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In the media: Physics's 10 unsolved riddles

2019-10-28 Johan Hansson, professor of Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, interviewed by journalist Pelle Lindblom.

Dissertation in Applied Physics – Daniel Hedman
13 Jun. 2019 09:00 – 11:30 , E231:

2019-05-13 Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A theoretical study of stability, growth and properties

Newborn stellar clusters and their molecular shells
6 Feb. 2019 15:00 – 16:00 , E632, Luleå University of Technology:

2019-01-25 Lecture in astronomy with Professor Gösta Gahm, Stockholm University.

Electrodes lead researchers to companies

2018-02-12 Everything from touchscreens to solar cells can be lighter, more flexible and environmentally friendly using carbon nano-based electrodes. In a new project led by Luleå University of Technology, researchers will help companies get to know the new technology.

Teacher of the year inspires with his research

2017-11-20 The Award for Best Teacher 2017 by the Student union of engineering at Luleå University of Technology is awarded to Daniel Hedman, PhD student in Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology. Here he tells about his teaching role and his research, and why he started as a postgraduate student.

Article on gravitation receives award

2017-06-09 Physicists Johan Hansson and Stephane Francois at Luleå University of Technology have received the Honorable Mention Award by the Gravity Research Foundation. The award is given for their article, which deals with how to test quantum gravity.

Applied Physics gets 22 million

2016-12-15 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Kempe Foundations and LTU together gives 22.5 MSEK to the research subject Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology.

New discoveries about the Crab Nebula

2016-11-25 Tiia Grenman, PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, has together with two other researchers discovered new objects, called globules, in the well-known Crab Nebula. Their article “Dusty globules in the Crab Nebula” now receives international attention.

Physics Professor receives medal

2016-09-26 Andreas Larsson, Chair Professor in Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, has for his outstanding research in advanced materials been awarded the IAAM (International Association of Advanced Materials) medal for 2016.

Important advances in carbon nanotubes

2015-11-27 Carbon nanomaterials have great potential to be used as electrical conductors or semiconductors, but so far production has been difficult to control. Researchers at Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University and Chalmers now present new findings concerning the production of carbon nanotubes. Th...

One step closer to molecular electronics

2015-09-28 A collaboration between Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, Nottingham University and University of Bath has led to groundbreaking discoveries within molecular electronics. The results are published in the high ranking journal Nature Communications.

New collaboration will develop environmentally friendly lubricants

2014-09-17 Tribology researchers and physicists at Luleå University of Technology will work together to develop future environmentally friendly lubricants. Professor Roland Larsson at Machine Elements strongly believes in the collaboration with researchers at Applied Physics.

Exciting PhD position at Cern

2014-04-01 He dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but his interest in physics took over. Now Mattias Fjellström, a former student at the Luleå University of Technology, is a PhD student at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Andreas start up the research subject Applied Physics

2013-03-01 The research subject Physics at Luleå University of Technology has been divided into two subjects, Applied Physics, and Experimental Physics. Professor Andreas Larsson was recruited to start up the research group of Applied Physics. A work that the tall Gothenburger look forward to with great optimi...

Published:1 April 2014
Updated: 28 October 2019
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