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35 million to data center / IT innovations

2018-06-20 The northernmost region of Sweden could become world leading in data center and large-scale data management. This is in all cases the goal of Datacenter Innovation Nord, one of the projects that recently was awarded funding from Strukturfondspartnerskapet för Övre Norrland.

Safer care with digital solutions

2018-06-19 Technique facilitates the elderly's everyday lives and frees human resources so that businesses can handle future demographic trends. It shows the results of the RemoAge project, which has developed and tested new working methods with digital solutions for three years.

Successful cooperation brings social benefits

2018-06-08 Reduced energy consumption, positive economic effects and satisfied customers. This was the result when Luleå University of Technology and Luleå Energi cooperated within the framework of the EU-project OPTi.

Olle Norberg will be Vice Rector for Space

2018-06-04 Olle Norberg, former Director-General at Swedish National Space Board, will be Vice Rector for Space at Luleå University of Technology.

The International Material Conference FPCM was held in Luleå

2018-06-04 From 30 countries, the leading scientists in manufacturing of polymer fiber composites came to Luleå and Norrbotten for the FPCM-14 conference. The material is for instance important in order to make lightweight cars that require less energy.

Researchers help India with artificial glaciers

2018-05-28 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will promote water security to the farmers in the North of India , by contributing scientific knowledge to the unique attempts in the area of artificial glaciers. In April, Anshuman Bhardwaj, researcher in Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Tec...

Award to project for active school transport

2018-05-24 The project has gotten schoolchildren in Luleå to cycle all year round, regardless of freezing temperatures and snowfall. Now, the project for active school transport has been appointed winner of the national innovation competition Cykel Plus Minus.

Focus on Materials of the future

2018-05-23 How can cars become lighter? How can the manufacturing process of vehicles become more energy-efficient? One possible solution is an increased use of composites – materials that are light and strong. Next week, researchers from 30 countries gather in Luleå for the international conference on Flow Pr...

Predictive technologies and engineering solutions for high-speed trains in China

2018-05-16 Researchers from Operation and Maintenance Engineering at Luleå Railway Research Center, Luleå University of Technology have initiated projects to develop a maintenance and technology framework for Prognosis and Health Management (PHM) for high-speed trains in China. The system will make the high-sp...

New project will provide full coverage in rural areas

2018-05-14 Improved and hopefully full coverage even in rural areas. This is the goal of the project # fulltäckning that Luleå University of Technology will coordinate. – Inclusion of rural areas is not least a matter of democracy, says Karl Andersson, Executive Director at the Center for Distance-Spanning Tec...