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Heat camera measures circulation disturbance

Using a thermal camera, scientist Katarina Leijon Sundqvist succeeds, in a quick and simple way, to study differences in blood circulation in the hands of people who suffer from Raynaud's phenomenon, also known as "white fingers", and those who do not suffer from this phenomenon.

Innovations are born in sparsely populated regions

A new way of measuring the effects of innovations challenges the perception that development is mainly created in major cities. It is one of the results of seven years of research on the prerequisites for innovations in sparsely populated regions.

First competition on biometanol

In June, biometanol was tested for the first time in a high performance vehicle of 1600 horsepower. After the successful field test, the dragracing vehicle is running on this fuel in one of Sweden's major drag racing competitions this weekend.

Space innovations on the agenda

How can space develop into a new Swedish base industry? That question was in focus at a seminar on Almedalsveckan, where Luleå University of Technology was present among experts, business leaders and other leading space actors.

Future timber bridges in focus

Timber bridges can in the future begin to be built on a larger scale in Germany. That was one of the news from the international conference on timber bridges, held last week in Skellefteå.

New Honorary Doctors appointed

A Professor in Rehabilitation, a renowned Norwegian Landscape Architect and an American Professor of Statistics: Jan Lexell, Jenny B Osuldsen and Geoffrey Vining are Luleå University of Technology’s Honorary Doctors of 2017.

Datacenters heat up greenhouses

Residual heat from data centers can be reused to heat up greenhouses. The Green Power research project recently presented the pros and cons of using low temperature heat from data centers for greenhouse cultivation.

New member of the Royal Academy of Music

Sverker Jullander, Professor of Musical Instrumentation, was recently elected as a new member of the Royal Academy of Music.

Challenges education on entrepreneurship

What are successful entrepreneurs doing to succeed? Ida Lindh, Luleå University of Technology, challenges, in her doctoral thesis, the way schools work to increase students' opportunities and interest in becoming entrepreneurs.

Achieving gender equality in Ghanaian mines

Male dominance in the mining industry in Ghana is being challenged to achieve a more gender-balanced work environment. Rufai Haruna Kilu, in his doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology, identifies key changes being made to combat gender imbalance while making an economic case for gender equality.

Published:17 January 2013