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Seven PhD and postdoctoral projects at NanoLund are awarded funding in the second academic call from WISE. In total, 54 projects across the country will share SEK 166 million. WISE, Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is Sweden’s largest-ever investment in materials science. The aim is to enable sustainable development through basic and needs-driven materials science at the

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/seven-wise-grants-nanolundians - 2026-01-03

Yuhe Zhang, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Physics, has been awarded the Werner Meyer-Ilse Award. She is honoured for her work on using deep learning for 2D, 3D and 4D X-ray images. The Werner Meyer-Ilse Prize is awarded every second year to young scientists for exceptional contributions to the advancement of X-ray microscopy through either outstanding technical developments or appli

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/werner-meyer-ilse-award-yuhe-zhang - 2026-01-03

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected. Every year, the amount of plastic in the world’s oceans increases by between

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2026-01-03

A year has passed since Anne L’Huillier became Lund University’s first Nobel laureate. Since then, she has tried to use the attention to revive interest in research. But she has also had to come to terms with the oddity of becoming a science rock star asked for selfies all over town. What do you remember most about that very special day, the 3rd of October 2023?Well, what I remember most is, of co

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-reflects-her-year-science-rockstar - 2026-01-03

Kulturnatten (”Culture Night”) is a very popular annual event in Lund that attracts thousands of people to enjoy concerts, science-shows, arts and good food. This time NanoLund again took part in joint efforts with the Physics Department and MAX IV Laboratory to show and explain what our science is all about. One of the key events this year was a popular physics lecture by our very own Nobel Prize

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-and-physics-department-kulturnatten - 2026-01-03

Vanya Darakchieva, Professor of Solid State Physics, receives SEK 26 million over five years from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for the project “Transforming ceramics into next-generation semiconductors”. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded SEK 835 million in grants to 30 projects in medicine, science, and technology that have the potential to lead to future scientific

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/knut-and-alice-wallenberg-grant-vanya-darakchieva - 2026-01-03

In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers Gabriele Cobucci and Armin Tavakoli present a new method to analyze a complex form of quantum entanglement involving multiple particles. The new method opens the door to a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics, a field known for its strange and often counterintuitive phenomena. Quantum entanglement, where particles are coupled together

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-method-reveals-hidden-dimensions-multi-particle-quantum-entanglement - 2026-01-03

Nano and New Frontiers in Computing – technologies and insights in biology, materials, light and quantum. That was the inspiring and captivating theme of this year’s edition of the NanoLund Annual Meeting. With a head start from inside an insect’s brain, brought to us by Stanley Heinze, we were given talks about new computational methods such as machine learning and AI to benefit nanoscience resea

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/glimpses-nanolund-annual-meeting-2024 - 2026-01-03

The Vice-Chancellor has designated three of the university’s major research infrastructures as University Core Facilities. The designation signals that these research infrastructures are of high strategic importance for the entire university. “We are very happy that Lund Nano Lab (LNL) has been selected as one of three new Lund University Core Facilities. This recognition underscores LNL’s vital r

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-nano-lab-among-three-research-infrastructures-named-university-core-facilities - 2026-01-03

Students, PhDs and postdocs at NanoLund are welcome to join a retreat to bring together junior researchers from all parts of NanoLund. The retreat is arranged every year for all NanoLund PhDs, postdocs, and student members. The 14–15th October, the bus went off to a conference resort by Öresund for a day of inspirational lectures, workshops, and fun teambuilding mixed with great food, relax-opport

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/report-nanolund-student-and-postdoc-retreat-2024 - 2026-01-03

NanoLundian and Assistant professor Sara Blomberg at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Lunds tekniska högskola, Lunds universitet, was awarded the Swedish Catalysis Society Berzelius Prize at the 19th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis in Esbo stad, Finland. Sara Blomberg receives the prize for broadening the possibilities to measure processes on the catalytic surface and the gas phase simultaneo

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/swedish-catalysis-society-berzelius-prize-nanolundian - 2026-01-03

Summer holiday? Not yet – at least not for the three high school students, who were chosen to spend two weeks at NanoLund right after the end of the school year. “This is great. We get a clearer view of the world of science and universities. I expect to get more insight and learn more about what it means to do a Ph.D. – and to learn more about Lund University,” says Alexander Lundh from the Tycho

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/getting-sneak-peek-science - 2026-01-03

The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability – WISE – is hiring, and two of the WISE fellows will be at NanoLund, one in Materials Chemistry. Please help us spread the word! The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and will encompass major efforts at seven of Sweden’s foremost universities.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/call-wise-faculty-recruitments - 2026-01-03

The latest edition of NanoLund’s newsletter is here! Due to a technical issue with the Lund University email servers, our latest newsletter may have got stuck in your spam filter. Please read it below!  Donation for equipment to Nano Lab Science Village • NanoLundian among the delegates to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings • Swedish Catalysis Society Berzelius Prize to NanoLundian To the NanoLund new

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/our-latest-newsletter - 2026-01-03

How should we collaborate on a national strategy for semiconductors? The answer could be closer than we think. After the panel discussion during “Politics Week” in Almedalen, Lund University is now taking the first step towards establishing a national competence center for semiconductors. The shortage of semiconductors is a global challenge that requires quick solutions. During the recent  Almedal

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/working-towards-semiconductor-strategy-sweden - 2026-01-03

The Sparbanken Skåne Prize to a new doctor at LTH for particularly outstanding doctoral thesis is in 2022 awarded NanoLundian Louise Gren for her thesis in Aerosol Technology. The Sparbanksstiftelsen Färs and Frosta awards the Sparbanken Skåne Prize to a new doctor at LTH for particularly outstanding doctoral thesis. In 2022, prize is awarded to Louise Gren, for her thesis in the field of areosol

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/louise-gren-receives-sparbanken-skanes-research-prize-2022 - 2026-01-03

In memory of the nuclear physicist Lise Meitner, the Gothenburg Physics Centre since 2006 awards a prize to a scientist who made a breakthrough discovery in physics. Next week, Anne L’Huillier is given the prize at a ceremony in Gothenburg. The Gothenburg Physics Centre proudly presents Anne L’Huillier as the laureate of the Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2020. Anne L’Huillier, professor of Atom Ph

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gothenburg-lise-meitner-award-anne-lhuillier - 2026-01-03

Normally, Nobel Symposia are quite rare, therefore it is quite remarkable that NanoLund researchers were the main organizers of two symposia that took place nearly at the same time. The Nobel Symposium NS 173: “Exploring complex molecular and condensed phase processes and functions by multidimensional spectroscopy from THz to X-rays” was held August 7–11, 2022 in Båstad. The Nobel Symposium NS166:

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/two-nobel-symposia-held-southern-sweden-within-one-month - 2026-01-03

Lars Samuelson, professor of nanotechnology and semiconductor electronics at LTH and founder of NanoLund, is awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) Great Gold Medal for significant contributions to the Academy’s field of activity. The award is presented by IVA’s patron, HM The King. Lars Samuelson is awarded the prize for his internationally outstanding contributions as a

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lars-samuelson-receives-ivas-great-gold-medal - 2026-01-03

NanoLund researchers Björn Annby-Andersson and Peter Samuelsson have developed a “master equation” that will help engineers understand feedback at the quantum scale. Many everyday technologies make use of feedback control routinely in order to manage operations of devices and processes. But physicists do not yet have an equivalent understanding of feedback control at the quantum level.  Annby-Ande

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/master-equation-boost-quantum-technologies - 2026-01-03