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Can a bee’s brain teach us to build better computers? Bees navigate with remarkable precision using less than one hundredth of a watt of energy, while today’s navigation chips often use over 7 watts and weigh about 80 times as much as a bee. In an interview with Horizon, Anders Mikkelsen, coordinator of the European Innovation Council-funded project InsectNeuroNano, tells us about how nature’s nav

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-bee-brains-are-shaping-next-generation-computer-chips - 2026-04-29

The development of the Lund innovation district places LTH in a highly central position. At LTH, we continue to evaluate the opportunities that an establishment there could offer, in what may become a dynamic environment for interdisciplinary breakthrough research and vibrant innovation, writes Annika Olsson, Dean of LTH, in her Dean’s Blog. With the major facilities MAX IV and ESS, north‑eastern

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/around-lunds-major-flagships-we-have-unique-opportunity - 2026-04-29

This year we are organising support activities on how to write a competitive proposal for an ERC grant. And we are happy to see so many taking part in the first workshop with a deep-dive into the finer points of how to effectively present and position yourself as the PI of a high-impact research grant. Researchers from NanoLund are welcome to participate in support activities on how to write a com

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-proposal-writing-support-2026-kicked - 2026-04-29

Think of the proteins in your brain as delicate pieces of origami. A new study from the Medical Microspectroscopy group at Lund University reveals that polystyrene nanoplastics, commonly found in everyday items like food packaging, act like “clumsy hands” that force these proteins to fold incorrectly. Lead author Iran Augusto Neves da Silva used advanced label-free optical photothermal infrared (O

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/molecular-links-between-nanoplastics-and-alzheimers-pathways - 2026-04-29

The Swedish Research Council has recently recommended that the government establish new strategic research areas. In two of them, researchers within NanoLund play key roles: Quantum technologies and Advanced materials. These are two fields that are crucial for the future energy transition, digitalisation, and technological development. Strategic Research Area Advanced MaterialsWithin the research

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/contributing-new-strategic-research-areas - 2026-04-29

For the 75th time, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be arranged. It takes place in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. One of the participants this year is NanoLund postdoctoral fellow Mark Rambaran. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by Nobel Laureates and some of the most promising young scientists from all over the world.

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolundian-heading-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-04-29

More than half a billion people are affected by type 2 diabetes – and the number is growing. In a recent publication in the journal Small, researchers explain how nanoelectroporation can be used to deliver molecules that can affect insulin expression through epigenetic means, potentially leading to new treatments. Genetics cannot explain type 2 diabetes, and epigenetics (i.e. chemical modification

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/taming-insulin-gene-nanoelectroporation - 2026-04-29

Science Village will now be the focal point for semiconductor research in Lund after Lars-Erik Wernersson’s research group moved to The Loop. The move is expected to provide new opportunities for collaboration, as well as increased cooperation with MAX IV, ESS, and the upcoming Nanolab Science Village. Lars-Erik Wernersson describes the move as “a strategic step forward”. Lars-Erik Wernersson, pro

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-semiconductor-research-moves-science-village - 2026-04-29

Last year, Sarah McKibbin received funding from the Lund University Sustainability Fund for a project aimed at making the Lund Nano Lab greener by optimising lab routines, minimising unnecessary consumption of lab consumables, recycling when possible, and improving user behavior. This has now resulted in recognition from a laboratory sustainability programme – My Green Lab. Following the successfu

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-nano-lab-awarded-platinum-certification-my-green-lab - 2026-04-29

The search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in Lund University’s largest ever international recruitment drive. Two positions in the NanoLund research environment are available within this major investment. “In an uncertain world where free research and education are under intense pressure, Lund University is making its largest ever investment in international recruitment. The aim is

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-part-lund-universitys-largest-ever-recruitment-drive - 2026-04-29

Consumer electronics, radar and mobile antennas, quantum technology, lasers, and lighting. These are just some of the applications that can benefit from Nitride semiconductors – a research field that plays an important role in sustainable development. On July 6, the 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors is on. We got to talk to Vanya Darakchieva about what to expect.Why are Nitri

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/detailed-program-icns-15-published - 2026-04-29

Read all about our successful year – highlighting our research, grants, awards, and publications, paving the way to new frontiers and constantly growing, thanks to the hard work of our scientific community and all those who support us. We are fortunate to work in areas with extreme attention worldwide, as they are central to solving the many challenges facing our society. As a result, we collabora

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/our-latest-annual-report-out - 2026-04-29

A new study has recently been published in Nature Communications: “Observation of Genuine High-dimensional Multi-partite Non-locality in Entangled Photon States”. This work marks a significant advancement in high-dimensional quantum technologies, demonstrating, for the first time, genuine multi-partite non-locality in entangled photon states beyond qubit systems. Nicola D’Alessandro, Gabriele Cobu

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/important-step-more-complex-quantum-computing-and-communication-protocols - 2026-04-29

“A good way to see the daily life of science.” That is one of the conclusions from the summer scholarship holders from high schools in Skåne – a programme offering teenagers a way to dive into how it is to work with research. “This is a good way to see the daily life of science – how it is to work in a lab, as a fact, not just only seeing a show that is the result of something that has had been pr

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/they-went-nanoscientific-summer-school - 2026-04-29

“Novel nonlinear optical platforms for advanced materials” – and ”Beyond binary quantum communication”. Those are the two projects that brought associate senior lecturers Anne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli, both PI:s at NanoLund, to being appointed Research Leaders of the Future by SSF, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. For the ninth time, the Foundation for Strategic Research has ap

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lise-viotti-and-armin-tavakoli-are-appointed-research-leaders-future - 2026-04-29

How do you challenge the struggles with your PhD? How do you explain nanoscience to pupils in elementary school? And how do you maintain the balance between science and social activities? These are topics discussed in a podcast where Areej Al-Sabban from Lund University Global Engagement talks to Adam Burke, Patrik Nilsson, and Pratik Bhagwat. In a recent podcast made by Areej Al-Sabban from Lund

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-international-podcast-visited-nanolund - 2026-04-29

Can innovation strengthen research? Former NanoLund director Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, achieved this by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: “Now I think it’s genuinely exciting.” Do you see increasing integration of innovation within rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/best-both-worlds-heiner-linke-why-swedish-researchers-should-invest-innovation - 2026-04-29

MAX IV is awarded 200 million SEK from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and WISE to construct and establish a 3D imaging X-ray technology aimed at studying and developing advanced materials for the transition to a sustainable society. Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, WISE, is the largest investment ever in materials science research in Sweden. The vision for the rese

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-beamline-max-iv-contribute-sustainable-materials-and-green-technology - 2026-04-29

By studying how materials build themselves and by mimicking those processes, it is possible to create materials with new structures and properties. This is what Wallenberg Scholar Kimberly Dick Thelander, professor of materials science at Lund University, is doing. At the nano scale, which is measured in billionths of a meter, phenomena occur that do not otherwise exist. Thelander and her colleagu

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/were-trying-make-materials-are-more-sustainable-economically-well-environmentally - 2026-04-29

Two NanoLundians attended the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this summer in Bayern, Germany, by the beautiful Bodensee. PhD student Julia Valderas and Postdoctoral fellow Ajeet Kumar share their trip experiences with us. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are internationally renowned conferences, attended annually by about 30–40 Nobel Laureates and some of the most promising young scientists f

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/reports-2025-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-04-29