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26 november 2021

Efficient organic solar cells now ready for outdoor use

A small guest molecule in the right place makes it possible to produce energy-efficient organic solar cells using eco-friendly solvents. A record efficiency over 17% is demonstrated. In addition, solar cells with larger areas can be produced.

25 november 2021

Markus Heilig - a professor with a voice

Discussions with his daughters inspired him to write a book in popular science: Hon, han och hjärnan. And last autumn he played a major role in a series on Swedish TV: Från savannen till Tinder. “I love telling stories”, says Markus Heilig.

24 november 2021

Method to reveal undesired biological effects of chemicals

How do pollutants and other chemicals that we are exposed to affect our health? Researchers have applied a method to identify the proteins affected by chemicals. It can be used to discover at an early stage whether a substance has biological effects.

Photo of men looking through a photon counting CT (PCCT).

23 november 2021

Photon-counting helps both patients and researchers

One of the world’s first photon-counting computed tomography imaging devices has been installed in the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) at Linköping University Hospital.

23 november 2021

24 million SEK for cancer research at Linköping University

Ten researchers from Linköping University have received more than 24 million Swedish kronor from this year’s allocation of funds from the Swedish Cancer Society.

160412 Materialforskning, Jens Birch den 12 april 2016 i Linköping. ..Foto: Peter Holgersson AB

22 november 2021

Linköping University develops neutron optics for surface physics instruments

The Swedish Research Council has granted funding for two projects as feasibility studies for future instruments at ESS, the world's most powerful research facility for neutron radiation. Researchers at LiU will develop neutron optics.

22 november 2021

Children’s language skills arise before speech

Seven out of every hundred children do not learn their mother tongue as expected. Christina Reuterskiöld, newly appointed professor of speech and language pathology at Linköping University, is investigating how language develops in children.

A portrait of Natalia Oliwak sitting on a set of outdoor stairs

19 november 2021

They will create immersive art in the dome

Visual artist and motion graphic designer Natalia Oliwak has been chosen for a position as artist-in-residence and will work together with LiU researchers in a unique project in the dome theatre of Visualiseringscenter C in Norrköping.

19 november 2021

Research into eye problems in post-COVID sufferers

Some people who have recovered from COVID-19 have experienced long-term problems with their eyes. But why? And can this phenomenon be measured using biological markers? These are questions that researchers will try to answer in a new project.

19 november 2021

Student wins award for degree project on faster machine learning

Dylan Mäenpää is one of this year’s Christer Gilén scholarship recipients. He receives the award for his degree project in computer science. Dylan developed a new machine learning method that can be of use in innovative areas within healthcare.

18 november 2021

Researcher dives deep into the hidden world of stainless steel

Luqing Cui is passionate about materials science, more specifically the mechanical properties of metal alloys. His work is dedicated to understanding stainless steel at a submicron scale where so called cell structures are formed.

Peter Ringstad, VD Ligna Energy with a printed battery.

18 november 2021

Climate-smart battery technology wins innovation competition

Ligna Energy AB, a spin-off from Linköping University, has been nominated as winner of one of the two innovation awards in the Startup 4 Climate competition. The announcement was made at the recently concluded COP 26 in Glasgow.

Professor Xavier Crispin and research engineers Ujwala Ail and Ziyauddin Khan, at the crimper that manufactures coin cell batteries, in the Laboratory of Organic Electronics.

18 november 2021

Prize-winning technology for large-scale energy storage

Safe, cheap and sustainable technology for energy storage has been developed at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics. It is based on two major breakthroughs: the manufacture of wood-based electrodes in rolled form, and a new water-based electrolyte.

18 november 2021

Best degree project rewarded with a prize

What are the obstacles to digitalisation for established companies? How can they overcome these difficulties? Sandra Sjöbäck and Amanda Spaak have answered these questions, and as a result have been awarded one of Christer Gilén scholarships.

16 november 2021

Newly recognized crossover testimonies give important knowledge of the Holocaust

A collection of Holocaust testimonies in Sweden includes cases in which Jewish and non-Jewish Polish survivors interviewed each other. A history of conflict stood between the survivors, but this does not appear to have influenced the testimonies.

Mattias Ekstedt, Nils Dahlström, Peter Lundberg, Bengt Norén and Patrik Nasr.

15 november 2021

Liver examinations without needles

How is your liver doing? Decades of research into the use of magnet resonance imaging is now being put to work to gain information about patients’ livers – without needles.

12 november 2021

Ten researchers awarded grants at IFM

n 2021, the Swedish Research Council awarded three researchers Starting Grants and seven researchers a Project Grant at IFM.

11 november 2021

Media review of major incidents can save lives

Any incident with many casualties places stress on the medical care system. LiU researchers have been able to review major incidents in Rwanda, Africa, using a new method.

Black and white photo on a glimmering lake with trees in front of it.

11 november 2021

A new literature on a changed planet

Disaster and endings. These are recurrent themes in literature over the centuries. But recently, apocalyptic books are appearing at an increasing pace, and some of them are taking on new forms. How do they depict a changing planet?

09 november 2021

“Climate policy must rest on two solid pillars”

Climate policy must rest on two solid pillars. Not only are radical measures to cut down emissions required, but also long-term initiatives to adapt society to a changed climate. This is the conclusion of environmental scientist Sofie Storbjörk.

Toibas Andersson Granberg and Viktor Sköld Gustafsson in Norrköpings industrial landscape..

09 november 2021

Complex links between extreme natural events

Torrential rain that causes flooding is bad, but if the floods cause landslides a disaster is looming. And how do you deal with forest fires in several places at the same time? These are examples of what a project will be looking at.

09 november 2021

SEK 16.5 million to research in humanities and social sciences

Four researchers from Linköping University will receive grants in the Swedish Research Council’s latest funding round.

Two women, Dr Eleni Stavrinidou and PhD student Daniela Parker, holding the biohybrid plant.

08 november 2021

Storing energy in plants with electronic roots

By watering bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris) with a solution that contains conjugated oligomers, researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, have shown that the roots of the plant become electrically conducting and can store energy.