High number of applicants to Summer Academy 2017

Research into electronic plants receives EUR 3.3 million

Electronic plants have aroused intense interest all over the world. Eleni Stavrinidou, principal investigator in this field at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, has been awarded EUR 3.3 million for the Horizon 2020 project HyPhOE.

Master’s students graduate in ethnicity and migration

Linköping University started an international master’s programme in ethnicity and migration two years ago. The first intake of students has now completed the programme, and will graduate in June.

Xavier Crispin, Canyan Che and Mikhail Vagin

Lignin – a supergreen fuel for fuel cells

Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at LiU have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers.

How many strings on your violin?

How many strings do you need for a university gala concert? We don’t know, but the Linköping University Male Voice Choir, the Linköping University Symphony Orchestra and the soloists will surely have enough at the University Gala Concert on 25 May.

The results of the Big Bell Test are in

3,283 people in Sweden, among them pupils at Katedralskolan in Linköping, participated in a huge experiment that challenged Einstein’s ideas about how the world works on the scale of quantum mechanics. The results have now been published in Nature.

LiU participating in Bonn climate talks

The UN Climate Change Conference is being held in Bonn, Germany, 30 April-10 May. Several LiU researchers are attending, among them Mathias Fridahl of the Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change.

An armchair making an impression

Could this be a design icon of the future? Malmsten students Joel Fjällström and Rebecca Petrini decided they wanted to be noticed. They succeeded – their Mammut armchair is causing quite a sensation.

Genes behind sociality in chickens identified

Five genes that affect sociality-related behaviour in chickens have been identified in a new study in Genetics. Several of the genes have previously been linked to nervous system function or behaviour, and now also assigned a role in sociality.

An array of semitransparent organic pixels on top of a ultrathin sheet of gold. The thickness of both the organic islands and the underlying gold is more than one-hundred times thinner than a single neuron.

Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people

A simple retinal prosthesis is being developed in collaboration between Tel Aviv University and LiU. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale. 

Connected vehicles give efficient traffic flows

In the not-too-distant future, connected vehicles will be able to adapt to variable speed limits, increasing not only traffic efficiency but also road safety. Ellen Grumert has designed such a system during her doctoral project.

Absolute spring!

Dust off your student caps and celebrate Valborg on Walpurgis night the traditional Swedish way!

Picture of a viking ship sailing in sunset

LiU religious studies scholar in New York Times

Religious studies scholar Fredrik Gregorius is a busy man, with interviews in national and international press, including the New York Times. The subject: heathen societies and contemporary Heathenism. How did this happen?

Malmstens makes global design contacts in Milan

For the first time since 2013, Malmstens Linköping University is exhibiting at Milan Design Week. In an old monastery in the city centre, ten new pieces highlight the students’ design and craft skills.

NSC at LiU to install Scandinavia’s most powerful supercomputer

Swedish researchers will gain access to significantly higher computing power when the most powerful computer in the Nordic region, Tetralith, is installed at National Supercomputer centre. The maximum speed is estimated to be just over 4 petaflops.

microscopy image of amyloid plaques in yellow and blue

Alzheimer plaque affects different brain cells differently

Amyloid beta, a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, has different properties in different cell types in the brains of fruit flies, according to a new study. It seems that certain cell types are hardly damaged at all by amyloid aggregates.

Malmstens preparing to travel to Salone de Mobile in Milan

The international design and furnishing event Salone de Mobile is considered to be the most important of its type in the world. This year’s Malmstens Linköping University will be there. The students will exhibit innovative furniture for modern times.

Baltic Sea Region researchers give the sea a chance

The nutrient load on the Baltic Sea has dropped, but is expected to increase again as a result of global warming. Four EU research projects gathered for a final conference to present and discuss their results on what more we can do.

Deeper understanding of species roles in ecosystems

New methods can make it easier to predict the ecological role that a species will play when it is introduced into a new habitat. In a new study, researchers at Linköping University predict ecological roles based on easily-collected species traits.

Enriched environment buffers against stress in chickens

Chickens that grow up in an environment that they perceive as more diverse and manageable, retain an optimistic view of life and cope with stress better. This according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

Articles of the year awarded at HURS 2018

HURS, the Health University Research Symposium, presented the winners of the annual 'Best Scientific Paper Award' at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Weihua Ning (Left) and Feng Gao (right) are discussing their lead-free devices.

Double perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells

A further step has been taken along the road to manufacturing solar cells from lead-free perovskites. High quality films based on double perovskites have been developed in collaboration between LiU and NTU in Singapore.

LiU alumnus on top position in China

Shanghai is home to several of world’s most highly ranked universities, one of them led by LiU alumnus Professor Zhihua Zhong. Tongji University is ranked number one in the world in the field of urban planning.

Meet prizewinning LetterMoose

The robot group at Linköping University has acquired a new member. LetterMoose saw the light of day only a few weeks ago, and his reading and writing skills have already given him first prize in an international robot competition.

Niklas Ekdal to receive honorary doctorate

Journalist Niklas Ekdal is to receive one of the 2018 honorary doctorates awarded by Linköping University. He will receive the honour together with Pia Minati, Margareth Sandström, Peter de Wit, Lorenza Mondada and Jan Carlson.