Chemistry studies the composition, structure and properties of matter. Matter is essentially everything that occupies space and has mass. Also, reactions between substances are studied. Chemistry is of central importance, not least because it serves as a bridge between other sciences such as physics, geology, biology, materials science, etc. Chemistry is a very comprehensive discipline that includes a large number of branches that are usually divided according to the type of matter they concern.
Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life
Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.
Most people think of ice as frozen and lifeless, but research at Umeå University shows the opposite.
For 50 years, Jubilee Doctor Staffan Sjöberg has explained how the form of metals governs their impact.
Researchers at Umeå University among others have developed a new class of compunds with antibacterial effect.