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NK cells, or natural killer cells, play an important role in the body’s defences against cancer and various infections. Now, in a joint project, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, the University of Oxford and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have mapped how the different steps of the maturation process of these supercells from blood producing stem cells in the bone marrow are regulated: k

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/immune-systems-supercell-how-it-matures - 2026-01-09

The Swedish-Egyptian archaeological mission at Gebel el Silsila, Egypt, led by Dr. Maria Nilsson and John Ward from Lund University, has discovered an intact pharaonic chamber tomb – the first at the site, and a rare discovery in Egypt. The five-meter-deep shaft tomb has already unearthed the remains of 50 adults and 25 children, despite the fact that the archaeologists are still in the early stag

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/intact-mass-grave-discovered-ancient-egyptian-site - 2026-01-09

There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers studied what happened when takeaway coffee cup lids, for example, were subjected to mechanical breakdown, in an effort to mimic the degradation that happens to plastic in the ocean. The majority of all marine debris i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/plastic-waste-disintegrates-nanoparticles-study-finds - 2026-01-09

All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund University have now shown how hawkmoths use mechanosensors in their antennae to control fast flight manoeuvres. When the moths need to rapidly change direction and manoeuvre, for example to escape predators, their eyes are insufficient. Instead, the r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antennal-sensors-allow-hawkmoths-make-quick-moves - 2026-01-09

Lund University in Sweden has two new honorary doctors in science. One is an entertaining and creative circus artist in the subject of physics. The other is a chemistry professor who is passionate about providing students with an early link to qualified research. The Faculty of Science at Lund University has now announced its honorary doctors for 2019.One is Stanley Micklavzina, a physicist at the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-science-lund-university - 2026-01-09

Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden. “Marianne Bertrand is one of the world’s most prominent applied micro-economists,” says Fredrik Andersson, dean at Lund University School of E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-management - 2026-01-09

A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling. Almost all plastic is made from crude oil, and plastic production currently accounts for 4-6% of global oil consumption. The development of renewable bioplastics is progressing, but relatively few are actually b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-bioplastic-derived-poo-molecule - 2026-01-09

A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It is the first time researchers have successfully shown that body-painting has this effect. Among indigenous peoples who wear body-paint, the markings thus provide a certain protection against insect-borne diseases. Most of the indigenous communities who paint their bodies

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/body-painting-protects-against-bloodsucking-insects - 2026-01-09

NanoLundians Roger Olsson, professor of chemical biology and therapeutics, and Martin Hjort, researcher in chemical biology and therapeutics, have together with researchers at Gothenburg University successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2026-01-09

Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the development of small, energy-efficient circuits for improved memory and more powerful computers. Researchers at Lund

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2026-01-09

As one of two researchers in Sweden, Anne L’Huillier will receive an ERC Proof of Concept Grant in the second call for 2023. A total of 66 researchers from 14 different countries will receive grants. Anne L’Huillier, professor at Atomic Physics, Lund University, and an associated member of NanoLund receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for the project “SICEP, Single-shot, high

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/anne-lhuillier-receives-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-01-09

Were you among those who couldn’t make it to the conference EuroNanoForum2023? Don’t despair – we have gathered recordings of several sessions for you to watch. The EuroNanoForum 2023 marked a lively and engaging event where academia, industry, policymakers, and stakeholders converged to deliberate on Nanotechnology and advanced materials for a sustainable Europe. Collaborative Strategies for Sust

https://www.nano.lu.se/euronanoforum - 2026-01-09

NanoLundian Kimberly Dick is, for more than a decade, a Wallenberg Academy Fellow, and studies the building of new materials by working on an atom-scale. As put in the film: If an atom were the size of a Lego piece, lying in a hand, the hand would be the size of planet Earth. “Big discoveries are made when we realize something fundamental and yet surprising about nature”, she says. Kimberly Dick T

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/creating-completely-new-materials-atoms - 2026-01-09

Corrosion-resistant metallic materials are required in applications such as rocket engines, nuclear power stations and chemical industry. An alloy of nickel, chromium, and molybdenum is often used. However, a new study shows that this alloy rusts in a previously unknown way. Buildings, modes of transport, artworks, and music instruments – we encounter metallic materials almost everywhere in societ

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/researchers-reveal-deficiencies-corrosion-resistant-metallic-materials - 2026-01-09

Among the four scholars from Lund University who have received ERC Starting Grants is Filip Lenrick, a researcher in industrial production, for the project “Bulk-like Joints by Gas Actuated Bonding”. The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers and has scientific excellence as its sole selection criterion. The researchers and their projects have been ranked t

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-nanolundian-filip-lenrick - 2026-01-09

Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Vinnova, will invest in 11 new competence centers starting in January 2024. Among the new ones, two are directly connected to NanoLund – adding up to the already existing center C3NiT. New research environments for sustainable and digital transformation are emerging. In the competence centers, universities and companies will jointly conduct excellent research and educat

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/nanolund-involved-vinnovas-new-competence-centers - 2026-01-09

Lung exposure to nanowires induces an inflammatory response and allergic response when tested on mice. “This emphasizes how important it is that we continue to take nanosafety into account”, says Professor Christelle Prinz, one of the researchers behind the study. In a collaboration with the National Research Center for the Working Environment in Copenhagen, led by Ulla Vogel, and the Finnish Inst

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/study-shows-importance-taking-nanosafety-account - 2026-01-09

Lectures, lab tours, Science Slam – and giving sneak peeks at MAX IV Laboratory Open Day. NanoLund and Solid State Physics were all over the place during the annual event ”Culture Night” (Kulturnatten). This year NanoLund participated again in a joint effort with the Physics Department at Lund University in the annual Kulturnatten (”Culture Night”) event in Lund. Together with other Divisions, Nan

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/all-over-place-nanolund-participated-culture-night - 2026-01-09

At Lund University’s annual ceremony in January, Professor Anne L'Huillier will receive Lund University’s gold medal for her outstanding contributions to the university. Lund University can award silver and gold medals to people who have made important contributions to either Lund University or society at large. The first time the gold medal was awarded was in 1967 when it was awarded to Tetra Pak

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-gold-medal-anne-lhuillier - 2026-01-09

For experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter, Professor Anne L’Huillier at Lund University is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz. Today, we celebrate the first Lund University Nobel Laureate. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 to

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/and-nobel-prize-now-announced - 2026-01-09