By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 5 September 2024 Artistic illustration of exoplanet. Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser. A team of researchers, led from Lund, has discovered a small planet that has a peculiar way of moving in its orbit. The wobbling planet TOI-1408c, located 455 light years from Earth, shows that planetary systems can be far more complex t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-discovery-planet-wobbles - 2025-05-21

By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 5 September 2024 Yuhe Zhang, PhD at the Department of Physics. Photo: private. Yuhe Zhang, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Physics, has been awarded the Werner Meyer-Ilse Prize. She is honoured for her work on using deep learning for 2D, 3D and 4D X-ray images. Congratulations, how does it feel to rece

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/young-researcher-wins-prestigious-award - 2025-05-21

Published 9 September 2024 Photo: MostPhotos. A surprising behaviour of atoms is giving scientists new insights into one of the most fundamental phenomena in nature: the absorption of light. A new physical phenomenon for light pulses has been discovered. The study, published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters, was conducted by physicists at Lund University. In the world of atoms, t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/atoms-absorb-energy-unexpected-ways - 2025-05-21

By jessika [dot] sellergren [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessika Sellergren) - published 12 September 2024 Anne L’Huillier, Professor of Physics at Lund University, is awarded the Great Gold Medal 2024 from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg Anne L'Huillier, Professor of Physics at Lund University, is awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineer

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/great-gold-medal-anne-lhuillier - 2025-05-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 20 September 2024 Materials research today is largely conducted at the nano level. Here, a wafer is lifted with tweezers in the clean room at Lund Nano Lab. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg. Four PhD and postdoctoral projects at the Department of Physics are awarded funding in the second academic call from WISE. In t

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/wise-grants-four-projects-department-physics - 2025-05-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 7 October 2024 Gabriele Cobucci and Armin Tavakoli. Photo: Johan Lindskoug. 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 a door to a deeper under

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/new-method-reveals-hidden-dimensions-multi-particle-quantum-entanglement-0 - 2025-05-21

Published 17 October 2024 “This grant allows our team to become a key player in the global race to find solutions for the creation of future smart energy grids and the electrification of transportation,” says Vanya Darakchieva. Photo: Jonas Tegenfeldt. Vanya Darakchieva, Professor of Solid State Physics, has received SEK 26 million over five years from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/knut-and-alice-wallenberg-grant-vanya-darakchieva - 2025-05-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 5 November 2024 Mathieu Gisselbrecht is one of the Lund physicists now receiving research grants from the Swedish Research Council. Photo: Johan Joelsson More than SEK 56 million in research grants for the years 2025-2028. This is how much researchers at the Department of Physics will receive in the Swedish Researc

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicists-receive-56-million-swedish-research-council - 2025-05-21

By kommunikation [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - published 5 November 2024 HREC the detector is inspected by Pavel Golubev. Photo: Dirk Rudolph. Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120. The search f

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2025-05-21

By kristina [dot] lindgarde [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - published 8 November 2024 Pyrolysis oil from wood chips and other biomass becomes hydrogen. Biochar is added to the mix. Photo of the process in the centre. Photos: Christian Brackmann. A new technology that makes hydrogen from forestry and agricultural residues that are currently burnt is being developed at Lu

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/hydrogen-carbon-dioxide-and-plant-residues - 2025-05-21

By evelina [dot] linden [at] lth [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 8 November 2024 Brunnshög in north-east of Lund is no ordinary construction site – a world-leading environment for research and innovation is emerging here. The nanolab is paving the way for the university’s establishment at Science Village between MAX IV and ESS. The procurement process is concluded. It has been decid

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/vectura-landlord-future-nanolab-science-village - 2025-05-21

By johan [dot] lindskoug [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Lindskoug) - published 19 November 2024 Attosecond physics is one of the research areas where Lund University is at the forefront. Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg, Research and innovation in physics at Lund University reaches 44th place in the international Shanghai ranking. In this year's Shanghai ranking, officially known as the Academi

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/physics-lund-university-scores-highly-new-global-subject-ranking - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 6 December 2021 Photo credit: Thomas Millot, Unsplash Researchers have investigated the possibilities of independent, global monitoring of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions globally based on satellite observations. This would improve the quality of the monitoring compared to today, which is built on individual re

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/improved-model-monitoring-co2-emissions - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 9 December 2021 Dr. Oskar Löfgren, who works interdisciplinary between remote sensing and botany to understand plant communities and their ecology, has been awarded for his thesis. "Plants can provide an overall picture of the habitat's characteristics that physically measured environmental variables cannot. Analyzi

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/award-winning-thesis-combines-remote-sensing-and-botany - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 17 December 2021 Frans-Jan Parmentier setting up monitoring equipment in the valley of Adventdalen on the Svalbard archipelago (photo: Carline Tromp). Associate Professor Frans-Jan Parmentier has been awarded in Norway for his article about climate and permafrost. Our researchers continue to recieve awards (see prev

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/awarded-popular-science-article - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 11 February 2022 Margareta Johansson, here doing field work on a mire in northern Sweden ...who has been nominated by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) to be the Swedish representative in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Cryosphere working group. The scientific core elements of IASC are

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/congratulations-margareta-johansson - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 23 February 2022 High-yield food production is concentrated today in certain geographical areas, so-called "breadbaskets". But what will happen to these areas in a warmer climate? To secure food production during climate change, adapted strategies may be needed. If global warming continues, food producers may need t

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/agricultural-hotspots-may-move-future-climate - 2025-05-21

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 4 April 2022 Finding your way and navigating around cities is not always easy. New digital maps that have a better overview can help you move more smoothly from point A to point B. Many of us have digital maps at our fingertips in our smartphones, but these maps are not adapted to guide us when walking or finding our way

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/digital-maps-tomorrow-improve-how-we-find-our-way - 2025-05-21

By ricardo [dot] guillen [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Ricardo Guillén) - published 11 April 2022 Researcher Margareta Johansson, Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, har been part of the global permafrost monotoring research. Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, was interviewed about climate projects that have been put on hold after collaborations with state institutio

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/war-has-put-stop-climate-projects-arctic - 2025-05-21

By susanna [dot] olsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Susanna Olsson) - published 12 April 2022 Despite cooling, net autumn release of carbon dioxide from ecosystems have increased, according to research from an international research group. The results come from a large study of ecosystems in North America and Eurasia, which since 2004 have had a decreasing temperature trend in the autumn, despi

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/increased-carbon-dioxide-release-ecosystems-despite-negative-temperature-trends - 2025-05-21