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In a joint initiative, six Swedish universities are now joining forces to establish the Swedish Center for Quantum Technology, a national centre for research, innovation, education and capacity building in quantum technology. The initiative aims to strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness in the field and to serve as a driving force for the development and application of the technology. Globally, quant

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-centre-strengthen-sweden-quantum-race - 2026-09-23

The annual summer scholarship for high school students in Skåne is a programme that offers teenagers a chance to dive into what it is like to work in research. This year, students from Hässleholm, Helsingborg, and Malmö got the opportunity to have a closer look at science. After a thorough safety introduction, the schedule was packed with nanowire-based solar cells for space applications, fluoresc

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/theory-made-me-realize-how-what-we-learn-school-applied-research - 2026-09-23

PhD student William Samuelson et al have developed a theoretical framework showing how Majorana bound states can remain robust even in strongly interacting quantum systems. In a recent article published in PRX Quantum, the authors connect the locality of Majorana states to their protection against environmental disturbances, an important step toward understanding how topological approaches could s

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/making-quantum-information-remain-stable-presence-noise - 2026-09-23

Malin Alsved, Vanya Darakchieva, Javier Escobar Alcon, Xu Hou, Megan Landberg, Filip Lenrick, Anders Mikkelsen, Wei Qui, Ivan Scheblykin, Yukta Yukta, and Kshipra Sharma are awarded grants from the Crafoord Foundation, which recently announced its annual grants for scientific research. We are pleased to announce that the following individuals within our research environment have been awarded fundi

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/several-researchers-get-funding-crafoord-foundation - 2026-09-23

In a recent article, Harald Havir et al. present a method for rapid and efficient detection of electrical charge in quantum systems using a nonlinear resonator that amplifies the signal without matching the sensor’s dissipation conditions. Thereby, they overcome previous limitations and make it applicable to various oscillating systems. Fast and reliable detection is essential for probing quantum

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/driving-resonator-nonlinear-regime-makes-detecting-faster - 2026-09-23

The most advanced engines are not found in airplanes, cars, or other machines – they are found in nature. Inside our cells, tiny protein motors power everything from cell division to muscle movement with an efficiency and precision that has fascinated researchers for decades and inspired long-standing efforts to replicate them. Now, scientists have taken an important first step. An international r

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/researchers-mimic-lifes-own-engines - 2026-09-23

AI requires ever-larger data centres and ever more power. Now, researchers have developed an artificial neuron that operates using light and brings together several of the brain’s most important functions in a single component. The technology could eventually pave the way for more energy-efficient AI and intelligent sensors. Training today’s largest AI models requires enormous data centres filled

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/neuron-powered-light-gives-ai-some-brains-most-important-traits - 2026-09-23

How blood-clotting proteins arrange themselves at fluid interfaces may be more complex than previously thought. New research presented by Glenn Coope et al., using neutron reflectometry and complementary techniques, shows that fibrinogen does not simply tilt into a single layer, as previously believed, but instead forms multiple, distinct layers – a discovery with implications for wound healing, l

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/bringing-understanding-how-fibrinogen-behaves - 2026-09-23

Yue Zhao, Haonan Chen and Magnus Borgström at NanoLund have developed a new type of light-emitting diode based on thin branched nanowires, which could offer significantly higher efficiency and lower production costs than current technology. By controlling where in the structure the light is generated, the researchers have reduced the losses that would otherwise limit the amount of light that can b

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-type-led-light-could-bring-significant-efficiency-gains - 2026-09-23

Backed by an initial public offering (IPO) and a Vinnova grant the NanoLund spin-off company NordAmps is now gathering resources to take its technology to market. NordAmps addresses the growing demand for faster and more energy-efficient data transmission in areas such as telecommunications, satellite communications, advanced sensor systems, and defence electronics. NordAmps AB was founded a decad

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nordamps-taking-important-steps-towards-commercialisation - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Physics World reports that Researchers at NanoLund have grown single continuous GaAs nanowires consisting of segments of pure wurtzite and zincblende phases. Using photoluminescence spectroscopy, they found that the spatial confinement along the radius of a nanowire resulted in bending of the band structure of the mat

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanowire-thickness-alters-gaas-band-structure - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Marcus Wallenberg symposium on Tailored surfaces in operando conditions was held in Ystad June 11-14 with 80 participants. A number of international speakers from universities and industry talked on recent advances in operando investigation of reactivity at surfaces from both experimental and theoretical approaches.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/workshop-tailored-surfaces - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish Radio has made a feature on nanosafety - Hur farlig är nanotekniken? (in Swedish, 19 min) - involving NanoLund scientists Christina Isaxon, Knut Deppert, Maria Hedmer and Tommy Cedervall.A short version was also brought in the Science news program Vetandets värld: Säkerhetsforskningen kring nanomaterial går lå

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanosafety-featured-swedish-radio - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We congratulate our alumni Pyry Kivisaari on winning the highly prestigious Academy Postdoc funding from the Academy of Finland.  Pyry was at NanoLund during 2014-2017 as a postdoc, working on modelling of NW LEDs and solar cells, and funded by the Nokia Foundation.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/pyry-kivisaari-wins-academy-postdoc-funding - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NanoLund scientist Martin Hjort is one of the 2017 Cozzarelli Prize Recipients in the category Engineering and Applied Sciences. The annual award acknowledges papers that reflect scientific excellence and originality. It is given annually to six papers published in PNAS. Read more here.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/martin-hjort-one-2017-cozzarelli-prize-recipients - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We congratulate Anne L'Huillier for beeing elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. Members are elected to the NAS in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of th

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-joins-national-academy-sciences-usa - 2026-09-23

Varje vår, strax efter fullmåne, släpper korallerna i Stora barriärrevet ägg och spermier, samtidigt. Ett fenomen så spektakulärt att det syns från rymden. Forskare tror att månens ljus signalerar till korallerna att det är dags. En ny studie i Proceedings of the Royal Society B visar att månljuset även påverkar däggdjurens aktivitet i mörka tropiska skogar. Bilder från kamerafällor avslöjar att s

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/fem-djur-som-beter-sig-annorlunda-i-manens-sken - 2026-09-23

Nu har forskare från bland annat Lunds universitet gjort en stor kartläggning av samtliga gener hos sädesslaget korn. Forskningsresultaten banar väg för effektivare växtförädling i den internationella kapprustningen mot skadeinsekter och klimatförändringar. Sädesslaget korn är en viktig del i den globala matförsörjningen. Korn är den femte mest odlade grödan i världen och har ännu större betydelse

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/kartlagda-korngener-forbattrar-oddsen-i-kapprustning - 2026-09-23

Andreas Nord, forskare vid biologiska institutionen, har tilldelats ERC Consolidator Grant. Anslaget på två miljoner euro ska användas till att studera hur fåglar reagerar på stigande temperaturer. Grattis Andreas, hur känns det?– Tack så mycket. Det känns fantastiskt, och jag är både stolt och hedrad att ha fått det här förtroendet av ERC. Det är en kittlande tanke att få möjlighet att göra något

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/biolog-far-tungt-eu-anslag - 2026-09-23

Fåglar flaxar på sätt som ger tidigare okända fördelar. Hur djuren använder vingarna påverkar hur effektiv aerodynamiken blir i olika situationer när förhållandet mellan den framåtdrivande kraften och kraften för att hålla sig uppe ändras. De nya resultaten kan spela en viktig roll i utvecklingen av framtidens drönare. Genom att studera fåglars vingslag kan utvecklare av luftfarkoster få viktig in

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/robotstudie-ger-nya-insikter-i-faglars-flaxande - 2026-09-23