News at Linköping University

New conductive polymer ink opens for next-generation printed electronics

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency. The results have been published in Nature Communications.

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How Networks reduce Gender Segregation

The social science literature has long viewed homophily and network-based job recruitments as crucial drivers of segregation, but researchers at Linköping University and ESADE, Ramon Llull University show that this view must be revised.

An ion pump to deliver chemotherapy agents to the brain

Despite surgery and subsequent treatment with chemotherapy and radiation, the majority of patients experience recurrence of malignant brain tumours. Researchers at LiU have shown that an ion pump can be used to treat brain cancer.

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Biogas from excrement to reduce environmental impact

Researchers at LiU have shown that coordinated management of excrement from animals and humans could save nearly EUR 100 million each year. The key is to produce the biogas from the excrement before it is used as fertiliser.

A generous man ahead of his time

A man ahead of his time who made important contributions to computer science and who was ever willing to share his knowledge. The description is that of Harold “Bud” Lawson, founder of a scholarship at Linköping University.

Industrial design – between creativity and efficiency

Good design requires balance. It must be new, but not too deviant, while at the same time satisfying considerations of economy, function and market needs. It must also be easy to use for new products and easy to adapt to future needs.

A breakthrough that enables practical semiconductor spintronics

Future quantum computers might use electron spin to process information. Researchers have now constructed a component in which information can be efficiently exchanged between electron spin and light – at room temperature and above.

The cost of a uterine transplantation

Sweden’s acclaimed research on uterine transplants has taken a new step forward – into the field of health economics. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and LiU have for the first time estimated on a scientific basis the cost of the treatment.

Karin Ackerholm presents the global goals for sustainable development.

Creative collaboration with human rights organisation

LiU Innovation and the human rights organisation Civil Rights Defenders have been working together for two years on new innovation processes. LiU students have played a central role in the work.

Two projects receive grants from Horizon 2020

LiU has been awarded two EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships for international postdocs. The projects will look at soft microrobots and how cancer spreads to the bones.

Sweden’s fastest supercomputer for AI now online

Berzelius is now Sweden’s fastest supercomputer for AI and machine learning, and has been installed at NSC at LiU. A donation of EUR 29.5 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has made the construction possible.

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New material promising for making renewable energy from water

One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen gas produced from water with the aid of sunlight. LiU researchers have developed a material that exhibits promising properties to capture solar energy and split water for hydrogen gas production.

Schools play an important role in revealing violence in the home

The government wants to define forcing children to witness intimate partner violence as a crime. A new book published by two LiU researchers discusses the responsibility of preschools and schools when children experience violence in the home.

Research to combat designer drugs

Researchers are involved in the campaign to make designer drugs illegal as quickly as possible. Henrik Gréen investigates how new psychoactive substances act, and why some designer drugs are more lethal than others.

A boost for interdisciplinary science turns 25

Some 200 doctoral students and 50 postdocs have attended the graduate school / network Forium Scientium positioned at the intersection of medicine, technology and science. For 25 years, Forum has gained momentum and maintained its relevance.

Tidy up: Feel better

During the corona pandemic, we have had to get used to spending a lot of time within the four walls of home. But do we feel comfortable in our homes? Social worker and LiU alumna Clara Johansson changed her life in midstream and became tidying coach.

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Major new project for AI in digital pathology

The Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization participates in a major European collaboration for artificial intelligence in digital pathology. The project has received financing from the Innovative Medicines Initiative under Horizon 2020.

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Foreign-born run greater risk of workplace bullying

The risk of being bullied at work is twice as high if you were born abroad. And if you come from a culture that is culturally dissimilar to Sweden’s, the risk is even higher. These are the results of a study from LiU.

Jan-Ingvar Jönssons fredagsjobbar första gången i Campus Norrköping

Interview with vice-chancellor: Reduced travel can be effect of pandemic

LiU’s vice-chancellor Jan-Ingvar Jönsson sees many effects of the corona crisis. A reduction in travel might be a permanent one.

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Clean fuels not always so green

A vehicle with zero emissions can have a large impact on the environment when the complete life cycle is considered. A study shows the significance of electricity production for the emission of greenhouse gases from fuels.

Technical Oscar for film industry improvements

Swedish company ftrack, with the three LiU alumni Fredrik Limsäter, Björn Rydahl and Mattias Lagergren at its head, has been awarded a scientific and technical Oscar for its project management system – a tool to improve the film industry.

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Probiotics increase gut bacteria diversity in extremely preterm infants

Extremely preterm infants can suffer from a life-threatening inflammation of the gut. A new study has shown that supplements of a lactic acid bacterium may have positive effects by increasing the diversity of intestinal bacteria in these infants.

Student Health is there for the students – even in distance mode

Student Health meets students who, for instance, feel isolated and have problems with motivation. The questions haven’t changed but the problems are increasingly corona-related.

View from the inside of the magneto-optic instrument.

The mystery of the missing energy – solved

The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by exploiting a phenomenon known as singlet fission. A research group led by scientists at Linköping University has discovered what happens during singlet fission and where the lost energy goes.