Climatic stability resulted in the evolution of more bird species
More species of birds have accumulated in genera inhabiting climatically stable areas. This is shown by a new study from Umeå University.
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35 million SEK for interdisciplinary research on plant stress responses
Åsa Strand, Stefan Björklund and Martin Rosvall, all researchers at Umeå University, have been awarded 35 million SEK from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research for a five-year research program on systems biology. The interdisciplinary project aims to map how plants react to abiotic stresses such as drought or extreme temperatures.
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Ana Mendieta / Covered in Time and History
Blood, fire, earth, water and her own body; Ana Mendieta's poetic and striking works from the 1970s and 1980s are a delicate balancing act between vulnerability and strength. Welcome to Bildmuseet for a press preview on Thursday 15 June 10 am, of the largest presentation of Mendieta's artistry shown in Sweden to date.
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The chemistry of plants facing multiple stress scenarios
All living organisms harbor complex chemical networks inside their cells. The sum of all these chemical reactions is the driving force of life and is called metabolism. In his thesis work, Stefano Papazian, Umeå University, Sweden, studies how plants adapt their metabolic networks to respond to different environmental stresses.
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Monster Traps and Mars Rovers at UID’17 - Umeå Institute of Design’s Degree Exhibition
Imagine a future where children don't need to fear scary monsters under their beds. What if NASA's next vehicle to explore Mars is already designed, in northern Sweden. Consider a tomorrow where breathing difficulties among newborn children in developing countries aren’t life-threatening anymore. June 1-2, graduates present their degree projects at Umeå Institute of Design’s yearly exhibition.
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Design students visualise children’s ideas for a disconnected future
What kind of communication devices are needed in a world where all electronic communication is out of order? Twelve ten year old children from Hällsbo school, a special school in Umeå, gave students at Umeå Institute of Design this task. On Monday 24 April the students present their results.
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Run Faster! Be Stronger! Can technology make you better?
Technological growth is moving at a fast rate. As it advances, it simultaneously shrinks, moving closer to our bodies, intertwining with the many facets of our lives and positions itself between our experiences of the physical environments. When utilizing these technological systems in intense sporting activities, this competition for our focus can lead to problematic scenarios.
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Body and brain timing can be trained
Good timing is vital in many situations of daily life, but is rarely something we consider. In a new dissertation from Umeå University, Olympia Karampela shows that our ability for timing is something that can be trained and it seems to be connected with our cognitive capacity.
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Static electricity can control nanoballoon
Molecular sized machines could in the future be used to control important mechanisms in the body. In a recent study, researchers at University of California, Berkeley and Umeå University show how a nanoballoon comprising a single carbon molecule ten thousand times thinner than a human hair can be controlled electrostatically to switch between an inflated and a collapsed state.
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Contemporary Art in the Nuclear Anthropocene
The upcoming exhibtion at Bildmuseet, Sweden, brings together artists from Europe, Japan, the USA and Australia to investigate experiences of nuclear technology, radiation and the complex relationship between knowledge and the deep time. "Perpetual Uncertainty / Contemporary Art in the Nuclear Anthropocene" is opened by Hans Adolfsson, Vice Chancellor at Umeå University, on Sunday October 2nd.
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Umeå Institute of Design ranked best in the world
Both the prestigious Red Dot and iF rank Umeå Institute of Design (UID) at Umeå University as the best design school in Europe and the world. The school’s premises, in-house and external staff, and focus on relevant collaborations with companies and the design profession are some of the factors that the school’s students believe are the underlying reasons for their school’s success.
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Room for performance at Bildmuseet
In collaboration with Vita Kuben, Bildmuseet invites to three weeks with performance. More than twenty live acts are part of the programme. Also, film, talks and workshops. Opening evening on Tuesday September 13 at 18:00. Café and bar.
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