News 2019

Second place in architectural competition

2019-03-20 Anton Magnusson is doing his degree project in architecture at White Architects and has together with his colleague Hugo Hardell participated in the competition "Steel Race Reuse" which resulted in a prestigious second place. The competition task was to produce a proposal for an entrance portal to t...

Possible to extract more from existing mines

2019-03-20 To extract metals and industrial carbonates from the same mine would reduce the amount of waste while at the same time increasing the economic benefit. In a project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology are investigating the geological conditions for broadening the production in existing mi...

SMASK winner with a "kick"

2019-03-16 After great drama, it was clear that this year's winner of SMASK in Piteå was the contribution "A kick" with the artists Kjell-Ken and Bob. It was the second consecutive year that the students Kristoffer Töyrä and Oskar Lidström won the competition.

Swedish-Finnish cooperation will lift small businesses in the north

2019-03-15 This article is not avaliable in English.

Even sound levels may require legislation

2019-03-14 Many have certainly noticed that the volume may be commuting on the radio or felt compelled to adjust the volume when the sound level suddenly changes during television broadcasts. Differences in perceived noise levels have long been a problem in both radio and TV, but new research at Luleå Universi...

Students help orphanage in Tanzania with water supply

2019-03-13 20 students at Luleå University of Technology participate in a project in Tanzania via the organization Engineers Without Borders. In July, they will go to the village of Bumilayinga in western Tanzania to build a water reservoir for an orphanage.

SMASK aims at the stars

2019-03-13 On Friday, it is time for this year's SMASK in Piteå. The Mello-spex that involves all of the Swedish Music Schools is a loving tribute to Eurovision. The theme of the competition in Piteå is space.

Architecture on Mars

2019-03-07 Anna Schylander has, in her thesis work on the civil engineering program in architecture, chosen to explore the possibility of building a house on the planet Mars. In her building, existing technology, Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), is used for solar cells as an energy source.

Igloo building in the middle of the campus

2019-03-01 The students on the course snow and ice at Luleå University of Technology are working with building the snow igloo in the middle of the university campus in Luleå. The purpose of the project is to learn how to construct a snow building. The igloo is built using an inflatable igloo tent, which is 6 m...

Well attended chemistry day at the university

2019-02-28 High school students attending the science and technology programs in Norr- and Västerbotten visited Luleå University of Technology today to be informed about the Master Programme in Sustainable Process and Chemical Engineering and to take part in lectures on how chemical technology is used in indus...

Great interest for technical educations among participants in 5-TEK

2019-02-27 100 female upper secondary school students from all over Sweden have spent three days at Luleå University of Technology to learn more about technical educations.
– It has been great! You get much more information and a greater insight by being here, says Emilia Ödeen from Vetlanda.

Vera road show - a national tour focusing on gender equality

2019-02-27 The start of the tour was, on February 26 at Vetenskapens hus in Luleå, for The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (IVA) national tour, with a focus on gender equality supply, which is aimed at primary school students, high school students, engineering students, professional engineers, companies, po...

Luleå University of Technology leaves Bergsskolan

2019-02-26 Luleå University of Technology ends the collaboration with Bergsskolan in Filipstad. The decision has been taken in agreement with the new foundation for Bergsskolan.

New project will help companies with sustainable business models

2019-02-25 In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, together with various companies, will investigate how new circular business models can be created and introduced. The goal is to support a long-term sustainable industry, which utilizes less materials and resources to produce products ...

100 female upper secondary school students visit Luleå University of Technology

2019-02-22 The coming week, 100 upper secondary school students from all of Sweden will visit the university to learn more about technical educations. All as part of the initiative 5-TEK.

Classical music meets modern technology

2019-02-22 A classical concert with traditional instruments combined with novel technology and spectacular visualization methods, will be hosted by Luleå University of Technology on March 2nd, 19h at Kulturens Hus, Luleå. It will be an unique opportunity to listen to a rare but modern concert.

Famous university interested in industrialized and sustainable construction

2019-02-19 University of California Berkeley and The Terner Center for Housing Innovation visited Luleå University of Technology and the construction company Lindbäcks in Piteå. It was the department for industrial and sustainable construction that hosted these long-distance guests.

Tribologists develop self-powered sensors

2019-02-19 Tribology researchers at Luleå University of Technology are developing a sensor that can generate electricity from different types of movements or vibrations, to become self-sufficient. Vinnova finances the project and the sensor is expected to strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish industry.

Awarded for research about integrity and new technology

2019-02-18 Ali Padyab, lecturer in Information Systems at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the French-Swedish Prize for young researchers of 2018.

Legend celebrated at documentary film day

2019-02-18 For the 11th consecutive year, the Documentary Film Day was organized at Luleå University of Technology during Saturday. The day was devoted to documentary films, with views, conversations and discussions. This year's event was the first one without the initiator and TV legend Eric Forsgren.

Less friction, wear and cracks of railway rails

2019-02-15 The wear and cracks on the Swedish railways can decrease by 60 percent thanks to lubrication of the rail with friction controlling products. This shows new research at the Luleå Railway Research Center at Luleå University of Technology. The new research results may mean that the Swedish Transport Ad...

PhD student on prestigious Forbes list

2019-02-14 Álvaro Soria-Salinas, PhD student in Space Technology at Luleå University of Technology, is featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list. – I was very surprised and happy, says Álvaro Soria-Salinas.

Festival in midwinter

2019-02-11 This week, the annual Midwinter Festival will be arranged at Luleå University of Technology. For four days, the public is given the opportunity to enjoy high quality music, performed by the students themselves, in a variety of genres and forms. The arrangement is also free of charge.

Thomas Kuhn Swedish delegate in IASC

2019-02-06 Thomas Kuhn, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed Swedish representative in the Atmosphere Working Group in the International Arctic Science Committee by the Swedish Research Council.

Research findings became innovative automation solution with Startup Summer

2019-01-31 A research team at Luleå University of Technology has developed a new nano-controller for the automated industries of the future. After verifying their business concept with the help of LTU Business, they have now been accepted to the Arctic Business Incubator as a startup.

Research for better health and learning

2019-01-29 Through analyzes of more than 8,000 student health surveys and studies of student health talks, researchers at Luleå University of Technology want to gain knowledge about how children and young people feel in school and how this has changed over time. The research is part of the initiative Health Sc...

First and second myocardial infarction may differ

2019-01-29 People suffering from a myocardial infarction are more likely to be afflicted again. New research at Luleå University of Technology shows, among other things, that slightly more women than men change symptoms at the second heart attack, and that the patients feel more physically and mentally affecte...

Young adults’ health at work is investigated in a new research project

2019-01-28 Almost every fifth young woman or man in Sweden works in the trade and now a research project is starting to give them a more sustainable working life. One of the goals is to produce a handbook for managers in the retail sector that will help them work with health promotion for young adults.

Popular with wood in European homes

2019-01-28 Many consumers like to have wood in their homes, preferably bright colors with visible twig. These were some of the interesting results presented in a survey on consumer preferences for interior wood that has been conducted in seven European countries.

Research school inaugurated

2019-01-25 Luleå University of Technology's new research school PROFS was inaugurated at Vetenskapens hus on Friday. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure the university's scientific competence in close cooperation with the schools in the region.

Universities enable social innovation

2019-01-25 Meeting place Social Innovation, MSI is scaled up and established throughout the country. Luleå University of Technology, Jönköping University, Malmö University, Stockholm University, Umeå University and Örebro University are the main parties for the establishment, which is carried out with the supp...

An upgraded, vibrant, flexible university library

2019-01-24 Open library lounge all evening, where a cup of coffee from the library café can be enjoyed, modern luminaires in roofs and bookshelves, more electrical outlets, top ventilation, various learning places, self-help area for borrowing and lending books and library staff who supervise and support stude...

The recipe for the perfect snow

2019-01-21 The increased interest in snow production in the ski industry and the car and tire testing business has made researchers at Luleå University of Technology, wanting to start to classify snow varieties. To scientifically find explanations for why snow and manufactured snow have different properties or...

Robots can handle aircraft inspection

2019-01-21 Successful field trials have proven that it is possible to have a robot climb on an airplane for inspection purposes. – We are one of the first in the world to succeed with this task, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics and Automation at Luleå University of Technology.

Animals and nature as part of future care

2019-01-19 Small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in Norrbotten and Västerbotten who work with nature-related activities can become important health actors in the future. A new Nordic joint project at Luleå University of Technology will investigate how these entrepreneurs can interact with the public sector so t...

Norway test dam safety in Luleå

2019-01-18 Representatives of the Norwegian hydropower industry have visited the MCE lab at Luleå University of Technology and participated in a unique test of a dam failure. An experiment that gave new valuable knowledge about the safety of concrete dams.

Improved sanitation systems in rural areas

2019-01-18 In large areas of northern Scandinavia on-site sanitation systems are used. In a new project investigates the function of existing treatment systems, their effect on the environment, how the treatment efficiency can be increased and which alternative systems can be used.

Nurses with a foreign degree ready for the labor market

2019-01-16 Eight nurses with a foreign degree from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland, have completed an additional education at Luleå University of Technology and can now apply for a Swedish licence.

New project strengthens English literacy

2019-01-08 Most of all online information is written in English, but language-specific critical reading abilities have proven inadequate among Swedish youth. A new research project at Luleå University of Technology aims to address this problem by strengthening English literacy for school students and their tea...

Published:23 October 2013
Updated: 18 March 2019
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