Research projects on WISE
WISE drives the development of future materials science at the international forefront. The research will lead to the development of sustainable and efficient materials to solve some of today's major challenges, primary sustainability. On this page you can see a selection of our research projects.
Current projects
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Generative AI-Driven Framework for Optimal Structure Selection and Generation in Material Science
Researchers: Hamam Mokayed and Andreas Larsson
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Machine Learning assisted engineering of artificial microbial consortia for the delivery of bio-plastic materials from renewable waste
Researchers: Marcus Liwicki och Leonidas Matsakas In response to the environmental challenges presented by fossil-based plastics, including energy wastage and contamination, there's a pressing need to identify biodegradable plastics derived from renewable sources. An emerging trend is the use of mi...
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Fast, Robust, Efficient NanoPhotonic Neuromorphic Computing
Researchers: Fredrik Sandin from Luleå University of Technology and Anders Mikkelsen from Lund University.
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Modeling REE interactions by Explainable Ais
Researchers: Elisa Barney Smith and Saeed Chehreh Chelgani
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Sustainable Solution for high performance PM steels: SSPM
The project will develop a new method to achieve high performance in low alloyed powder metallurgical steel components based on a sustainable manufacturing route. The aim is to achieve increased hardenability of structural metals for industrial applications through replacement of alloying elements a...
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Porous struCTHred, biobased and recyclable materials for construction applications.
The project addresses the basic science of heat transfer in materials to design new insulation materials that counteract the heat transfer modes, conduction, convection and radiation. The proposed insulation is bio-based and circular and offers easy installation to retrofit older buildings.
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Low bandgap solar absorbers: a combined experimental and computational approach
High temperature surfaces are of high importance in several applications related to energy and environmental remediation like, for instance, thermoelectric devices, which produce electric power from dissipated heat or water desalination, which produces drinkable water from the sea.
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Sustainable carbon composite electrodes for energy storage
The proposed project uses state-of-art experimental procedures and theoretical modeling to develop functional carbon nanomaterials with large specific surface from bio-based and renewable low-cost precursors to replace or decrease use of rare energy demanding hazardous materials.
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Generating green functionalized magnetic microparticle depressants for enhancing Li battery recyclin
The question to be addressed in this project is: is it possible to enhance the recovery of Li-bearing compounds through froth flotation with eco-friendly polymers (depressants)?