High number of applicants to Summer Academy 2017

LiU’s Tetralith ranks 74th in TOP500 list

Two supercomputers in Sweden are among the world’s most powerful supercomputers. The 2019 TOP500 list is dominated by the United States and China, but Sweden also appears, with Tetralith at National Supercomputer Centre, NSC, and Beskow at KTH.

Self-injuring young girls overestimate negative feedback in social media simulation

Adolescent girls who self-injure feel that they receive more negative feedback than they actually receive, and are more sensitive to thumbs down responses, compared to other girls. These are the findings presented by Irene Perini, researcher at CSAN.

The interlayers help perovskite crystallisation for light-emitting diodes

Scientists at LiU working with colleagues from China have shown how to achieve efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In an article in Nature Communications, they provide guidelines on fabricating high-quality perovskite light emitters.

Resistance training can relieve menopause discomfort

Resistance training two to three times a week can reduce hot flushes and night sweats in post-menopausal women, according to a Linköping University study.

Pain signalling in humans more rapid than previously known

Pain signals can travel as fast as touch signals, according to a new study. The discovery of a rapid pain-signalling system challenges our current understanding of pain.

Biogas can increase the capacity of pulp and paper mills

The wastewater streams from kraft mills have been considered to be too difficult to digest for biogas production, despite containing large quantities of organic substances. Eva-Maria Ekstrand reveals a solution in her doctoral thesis.

Unclear regulations lead to misleading reports

The accounting standard IAS 10 is ambiguous, and may lead to the annual reports of companies giving a misleading picture. The standard should be thoroughly revised. Jan Kellgren, professor at LiU, makes these points in a newly published article.

Green light for ECIU University

LiU and the consortium of universities in ECIU has been awarded funds from the European Commission to form the virtual university of the future – ECIU University. The education provided is to be challenge-driven and interdisciplinary.

First master’s graduates in sustainable design

The first year-group from the international master’s programme in design has graduated.“It suited me perfectly that the programme was new and a bit disorganised. I’ve benefited from everything in the master’s programme” Caspar Reuterswärd assures us.

Biogas production can be more efficient, with the right choice of organic material

Luka Šafarič doctoral thesis shows that the organic material that is fed into the reactor affects the thickness of the sludge, and ultimately, the reactor’s efficiency.

Multiresistant bacteria spread widely in Vietnamese hospitals

Around half of patients admitted to hospital in Vietnam are carriers of multiresistant intestinal bacteria. The longer the patients are in hospital, the greater is the risk that they have been infected by these bacteria.

Big city growth escalates the urban-rural divide

Microdata from Swedish population registers provide new insights into cities' economic growth paths. The data reveal a surge in regional inequality, with more and more resources flowing to cities atop the urban hierarchy.

Mistra to continue funding research into circular economy transition

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research has granted SEK 47 million for four years to Mistra REES. The aim of the programme is to facilitate the transition by Swedish manufacturing industry to a circular economy.

Mobility and social skills critical for consultants

Technical expertise is not sufficient if consulting firms are to be successful: social skills and mobility between workplaces are also important. This is the conclusion of a new doctoral thesis from Linköping University.

Artificial muscles powered by glucose

Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance may be a step on the way to future autonomous microrobots powered by biomolecules in their surroundings.

Helping elderly hear better

Hearing researchers at Linköping University are addressing the hearing problems of the elderly. The aim is to improve the quality of life of the millions of elderly who suffer from hearing loss.

LiU doctoral student to meet Nobel laureates

Tim Cornelissen, IFM, is one of the young researchers invited to this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany. 580 undergraduates, doctoral students, and postdocs will have the opportunity to meet and discuss science with Nobel laureates.

Sustainable food production and the art of expanding the ecosystem

Global food needs are increasing. In the short term, agriculture requires better conditions. In the long term, we must transform how business is done for a sustainable society – with green services, according to LiU researchers in business marketing.

Collaboration with South Africa to focus on global issues

A new Swedish collaboration with South Africa is to strengthen global research issues and make it easier for researchers to contact each other. Research collaboration in fields such as the climate, medical care and education is planned.

“We gain a lot from each other”

For 30 years, Linköping University and Moi University in Kenya have worked together, in a collaboration that the universities believe benefits them both. Contact between the two universities is now set to increase.

CEO with an eye for innovation

She wants to foster new types of collaborations, in order to address global challenges. Meet Lena Miranda, LiU alumna and CEO of Science Park Mjärdevi in Linköping.

A trip across the surface of Mars

At Visualization Center C, Campus Norrköping, you can take a trip far out into the universe or deep down into the smallest constituents of matter. The first part of WISDOME, the Wallenberg Immersive Science Communication Dome, is now up and running.

A virtual team for post-disaster communication

Create a team with nine students from LiU and Stanford, from different programmes of education and four different countries. Ask them to solve a task from Saab and give them nine months to do it. What’s the result? The DaMD course.

Converting safari jeeps to electricity

A group of eco-conscious LiU students has moved to Kenya and started a company devoted to electric safari vehicles. In less than a year it has grown to 28 employees, most of whom are Kenyan engineers.