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Social issues in focus when mines are modernized

2018-12-03 The European mining industry is changing but its image as dark, dirty and dangerous remains. New technology can increase safety and result in positive changes in work environment. But as mines modernize, research is needed that includes the people who will use their new systems.

Prestigious new research projects

2018-11-16 Luleå University of Technology receives close to SEK 17 million in research funds from the Swedish Research Council to five different projects, including non-flammable and environmentally friendly batteries for electric vehicles and the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemicals.

Researchers want to test-fly Swedish bio jet fuel 2021

2018-11-14 Luleå University of Technology has been granted funding by the Swedish Energy Agency for a preparatory study, and hopefully, within a few years, they can test to produce bio jet fuel on Swedish forest–based residues - and test-fly it on commercial flights in Sweden. The preliminary study will facili...

Researchers congratulated at academic ceremony

2018-11-11 During the year, Luleå University of Technology has gotten 17 new Professors, 73 new Doctors and three Honorary Doctors. The achievements were celebrated traditionally at the University's academic ceremony.

Nordea Science Prize to Åsa Engström

2018-11-08 Åsa Engström, professor of nursing at Luleå University of Technology, has been awarded The 2018 Science Prize from Nordea’s Norrland Foundation.

4,500-year-old clay figures get digital twins

2018-11-07 A couple of years ago, archaeologists found 4 500 year old clay figures in a stone age settlement in Roslagen. To get more knowledge of the unique figures, they have been sent to Luleå University of Technology, where they will be scanned in the university's state-of-the-art microtomograph and get 3D...

CEO and ”Space doctor” new Alumni of the year

2018-10-30 They are former students at Luleå University of Technology, with careers as "space doctor" and CEO at a global engineering and design company. Now, Ella Carlsson Sjöberg and Jonas Gustavsson have been appointed alumni of the year at their Alma mater.

Glaciers are more prone to changing climate than anticipated

2018-10-24 Research at Luleå University of Technology establishes that Himalayan glaciers are more affected by climate change than previously anticipated. – The glaciers that we examined show a constant decline in mass and area, and thus their seasonal flow patterns, that can be directly correlated with the in...

Studies Europe's northernmost electric bus route

2018-10-22 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will collect data from a weather station set at one of the charging stations at Europe's northernmost electric bus route, that operates Luleå. The purpose is to evaluate the winter hardiness of the electric buses.

Researchfunds for unique 3D imagery

2018-10-19 The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has allocated 6.8 million to researchers at Luleå University of Technology to develop a new imaging method that can be of great importance to future research and innovation, in cancer detection, material science, environmental research and industry...