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Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

The financial support is included in a national investment into Life Science.

Research news

Energy storage materials built from nano-sized molecular blocks
Published: 2022-09-20

Niobium can be used to design electrochemical energy storage materials, Mark Rambaran's thesis shows.

Design evolution through the martial art of Capoeira
Published: 2022-09-19

Nicholas Torretta draws inspiration from Capoeira to shine a light on power structures in design thinking.

How plants protect themselves from strong light
Published: 2022-09-14

A new study uncovers a new mechanism for how plants protect themselves from strong illumination.

Robots that recognize and express intentions
Published: 2022-09-14

Getting intelligent computer programmes to recognize and express intentions is complex, new thesis shows.

New research project will learn more about fermented foods
Published: 2022-09-01

Today, little is known about the impact of fermentation on human health.

Studying extreme environments on Earth to understand the planet Mars
Published: 2022-08-31

Her exciting research is interdisciplinary, covering planetary science, astrobiology, and inorganic chemistry.

Microalgae purify seawater and produce valuable biomass
Published: 2022-08-23

Nordic algae are studied by Umeå University researchers within the project MicroBioRefine.

MIMS Spotlight Series: Nóra meets Ionut Sebastian Mihai
Published: 2022-08-22

PhD student Ionut Sebastian Mihai is affiliated with MIMS and Industrial Doctoral School and studies T cells.

CBCS infrastructure selected to EU research infrastructure
Published: 2022-08-16

EU-OPENSCREEN integrates high-throughput screening platforms in chemical biology across Europe.

A new way to detect infection
Published: 2022-08-10

The detection of physical forces produced by bacterial infection can initiate the immune response.

Several Umeå researchers participated in the national space meeting in Lund
Published: 2022-08-04

Maria Hamrin, docent in space plasma physics, is chair of the Swedish Space Scientists' Collaboration Group.

The Environmental Archaeological Lab takes over pollen measurements in Umeå
Published: 2022-08-03

The pollen trap is located on a roof on campus. Data is reported to the Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Environmental measures in regulated rivers with little loss in power production
Published: 2022-08-03

Researchers present 28 ecological regulation scenarios with environmental benefits on electricity production.

Collaboration award to research trio in energy engineering
Published: 2022-08-03

They are awarded for the creation of a competence center for sustainable production of cement and quicklime.

New way to produce bio-based products from quinoa residue
Published: 2022-08-03

Bio4Energy researchers have found a new building block for the biorefinery of South American quinoa residues.