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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have utilised nanotechnology to create a biological computer that can solve certain mathematical problems far faster and more energy-efficiently than conventional electrical computers. The research results have now been published in the prestigious publication Proceedings of th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-nanotechnology-create-parallel-computers - 2026-07-09

The new Support Centre (Supportcenter) is in place and will be used for all support cases and replace ServiceNow. Important information about LU Box and an update on the Softphone solution. The new Support Centre is in placeSupport Centre – the case system and new portal for support and cases – is now open. You can use it to enter support cases and place certain orders. There are also guides to he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-support-centre-opens-lu-box-softphone-teams - 2026-07-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research discoveries at Lund University in Sweden show that in almost any lighting conditions, colour vision is crucial for chickens – and probably other birds as well – in order to find good food that is ripe to eat and identify high quality partners to mate with. Watch short video from the experiment The researc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-color-vision-helps-birds-find-good-food-and-right-partner - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many cases it is the colour of the prey that helps predatory birds to detect, pursue and capture them. In a new study, biologists at Lund University in Sweden show that the Harris’s hawk has the best colour vision of all animals investigated to date – and in certain situations, even better than humans. The findings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/colour-vision-makes-birds-prey-successful-hunters - 2026-07-09

Researchers around the globe agree: the Earth is getting warmer and warmer, extreme weather such as heatwaves and long droughts increase the risk of wildfires. The group Wildfires in the Anthropocene at the Pufendorf Institute connects researchers from across Lund University who study fires from different perspectives: climate change, health, environmental security, fire safety and biodiversity. E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-hotter-planet - 2026-07-09

How do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the industry need to know about sustainable production processes, re-use and critical raw materials? Companies need to up-skill their employees to have competences for the fourth industrial revolution, industry 4.0, with new technologies mainly in automation, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-package - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund University have now shown how hawkmoths use mechanosensors in their antennae to control fast flight manoeuvres. When the moths need to rapidly change direction and manoeu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antennal-sensors-allow-hawkmoths-make-quick-moves - 2026-07-09

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea. The method, which took four years to develop, could pave the way for new types of drugs. The study is published in Journal of the American Chemical Society. Glionitrin A and B are two molec

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-crack-synthetic-code-rare-molecules-sought-after-drug-development - 2026-07-09

People have a hard time grasping the potential severity of psychological abuse and women's violence against men, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The research reveals discrepancies in how victims – in contrast to the rest of society - evaluate different types of violence. ”Our study could have implications for how we assess violent crimes, for instance”, says Sverker Sikstr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/these-two-types-abuse-are-often-taken-less-seriously - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s microscopic labyrinths. The study was performed in a lab environment, and the underground system c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nearly 100 species of swift are completely adapted to life in the air. That is the conclusion of researchers at Lund University in Sweden after having studied a third species and observing that some individuals did not land for over three months. “They eat and sleep while they are airborne. This is something that rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swifts-are-born-eat-and-sleep-air - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Last autumn, the unique Ravensbrück Archive was opened to the general public as well as to researchers. Now requests are flooding in from all over the world to the archive in Lund, Sweden. “We are touched by the response”, says Håkan Håkansson at the University Library. Saturday 27 January is international Holocaust R

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/thousands-visitors-search-ravensbruck-archive-information - 2026-07-09

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint. Termite mounds have a sophisticated ventilation system that e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termites - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The enzyme that produces DNA building blocks plays an important role when cells divide. In a new study, researchers have discovered for the first time that the so-called master switch of the enzyme can change locations - while still performing the same task. Regardless of whether you are human, a worm or a bacterium,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-about-essential-enzyme - 2026-07-09

A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch – from simple light sensitivity to the ability to discern objects. This happened despite the fact that the digital creatures weren’t given any instructions. The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution. Imagine that you are sitting in front of a computer. In the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-ai-animals-simulate-evolution-vision - 2026-07-09

Variations and changes in the genetic code in our cells are of great significance for many of the most widespread diseases. In recent years, researchers have made important progress in finding new ways to correct the genes that are causing problems. They have developed a technique that enables changes to the genetic sequence in living cells.  “It is possible to cut out the bad genes and paste in n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-technique-inspired-bacterias-immune-defence - 2026-07-09

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new marker in the blood that is associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Surprisingly, the marker is not directly involved in how the heart functions, unlike most of the previously known markers. Instead, the new marker affects processes in the lymphatic system. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump a suff

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/marker-involved-lymphatic-system-connected-heart-failure - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Both Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University have been labelled as “success stories” by the European Commission. The Master’s programme in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) already received this label of quality last summer and the Master’s in Food Innovation and Product De

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-joint-masters-programmes-engineering-are-labelled-success-stories - 2026-07-09

By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time. Among other things, they discovered that stem cells go through different stages where their ability to restore immune cells varies. The new findings provide important information for the rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/barcodes-show-blood-family-tree - 2026-07-09

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure. The possible biomarkers can be identified using a simple blood test. Diagnosing epilepsy is currently resource intensive, and distinguishing it from other conditions can be challenging. Better diagnostic methods as soon as the patient seeks medical care af

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/epilepsy-could-become-easier-pinpoint-blood-test - 2026-07-09