By studying materials down to the atomic level, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have found a way to make catalysts more efficient and environmentally friendly. The results have been published in Nature Communications. The methods can be used to improve many different types of catalysts.
Gothenburg, Sweden, will be hosting Beyond 2020, the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference, in June 2020. The mission of this large event is to engage the global building sector and set up a roadmap of actions as a guide on how to best contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The dialogue has already started on the web.
A research group from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has made great, rapid strides towards the development of a specially designed molecule which can store solar energy for later use. These advances have been presented in four scientific articles this year, with the most recent being published in the highly ranked journal Energy & Environmental Science.
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now shown that studded winter tyres cost more lives than they save. The new study takes a holistic view of the tyres’ impact on wider public health. At the same time, they show that their use contributes to the bloody conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and fatal accidents in their production phase.
Eduard Kerkhoven , Project leader, Computational Metabolic Engineering, department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers Univer...
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“Something else that’s becoming big, and I think is going to be very important in the future, is so-called ‘biosensing’. Graphene conduct...
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Santosh Pandit, postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers, had expected the graphene flakes to harm human cells as well: "It surprised me that ...
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"More research is needed before we can claim it is entirely safe. Among other things, we know that graphene does not degrade easily,” say...
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The receiver is subjected to tough vibration tests at Bofors Test Centre in Karlskoga. Video (10 sec) available. Credit: Leif Helldner/Ch...
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When the textile is stretched or exposed to pressure, the deformation of the piezoelectric fibres (pink) causes a reorganisation of the c...
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Anja Lund demonstrates the technology with a piece of the electric textile in the shoulder strap of a bag (the lighter-coloured part). Wh...
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The plane that the Chalmers researchers use to detect sulphur emissions from ships. Video: Johan Mellqvist
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Fact sheet about the quantum revolution, central quantum phenomena and quantum technology.
Fact sheet on the research programme Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Traffic noise is the second biggest environmental problem in the EU, according to WHO. After air pollution, noise is affecting health the most. But legislation regarding noise pollution is insufficient. A new report shows how negative health effects of noise can be reduced. Several means are easiest to apply in dense cities.
