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20 latest news in research

Adjustment to efficient and sustainable winter road maintenance

2021-06-15 Gothenburg will be the first municipality in the world to test and evaluate the benefits of using digital road condition information for planning, implementation and follow-up of winter road maintenance. This is done in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology, ViaPM and NIRA Dynamics.

The University takes part in European investment in social innovations

2021-06-15 The EU Commission has approved Sweden's application to establish a European competence center for social innovation. MSI, Mötesplats Social Innovation at Luleå University of Technology together with four other Swedish universities, Reach for Change and Include, will together with partners from Spain...

Inspection and maintenance with UAV's

2021-06-04 In the near future, autonomous aerial robots will monitor and repair ageing infrastructure, creating a more secure operational environment for humans. How we get there? Project AERO-TRAIN aims at educating the future researchers in the field of Aerial Robotics that will find the technical solutions....

Student projects are linked to the ski and snow lab

2021-06-04 During the year, a number of student projects were carried out in direct connection with the newly started ski and snow lab at Luleå University of Technology.

Competition for forest raw materials is increasing

2021-05-31 The ongoing investments in fossil-free steel production will probably lead to increased demand for biomass as a cost-effective and carbon-neutral energy and carbon source. A new dissertation in economics analyzes the regional effects on, among other things, the paper industry and the wood products i...

New collaboration will help the national alpine team to ski faster

2021-05-31 AI is becoming an important tool in the competition for Swedish Olympic and World Cup medals. Luleå University of Technology's researchers in robotics and machine learning have started a collaboration with the Boden company TNTX with the goal of helping the alpine national team to ski faster and saf...

150 million to build excellence in maintenance research of railway system

2021-05-27 Trafikverket is investing 150 million over ten years in pioneering railway research at Luleå University of Technology. Luleå Railway Research Center (JVTC) is trusted to build excellence in research of railways, with a focus on operation and maintenance of infrastructure and railway bridges. This gr...

The AIF project for industry is on IVA's 100 list 2021

2021-05-26 The AI Factory research project, AIF, has been designated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering, IVA, as IVA's 100 list in 2021. The purpose is to show researchers and research teams who want to achieve increased contacts with companies and the surrounding society.
– This is both fun and hon...

Thorkild Maack Rasmussen elected to the Swedish National Committee for Geophysics

2021-05-26 Thorkild Maack Rasmussen, Professor and Head of Subject in Exploration Geophysics at Luleå University of Technology, has been elected to the Swedish National Committee for Geophysics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is the principal of 18 Swedish national committees in various subject areas, w...

New findings on the history of asteroids

2021-05-25 Asteroids can be more porous than expected. In-situ measurements of the asteroid Ryugu suggest a mix of materials of various porosities originated in different places, possibly in different parts of a bigger planetary body. – Our findings might help future technological solutions to deflect asteroi...

Luleå University of Technology gives full throttle to the hydrogen society

2021-05-18 Luleå University of Technology is now making an extensive research and education investment in close collaboration with leading basic industries and energy producers. The focus is on hydrogen in industrial processes and energy systems. The core is the university's advanced pilot plant for large-scal...

He will enhance innovation in the aerospace industry

2021-05-12 Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D-printing, constantly finds new areas of use. In a current PhD-project in Product Innovation at Luleå University of Technology, Didunoluwa Obilanade investigates how design processes can be used to develop and manufacture aerospace components with increas...

Elderly care in focus for new 5G technology

2021-05-11 At a retirement home in Övertorneå, Luleå University of Technology has opened Sweden's northernmost test bed for 5G. The purpose of the test environment is to facilitate the use of new technology in the care and nursing area. The first two innovations to be tested is a video conferencing system and ...

New major EU project on sustainable mining

2021-05-10 Luleå University of Technology is the only Swedish university that participates in a new large project on autonomous carbon neutral sustainable mining. In EU-funded NEXGEN SIMS, technology, methods and processes that will enable a more sustainable and efficient carbon neutral mining operation will b...

Researchers on IVA's prestigious 100 list

2021-05-10 Three research projects from Luleå University of Technology are included at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list 2021. This year's focus is society's ability to prepare for and handle crises.

Mining and sustainability in the Arctic a major challenge

2021-05-05 Resource Extraction and Sustainable Arctic Communities (REXSAC) is a Nordic, interdisciplinary, center of excellence with the aim of creating new knowledge about sustainable development in the Nordic part of the Arctic. In a recently produced film, REXSAC presents its research results.

Experts – the election for the Sami Parliament

2021-04-28 An election to the Sami Parliament is held every four years. The following researchers at Luleå University of Technology can, from different perspectives, highlight questions about the election.

Great interest in a course in research ethics

2021-04-26 The ethics course for postgraduate students at Luleå University of Technology has been popular. Most recently, 80 people applied to 40 places. The course is university-wide, which means that regardless of subject, everyone can apply for it.
– It has been exciting and interesting. Lots to think abou...

New methods enable a more flexible hydropower

2021-04-26 Hydropower is used to balance the Swedish power grid, but the role as regulating power entails great wear and tear on the turbines because they are often run at operating points for which they are not designed. As part of the work to enable a more flexible hydropower, researchers at Luleå University...

Digital river provides answers to environmental impact

2021-04-21 Short-term regulation of rivers can affect the environment in a river channel. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have therefore developed a digital twin of a river stretch and can, with the help of that, estimate local environmental impact from short-term regulation of hydropower. The lo...

Published:7 April 2020
Updated: 5 May 2021
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