Articles about snowresearch

In the media: The ice situation in Norrbotten is developing at a rapid pace

2022-11-22 The ice situation is changing rapidly in Norrbotten right now. After a longer period of constant cold, says researcher Vasiola Zhaka at Luleå University of Technology.

Looking for clues to climate change in Antarctica

2021-11-29 Johan Casselgren, assistant professor at Luleå University of Technology, will soon embark on the adventure of a lifetime. For two months he will live and research at the South Pole. A place where very...

New research on best ways to store snow

2020-02-07 The winter sports holiday is approaching, but parts of Sweden have not had any meteorological winter or snow this season. In a new study, researchers at Luleå University of Technology have investigate...

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....

The skiing team's wax manager inspired

2018-05-16 Urban Nilsson, Swedish cross-country ski team's chief waxing technician, and Tomas Mårtensson, meteorologist at SOK, lectured about the Swedish vax organisation and their work and planning for the upc...

Five million to the Arctic Snow Academy

2017-12-12 Luleå University of Technology will lead a newly started snow academy, starting in 2018. The focus is primarily on snow knowledge, for the benefit of the vehicle and tire testing industry and the ski ...

Nina Lintzén won the world's longest ski race

2017-04-18 Nina Lintzén, who normally work with snow research at Luleå University of Technology, was victorious in the women's class, after 220 Kilometers tough ski race during the Easter weekend. The race was r...

In the media: Snow researcher won the world's longest ski race

2017-04-18 Perhaps it was because she had the best track on the ground. Or was it just that she has the best knowledge that Nina Lintzén, who normally work as a snow researcher at Luleå University of Technology,...

Russian roulette with snow

2017-02-02 An avalanche backpack reduces the risk of dying in an avalanche by fifty percent. It was one of the messages Stefan Mårtensson, a behavioral scientist and a researcher on avalanches at Luleå Universit...

In the media: shoveled away snow a challenge for the environment

2017-01-09 Several large cities dumps shoveled snow in the water, even though the snow is contaminated and may contain toxins. But how does the contaminated snow aquatic environment and the need for better metho...

Unique lab for snow in Luleå

2016-12-15 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are building a unique laboratory for characterizing snow and for studying the properties of snow. When a snowflake hits the ground, it interacts with ot...

Snow Storage is the future

2016-12-07 Winter business industry is growing and requires research. The aim of this PhD thesis is to address some of the research problems.
The use of machine-made snow is increasing. Mechanical properties of...

In the media: Crunching sound from snow

2016-12-02 Professor Anders Ågren in Swedish Radio

In the media: Walk on ice

2016-11-07

In the media: Environmental snow clearance

2016-11-06 What a harsh winter when the snow in big cities should be whisked away quickly and as short a distance as possible?

Frozen - meetings on snow and climate

2016-05-11 For many, the highlight of the year is their skiing holiday but now the climate change threatens what previously was obvious, the availability of snow. This week researchers and the industry met to di...

News reports from the conference Frozen

2016-05-11 News reports from the Frozen Conference at Luleå University of Technology.

In the media: Snow - an increasingly expensive commodity

2016-03-29 The snow was previously free but now white winter rainfall has become a valuable commodity as more and more ski resorts have to put big money on manufacturing.

Ski industry versus climate change

2016-03-23 Snow is a valuable resource for the ski industry. The reason is simple; without snow, no skiing and no ski tourism. Luleå University of Technology will be start this year to hold an annual conference ...

No white snow

2015-10-26 Luleå University of Technolgy´s Urban Water Engineering Research Group was granted funds to develop a nationwide tool for environmentally friendly and more efficient handling of snow in urban environm...

Lennart Fransson received Lifetime Achievement Award

2015-06-22 Lennart Fransson, researcher in Structural Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, received the POAC Founders Lifetime Achievement Award recieved at POAC 2015 in Trondheim, Norway. POAC stands ...

In the media: Nordic cooperation on snow problems

2015-05-13 Twice since the premiere in 1922, Vasaloppet has been canceled due to lack of snow. This year, the organizers endeavour to the utmost to make it possible to implement the nine-mil-long ski classic.

In the media: Meeting in the shadow of mild and short winter

2015-05-08 Winters in our latitudes is becoming increasingly shorter. Will it in the future be a chance to compete on skis?

In the media: Risk management increasingly important in avalanche danger

2015-02-13 The avalanche researcher Stefan Mårtensson at Luleå University compares with Russian roulette, which gives a risk of six to die. Whoever ends up in an avalanche die more often, once out of four.

Passive House in Kiruna can be Building of the Year in 2015

2015-01-23 The newly built Seventh House in Kiruna has been nominated for Building of the Year in 2015. The building is the world's first passive house in subarctic climate. Researchers in construction at Luleå ...

In the media: Non-slip devices reduces the risk of falls in the winter

2014-10-21 Every year thousands of people injured when they slip and fall over on the icy streets. But research shows that many cases of accidents could be avoided if more used anti-slip winter.

Better ski glide with nanoparticles

2014-10-15 The ski season is upon us and with it the challenge of finding that perfect glide. Mechanical engineer graduate Alfred Wikner took the opportunity to combine utility with personal interest when he in ...

Planning for climate changes in Lapland

2014-10-01 Future climate change will alter not only affect the weather but also the landscape. This will in turn affect land use and how people can make a living in mountain areas; reindeer herders, tourism, hu...

Low-energy houses to be built in Gällivare

2014-09-03 Before The Attract Project has low energy house in Sweden has only been built in the south of the Arctic Circle. Now energy efficient apartment buildings are scheduled to be built in Gällivare. Sweco ...

Better ski glide gives precious medals

2014-05-14 Nina Lintzén is a doctoral student in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. Her research focuses on the mechanical properties of snow and ice. Skiing is one of h...

New ice and snow research on wind turbines

2014-03-04 A wind turbine in miniature from South Korea in one of the ceilings at Luleå University of techlogogy is part of a new research project on the icing on wind turbine blades. In order to optimize the de...

Freezes down contaminated soil and gets clean water

2013-10-07 Researcher Susanne Rostmark, Luleå University of Technology, succeed to isolate pollution and greatly reduce the cost of putting contaminated soil in landfillsby freezing down large volumes of contami...

Investment in wind energy in cold climates

2013-03-13 Research at Luleå University of Technology is in the frontline in the field of wind energy in cold climates. Professor Jan-Olov Aidanpää at LTU Coordinate the university investment in wind power resea...

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
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