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LTU collaborates with MAX IV in a unique educational program

2023-01-26 A new intersectoral and interdisciplinary project between nine Swedish Universities and MAX IV – a Ph.D. programme called PRISMAS – launches in January 2023. The program is dedicated to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Horizon Europe's essential research and innovation areas. The project wil...

Tobias Vahlne becomes the new CEO of the Arctic Center of Energy

2023-01-23 Tobias Vahlne has been appointed as the new CEO of the Arctic Center of Energy (ACE). Tobias has extensive experience of working in the cross section between academia and industry and most recently came from the role of Senior Business Developer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He looks forward...

Time to apply to IVA's 100 list

2023-01-11 Now the 2023 application to the Royal The Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list is opened. This year, IVA is calling for research with a focus on climate change, energy supply, welfare technology, cyber security and crisis preparedness.

The industry's green transition

1 Feb. 2023 09:00 – 16:00 , Grand Hôtel:

2023-01-11 Tid: onsdagen den 1 februari, 2023 kl. 9.00-16.15
Plats: Blasierummet, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm

Professor Roland Larsson elected to IVA

2022-12-20 The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (IVA), has elected new members. One of them is Roland Larsson, professor of Machine Elements at Luleå University of Technology. He becomes a member of IVA's Mechanical Engineering department.

New method calculates pressure distribution between ski and snow

2022-12-13 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have developed a new AI-based method to simulate the contact between the ski's tension curve and virtual snow. With the new method, it is possible to calculate the pressure distribution between ski and snow, which is so important to skiing.

Ten new research projects granted funding

2022-12-07 A total of eight research projects at Luleå University of Technology have been granted funding from the Swedish Research Council in a decision made in November. A project in music has also been granted funding. One additional project in pedagogy was granted funding from the Swedish Institute for Edu...

Hydrogen podcast with Cecilia Wallmark

2022-12-07 Cecilia Wallmark, operations manager within Luleå University of Technology's hydrogen initiative CH2ESS, participates in a podcast about hydrogen and the investments in northern Sweden. Listen to episode 83 of the solar podcast: Cecilia Wallmark, About hydrogen infrastructure in the north.

Autonomous soil preparation and planting tested in the field

2022-12-05 In the collaboration project Autoplant, participating parties have now demonstrated that it is possible to prepare land and plant completely autonomously. In September, the various partial solutions developed in the project were integrated on Luleå University of Technology's autonomous research plat...

Material projects awarded grants in record investment

2022-11-30 Luleå University of Technology is awarded research grants for three new doctoral and postdoctoral projects in the first call within WISE (The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability). WISE is the largest ever investment in materials science in Sweden and will be conducted at seven...

Ready for the final in Forskar Grand Prix

2022-11-30 Now it's time for the final in the Forskar Grand Prix at Nalen in Stockholm. On December 1, researchers compete to see who can present their research as comprehensible, captivating and inspiring as possible - in just four minutes. One of the finalists is Maksim Nikonovich, PhD student in Machine Ele...

Elliptical economy – even more sustainable than circular

2022-11-17 Bringing about a more circular use of materials is an important piece of the puzzle to succeed in the green transition. Now Roland Larsson, Professor of Machine elements at Luleå University of Technology, takes it one step further.
– We must strive for an elliptical economy that is even more susta...

Academic Ceremony 2022

2022-11-14 During the academic ceremony at Luleå University of Technology, the new doctors and honorary doctors received their hats, professors were installed and adjunct professors were awarded diplomas.
It was celebrated on Saturday with a ceremony and subsequent banquet.

Proposal for a new Swedish research center for innovation-critical metals and minerals

2022-11-09 In a new investigation on behalf of the government, it is proposed to build a Swedish research center for innovation-critical metals and minerals at Luleå University of Technology. The focus is on primary and secondary extraction and enrichment of metals and minerals and with the task of also workin...

Innovators of the Year 2022

2022-11-08 The award Student Innovator of the year at Luleå University of Technology 2022 goes to Sofie Zätterqvist who developed "Don't be an asshole brewery" and created a creative concept for alcohol-free beer with the aim to challenge, educate and engage young people around gender and (in)equality. The Res...

Farid Akhtar receives Nordea's scientific award

2022-11-02 Farid Akhtar, professor of Engineering Materials at Luleå University of Technology, is the 2022 recipient of Nordea's scientific award.

Kristiina Oksman most quoted in magazines and conferences

2022-10-28 Kristiina Oksman, professor of wood and nanocomposites, is the researcher who has been cited the most in scientific journals and conferences of the researchers at Luleå University of Technology. It is the website research.com that presents the figures.
"Of course it's fun", says Kristiina Oksman.

Broken hockey sticks to make for safer cars

2022-10-27 Every year thousands of broken composite sticks are thrown away by Swedish hockey clubs. A waste of resources that researchers at Luleå University of Technology are now trying to solve. In collaboration with Luleå Hockey and Gestamp HardTech, the possibility of reusing the material for more crash-pr...

First projects funded within PRECISE

2022-10-26 The first research projects within the Future area of sustainable precision health, PRECISE, are now starting. Close to SEK 5 million is distributed among 28 approved start-up projects. Together, the projects represent many aspects of precision health, from early diagnosis on molecular level to heal...

Hydrogen pipelines a new emerging infrastructure

2022-10-18 The prestudy on hydrogen pipelines for transporting hydrogen across the border from Finland and for long distances in northern Sweden, is completed. The result shows that hydrogen pipelines may be needed as a complement to power lines for industry's large hydrogen and energy needs in northern Swede...

Our PhD student got 3rd position at 3MT challenge Marcus Wallenberg Prize Event

2022-10-15 Luísa Rosenstock Völtz, PhD student in Wood and Bionanocomposites at Luleå University of Technology, won in the third place the competition for the 3 minutes pitch at The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Event.

Materials of the future in a new technology lab

2022-09-28 At Luleå University of Technology, four high-tech labs capable of characterizing solid materials at an extremely detailed level in 2D/3D/4D have been merged into the joint lab LUMIA. By coordinating the lab's different methods and advanced analytical instruments in a joint lab, the researchers hope ...

The university's hydrogen venture interacts globally

2022-09-26 Cecilia Wallmark, Director of the CH2ESS hydrogen initiative at Luleå University of Technology, participated in a panel discussion on hydrogen together with representatives of six other countries from the Nordics and South America, as well as the Netherlands, at the high-level Global Clean Energy Ac...

Materials Science Division represented at ECCM20 in Switzerland

2022-08-31 Wood and Bionanocomposites and Polymeric Composites Materials groups were represented at the European Conference of Composites Materials (ECCM).

Enriching collaboration with Luleå University of Technology

2022-08-26 A successful workshop has been held at Luleå University of Technology where participants from SUNRISE and SOLSTICE met to exchange knowledge and strengthen their collaborations around nuclear power and Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Both projects will work closely together to develop a lead-cooled tes...

The important questions of the election

2022-08-18 These events and recordings are in Swedish.

Digitization project creates unique energy solutions

2022-08-10 Vinnova has granted the project "Digital city development - campus Skellefteå" where Luleå University of Technology collaborates with ABB, Skellefteå Kraft and Skellefteå municipality. In the project, an energy management system will be built to take on the challenge of moving power needs in time an...

Investment in biocarbon for fossil-free iron and steel production

2022-07-13 Research groups and technology development companies are participating in a newly started project where they are taking major steps towards phasing out the use of fossil coal in the iron and steel industry in Sweden. The focus is on research into the production of biocarbon. Professor Kentaro Umeki ...

Almedalen attracted people about hydrogen

2022-07-04 Luleå University of Technology's hydrogen seminar at Almedalen, was popular. The starting point was the large industrial initiative with green hydrogen in northern Sweden, which are expected to be of great importance globally. Afterwards, it was both ordinary people, industry representatives, resear...

"Exciting internship where you learn a lot"

2022-06-23 Joel Östman and Ludvig Karlsson, who are in seventh grade at NLV Bergviken and Nya läroverket, took the opportunity to carry out their internship at Luleå University of Technology. They got to try one to work in the ski and snow lab and strength training lab.

Per Ståhle became this year's Odqvist lecturer

2022-06-21 On 15–16 June, Luleå University of Technology hosted the conference Swedish Mechanics Days with 75 presentations and just over 100 participants. On the first day of the conference, this year's Odqvist lecturer, Per Ståhle, was presented.

Hydrogen provides land-efficient production of biofuels

2022-06-10 Brazil is the world's second largest producer of biofuels. A new international research study involving Luleå University of Technology shows that the production of renewable fuels from sugarcane in Brazil can be increased by more than 40 percent, without cultivating more land. With the help of hydro...

Successful event with GreenTRIBOS

2022-06-09 Luleå University of Technology hosted the Fourth Network Wide Event (4th NWE), as part of the GreenTRIBOS Marie Curie EJD program. During the week, doctoral students presented their research results to all supervisors and seniors within the consortium. This led to very rewarding discussions and advi...

Engineering student contributes with his knowledge in IVA Student Council

2022-06-08 Alva has just finished her fourth year at Luleå University of Technology where she is studying Sustainable Energy Technology. She has now been admitted to the The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Student Council, which is holding its first meeting in Stockholm these days.

Students received prize for best degree project

2022-06-02 Frej Fogelström and Andreas Rosendahl, who study sustainable energy technology at Luleå University of Technology, have received a scholarship from the Energy and Environmental Technology Association for their thesis project on photovoltaic systems.

Celebrates the 1-year anniversary of the CH2ESS hydrogen initiative

2022-05-25 Luleå University of Technology's hydrogen initiative CH2ESS celebrates one year in the service of hydrogen. On 18 May last year, the initiative was launched, which since the start has aroused great national and international interest. The 1st anniversary was celebrated with a workshop at the univers...

PhD student number one hundred celebrates thesis defense

2022-05-17 Recently, Mojtaba Nobandegani became the hundredth to receive a doctorate at Luleå University of Technology as part of Bio4Energy.

Planted deciduous trees can replace spruce and pine

2022-05-05

VIP event for students about the green transition - a great success

2022-05-03 A special VIP evening for students at Luleå University of Technology about the green transition attracted great interest and commitment. 150 students had come to meet several of Luleå University of Technology's researchers and PhD students and the leading-edge companies in the industrial green trans...

Researchers lead major project in the energy sector

2022-04-26 Luleå University of Technology has been granted a Vinnova project in collaboration with Vattenfall and several other companies in the energy sector. The purpose of the project is to increase the service life and durability of turbines in hydropower plants.

How to absorb water masses after heavy rainfall?

2022-04-22 Climate change has made cloud-bursts with subsequent floods more common. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are now investigating whether it is possible to find new ways to capture large amounts of water by placing materials that absorb stormwater in cities.

Research that will reduce resistance while skiing

2022-04-04 Friction between ski and snow is a known braking force for cross-country skiers. In a new study published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, researchers at Luleå University of Technology's Ski- and Snow lab provide a scientific perspective on the reduction of snow friction during skiing.

"Taking part in Antarctica's incredible scenery and nature is a unique experience"

2022-03-31 The university's snow researcher Johan Casselgren spent 42 days at a research station in Antarctica. Now he is back and shares in a filmed lecture with him the experience of researching and living in Antarctica.

Do not miss the chance to become a technical - climate expert this autumn

2022-03-01 This autumn, you have the opportunity to study a completely new civil engineering education with a climate focus that meets the future needs of the global market. Major investments are made in technology for the green transition in northern Sweden and you get a variety of opportunities to be part of...

34 million for new mining research

2022-03-01 Luleå University of Technology will lead twelve new research projects aimed for increased sustainability and competitiveness in the Swedish mining and metal-producing industry.

New study programmes with a special focus on sustainability and in close collaboration with industry

2022-02-22 In autumn 2022, Luleå University of Technology launches three new programmes in technology and engineering and a new bachelor’s programme with specialisation in sustainability. All programmes involve close collaboration with industry, branches and companies already from the first year. Examples are ...

Prominent hydrogen expert new leader for CH2ESS

2022-02-17 The hydrogen initiative CH2ESS at Luleå University of Technology has a new leader, Cecilia Wallmark, who holds a doctorate in Engineering and is a recognized expert in the field of hydrogen. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of technology of hydrogen and fuel cells in Sweden and ...

Prestudy on hydrogen infrastructure around the Bothnian Bay

2022-02-08 Building a high-pressure pipeline for hydrogen around the Bothnian Bay is a huge infrastructure investment that is now being analyzed by the research institute RISE and Luleå University of Technology. The goal is to develop scenarios and solutions for the role of hydrogen in the energy system.

The students choose Jens Hardell as the best teacher of the year

2021-12-29 Jens Hardell, a teacher of mechanical engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has received two awards for his pedagogical efforts. Prize for best teacher, awarded by the Engineering Student Union, and the university's pedagogical prize.

Major investment in new center for sustainable hydropower

2021-12-22 In fierce competition, the Swedish Energy Agency chose to invest in the Swedish Center for Sustainable Hydropower, where Luleå University of Technology is the main applicant.

Hydrogen report ready to take off for further activities in Brussels

2021-12-17 The hydrogen meeting in Luleå with a focus on green hydrogen for industrial change in Europe is completed with its final report. The meeting was initiated by the German Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and was carried out in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology. The report now forms the basis f...

Facemasks hinder the spreading of particles

2021-12-15 How do facemask hinder the spreading of liquid particles when we breathe and talk with and without facemasks? The corona pandemic has made the question of how well mouth protection prevents the spread of infection highly topical. Now, new research will be presented to the Public Health Agency of Swe...

The university appoints Vice-Rector for Applied AI

2021-12-06 Luleå University of Technology appoints a Vice-Rector in Applied AI. – We want our region to become a sustainable flagship in applied AI on both national and EU level, says Marcus Liwicki, Professor of Machine Learning and newly appointed Vice-Rector of Applied AI.

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 few people previously set foot. There, he will, together with other researchers, investigate how cl...

Roundtable discussion on green hydrogen in Europe

2021-11-24 Green hydrogen for transition in Europe has been in focus at roundtable discussions in Luleå for a couple of days. Participants have been stakeholders from politics, industry and academia from Germany, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden – including Rikard Gebart, Professor of Energy Engineering at ...

The head of division awarded for his pedagogical merits

2021-11-11 Jens Hardell has been awarded the University's pedagogical prize: Distinguished initiatives for the benefit of education at undergraduate and advanced level

Yijun Shi, Professor of Machine Elements

2021-11-11 Yijun Shi is driven by the desire to do something that benefits the environment and people. He has already come a long way by manufacturing a sustainable lubricant that has both won awards for its innovative and environmentally friendly technology, and entered an international market. His dream is t...

Innovators of the Year 2021

2021-11-11 The students behind Containing Greens receive the award as student innovators of the year at Luleå University of Technology for their work with hydroponic crops. The innovator research award goes to Jesper Martinsson and Wille Törnman for an innovation that contributes to a more sustainable mining.

They have been appointed Distinguished University Teachers

2021-11-10 At the end of September, the first Distinguished University Teachers and qualified teachers at Luleå University of Technology were appointed. A total of 18 people have been awarded the awards. The teachers have had the opportunity to make an application and then it is the Vice-Chancellor who has mad...

Mats Billstein, adjunct professor of fluid theory

2021-11-10 Mats Billstein is responsible for research for hydropower at Vattenfall R&D. With one foot in the industry and the other in the academy, he wants to strengthen the role of hydropower in the transition to a fossil-free society.

Isabella Concina, Professor of Experimental Physics

2021-11-10 Isabella Concina came into contact with her research subject, experimental physics, shortly after she completed her doctorate in chemistry. What got her interested was the ability to manipulate matter at the nano level, and make something useful out of it.

The ambassador of Indonesia visited the university

2021-11-02 H.E. Kamapradipta Isnomo, Indonesian Ambassador in Sweden and Latvia visited Luleå University of Technology. The Ambassador showed a great interest in the university's research in eHealth and got to see the activity laboratory and energy engineering.

Farid Akhtar, Professor of Materials Engineering

2021-11-01 Farid Akhtar has a dream - clean air and clean water for everyone. To fulfill his dream, he has been researching materials technology at Luleå University of Technology since 2014. His research focuses on designing and manufacturing new, sustainable materials that are to a greater extent both environ...

Esa Vuorinen, Professor of Materials Engineering

2021-11-01 Esa Vuorinen is researching how the microstructure of steel can be modified to create properties that are advantageous for different applications. Modern steel production began in the 19th century, but enormous development is still taking place. Especially during the last 20 years, it has become pos...

Emil Hällstig, adjunct professor of experimental mechanics

2021-11-01 Emil Hällstig was early interested in photography and 3D images in the form of holograms. What fascinated me was the visual, creating images of light. This also led to his work and research in optical measurement technology. Today he works for the international company Veoneer, which develops techno...

Lars Hansson, professor of wood technology

2021-10-28 Everyone has probably worked with wood at some point, says Lars Hansson and refers to the fact that he already came into contact with his research subject as a child. At that time he had no research ambitions. Today he is researching wood with the help of tomography at Luleå University of Technology...

Visit from the Swedish Olympic Committee

2021-10-21 The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) recently visited Luleå University of Technology. It was operations manager Peter Reinebo and sports and development manager Johan Flodin who got to see the plans in sports research at the university and hear about the operations in ski friction at the department o...

Electric flights in the north may soon become a reality

2021-10-21 Electrified aviation that connects cities in northern Sweden, Finland and Norway may become a reality in the near future. Certain components are still missing, but the technical conditions already exist today, researchers from Luleå University of Technology show.

First in the world with autonomous forwarding

2021-10-15 The autonomous terrain vehicle that was designed and built at Luleå University of Technology can now also handle autonomous forwarding, ie collection and transport of round timber. It is the first time in world history that forwarding is done completely without human intervention. The researchers be...

The university's sports research is growing

2021-10-11 Recently, researchers from all over the university gathered to talk about the increasingly extensive sports research at the university. At the meeting, both ongoing projects and future collaboration opportunities were discussed with the long-term goal of creating a center formation in performance an...

SKF in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology’s CH2ESS initiative

2021-10-05 SKF is a new partner in Luleå University of Technology's hydrogen initiative CH2ESS. As part of the collaboration, SKF will participate in and fund research within hydrogen use in industrial processes and energy systems, speeding up the development of fossil-free bearing steel.

Royal visit to the University

2021-09-27 The King and Queen visited Luleå University of Technology on Monday. They got to meet students, teachers, researchers and the vice-chancellor to hear how the pandemic has affected the University. Both in terms of challenges, but also to see good examples – such as the autonomous terrain vehicle that...

The University in new strategic collaboration

2021-09-24 Luleå University of Technology and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The collaboration has focus on industrial transformation, skills development, talent supply and research that contributes to a carbon-neutral energy future.

Skellefteå researchers praised

2021-09-20 Six researchers working at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå are awarded funding by the Rönnbäret Foundation.

Ski researcher selected by the Swedish Olympic Committee

2021-08-17 The Swedish Olympic Committee, SOK, continues its investment in research and education by identifying and providing support to six strong Swedish sports researchers. Andreas Almqvist, professor of Machine Elements at Luleå University of Technology, is one of them, and together with SOK and the natio...

Explores water-based lubricants for electric vehicles

2021-06-22 To harvest the improvements and address the challenges the Swedish Energy Agency has just granted CEVT 6.2 MSEK to lead a joint project together with SKF and Luleå Technical University to explore how water-based lubricants can improve the already high efficiency of electric vehicles.

Adjustment to efficient and sustainable winter road maintenance

2021-06-15 Gothenburg will be the first municipality in the world to test and evaluate the benefits of using digital road condition information for planning, implementation and follow-up of winter road maintenance. This is done in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology, ViaPM and NIRA Dynamics.

Luleå University of Technology gives full throttle to the hydrogen society

2021-05-18 Luleå University of Technology is now making an extensive research and education investment in close collaboration with leading basic industries and energy producers. The focus is on hydrogen in industrial processes and energy systems. The core is the university's advanced pilot plant for large-scal...

Researchers on IVA's prestigious 100 list

2021-05-10 Three research projects from Luleå University of Technology are included at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list 2021. This year's focus is society's ability to prepare for and handle crises.

New methods enable a more flexible hydropower

2021-04-26 Hydropower is used to balance the Swedish power grid, but the role as regulating power entails great wear and tear on the turbines because they are often run at operating points for which they are not designed. As part of the work to enable a more flexible hydropower, researchers at Luleå University...

Digital river provides answers to environmental impact

2021-04-21 Short-term regulation of rivers can affect the environment in a river channel. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have therefore developed a digital twin of a river stretch and can, with the help of that, estimate local environmental impact from short-term regulation of hydropower. The lo...

Luleå University of Technology first with gender equality education for engineering students

2021-04-13 According to a decision from the Vice-Chansellor, all educational programes at Luleå University of Technology should hav an introductory compulsory gender equality education during the first year of the programme by the autumn of 2021. The technical programmes started already in the autumn of 2020 w...

Nanoscientist are awarded the Skyttean Prize

2021-03-23 Shiyu Geng, associate senior lecturer of materials science at Luleå University of Technology, has received the Royal Skyttean Society's award for young researchers. The prize money is SEK 20,000.

Artificial hips at focus in new postgraduate education

2021-03-19 Luleå University of Technology is one of 5 European academic universities that may conduct advanced postgraduate education in biotribology. The program BioTrib - ETN is focused on friction, lubrication and wear in natural and artificial joints. The training, which is part-financed by the EU-MSCA Tra...

Master of Science in Engineering is hailed by industry giant

2021-03-17 Only in swedish.

I Media; Special X-rays show ancient letters

2021-03-10 300-year-old and fragile letters can be read with a special X-ray technology, shows a new international study that researchers at Luleå University of Technology have commented on SVT. Some historical letters were closed by folding, which today makes them difficult to read without destroying. With th...

Standard for residual current device needs to be changed

2021-03-05 New types of electrical equipment can spread different types of currents, frequencies and waveforms that are not currently measured according to current standards. Therefore, the standard must be updated, according to an ongoing research project on residual current device at Luleå University of Tech...

Smart tool measures snow quality

2021-03-01 It is called Bevameter and is a mini version of a larger variant intended for measurements of snow. Researchers and students at Luleå University of Technology have continued to work on the supervisor and scaled it down significantly. Above all, because it should be easy to take in the field and gene...

Carbon quantum dots promotes development of building-integrated solar cells

2021-02-22 An article written by researchers at Luleå University of Technology was recently published as a cover story in the journal Energy & Environmental Science (EES). The groundbreaking study is about the potential of Carbon quantum dots (C-dots) in luminescent solar concentrators (LSC). Something that ca...

University receives receipt for smart forest machine

2021-02-09 Luleå University of Technology is one of several actors involved in a large, environment-related forest project. State research funder VINNOVA is responsible for the funding of SEK 10 million and other actors for an additional SEK 10 million for the project, which has been named Autoplant. It is a c...

New ski and snow lab aims to generate Swedish medals

2021-02-08 Luleå University of Technology and The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) initiate a collaboration on technical research for performance development in sports.
– In a first step, we create a new innovative and dynamic ski and snow lab to produce the world's fastest skis, says HC Holmberg, SOC's head ...

Patched and repaired; the new high-tech

2021-02-04 The wear and tear era is over. What increases the competitiveness of the industry of the future is to succeed in designing a product, for example a car that can be recycled, upgraded and reused over and over again. Luleå University of Technology's 28-million investment CREATERNITY with 100s of resea...

Develops green coal for industry

2021-01-19 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology are investigating how the production of fossil-free green coal can be adapted for the steel industry. Demand is high. Green coal produced from forest biomass is crucial for the long-term success of fossil-free steel production.

Great interest in climate tools

2021-01-08 A recently completed analysis at Luleå University of Technology, in order to support municipalities' work to achieve the transport sector's climate goals, has already aroused interest in several places. The research project has been carried out in collaboration with the County Administrative Board o...

Smart student ideas in this year's SIRIUS-course

2020-12-09 An intelligent hood for testing chainsaws, a positioning system in mining trucks, a proposal to upgrade the driveline in off-road vehicles, a smart idea for coolant controls for drilling equipment and a dynamic charging system for autonomous electric trucks. It is simply expressed what the students ...

Minimizing crack formation in continuous casting

2020-12-01 A better understanding of how harmful cracks occur during continuous casting of steel can have positive effects for SSAB with several steel companies in the world. It can increase productivity, which means better economy, less energy consumption and greater environmental benefits. It appears from a ...

Universities open for short-term layoffs

2020-11-26 Luleå University of Technology and Lund University are currently developing a model that increases the exchange of knowledge between business and universities during the covid-19 pandemic. Personnel in the business world are given a simpler opportunity for competence development at universities, on ...

Updated: 5 May 2022

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