Biogas ever closer to large-scale use

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have found new methods to further optimize the production of biogas that can be used both for electricity generation and vehicle fuel.

New Professor wants to meet the needs of society

In the beginning of year 2016, Maria Larsson Lund will assume as new professor in occupational therapy at Luleå University of Technology. By giving students opportunities for lifelong learning and conduct research that changes organizations, she wants to develop future occupational therapists and occupational therapy.

Rocket engines get 3D printed parts

3D-printed components for rocket engines will become reality in the near future. Research at Luleå University of Technology is therefore investigating which innovation system that can support this and what the design process should look like.

Bridge Builder Contest 2015

At this years Bridge Builder Contest students from four programmes were participating ; Civil Engineering, Architecture, Fire engineering and Industrial and Management Engineering. A prize for sustainability and another prize for design were awarded. 16 different teams contributed withe bridges.

Hockey game a part of their studies

Students in the course Service Marketing have been given free access to Lulea hockey’s games in order to gather data for a project that aims to develop the club.

Focus on specialist nurses

The critical shortage of nurses with specialist training leads to canceled surgeries. The demand for specialist expertise has resulted in the start of the programmes for specialist nursing in surgery and anesthesia at Luleå University of Technology in the autumn of 2016.

Student collaboration creates value for rural areas

Hundred students in economics at Luleå University of Technology have collaborated with Jokkmokk in order to develop the municipality.

Modular furniture awarded best thesis

A functional and environmentally friendly furniture that can be assembled without tools and expanded when needed. That was Benedikt Neyses’ project for his master thesis, which also was awarded best thesis in 2015 by the Bo Rydin Foundation, with a prize sum of SEK 30 000.

Student projects in metallurgy

Students presented two different experiments in metallurgy for greener steel industry. Sometimes experiments can be the way forward to new knowledge and innovations.

Citizens' initiatives for smarter cities

The majority of the European population live and work in cities, and the urbanization is expected to continue in the future. The project OrganiCity will make cities smarter by using Internet technology solutions and thus become more inclusive for residents.

Actors portray patients

One patient is depressed and has lost hope of his situation, while another is psychotic with paranoid features.
These are some of the cases that nursing students encountered during an exercise with actors.

Praised album recorded on the university organ

Acclaimed artist Anna von Hausswolff chose to record her new album The Miraculous in Piteå. This thanks to the University's renowned Organ Acusticum.

Award-winning concept in architecture

Linda Hartzell and Per Westermark, who study on the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology have won an international award for their urban design project: Climarctic Box – Which addresses the city edges to improve the city-wide microclimate.

Occupational Students visit social center in Chile

Karin Laursen and Josefine Leander Nilsson study last semester at the occupational therapy program. They conduct their final thesis in Chile, where they will describe the intervention and models that occupational therapists use to support their work with people with dementia.
Follow their journey on their blog.

Fine grants for PhD students

Four PhD students from the SKF-LTU University Technology Center, UTC, have each received a grant from the Jacob Wallenbergs Foundation for research and development in the field of material science.

Mining profile donates seven million

Sten Brand donates 7 MSEK, to earlier invested 11.5 MSEK, to the foundation Rut and Sten Brands fund that aims to strengthen the research and education in mining engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Merited professor in social robotics

Social robots that will be used to assist individuals diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorder or in care for the elderly need to be designed with a behaviour that the human brain can understand and recognize. This is Agnieszka Wykowska’s research focus. She is a new, chaired professor in Engineering Psychology and starts at Luleå university of Technology in spring 2016.

18-meter high ramp LTU Big Air

My on-campus at Luleå University of Technology, the construction of an 18 meter high ramp, is currently underway, intended for LTU Big Air. It's a competition at the elite level in classes Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding, which definitely attracts some of Sweden's most skilled riders.

Ballet in concrete

It is the poetic name of the honorable mentioned competition proposal that two students, Alexander Stark and Robert Granstam, submitted to a competition in architecture.

With focus on greener products

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have led one of four pre-study projects in the prestigious Initiative Construction Climate Challenge, which Volvo CE stands behind. – We have challenged the companies with our questions and received a good response, says Åsa Ericson, Associate Professor of Information Systems.

New perspectives with training abroad

A more authoritative teaching role and lack of student participation. During practice in Liverpool four student teachers experienced the contrasts between Sweden and England's school system.

DEPICT, the new lab

A lab where scientists can measure people's conscious and unconscious behaviours are being built up at Luleå University of Technology. The lab will be a strong Swedish model in uniting many different measurement methods, and will also increase research quality and enable new research collaborations.

Social innovations in church support unemployed

How social innovations in the Swedish Church will be developed, for example to support the long-term unemployed and immigrants who have had difficulty entering the labor market, is examined in a collaborative project between researchers at Luleå University of Technology and the Swedish church.

Student experiment onboard rocket

An instrument designed and built Space Engineering students Luleå University of Technology, SALACIA, has been selected to participate in the rocket program REXUS/BEXUS. The goal is to examine how salts behave during a rocket launch and the project thus becomes somewhat of a pilot study for the future Mars instrument HABIT.

Promising future for new solar cells

Next-generation solar cells made of zinc oxide or titanium oxide are cheaper and more environmentally friendly; their components are being used in skin creams and paint. The new findings are published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

Satellite monitoring for mines

In a new research project, researchers from Sweden, Finland and Norway will explore how remote monitoring techniques can be used effectively in the northern mining environments. This may involve, for example satellite monitoring of tailings dams to reduce environmental risks and increase safety.

Price to article about low back pain

Peter Michaelson, Luleå University of Technology, together with Ulrika Aasa, Björn Aasa and Lars Berglund, Umeå University, wrote a research article on how physical exercise reduce low back pain. The article has been named the winner of the 2015 JOSPT, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Excellence in Research Award.

Networking and inspiration for IT girls

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High school students tested the University

Sami rights in international light

The Swedish Sami law is a new legal area with many ambiguities, which paves the way for conflicts. Christina Allard, Senior Lecturer of Jurisprudence at Luleå University of Technology, creates international research on Sami rights issues and criticizes the government for not taking the problem seriously.

Top class - LTU Big Air 2016

The 3000 in the audience at LTU Big Air 2016 at Luleå University of Technology, could be happy they came. Everyone was excited, the snow shone white against the dark night sky and truckers offered really smart, sophisticated tricks.

Award for a PhD student in ore geology

Friederike Minz, a doctoral student in the Division of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded The Mann Redmayne Medal: Applied Earth Science. Friederike researching Rockliden, Västernorrland only known massive sulphide ore. The ore was found in the mid-eighties by Boliden AB.

Demand for research on coercive measures

Researcher Git-Marie Ejneborn Loois thesis on alternatives to coercion measures in psychiatric inpatient care is one of Luleå University of Technology's most downloaded theses in 2015. Despite being in Swedish and only been available for four months it stands out from the crowd with 950 downloads.

Students built electric driven sled

Students at the Bachelor programs in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå have jointly developed an electric sled.

Internationally acclaimed research

Nadhir Al-Ansari, Professor in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology, has for many years conducted research on the dam in Mosul and warned against what he calls "the world's most dangerous dam." Recently Nadhir Al-Ansari has appeared in some of the world's largest news media.

Success for joint European Master Programme in Tribology

A couple of years after the start of TRIBOS Master at Luleå University of Technology, students and the programme coordinator Nazanin Emami confirm that the program has been as successful as they hoped for.

Supervisor training at the university

The supervisor has a key role when teaching students go out on practice. It is with their help that the students learn to apply theoretical knowledge to practical operations. According to educators at the university supervisors can even counter the shortage of teachers.

Nano Filter efficient water purifier

Filters of nano-cellulose, which has been tested in two Spanish factories and of a Spanish water company, are highly effective. The tests conclude the EU-funded project Nano Select led by Luleå University of Technology. Filters have been scaled up to the size for purify process water from industri and waterworks providing positive health and environmental effects.

Sustainable supply of drinking water

Here in Scandinavia we are in many ways fortunate in the supply of fresh drinking water in terms of both access and quality. Despite this, every now and then something happens that makes people sick from drinking tap water that normally is considered safe.

Investigating pollution from roofing materials

Laboratory tests conducted at Luleå University of Technology in the GreenNano project, show that many common roofing materials release high concentrations of both metals and organic pollutants that are transported directly into the stormwater system and nature.

Focus on the subject Swedish

Caroline Graeske recently received the title of assistant professor in Swedish with a didactic approach. She now wants to become an even stronger player in the efforts to strengthen the Swedish subject at Luleå University of Technology.

In Search of the future megatrends

Five younger scientists at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, has for some months had the mission, based on excellence in research, to find the future megatrends in the world, in the field of Smart Machines and Materials.

Simple skill becomes Science

How can an innovation develop by taking advantage of easy skill to solve problems in a resource-efficient manner and provide advantage globally? It is a question that researchers at Luleå University of Technology are considering as part of a three-year research project on innovation. Some 40 entrepreneurs in rural India has been interviewed

Botswana Cooperation discussed

The possibility of a future collaboration with the world's leading nation in diamond mining, Botswana has been discussed during an introductory meeting at the Luleå University of Technology. The focus of the collaboration is for Luleå University of Technology, as Sweden’s centre for mining research and education, to contribute with its many years of knowledge and experience.

SMASK show this weekend

On Friday night, it is time again for the Mello-spex SMASK in Piteå. Over 170 students from the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology are involved in the event

Rewarding tire tests in winter environment

Sometimes university studies can offer a special experience. Like the beautiful winter day in February when students at the Bachelor Programme in Automotive Engineering conducted tire tests on a frozen lake outside Luleå.

Technology venture gives future occupational therapists

At the occupational therapy program at Luleå University of Technology a unique project has started to strengthen the digital literacy. The project is implemented to prepare the students in their future profession to meet the digital development.

Datacenter warms greenhouse cultivation

Mushrooms grown in greenhouses heated by using waste heat from data centers. That can become a reality when researchers at Luleå University of Technology take on the project Green Power.

52 cards for norm creative innovation

The wrench and lever are two different tactics in a new methodological toolkit for norm creative innovation – a new concept that has gained interest worldwide. The toolkit is a card deck that will help to create design solutions that works for a diversity of people and do not exclude groups in society.

Gender research will increase competitiveness

A more inclusive IT sector can increase the competitiveness of IT companies. Therefore, in the project Gender Contact Point, Luleå University of Technology will make its research on gender equality and diversity available to companies.

Jonas winner of this year SMASK

This year's round of SMASK in Piteå offered spectacular costume changes and a real live orchestra. The winner was the group J.O.N.A.S with its contribution the Jonas song.

Traffic Hazards gear systems

The traditional mechanical automatic gear shifter systems in cars, where the hand senses when a new gear jacks in, has got a contender through the new electromechanical shift-by-wire systems. New studies at Luleå University of Technology show that it takes much longer to engage a gear with the new systems, which can affect road safety.

Time at intensive care can give unreal memories

Critically ill patients who are cared for in the intensive care unit and receive cortisone treatment, strong sugar solutions or high doses of hypnotics may experience severe unreal memories or memory loss. It is the results of a research article appointed Best Nursing Review Paper of the scientific journal Australian Critical Care.

Anonymous donates one million to the organ

A person who wishes to remain anonymous has donated one million crowns to the university's world-famous organ. The secret donor has made no demands on any quid pro quo, feedback or even invitations to various events organ.

The hunt for tungsten

Now, over a century old mining waste will be explored both to extract rare and inaccessible metals, but also to stabilize and clean the waste for a better environment. Innovative technology and site-specific extraction processes should be identified and developed in the project REminE.

Two research teams win SEK 400 000 each for innovation ideas

Two research teams at Luleå University of Technology has won SEK 400 000 each on a pitch contest for innovation in the mining industry - the ideas were the smart mining bolt ThingWave and the eco-lubricant SustainaLube.

Physics Professor receives prestigious award

Alberto Vomiero, Chair Professor of Experimental Physics at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, for his great contribution in chemistry.

International industry giants visited Grad Show

Some of the world's largest visual effects and videogame companys visited Luleå University of Technology during this year's Grad Show. Students from programs in computer graphics and computer engineering presented their focus projects and got the chance to learn more about the industry.

New products require new perspectives

To succeed in developing new products and services involves creating an understanding on the basis of vague and ambiguous information. This is what Johan Wenngren’s doctoral thesis in Information Systems is about. – It is difficult to change their perspective, but that's what it takes, says Johan Wenngren.

Zeolite membrane aim for large-scale industry

The research team behind the world's most efficient super filter, the so-called zeolite membrane has taken a decisive step forward. New technology increases the capacity of the membrane to purify synthesis gas from carbon dioxide and thus the possibility of large-scale industrial production of cheap biofuels. The Luleå researchers are now aiming toward industrial scale of the zeolite membrane and nears launch on the world market.

Full house in the dragon´s den

A popular feature of the course Lean Construction is "the dragon´s den" where students compete with innovative proposals for a professional jury. This year competed 80 students divided into 19 groups for fame and fortune with many creative concepts.

Municipal nurses are employed as teachers

The health care is increasingly moved to the municipal management and it becomes more important for the Nursing Programmes in the country to tie the municipalities to the program. Now, Luleå University of Technology has signed an agreement with the municipalities of Boden, Kalix and Piteå in order to secure the quality of the clinical education. Since a few years exists an agreement with Luleå municipality already exists.

Next trip to Mars

NASA visited Luleå University and Dr. Kai Goebel lectured on everything from the moon landing to mice in weightlessness. "What does NASA do? An insider's view" was the title of the seminar that attracted a mixed audience of students, chemists, engineers, geologists and mathematicians.

Geology day at the university

The Division of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering annually organizes an information day on metals, minerals and nature. This year high school students in grades two from Lulea visited the University. They took part in lectures, exercises and a popular mineral contest.

Grammar matrix can be seen through

Grammar is perceived by many as elusive with its extensive terminology and complex structure. Nils Dverstorp, lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, argues that the initial chaos that a grammar students experiences is rapidly replaced with lucidity.

Ski industry versus climate change

Snow is a valuable resource for the ski industry. The reason is simple; without snow, no skiing and no ski tourism. Luleå University of Technology will be start this year to hold an annual conference with international researchers and snow industry on the theme of snow. This year's focus is on how innovation and technology can create a white winter even in the future.

One of Europe's best gets a second chance

Alberto Vomiero belongs to a small group that despite a top-ranked research proposal, just fell short in the European Research Council's (ERC) Consolidator call. Now he and four other researchers instead receive support from the newly formed Swedish Foundations' Starting Grant.

Professor performs successful sale of patent

Professor Mats Ekevad in Skellefteå has sold his patent regarding more effecient industrial sawing processes with the help of the university's business development company LTU Business AB.

International student collaboration on health

In April, the students on the programme for Health Guidance will implement a project together with students from University of Texas at Austin, UT, United States. It is the first time international cooperation takes place between programs at the universities. The project is carried out with distance technology in the course Health promotion in society.

Sensors for avoiding disasters

Sensor and Communication technology from Luleå University of Technology will help authorities in Bangladesh to predict and prevent disasters caused by flooding.

Energy Conference for future challenges

A broad national energy conference that brings together researchers, government agencies, politicians and industry is for the first time organized in Sweden. Luleå University of Technology is the host and the focus is on the transformation of the Swedish energy system.

Students play handball at elite level

Emma Petersson and Anna Järvinen are studying on the physiotherapy program at the same time as they did the historic effort to get to the top division with the team in Boden Handboll IF. It is the first handball team from northern Sweden who in 28 years made this achievement.

Unique visit of 45 ambassadors

On Tuesday Luleå University of Technology had a visit of 45 ambassadors, at the same time. Such an extensive visit has never happened before in the history of the university. The visit was a success and many contacts were made, even with students.

Earthquake in northern Sweden in March 2016

Late on the evening of 19 March there was an earthquake in northern Sweden, with the epicenter about 4 mil in the Gulf of Bothnia between Piteå and Skellefteå. According to the Swedish National Seismic Network at the University of Uppsala the quake reached 4.1 on the Richter scale.

Teacher education is investing in digital literacy

Computers, apps and easier programming tools. Teacher education at Luleå University of Technology is at the forefront when it comes to digital literacy. The aim is that digitization will go like a red thread through the entire program in order to strengthen future teachers.

Data center next to the university ready for research

Today, the first section of the world's first open data center for experimental research and innovation, SICS ICE, was inaugurated. The data center is an initiative of SICS North Swedish ICT and Luleå University of Technology.

Congratulations to a historical Swedish Championship victory

Two weeks after the a historical Swedish Championship victory, in women´s icehockey, one-third of the Luleå players meet at their second home ground, Luleå University of Technology. Seven of the players in the winning team, are studying at different programs at the university.

The Fire Protection Engineering Program Celebrates 10 Years

This year marks 10 years since the first admission to the fire protection program at Luleå University. The program has been very successful at employers and popular among students (36% of students are women), and has put Luleå University of Technology on the fire-scientific map.

Carrot converted to green super material

Carrots, shrimp- and paper residue is mixed with plastic to strong and biodegradable nanocomposites by researchers at Luleå University of Technology. In the long term, scientists believe bionanocomposites can replace fiberglass.

Premiere for the Business podcast

Affärspodden is a new podcast about the business in northern Sweden. The initiative is backed LTU Business with Business in the North and Eljester.

Thesis in Chile

Lisa de Vahl did her degree project in a gold and silver mine in Patagonia in southern Chile about 1500 km south of Santiago. The mine is located on the east side of the Andes and the nearest community is Chile Chico where she and most of the people from the mine live. From Chile Chico, it is just a few kilometers to the Argentine border and the city of Los Antigous.

Behind the scenes at the automotive company

The first two students who won the Josef Pickenhahn Award had the opportunity to spend one week at the Tier One automotive supplier ZF-TRW Automotive operating in Arvidsjaur. The students, studying towards a Bachelor in Automotive Engineering, could follow ZF-TRW engineers' work as they develop future cars.

Distance education can counteract the shortage of teachers

Basic Teacher Education at Luleå University of Technology is since the fall of 2015 given at a distance. Despite some initial concerns, the new study form has been shown to be successful and popular. Distance adjustment may even be a way of countering the shortage of teachers.

India first stop on the way to Mars

A prototype of the instrument HABIT that will be sent to Mars in 2020, will be tested during a NASA expedition to a Martian like environment in northern India. – It is a very prestigious expedition. And to do calibrations in a Mars analogue like this area is important for us, says Javier Martín-Torres, professor of Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology..

Entrepreneurship can serve the wrong reasons

The Swedish school is obliged to work with entrepreneurship. But instead of nurturing creativity and entrepreneurial approaches among children and youth, entrepreneurship in school is sometimes used to preserve existing local business life and jobs. This shows research at Luleå University of Technology.

Successful pilot plant for biofuels ceases operations

It is now clear that Sweden's only large-scale pilot plant for research and production of liquid biofuels from wood residues will be closed closed. The facility is owned by Luleå University of Technology who took over from Chemrec AB at the turn of 2012/2013. The experiments in the plant have been very successful but the project ends in May this year.

New research shows deficits in discharge planning

Discharge planning is a complex process that aims to secure the patients’ care transition from home to the hospital and back home. New unique research shows that there are hindrances on different organizational levels that affect the process workflow, which can lead to negative consequences for the patient.

Classical with contemporary touches

Russian classic with a current theme. Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita are on the program when the departure class of the acting program premiere plays their degree show.

Climate smart home with Honda

Honda is certainly most associated with the cars and motorcycles but they also develop housing solutions for a climate-neutral lifestyle. On the campus of California Davis there is an advanced newly built passive house where all the technology is integrated in the house and save everything from energy to water and carbon dioxide.

Professor to research funding agency

Lena Abrahamsson, Professor of Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, has been elected as Vice Chairman of Forte.
– It is with honor, says Lena Abrahamsson.

The vision of the future in Norrbotten

The question that four researchers at Luleå University of Technology have been instructed to address by the Norrbotten County Administrative Board, should interest most of us. It concerns what could characterize the development of Norrbotten over the next 35 years. Now the researchers present their report on this subject, including five possible scenarios.

Large numbers of applicants to teacher training

Interest in teacher education at Luleå University of Technology only continues to grow. This year, the number of first-choice applicants to teacher training was ten percent more than the year before.

Teacher Abilities developed in new project

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Non-profit student organization nominated

The non-profit student organization, 180 Degrees Consulting Luleå, founded and run by students at Luleå University of Technology, is the first student organization to be nominated for Lulåa Business Awards.

Crossover effect make students learn more

Mental illness is increasing among Swedish 10-14-year-olds. At the same time international measurements shows of declining school performance. Lulea researcher Ylva Backman study 200 students in four Norrbotten schools and their experiences of conditions and relationships between learning and well-being at school.

Increased cooperation with Iraq

Professor Fadhil Rasin the dean of the college of Science at Baghdad University (BUCS) visited Lulea University of Technology on the 25th April, to discuss scientific cooperation between Lulea University of Technology and Baghdad University.

Active school transportation gives children better health

The number of children who reach the recommended level of 60 minutes of daily physical activity is low. In addition, children walking and cycling to and from school declined sharply in recent decades. Now, a project is implemented at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Luleå Municipality to find ways to increase children's active school transport and reverse the trend.

Debate: "Swedish innovators takes ideas abroad"

Engineering and business expertise has taken Sweden to the world economic elite. Many large Swedish companies have been built by people trained at Swedish universities and often the research that formed the basis for the companies.

Lulea-Stockholm with woods in the tank

For the first time ever in the world, an E85-adapted car will be tested on a mix of petrol and renewable methanol made in Sweden. The methanol is produced from forest industry residues at the Luleå University of Technology pilot plant. The journey will start at Luleå and end in Stockholm and the experiment will be broadcast in real time through social media. The driver of the methanol fuelled vehicle is Professor Rikard Gebart.

Music student awarded scholarship

Cim Frode is a promising guitarist who studies music at Luleå University of Technology. Recently, he was awarded the prestigious Albin Hagström scholarship.

Space Innovation Forum Becomes a New Meeting Place for the Space Industry

Luleå University of Technology is launching a new venture towards space related research. The Space Innovation Forum will become a new meeting place between the space industry and academia in order to promote regional growth in the aerospace industry. The meeting will be arranged five times within three years starting May 10th.

MOOC spreads Human Work Science

A new web-based course, free and open to people all over the world will spread Swedish research in work environment. The concept is called MOOC, Massive Open Online Course, and Luleå University of Technology participates in the development, together with KTH, Chalmers and Lund University.

Student project the Venture Cup

Venture Cup is an ideas competition where the best business idea wins. Now a student project from Luleå University of Technology to streamline work with cranes at construction sites, has gone to the regional final of the competition.

Project develops personalized medicines

Imagine a printer that prints your medication with dosage adjusted for you on a thin sheet of paper that melts in your mouth. It is the vision of researchers at Luleå University of Technology and the University of Chile, who have begun a joint project to enable personalized medicine.

Maintenance researcher awarded best PhD thesis

Christer Stenström, Division of Operation, Maintenance and Acoustics, has been awarded EFNMS Excellence Award for the Best European PhD Thesis in Maintenance 2016, by the European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS). The title of the thesis is “Operation and maintenance performance of rail infrastructure: Model and methods”.

Technology gives the disabled a voice

Research at Luleå University of Technology shows that people with intellectual disabilities through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) can affect their everyday lives.

Frozen - meetings on snow and climate

For many, the highlight of the year is their skiing holiday but now the climate change threatens what previously was obvious, the availability of snow. This week researchers and the industry met to discuss the latest research in this area and possible future scenarios.

Sounding rocket base seeks summer workers among students

SSC Esrange in Kiruna and Luleå University of technology collaborates in a preparatory training to find and train students for a possible summer replacement at Esrange.

Speedwaymotorcykles are testing LTU methanol

Eskilstuna Smederna will be the first in the world to run speedway motorcycles on Swedish-made renewable methanol. Luleå University of Technology´s pilot plant is the only one in the world that produces methanol from forest residues - and it is the fuel that Eskilstuna Smederna will test to run. The public test run takes place Thursday, May 12 at 13:00 at Eskilstuna Motor Stadium.

Philisophy of law conference

A philosophy of law conference, where PhD students from Swedish universities speak, is for the first time organized at Luleå University of Technology.
– The idea is to make room for young researchers, says Caroline Strömberg, lecturer in jurisprudence and philosophy, who is organizing the conference.

Interdisciplinary focus lead to innovations in graduate school

Graduate School of Space Technology is a collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Institute of Space Physics, IRF, which started in 2002. The third round has started with twenty new doctoral projects in six different research areas. The idea is that the interdisciplinary breadth will lead to new perspectives and innovations in space related research.

Railway Invention can save millions

A small device can make great use to all the world's railways. It is the aim when a new portable tester, which, when you fixe it directly on the rails, can measure the wear and friction with great resemblance to reality at all types of railway tracks, and thereby reduces costs of maintenance. The device is designed for Railway Research Center (JVTC), at Luleå University of Technology.

Conference brings consensus on medical science

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The study environment important in selecting university's

Calm surfaces in a social environment. These are some of the wishes of the university students in a new research report on the future study environment at Luleå University of Technology.

Heritage Processes in urban transformation

Jennie Sjöholm can now call herself doctor after finishing her PhD research subject of architecture. Her thesis is about the cultural processes in the built environment; how buildings are valued and revalued as cultural heritage. Case study is the urban transformation in Kiruna, north Sweden.

Eight graders from Norrbotten competed in technology

On Thursday, around 150 eight graders from Arjeplog, Boden, Luleå, Jokkmokk and Kiruna came to Luleå University of Technology to participate in the competition Teknikjakten.

Genetic diversity a low priority

Research at Luleå University of Technology and Stockholm University shows shortcomings in efforts to conserve biodiversity in marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea. This can have a direct impact on the species' long-term survival and the ocean ecosystem.

Annual medical conference with clear goals

The extent and level of the subject medical science is different in all nursing programmes in the country. During two days, representatives from universities in Sweden gathered at Luleå University of Technology to discuss the subject and goals for the future.

Great US interest for Swedish research and development on industrial house building

During one week Professor Lars Stehn from Luleå University of Technology, together with an industrial delegation from BoKlok Housing, discussed Swedish expertise in industrial house building with students and companies from across the United States. The gathering was organized by the prominent CIFE (Center for Integrated Facility Engineering) at Straford University.

Employers met the student teachers

Student teachers were this week given the chance to make contacts with potential employers when the university organized an recruitment day.

Researchers and businesses prevent cyber threats

More and more societal functions rely on the internet and this makes society more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. A new Centre of Excellence at Luleå University of Technology will intensify the research on how cyber threats can be countered and how socially critical functions can be ensured.

Third place for students in Swedish Championships in Economics

Three students in Economy from Luleå University of Technology finished on third place in the Swedish Championships in Economics.

Petter Sundkvist new member of the board

Petter Sundkvist, conductor and professor of musical arts at Luleå University of Technology was recently elected to the Board of the Royal Academy of Music.

Spin-off company was awarded internationally

Spin-off company BehavioSec which was started by former students at Luleå University of Technology has been recognized many times in recent years. Recently, the company received the award Best Fintech Company in Europe for its security software.

Unique laser navigator helps visually impaired

A laser navigator that complements the white cane and helps visually impaired people to orientate themselves. In Daniel Innala Ahlmark’s doctoral thesis in Industrial Electronics, he presents a unique solution to how visually impaired can find and experience direction and distance to objects in the environment.

A row of professors concludes course

Bengt Klefsjö, Professor of Quality Technology and Management, laid the foundation of Luleå University of Technology in 1971 along with three colleagues. He has now finished his PhD course, which focuses on publication and scientific writing, for the last time and looks back on his 45 years at the university.

Exstudent praised by the Swedish Academy

Johan Aasa received his teaching degree from Luleå University of Technology in 2002. After graduation he worked for eleven years at the High School in Luleå before he moved to Stockholm in 2013. Recently, he was awarded the Swedish Academy Swedish Teacher Award.

Åsa Lindman – Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year 2016 is Åsa Lindman, a Postdoctoral researcher in Economics. – It feels great! I am very happy and value it very high, says Åsa Lindman.

A smorgasbord of engineering solutions

Engineering students in the fields of energy, mechanical engineering, materials, automotive systems and tribology reached the end of their education when they presented their theses on Friday.

New mineral exhibition at the university

The mineral exhibition at Luleå University of Technology has received a facelift designed by students in architecture and developed in cooperation with The House of Technology. The final proposal was chosen in a competition where four student proposals competed.

The University gets requested education

The shortage of special education teachers are great throughout Sweden and is expected to grow. Universitetskanslersämbetet, UKA, now gives postive respons to an application from Luleå University of Technology to start special education training.

Bio-lubricant onward to great finale of Venture Cup

The research team behind bio-lubricant SustainaLube have made it to the grand final in the idea contest Venture Cup. Now the team can win a place on Epicenters and Google's incubator program. The lubricant is oil-free, based on a non toxic waste product and produces a completely renewable product.

Entrepreneurs get new ideas market studied by students

Entrepreneurs from northern Sweden have had their business ideas examined by students from Luleå University of Technology during spring. Students work with tech verification and validation of business cases under the supervision of business developers from LTU Business AB.

Extensive frontal concludes specialized education

Two ambulances and a fire truck arrive to a major accident where two cars have collided head-on and many injured are on the site. It is one of the final examinations students on the specialist programmes Pre-hospital Emergency Care and Intensive Care meet before they go out in their new professional roles.

Smoother sound levels on radio and television

Differences in sound level in radio and television have long been a source of irritation. But after an initiative by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), the problem will soon be a thing of the past. This partly thanks to new research from Lulea University of Technology.

They received scholarship for studies in South Korea

There were three very happy and surprised students at Luleå University of Technology who received Rune Andersson scholarship for studies abroad. All reading the the Master Programme in Industrial and Management engineering. This autumn, they will study in South Korea with a scholarship that makes it possible to also look around in the country.

Beat the world record but finished second

Also this year mechanical engineering students from Luleå University of Technology participated in the competition Delsbo Electric, which involves driving a rail vehicle as energy efficient as possible. The students stood for a strong performance when they beat the old world record and finished second in the race.

Student case with real value

100 students from Industrial and Management Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, have worked to develop Swedish Cater.

Graduated in Sweden Unique Masters Programme

Four years of half-time studies are now completed for the country's first students to have a master's degree in physical therapy with specialisation in orthopedic manual therapy, OMT, a specialist area within the musculoskeletal system.

Studying resources in emergency care

Every minute is precious in order to reduce suffering and save lives in acutely ill or injured people who live in rural and sparsely populated environments. Studies in the field Waiting for the ambulance will now be conducted in a collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and Linnaeus University, thanks to fundings from the Kamprad Family Foundation.

Professors make music of research

"Doing research is easier if you follow the rules, but harder if you try to bend them." This says the professors Johan Sandström and Tommy Jensen on their new Spotify album Spaceland. The music is a result of their research on labour processes and power relations in the mines.

The research team behind the winner bio-lubricants

During Thursday the winners of Venture Cup, Sweden's largest competition for business ideas, were selected. Winner in Environmental & Energy became SustainaLube, whose research team coming from Luleå University of Technology, has developed a revolutionary bio-lubricants,

Research infrastructures strengthens Sweden as a space nation

Right now an investigation about launching small satellites from Esrange Space Center is ongoing. – From our perspective, it would mean a lot, says Victoria Barabash, Head of Division of Space Technology at Luleå University of Technology.

Good impact for robotic researchers

The research group in Automatic Control at Luleå University of Technology had three presentations at the European Robotics Forum 2016 in Slovenia. – We have projects that put us in the spotlight in Europe, says Professor George Nikolakopoulos.

National tests impairs teaching poetry

Requirements for measurable results and focus on national tests is problematic for poetry teaching. This according to new research from Luleå University of Technology.

The Student Who Became a Constructor

When Johan Levol started his MSc program in architecture, he had no idea that the idea that he and his friends got on a coffee break would lead to a new property company. Today, he is the CEO of MAF Fastigheter- a real estate company that thinks that a home is more than just your apartment.

Clinic near studies focusing on occupational therapy

Researcher Marianne Sirkka has pursued her studies near the clinics. With an employment at Norrbotten County Council and enrollment at Luleå University of Technology, she has conducted studies on two units within the county with the aim to increase knowledge on long-term change.

Orchestra students on Norrbotten tour

Students on the course International Orchestral Academy embarks on a norrbotten tour starting tomorrow. First stop on the tour will be Festspelen in Piteå.

Patient Participation studied in pain rehabilitation

Researcher Catharina Nordin has in her thesis explored the patients' experience of patient involvement in pain rehabilitation in chronic pain. The research results provide a greater knowledge to health professionals about patients' experiences of the components that provide an adequate patient participation in pain rehabilitation.

The Glacier in Jokkmokk

The Glacier Buildning in Jokkmokk is a spectacular construction that still only exist in the virtual world. In a thesis for the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, the students Alexander Stark and Robert Granstam has created The Glacier using parametric design methods.

Honorary doctorates 2016

A national musician, writer and playwrighter and a writer with a considerable amount of publications on children's conditions, as well as a governor and former CEO in the steel industry, are this year's honorary doctorates at Luleå University.

Rust never sleeps

In a new research project, researchers at Luleå University are trying to find methods to reduce mine waste oxidation. It is a challenge of major proportions in which a solution of the problem would provide substantial environmental improvements.

New technology to recycle phosphorus

Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University, Sandviken Energi and the international company Andritz will in a joint consortium work towards a technical solution to recycle phosphorus from sewage sludge.

23 million SEK will generate growth through smart environmental technology

The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has granted environmental engineering project GREEN NORTH support from the European Regional Development Fund for a three year period.

Sustainable packaging with open web course

Luleå University of Technology is involved in an Erasmus+ project to develop an Internet-based course that will be about minimizing the environmental impact of packaging in the food sector.

Communication important for dance assessment

Assessment of dance at secondary schools benefit from good communication with students and collegial conversations in the teacher group. The governing documents that form the basis for the assessments will however open the door to interpretation.

Analysis of conflicted processes

Marine national parks is our strongest tool for protecting the ocean and establishing a sustainable use of marine resources. However, to establish marine national parks has proved to be difficult and to create conflicts. Now will research at Luleå University of Technology examine why.

Success for students in information security

Students on the Master Programme in Information Security at Luleå University of Technology have won a Cyber defense exercise arranged by the Swedish Armed Forces. – It feels great to win this competition and that our team's effort paid off, says Information Security student Triveni Kodam.

Life on Mars sought in India

Three members of the research group in Atmospheric Science are now leaving for Ladakh, India, to test a prototype of HABIT, the instrument selected as part of the payload on board the ExoMars 2020 mission. – We look forward to seeing how HABIT performs under extreme atmospheric conditions, says PhD student Teresa Mendaza de Cal.

Too lean to burn too fat to dump

Too lean to burn Too Fat To dump - TOOLF - is the name of a new research project where new methods to treat common but problematic types of waste will be developed. The research group in Waste Science and Technology at Luleå University working with this challenge.

Erik Westbergs choir opens Parliament

Erik Westerberg's Vocal Ensemble will have the honor to perform at the opening of the Swedish Parliament on 13 September. Erik Westberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, is looking forward to inaugurating the parliamentary year.

Better utilization of biomass benefits the environment

Biomass is a carbon-neutral resource that can be used to produce energy and fuels. Process integration and optimization in paper mills and sawmills allows biomass from wood to be used more efficiently. This is presented in a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology.

Three dissertations about the wood industry

In June, three researchers in Wood Science and Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå presented their dissertations. Common to these studies is that they aim to strengthen the Swedish timber industry.

More than 2000 new students to arrive in Luleå

More than 2000 new students have been admitted to Luleå University of Technology’s programmes in Luleå, Piteå and Skellefteå. The semester starts on Wednesday.

Less arsenic in groundwater

The research in waste technology at Luleå University in a new project to develop sophisticated methods and new technology to clean our groundwater from toxic substances. Small residues include arsenic although other toxins may be in the ground water, process water and soil.

Nollorna in place

Enrollment, walking tour and the opportunity to get to know their new classmates. The new semester 2016 at Luleå University of Technology, finally kicked off!

Super layer making solar cells more efficient

Luleå University of Technology is at the forefront when it comes to research on solar cells and via Vinnova’s program Mobility for Growth Dr. Francesco Enrichi is now recruited to work on the project Nano2solar.

Youth Architecture Project

During the summer, 12 youth has been employed to develop ideas for an interesting project in the municipality of Luleå. They have developed concept sketches and architectural proposals for a new travel center in the City of Lulea. The work has been supervised by students at Luleå University of Technology.

270 new international students have arrived

Close to 270 new international students are being welcomed to Luleå University of Technology this week.
Most of the students come from France, Germany, Spain and the United States.

Northern lights at Luleå University of Technology

After only a week as a new student at Luleå University of Technology, Adrian Mellgren and his friends experience the magical northern lights. The northern lights were moving fast, and lit up the sky at the studentwelcome party that was theld outdoors.

Conference on energy conversion

The conference Swedish Association for Energy Economics (SAEE) have during two days gathered academics, analysts, policy makers and industry players to discuss Sweden's energy transition.

Twice as good in five years

Now, a five-year project to dramatically improve the waste sorting in the Porsön in Luleå has started. Over 700 new students learned about practical waste sorting and now they are given the addition conditions. The 100's old paper baskets at the university, now becomes the garbage and are replaced with environmentally recycling containers.

High demand for distance education

The number of applicants to Luleå University of Technology’s two Master programmes in Primary Education given as distance education is high.
One of the programmes will be extended with 20 new places already this autumn.

Piteå students won SEK 10,000 for the best business idea

The Idéacceleratorn 2016 has had the final business ideas that students have developed during the summer - One Perfect Song won SEK 10,000 when the audience voted for their favorite.

The stage is ready for new students

Hundreds applied but only nine seats were available. This week a new group of happy students arrived at the Theatre Academy at Luleå University of Technology.

More than one million minutes viewed

Four years ago, the first, short educational online video made by teachers at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, was published.
Now there are over 500 online videos – with more than 1,2 million minutes viewed.

Sustainability week- an important student initiative

Teknologkåren at Luleå University of Technology has taken the initiative to a week on the theme of sustainability. Students are able to meet lecturers and companies like Skanska, Scania, BillerudKorsnäs, Swerock, Boden kommun, Swebo, Future Eco samt Luleå Renhållning who all of them this time focus on sustainability and not on performance.

SMEs need new business models

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will help small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in process industry from northern Sweden, Finland and Norway to start selling more services, form alliances with each other and take aim at an international market.

Donor Sven Thysell celebrates 100th anniversary with the distribution of scholarships and grants

Friday, September 2 celebrates donor Sven Thysell its 100th birthday with handing out half a million crowns in scholarships and grants to students and researchers at Luleå University of Technology.

3D microtomography offers new opportunities

X-ray pictures of materials in 3D in a hundred times better resolution than before, which also can be done under load and under different temperatures. That is possible thanks to the new, state of the art microtomography system that is now available at Luleå University of Technology.

Urban Green Infrastructures for sustainable stormwater management

In a swale outside of the surburb Örnäset in Lulea sophisticated tests are being conducted to investigate how road runoff or snow melt is is removed under different preconditions. Hendrik Rujner is a doctoral student in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology and head of the study.

Special education training is attractive

This week the semester starts in the distance education for special education teachers at Luleå University of Technology. The search pressure is expected to be high and one explanation for that is the flexible form of study.

Rock support and deep mining in focus at conference

The hunt for metals and minerals mining is developing towards deeper mines. New technological advances are enabling this development. The September 12 to 14 gathered about 200 scientists from all continents to share their knowledge in this area.

Nurses' experiences of trauma alerts

Secure about their own skills – but sometimes a feeling of inadequacy. That summarizes Swedish critical care nurses' experiences of dealing with trauma alerts, shows a new study by Linda Sandström, PhD student at Luleå University of Technology.

Study abroad gives perspective on the professional role

In recent years, the interest for study abroad has increased among students. To inspire and disseminate information the Department of Health Sciences organized the annual International evening for students.

Reduces train delays in Sweden

Railway Research Centre (JVTC) at Luleå University of Technology has developed new cutting edge track switches that can make the trains on Sweden's railways punctual again. Tests of switches based on the new concept is planned in 2017 by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket.

Ground Support 2016

Stable and secure environment in deep mines, secure tunneling and secure tunnels are the focus of an international research conference arranged by Luleå University of Technology.

Energy efficient cooling of data centers

There are built more and more mega data centers in the world, and Sweden is indicated as the fifth most attractive country for the establishment of data centers. As the cooling of a data center accounts for a significant part of its total energy consumption, two researchers at Luleå University of Technology want to develop more energy-efficient and thus environmentally friendly ways of cooling these systems.

A closer look at the automotive and component testing business in Norrbotten

How does the automotive and component testing business contribute to the development of Norrbotten? What challenges does the testing business have – and how can it grow more?
Luleå University of Technology’s Daniel Örtqvist and Thomas Ejdemo will look closer into the Swedish automotive and component testing business in three new studies.

From Luleå to Silicon Valley

Idéacceleratorn (now Impact Lab) brought Shilpi Sinhas passionate about the startup life. After graduation, she now new batch and moves to Silicon Valley for six months as an intern at the Nordic Innovation House.

Great interest in new perspective on aging

The lecture hall at Vetenskapens Hus was filled to the brim when Ariel Almevall and Catharina Melander, PhD students at Luleå University of Technology, raised new and different perspectives on aging.

Students truck cabin reaches industry

A cabin to a 60-ton slag hauler has been developed within the framework of a degree poject in Industrial Design Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. The solution was so successful that the client wants to put the prototype into production during 2017.

Prince Daniel will inspire students

On October 13 a royal splendor will spread across campus in Skellefteå. Students at Luleå University of Technology will have the opportunity to talk to Prince Daniel about entrepreneurship.

Professor Jonas Ekman is Leader of the year in Norrbotten

Luleå University of Technology's professor Jonas Ekman has been given the award Leader of the year in Norrbotten 2016.

Research improves water turbines

Hydropower constitutes almost half of Sweden's electricity production and is the second largest source of electricity generation globally. In a new dissertation at Luleå University of Technology, research is presented that could lead to water turbines that are more efficient and have a longer lifetime.

New student facilities gets luminous painting

Fresh new and significantly larger student areas at Luleå University of Technology have been inaugurated. Indoor environment and the outdoor environment in the converted building are met by a 42 meter high glass wall, that let in natural day light at a new monumental painting by Danilo Stankovic, a painting which is transformed when night falls.

Adults are reading more youth literature

New research at Luleå University shows that it is increasingly common that adults reads literature intended for young people.

Are you new in Sweden and considering university studies?

On Wednesday September 21, Luleå University of Technology arranges a day with information for asylum seekers and refugees who have recently arrived in Sweden.

Prestige final for space experiment

A team from Luleå University of Technology is invited to present a pre-selected experiment to be carried out within the ESA’s Fly Your Thesis! Program, an annual Parabolic Flight Campaign which offers the opportunity to perform experiments by PhD and Master Students in microgravity.

How the budget affects Luleå University of Technology

The strategic research areas will remain and the teacher education programmes will get more places.
That’s two news from the Swedish government's budget proposal for 2017 affecting Luleå University of Technology.

Lundqvist's Trävaru increasesproduction together with the university

Lundqvist Trävaru had the opportunity to double the factory area. Then they turned to the university for the new production flow. Six years later, the company will double the plant surface again - once again relying on LTU.

New Arctic collaboration

Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university participating in a new, unique collaboration called Joint Arctic Agenda.

Workshop on Mines and the Environment

Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important for the mining industry, not least the potential impact on the environment from mine waste and water from mining areas. Research on this at Luleå University of Technology was presented at the workshop WELCAMM on 15 September.

Successful welcoming day at Luleå University of Technology

Around 50 asylum seekers and refugees visited Luleå University of Technology on Wednesday.
– It’s good to get information on different study opportunities, says Malak al-Talibani from Iraq, who are interested in the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering

International focus on young adults with mental illness

Eva Lindgren will be the first researcher from Luleå University of Technology to give a talk at the upcoming International Congress of ESCAP, European Sociaty for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, about young adults with mental illness and the heavy burden it can mean to be a parent.

Students behind the first driverless hauler

Students at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Volvo Construction Equipment has developed adriverless hauler. Besides better working environment it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100 percent.

Increased cooperation with Norrbotten County Council

Luleå University of Technology and Norrbottens County Council increase their cooperation in areas such as research, innovation and competence development.

Gender equal city

Sara Hultqvist has in her thesis at the Master Programme in Architectural Engineering written a compendium of how to paln and build more gender equal cities. The compendium is intended to serve as a toolbox for educational purposes.

Physics Professor receives medal

Andreas Larsson, Chair Professor in Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, has for his outstanding research in advanced materials been awarded the IAAM (International Association of Advanced Materials) medal for 2016.

Network with focus on gender equality

The Include network, whose purpose is to get more girls to choose an education that traditionally mostly are chosen by boys, have had their first meeting for the semester. – No demands, no prestige – just nice conversations with girls who have similar interests, says Computer Science and Engineering student Sophia Caspar.

Calling for new ethics topic

New research at Luleå University of Technology shows that a new ethics substance and changes in curriculum can improve ethics education in schools.

Production of biogas and high quality biochar from raw timber

In a new research project Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Umeå University will work to increase the value of forest products and residual waste. It will develop and demonstrate the production of biogas, methane from forest products and a high quality biochar from lignin.

New online Psychiatric Care Specialist Nursing Programme

The shortage of specialist nurses in psychiatric care is acute. In the autumn of 2017 Luleå University of Technology is to offer a Psychiatric Care Specialist Nursing Programme fully online in order to enable nurses to achieve specialist qualification.

Make room for silence

Quiet environments are increasingly in demand in today's schools, while the spoken word is valued higher than quiet reflection in the national curriculum. A paradox in line with an increasingly extroverted contemporay time.

Research on the Book Fair

Curt Persson, researcher in history, appeared recently at the Book Fair in Gothenburg where he participated in three seminars.

Electricity makes carbon environmentally friendly

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are developing a groundbreaking new technology for the capture and desorption of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flue gas, which thereafter will be converted into chemicals, beneficial for society. The highly concentrated, captured CO₂ will be converted to chemicals, by using environmentally friendly electricity and microorganisms.
The experiments are carried out in collaboration with the SSAB steel mill in Luleå.

Research on games that changes behaviors

Luleå University of Technolgy will establish research in the area of gamification. This is within the framework of a four-year project in collaboration with the municipality of Luleå.

Arctic workshop in Luleå

What are the best practices for mining and sustainable development in the Arctic? That’s the focus for a workshop at Vetenskapens Hus in Luleå October 13-14.

What we can learn from history when animal species are reintroduced

Why do we see some animal species as typically Nordic and want to reintroduce them – even though they may have been away for thousands of years? The role of “nativeness” in species is the focus of associate professor Dolly Jørgensen’s research.

Resource-efficient cities

Swedish cities can be better at utilizing production waste from nearby industries in their district heating networks. But, how can cooperation between utility companies and the industry increase, and what role does the municipality and the state have? These are questions that researchers at Luleå University of Technology address in an on-going research project. The overall goal is to create more resource-efficient cities.

Installed a water pump in Tanzania

Filip Simán, Master Programme in Natural Resources Engineering, and Eric Lundvall , Master Programme in International Business, both also work in the organization Engineers Without Borders at Luleå University of Technolgy. This summer they have worked two weeks in Tanzania.

Open House at the university

1,600 high school students from Norrbotten and Västerbotten came to the open house event at Luleå University of Technology. Through lectures, conversations and activities, the youngsters could take part in what the university has to offer.

They hope to solve 30-year old mystery about cold asphalt

One of the biggest problems surrounding asphalt handling today are large energy expenditures during the production phase. A team of researchers at Luleå University of Technology now hopes to resolve a 30-year old research mystery and develop cold asphalt for use on a large scale - among other things, they want to halve the energy consumption.

Researcher held a presentation at a world conference

Sari-Anne Wiklund Axelsson, researcher in physiotherapy at Luleå University of Technology, was one of two Swedes who gave a presentation at the world conference Gerontechnology in Nice, France. The presentation was about the elderly preparedness, from a quality of life perspective, of using Information and Communication Technology, ICT, in healthcare.

Wrote music for the new blockbuster

The assignment was to write the song the band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) never wrote. Said and done - now David Myhr is in the spotlight with the single Spellbound which will be heard in Ulf Malmros new movie Flykten till framtiden.

Royal passion for business

Passion, courage and revenge. Prince Daniel and entrepreneurs Gunilla von Platen, Filip Engelbert and Alan Mamedi shared their personal motivation for entrepreneurship, when they yesterday met students at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå.

Cooperation agreement on mining research in Peru

A month before the Swedish Embassy officially will rededicate in Peru, after having been closed since 2011, an agreement between Luleå University of Technology and Universidad Nacional San Augustin (UNSA) Arequipa in Peru, were signed, for a multiannual cooperation on mining research and education.

A sustainable mining in the Arctic

Opportunities and challenges of sustainable mining in the Arctic, were the topics during two days at the House of Science in Luleå. It is the host nation for the Arctic Council, the United States that have chosen to locate Conference Best Practices for Mining and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, to Luleå

Enhanced collaboration with the University in Austin

Professor Darla Castelli from the University of Austin, Texas, recently visited the faculty of Health Sciences at Luleå University of Technology. The focus was to discuss how to add gamification elements across the curriculum, establish a team of collaborators, and expand the partnership.

Scholarship gave International Space studies

Space Engineering student Hannah Petersson has participated in the Space Studies Program (SSP), an international education focusing on space. – I have learned an incredible amount about space, both in science and engineering, says Hannah Peterson.

Architecture with gaming technology

Today's computer games are characterized by very advanced graphics with very lifelike and realistic environments. Can the game engines used in commercial computer games can also be used in completely different contexts, such as architecture?

This year's alumni are awarded in the House of Science

It is now official who receives the prestigious title of Alumnus of the Year at Luleå University of Technology. 2016 awards go to Maria Ågren, Director General of the Swedish Transport Agency, and Olov Renberg, one of the founder of BehavioSec who developed security systems for some of the world's largest banks.

Student Film the final of nationwide competition

Students from the programe set design/prop making for media production recently got to the national final of the film competition Noomaraton after winning the local tryouts in Västerbotten.

Johanna recommends the wood industry

In 2009, Johanna Brehmer took her degree at MsC in Wood Technology at Luleå University of Technology. Now she works as a project manager at Stenvalls Trä in Sikfors, a role she thrives in. She would like to see more people enter the exciting and challenging wood industry.

Successful insertion into Mars orbit

Wednesday night, exciting attempts were made by the European Space Agency, ESA to make the first successful European landing of a spacecraft on Mars ever. The mission had another important task besides landing on Mars, which was to put another important spaceprobe in orbit around Mars, called Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). This extremely important part of the experiment was very successful and is of great importance to Luleå University of Technology.

Won the young entrepreneurship researcher award

Vinit Parida, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Luleå University of technology, has received a young researcher award for his research concerning global industrial service innovation.

Pokemon Go inspired geocache

When the students in the course Innovation Management was commissioned to design an innovative lesson, chose one group to realize a concept that they named Innovation Strategy Go – a geocache that would stimulate learning.

How do temporary employments affect the conditions for learning and development?

The number of hired nurses has increased significantly within Swedish healthcare, but there is not much research about how this affects the working conditions. Anna Berg Jansson, researcher in Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, has received a grant from Forte to examine how temporary agency work within Swedish healthcare affects conditions for learning and development.

New advisor to the Vice-Chancellor

Robert Brännström has been appointed to the Vice-Chancellor's advisor in Skellefteå for Luleå University of Technology.

Hydropower expert recruited to the university

Fredrik Engström at Vattenfall is new Adjunct Professor at Fluid Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology. As Chairman of the Porjus Hydropower Centre, he wants to make the unique facility more accessible to the university and others.

Four new female professors

In Sweden, 25 percent of all professors are women. In 2016, the Department of Health Sciences received a contribution of four female professors in Nursing, Health Science and Occupational therapy. Together, they contribute to an increase by 57 percent of professors in the department.

Former students held lecture at alumni day

The annual alumni day for the programs in computer graphics and film and television production design / prop was held in Skelleftea last Thursday. During the day successful alumni gave lectures and for the inquisitive students.

New donation to Luleå University of Technology

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, The Kempe Foundations, the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten and Luleå University of Technology are together investing 100 million SEK to strengthen and develop research areas by recruiting new young talents.

Solar power can solve the problem of broadband in rural areas

Solar power could be the solution to poor mobile coverage in rural areas. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have been looking at new opportunities to boost the broadband access in rural areas, a neglected area where political promises collide with reality.

Presentation on telephone-assisted led CPR on congress

For every minute that passes without CPR is started, the chance of survival decreases by ten percent. At the CPR Congress in Gothenburg a study from Luleå University of Technology was presented, which shows that there are difficulties to give and perform certain instructions in telephone-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, T-CPR,

How important is the tourism industry for northern Sweden?

Since year 2000, the number of employed in the tourism and hospitality industry in Norrbotten and northern Västerbotten has increased by 90 percent. Luleå University of Technology’s researchers Daniel Örtqvist and Thomas Ejdemo are now going to evaluate the industry's importance for the region's growth.

Alumnus awarded prestigious scholarship

Mikael Fall, musician and former student at the university, was recently awarded the prestigious Gunnar Hoffstens scholarship. According to the explanatory memorandum, Mikael Case has"demonstrated that the harmonica has no restrictions."

Better interpretation of signals save money

By interpreting the acoustic waves that ball bearings and gearboxes generate companies will be able to detect problems in time. Such improved monitoring allows machine components to be used much longer. This is presented in a new dissertation at Luleå University of Technology.

3D sound systems in future cars

André Lundkvist, researcher in Engineering Acoustics at Luleå University of Technology, has studied how better placement of sound sources and the use of vibration can increase motorists' driving performance and safety.

Research on balance performance on elderly

In the BAHRT project, Balancing Human and Robot, researchers are looking at age induced changes in the integration of the senses and muscle reactions, and how these changes interact with the possible onset of fall-related concerns. The project is a collaboration between researchers in the fields of physiotherapy and control engineering.

New findings on the eye's evolution

New research from Luleå University of Technology published in Scientific Reports, brings new light on the evolution of the human vision. – We suggest that the evolution of human vision was forced by a follow-the-information rule, says Javier Martín-Torres, Professor of Atmospheric Science.

Accidents in the construction industry are analysed

Accidents are very common among construction workers. The Swedish Work Environment Authority has therefore given Luleå University of Technology an assignment to to write a research review on risks in the construction industry.

Joint development of health care in the region

The health care system is facing major challenges. With two new professors in the subject of Nursing and a freshly signed letter of intent between Luleå University of Technology and the Norrbotten County Council, will the cooperation deepen and expand.

Alumnus 2016

Over 100 people came to congratulate the Alumni of the Year at Luleå University of Technology. The festive ceremony celebrated award winners, Maria Ågren, Director General of the Swedish Transport Agency, and Olov Renberg, one of the founder of BehavioSec. Both received a prize and congratulations at Vetenskapens hus (House of Science).

Praised for their fine efforts

It was a nice award ceremony at the House of Science, when Luleå University of Technology's educational award winners were presented and when the County Council handed out the scholarship in memory of county director Elisabeth Holmgren.

New CIO in january

Daniel Ström is the university's new CIO. He is now working as head of Ateas Nordic outsourcing organization.

Marianne Sirkka awarded honorable scholarship

During Wednesday's award ceremony at Vetenskapens hus Marianne Sirkka received a scholarship in memory of the County Council Director Elisabeth Holmgren. She was awarded the scholarship for her research on improving processes with different approaches to reorientation, establishment and sustainability.

Oksman receives Nordea Science Prize

Kristiina Oksman, Professor of Wood and Bionanocomposites at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded the Nordea Science Prize for 2016.

Open Day attracted hundreds

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Better design of hydropower turbines

Hydropower turbines are exposed to many starts and stops, leading to increased wear and maintenance. In a new dissertation at Luleå University of Technology, new methods are presented for designing hydropower turbines that are more reliable and that can cope with environmentally friendly lubricants.

Model creates innovations across industries

A model for innovation work in processes where completely different industries, sectors and actors will be met has been developed in a research project at Luleå University of Technology. The focus is on gender, diversity and inclusion. The collaboration includes the Interactive Institute in Piteå and Piteå Science Park.

Large increase in the number of concussions among ice hockey players

The number of concussions among elite ice hockey players has increased dramatically since the 1980s, according to a new study from Luleå University of Technology.

This year's honorary doctors lectured

A writer, a governor and a musician. The faculties election of honorary doctorates for 2016 was Gerda Helena Lindskog, Elisabeth Nilsson and Svante Lindqvist.

Analyzing reasons behind customer behavior

As the web is an increasing part of our lives, our behaviour as consumers is also changing. This entails a number of new challenges for retail companies. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have studied how consumer needs can be met.

Academic ceremony 2016

The new professors are inaugurated and the new doctors have received their hat, ring and diploma. This weekend, the Academic ceremony was celebrated at Luleå University of Technology.

Space Master in successful collaboration with the Nobel Museum

The Master Programme in Space Science and Technology has participated in a Mini Science Fair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm. – It was very nice that we got invited, says Victoria Barabash, Head of the Divison of Space Technology at Luleå University of Technology.

Christer Fuglesang lectured for teachers

Sweden's first and only astronaut Christer Fuglesang visited Luleå University Monday evening. The lecture revolved around his experiences on the ISS and was specifically targeted at teachers, student teachers and teacher educators.

Self-care is increasing with reassured and satisfied patients

Scarce resources and frequent prescription of antibiotics for minor illnesses are a major problem. Therefore, self-care is important. New research at Luleå University of Technology shows how health professionals can support people with minor illness and increase satisfaction by focusing on reassurance in self-care advice.

Scholarship opened new opportunities

Thanks to a grant from the Swedish Institute - SI - Tsegaye Berhane Abay from Ethiopia can study geociences at Luleå University of Technology.

Future mineral mining in space

Asteroids used for mining and building infrastructure for humans going deeper into space. That could be the future, according to research at Luleå University of Technology. – Asteroid mining is no longer science fiction, but a prospect of incredible opportunities, says Reza Emami, Professor of Onboard Space Systems.

Academia and industry discussed tribology

The annual conference Tribology Days brings together academia and industry to discuss the latest developments in tribology. The conference started with Nazanin Emami's inaugural lecture on multifunctional polymer composites for tribological applications.

Why are the space engineers so happy ?

The question was asked by Javier Martin-Torres, Chair Professor in Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology, when he had just shown a video to the audience, taken four years ago at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The space engineers at the film laughed as they cried and hugged each other.

A unique study on glucose levels during childbirth

New research from Luleå University of Technology shows that glucose levels are naturally doubled during childbirth, giving the mother additional powers and a sweet energy filled milk. Today, diabetic womens glucose levels are held low with insulin and as a consequence, their children become indolent.

Toolkit for gender equality in academia

Recent studies show that Swedish universities still lack many women in higher positions. Now researchers at Luleå University of Technology have developed a toolkit that will help create a more gender equal academy.

Can become first with new business model

On the 23rd of November ten years of research and trend analysis in the field of performance-based business models will be summed up.
The research at Luleå University of Technology is unique and Swedish companies see a potential to become the first to own the market with more sustainable ways of doing business.

Concrete from industry waste material

Abeer Humad, industrial PhD student in Structural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, is developing a new type of concrete based on industrial waste. Slag from the steel industry and fly ash from the construction industry, both residual waste used for landfills may be included in this new type of cement.

Prizes to outstanding graduates

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300 researchers in Barents Encyclopedia

After 15 years of work is now an encyclopaedia of the Barents Region finished. Approximately 300 scientists from more than 30 universities have contributed to the content, mainly researchers at universities in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia.

Spreading new ways of working with digital solutions

Last week a conference was held on Sunderby hospital for sharing experiences and inspiring new ways of working with digital solutions in health care. Luleå University of Technology is one of the partners in the international project RemoAge, which tested several digital solutions presented at the conference.

What can Facebook know about you?

Are you aware of what information Facebook can possibly extract from pictures and statuses that you post? Research from Luleå University of Technology suggests that if you are, you become more careful with what you publish.

New discoveries about the Crab Nebula

Tiia Grenman, PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, has together with two other researchers discovered new objects, called globules, in the well-known Crab Nebula. Their article “Dusty globules in the Crab Nebula” now receives international attention.

Invited to Speak in Parliament

Career Center at Luleå University of Technology has been invited to speak on 30 November before the Social Democrats' representatives in the various committees in the Parliament. Coordinated by the Saco Student Council, the theme of the seminar is matching and work-related experience.

Praise for collaboration industry - academia

David Sundstrom, Business Development Director in Piteå, was rewarded by Luleå University of Technology for being the municipality in Norrbotten who managed to get most collaborations between companies and academia in 2016.

Rewarded with scholarship

Erik Westberg, a professor at the University, was awarded the Norrbotten County Council Honorary Merit Scholarship at the annual Rubus Arcticus ceremony.

New life for LTU Green Fuels' pilot plant

LTU Green Fuels, one of the world's most advanced pilot plants for gasification of wood residues and by-products of pulp and paper industry to synthesis gas and green fuels, has been threatened with closure. The division of Energy Science at Luleå University of Technology has decided to contribute with 1.5 million and Piteå Municipality with half a million crowns, to save the plant. This completes the funding of a project that is also sponsored by the Swedish Energy Agency and other actors.

New research policy bill

An increase of the basic appropriations and an emphasis on cooperation. That’s two news from the new research policy bill.

A model for successful climate policy instruments

Acceptance of climate policy instruments differs between countries and is partly determined by contextual factors such as political culture, quality of government and economic dependencies. Now a model that describes these complex relationships will be created for the first time. The goal is to be able to apply climate policy instruments in a more efficient way.

Space student admitted to rocket programme

Space Engineering student Joakim Rosenqvist has been admitted to ESA's Fly a rocket programme. – It will be both exciting and fun, says Joakim Rosenqvist.

World Renowned Professor in Physiotherapy held lecture for teachers and students

Professor Elizabeth Dean from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, visited Luleå University of Technology in November. She held lectures for students, tutors and teachers at the physiotherapy program. Elisabeth Dean spoke of how physical therapists can treat people with lifestyle-related diseases.

Torchlights lit up the darkness

On the first of December it was time for the traditional "Light in the darkness". For the seventh year in a row students and staff were served saffron buns and got to listen to the choir Snapsakademien.

Prestigious award to Luleå researcher

Kentaro Umeki has been awarded the Gunnar Öquist Fellowship by the Kempe Foundations. Umeki will recieve 3 million SEK for research and 50 000 SEK as a personal prize.

She wrote the best PhD thesis

Vattenfall’s prize for best PhD thesis at Luleå University of Technology for 2016 has been awarded to Latifa Melk who did her research studies within Engineering Materials. In her doctoral thesis, she has worked with the zirconia ceramic-CNT composites .

Great interest in industrial engineering and management conference

When the ScAIEM conference was organized for the first time at Luleå University of Technology, and for the fourth time in the Nordic countries, a new participation record was set. – We are very proud and pleased that we have received so many participants. We expected around 100, but ended up with 180, says a delighted Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Professor of Product Innovation and responsible for the conference.

Snow temperature can predict earthquakes

Anomalies observed in the surface temperature of snow-covered areas could be a reliable reference to predict earthquakes. According to research at Luleå University of Technology, an abnormally higher snow surface temperature might indicate that an earthquake can occur within two to three weeks.

Reality Lab tests new technology solutions

Luleå municipality and eHealth Innovation Centre has received fundings for a pilot study by Vinnova for the future of nursing and care homes. In Living lab, new technology products and services will be tested in a real environment with a dozen permanent residents and staff around the clock.

CDT celebrates 20 years

Successful spin-offs, conferences and a secret IT course for the Prime Minister. It has been eventful years for Luleå University of Technology’s Centre for distance-spanning technology, CDT, since the start 1996.

Pokemon Go's success factors studied

In July, Pokemon Go was down loaded 100 million times. Now, a research team will investigating what makes the game so popular, so they can use the knowledge in further studies of children's physical activity and gamification. Also how factors like winter and cold affect a game like Pokémon Go will be investigated.

Best teacher award 2016

The Student union of engineering at Luleå university of technology award for the best teacher in 2016 was awarded the Olof Martinsson, professor and researcher in ore geology at Luleå University.

Snow Storage is the future

Winter business industry is growing and requires research. The aim of this PhD thesis is to address some of the research problems.
The use of machine-made snow is increasing. Mechanical properties of machine-made snow have been investigated and is reported.

Ginger Bread House Contest 2016

This year's Ginger Bread House Contes at Luleå University was as usual organized by the student association Arctic. There was a big crowd when the race was decided in the atrium during lunchtime.

Innovations around snow and ice attracts

In the research project PlaceInnovation in Swedish Lapland researchers, tourism and destination management companies and the community collaborates in order to develop innovative solutions for attractive destinations and communities.

"There is nothing like it in Sweden "

Industrial site construction with the support of digitization and coaching

Like a waxing ski bus loaded with waxes and people with the skills to measure the snow quality and waxing skis for the purpose, together with the skier find the best wax to win just one specific race is the main idea of the project ​​VALLA Coach for increased construction productivity and safety must be close to production.

Scholarship for space students

Space students Sofia Bergman and Daniel Huamani-Törvik has been awarded the Bengt Hultqvist stipendium from Kiruna Rotary Club. – It feels great, says Sofia Bergman.

Better model gives fewer crash tests

Fewer crash tests and a reduced need for material testing. Those are benefits that improved computational models can provide in terms of production of press-hardened steel parts for cars. The results are presented in a new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology.

A slag finding rewrites history

Slag from iron handling outside Kiruna, show that the knowledge to produce iron in northern Sweden are much older than previously thought. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, now want to renew historiography.

New inititive for sustainable intelligent mining systems

Luleå University of Technology will, as the only Swedish university, participate in a new large scale EU initiative for sustainable intelligent mining systems.
Researchers at Luleå University of Technology recieves a total of 37 million SEK for research and development on sustainable intelligent mines with safe working conditions, high efficiency and low environmental impact.

Unique lab for snow in Luleå

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are building a unique laboratory for characterizing snow and for studying the properties of snow. When a snowflake hits the ground, it interacts with other snowflakes and they form a snowcover. Depending on the temperature and humidity snow can have diffent properties. It is these characteristics that the researchers at Luleå University of Technology are interested in and now will examine in their smallest detail.

Former student praised at media gala

Amelia Mauritzon studied journalism at Luleå University of Technology until she was offered a dream job at Östersund Posten. She was recently awarded the prize for best TV-segment at the media group MIttMedias sports gala.

Rain a barrier for people's mobility

Rain is the biggest barrier for people’s mobility outdoors in the wintertime, according to a new study from Luleå University of Technology.
– The traditional principles for urban design are changing when the environmental conditions are changing. Rain is becoming a much bigger issue, says David Chapman, architect and PhD student at Luleå University of Technology.

Big Data becomes difficult to analyse

Today for many processes, companies collect a multitude of measurements at high frequencies, which in some cases may not be necessary or relevant yet result in large amounts of data that is challenging to analyse. The problem is ever expanding and the companies need novel methods to achieve better understanding of their complex processes. This is the main focus in a research project at Luleå University of Technology.

Impressive innovations by students

In Sirius, the project course at MSc in Mechanical Engineering, students once again showed impressive engineering solutions to real problems in companies. For instance a new rear axle for the Scania truck that led to a patent application.

Gaming as a bridge between cultures

Josef Hallberg, Associate Professor of Mobile and Pervasive Computing, is convinced that technology and gaming can bridge gaps between people and reduce xenophobia. – Games and play have their own language and based on that, we can create solidarity.

Produces electricity from Christmas dinner

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, produce electricity of leftovers by bacteria. Important to examine is how much power, voltage and current can be taken out of such a system. The researchers believe that the system can be so effective that we can recharge our mobiles during the night with electricity from our own food waste, such as leftovers from Christmas dinner.

Millions to Spotify project

Professor Cecilia Ferm-Almqvist is awarded nearly four million from the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund. This beacuse of a new project that examines the importance of streaming media in general and Spotify in particular.

23 million to strengthen the patient's role in health care

To increase patients' involvement in the planning and monitoring of their health and social care EU Structural Funds invests a total of 23 million as co-sponsors. It is the largest project related to both patients and health care workers in Norrbotten.

Best practices for nitrogen and phosphorus removal

Eutrophication in agriculture and mining provide similar environmental problems with leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds. Within the EU project Waterpro researchers from across Europe will compile best practices of removal of nitrogen and phosphorus.

The students Christmas present to the television profile

Stellan Rutstam, student in the program Film and television production design / prop, sculpted a bust of television profile Leif GW Persson during one of the autumn courses. A sculpture that attracted the attention of SVT and was donated as a Christmas present to the criminologist in the last episode of the TV program This Week crimes.

Practicing structured communication in health care

Nursing students at Luleå University of Technology and medical students at the regional programme at the University of Umeå practice together for the first time structured communication to enhance patient safety. The model used is called SBAR.

Fewer delayed construction projects when vendors collaborate

New ways to procure major construction projects helps construction companies to reduce lead time by 30-40 percent.

Published:3 February 2017
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