology.

Hockey players risk serious bodily harm - after concussion

New research shows that players in elithockey suffering from concussion may poorer balance a long time and increase the risk of serious sports injuries.

Geological researcher awarded at LTU

Pär Weihed, a professor at the university and Sweden´s only Professor of Ore Geology was awarded Nordea Scientific price 2011th
- It feels really great, and is a recognition of mineral and mining research in Sweden, said Pär Weihed.

LTU´s Web is on the Internet World Topp100 list

All sites on the Internet World Topp100-list count as winners. These sites have been selected among hundreds of others on the basis of just pointing the way for the Swedish web development. On 15 November, the LTU web has the chance to scoop the prize in the online class: Best Website in the education category." The prize is awarded at Nalen in Stockholm.

The first 65 new student apartments released

On Friday, the keys was distributed to the first 65 LTU students who may move into in the newly built apartments on Klintbacken in Lulea. Klintbacken is only 10 minutes by bicycle from Luleå city and within walking distance to Luleå University of Technology.

Tejbz - LTU student and gaming-Star

Luleå University turns 40. Gaming Event LTU epic Thursday and Friday October 27 to 28 was campus Piteå way to celebrate. Life of the party was Tejbz, student at the Radio Production course and a profile with his own style in the gaming world.

LTU one of the reasons why Facebook choose Luleå

On Thursday Facebook announced that they will locate its first European data center in Luleå. Two years ago, Luleå began to work to get international IT companies to discover the region. Thursday, 27 October, Facebook came to town and told why they selected Luleå as a production location.

Epic Gaming concert at LTU celebrated 40 years

During LTU´s 40th celebrations at Piteå campus was given a concert based on music, gaming, LTU epic concert. The concert has been arranged by television profile Orvar Säfström and expressed by symfoniorchestra and run by students from LTU, chaired by Professor Petter Sundkvist.

Researcher looking for water in Southeast Asia with new method

He has been looking for water, without drilling, in to different corners of the world, Southeast Asian Laos, the Swedish island of Gotland and in Luleå, town in northernmost parts of Sweden. 20% of the world's population lacks clean drinking water, which attracted researchers at Luleå University of Technology to test and develop cheaper and more effective ways to find clean water

Former students praised on LTU's 40-year celebration

LTU researcher part in French / Indian satellite project

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 four satellites was launched from Indian Sriharikota, of which the one-ton Megha-Tropiques, with implications for climate research, was placed in its path. The researcher Mathias Milz at Luleå University of Technology space research in Kiruna is part of an international team of researchers who will be using data from the satellite.

County Council Elisabeth Holmgren has passed away

LTU and Facebook might be significant partners

Already in February, LTU:s headmaster Johan Sterte met representatives from Facebook at a meeting at the residence in Luleå. The theme of the meeting was the possible construction of the server rooms of Facebook near Porsön. Today came Land and Environment Court over the news. The man living in Porsön that has appealed the decisions on environmental permits for Server halls will not be granted leave to appeal.

Literature prize winner creations is shown in the LTU library

Cold fingers - a lost Olympic medal?

Improved road safety with new method to predict road conditions

A new technique and method for classifying and describing various road conditions has been developed by researchers in the Centre of expertise CASTT at Luleå University of Technology. Using technology in the form of sensors and different classification methods,
developed by researchers, can increase the road safety

Fewer delays and more efficient rail with new research

Luleå University of Technology and Railway Research Center (JVTC), which belongs to the university, will over the next four years conduct research for better rail services. Rail industry with Transport Administration, EU, LKAB and others are investing over four years totaling approximately 100 million SEK on research at the university that will provide higher capacity and more robust railways

Popular introduction of popular science lectures

Jan Eliasson was invited to open the popular science lectures tahjt rund during the autumn - and he was a success. In last minute it was decided to change lecture at House of Culture from the small stage to the main stage, and it was lucky. Close to 350 people attended his lecture.

The intelligent traffic circle

It is unique in the world and is available at the entrance to the LTU. This is a roundabout which itself analyzes the traffic and take its own decision to support the road. As soon as you approach the roundabout, the car make it active - and the dark is illimunated.

Drosophila model for wireless biosensor

Fruit flyes nervous system inspires researcher Fredrik Sandin, Luleå University of Technology to develop the next generation of wireless sensors. They can be used eg for monitoring of machines, processes, medical applications, monitoring of plantations, roads, railways and represents a major technological revolution

Full speed on LTU's anniversary festival

The blazing sun and 14 degrees Celsius started LTU its 40-year festival for students and staff on Saturday. Already at two a clock in the afternoon there was a queue at the inlet outside the students restaurant STUK where one of the entrances were. Then it was full speed the rest of the festival with activities and top artists.

World economy was the topic when LTU veteran lectured

The well-known industrialist Rune Andersson took a grip on the shaky world economy during a lecture at Luleå University, before a packed auditorium. He was the first employee in 1971 when Lulea högskolenhet opened its doors for the first time. Now that LTU celebrates 40 years, he was back at university.

LTU will be key player in a competence center for raw materials in the Barents

An important step in order to coordinate research and training in metals and minerals in the Barents Region is hindsight after a workshop at Luleå University of Technology with participants from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Russia. The workshop was arranged by LTU in cooperation with the Swedish Foreign Ministry and led to guidelines for what content a competence centre should have.

Research on quickly-built houses in modules

Particularly suitable for student accommodation, a house in modules, built on a steel skeleton, which is easy to build and move, especially in urban areas. It is the idea of a new large EU funded research project led by Luleå University of Technology, in cooperation with, among others Kalix Company Part AB.

The intelligent traffic circle

It is unique in the world and is available at the entrance to the LTU. This is a roundabout which itself analyzes the traffic and take its own decision to support the road. As soon as you approach the roundabout, the car make it active - and the dark is illimunated.

Speech from high level and a giant cake inaugurated LTU 40 years

Lots of students, staff and guests had the opportunity to eat good cake, hear thought-provoking speeches from the roof of the A-house, accompanied by percussion and trumpets. So one can summarize the start of the autumn:s 40th anniversary at Luleå University of Technology. The opening ceremony was the prelude to a series of activities during the autumn which ends at the academic ceremony in November

Opening Ceremony for Scandinavias longest wooden bridge

The 130 meter long pedestrian and bicycle bridge between Anderstorp and Älvsbacka in Skellefteå is now opened. The bridge is as beautiful as functional and built in a span. The project was funded by the municipality of Skellefteå in cooperation with the European Regional Development Fund and Luleå University of Technology.

Success for computer game created by students at LTU

Students at Luleå University of Technology who created the computer game Magicka has previously received several honors for their game and now the game is a real big seller. Through the company that the students started, Arrowhead Game Studios AB, they have sold more than 800,000 copies and is thus in the gaming elite.

Our dynamic reality - Popular Science 2011

Who will win on the international solidarity? It is a question that Jan Eliasson, asks himself, with his background as including Chairman of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador of Sweden in New York, Swedish foreign minister and mediator in international conflicts. He will mark the start of Popular Science lectures that Luleå University gives in the autumn.

Tuve disaster in focus when the 83-year-old disputed

Technology to manage large and expensive space project in focus

Computers, Mathematics and Simulation will dominate an international symposium held in Kiruna, starting Monday, August 15, which Luleå University of Technology is hosting, in collaboration with Lund University. For large space-related, high-tech projects qualified facts is needed before starting, as the projects are becoming larger and more expensive

Sharp projects in research after studying at the university

This spring Johan Larsson finished his last degree at Luleå University of Technology, and today he works at LTU with Jakob Hultkvist in a sharp business venture. Even Hultkvist has studied at the university and finished his exam in 2009 as an engineer on automotive systems. The two, plus a third ex. student and LTU-employed, are currently testing a car for handicapped on behalf of the company Freno in Piteå

Placement of information in the car's windshield investigated

A researcher at Luleå University of Technology has investigated where in the windshield, it is best to view important information for the driver. "Head Up Display" in the front window with information to the driver is well known, but no one before has examined where in the windshield the drivers prefer it to be located. The survey was conducted in three different countries and became an optimized solution based on road safety

Student-call offers applicants to LTU answers to questions

August 1 is deadline for candidates to respond to admissions after the first selection to university. At Luleå University of Technology sits Theres Andersson and waiting for questions from those who applied to university. She is a student and has worked as chairman for the studentbody at LTU with a good insight into what studies at the university means

Elderly more prone to fall in their own home in the winter

Simulation facilitates large-scale production of biofuels

Successful outcome of the EU project for mobile communications in rural areas

N4C research project, funded by the EU's Seventh Framework Programme - Networking for Communications Challenged Communities - is finished. The project has been ongoing for three years and had a budget of 50 million. It was led by Luleå University of Technology and researcher Maria Udén that are very happy with the results, a new type of Internet access and new applications.

LTU project winner of the Future Internet Summit Award 2011

At the European summit on the future of the Internet in Luxembourg June 6, 2011, the research project Sense Smart City got First Prize of 5,000 Euro for the best idea. An international jury selected the winners who were invited to Luxembourg to present their ideas on the future Internet.

How do you open a file on your computer in fifty years?

LTU has appointed four honorary doctorates 2011

Improved accuracy in the treatment of prostate cancer

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are working to develop a tool to better detect prostate cancer. By combining two methods positive properties can bring the best use while the disadvantages can be compensated. In a new dissertation at the university methods for that has been produced

CEO new program director for TräCentrum Norr

LTU got a new permit from the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education

Luleå University of Technology also received degree condition for subject teacher education grades 7-9 in Swedish language, physics and technology. Today the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education made its final decision before the summer concerning the examination permits that has been tested in a second round.

Father of mobile telecommunications who made research at LTU has died

Östen Mäkitalo, called "father of mobile telecommunications" has died suddenly and was active until the end. He was one of the initiators of the competence center CDT at Luleå University of Technology. It was at the Swedish Televerket that Östen Mäkitalo in his research, developed the first effective mobile telephony.

Mobile e-services in Swedish-Finnish cooperation

Mobile services and apps for communication with citizens is developed by Skellefteå Municipality, together with researchers from Luleå University. The cooperation is part of an EU project where researchers from Luleå University of Technology, University of Oulu and Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi work together to create a strong Nordic platform for developing mobile and interactive services.

130 new student housing in Luleå

On Klintbacken, just five minutes by bike from the Luleå University and ten minutes from the center of Luleå grows two new towers up. This is the place for a brand new student area for the students who come to Luleå University of Technology.

Model for testing noise in cars developed by LTU

Swedish and international automotive industry will benefit from a new simulation model to locate annoying noises in cars. The model has been developed within the competence center CASTT at Luleå University of Technology, in close collaboration with the automotive testing industry in Norrbotten.

Strong interest in FALF Conference at LTU

On Thursday, the fourth working conference was inaugurated that is organized by FALF (Forum for Working Life Research). The theme this year was The new working life. The keynote speaker who opened the conference was Svend Erik Mathiassen, Professor and Research Director CBF, University of Gävle.

LTU students to the finals of the Ericsson Application Award

Two students from Luleå University of Technology in cooperation with the firm Neave in Luleå moved on to the finals in the competition Ericsson Application Award. They have developed an application to a mobile phone that provides automated alerts when eg a car accident occurs and it has been selected by a global jury with thousand of users.

Third Internet Revolution

A hot IT trend is particularly in focus in the international mobile data conference IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management at LTU. It is the development of that we get more and more Internet information from thousands of tiny sensors using advanced technologies communicate large amounts of data with each other and to us - the third-Internet revolution.

Björklund, Minister of Education visited LTU

Inger received municipal equality prize

Second best Swedish team in the Shell Eco Marathon

LKAB invests 75 million in education

LKAB invests 75 million through the newly established LKAB Academy with a focus on secondary schools in Kiruna and Gällivare. In addition, LKAB is strengthening their cooperation with Luleå University of Technology. The focus on LTU from LKAB Academy means that the university can bridge the transition from secondary education in Malmfälten to further university study.

Release of CDTs showroom

Fuel from biomass focus of new research center

Luleå University of Technology will lead a new research center named Swedish Gasification Centre (SFC) The focus is to conduct research on biomass gasification, which is a key technology for the production of "green" fuels from biomass. SFC is a center where a number of academic stakeholders interacts with industry and has a total budget during 10 years of 540 million SEK (>60 million Euro

Eight graders from the county participated in the LTU-hunting

Art meets technology - to see the heat around our hands

For the first time it was organized a full day for artists about Technology at Luleå University of Technology in Lulea. The initiative comes from Bengt Frank, a Norrbotten consultant of art and from scientist Hans Engström at the Department of Engineering Science and Mathematics. The 17 participating artists could study among other things, the laser technology and optical metrology, and it brought entirely new and exciting questions to the researchers.

Sucess for new LTU-website

Right now you are in the middle of a world premiere! May 17 was the start of our new website at Luleå University of Technology, a fresher, more modern and straight forward web.
-The new web design should feel refreshed and becomes the leader of LTU´s brand, says Paul Kastensson, Marketing.

Students make hybrid auto-rickshaw for India

The goal for Student project auto-rickshaw at Luleå University of Technology is to create a eco-friendly, three-wheeled, hybrid car for the Indian market in collaboration with companies such as Gestamp HardTech and TVS Motor. The project that started during the spring semester includes LTU-courses Sirius, Mechatronics etc. and auto rickshaw is a popular initiative among the students.

CDT received IT prize at industry gala in Lulea

Centre for Distance-Spanning Technology (CDT) belonging to Luleå University of Technology, received on Friday the award "Best ICT organization in 2010" It is the Computer Society Norrbotten which have nominated the CDT and the prize was awarded in the industry gala at the house of culture in Lulea

Technology championships won by students at LTU

LTU students Fredrik Häggström, Harald Hernnäs and Andreas Nordin, became Sweden's best engineering students when they won this year's edition of Technology SM. The students team "All the pieces of byte" managed to reach 208 points and beat last year´s winners from Lund with five points.

Student car Skilži was tested at Arcus

Successful first test drive of “sighted” wheelchair

Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it´s environment and transmit information to a person who is visually impaired, has been tested at Luleå University of Technology. Daniel Innala Ahlmark, a prospective graduate student in the research project, and himself visually impaired, dared to make the first public test

Costs of tunneling underestimated

Fewer delays with better switches

Rewarded for Braille-Box

On May 4, you could see Jens Kallin and Max David Erikson live on SVT Good morning Sweden. They told about their award-winning product in Industrial Design Engineering at LTU.

LTU touches all-time high in the recruitment

More and more students are continuing to apply to Luleå University of Technology and that is a positive trend. 3236 students have applied for LTU primarily for fall semester 2011, which is almost 5% more than in autumn 2010. Luleå University has this year received more than 14% more applicants to the engineering programs.

LKAB is investing 50 million extra on research - Urban transformation of Kiruna and Malmberget

New step in Nobelprice research using LTU

Professor Alexander Soldatov and his team of researchers at Luleå University has been able to add another piece to the development of the lightweight and super strong material graphene. Two researchers in England received 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on the graphene, and one of them gets help with high-pressure tests by researchers at LTU.

Competition over engineers from LTU - even before graduation

LTU - Nordic platform for dance and learning

Luleå University of Technology, LTU, is the only University in Sweden with the right to award both music and dance teachers. With the new dance halls at the Academy of Music in Piteå it strengthened the cultural status of LTU both nationally and internationally.

Carro drives the LTU student's car at the competition in Germany

Research on tourism in Antarctica

Sweden's most powerful woman took her Master degree at Luleå University of Technology

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Backyard Porsön won again SM Yukigassen

Arrived from Slovakia to judge SM Yukigassen

60 million in strategic investment at university

New pan-Nordic EU projects in avalanche research

/ RESEARCH / Our winter holidays in ski resorts around the country is imminent and it was a time of year when avalanches are most frequent in Sweden. Meanwhile, a new pan-Nordic three-year EU project under way to better calculate the risks of avalanches and save lives.

New technology can produce cheap biofuel

Too late to give up

Pär will make business of the university's research

New Swedish research center for innovation inaugurated

Green light for the University's secondary teacher education

Scientists warn of health risks of carbon nanotubes