Today, we have high hopes that nanotechnology – by creating the conditions for materials with new properties – will be able to contribute to solving future challenges within health, environment and economics. But the question is: don’t new materials also entail new risks? Over the past two years at Lund...
An electric road technology, developed at the Lund Faculty of Engineering (LTH), gives hope of a transition to electric vehicles and road traffic without fossil fuels. Professor of Electrical Engineering Mats Alaküla at LTH is working to develop electric roads, among other things. Together with Elonroad – a private company...
As we become increasingly better at designing and producing different nanomaterials, the question of how this affects our environment and our health arises. What are the risks of, for instance, nanofibre ‘dust’ in connection with the production of new materials and products? Nanoparticles are invisible to the naked eye, but...
New research helps pipe owners intervene before the damage is done. When you turn on the tap, you expect to see clean good water. Many of us take for granted that water and heating will be available at a reasonable price. While there are plenty of methods for detecting leaks,...
Researchers at Lund University want to increase the value of our forests by finding new, more valuable areas of application for the substance of lignin. The forestry industry is facing major challenges as the raw materials of the forest are less and less in demand within parts of the traditional...
Can we rely on the wind to provide us with electricity in the future? By 2050, the Swedish Government wants our energy supply to come mainly from renewable sources, which do not deplete natural resources or pollute our environment. In this future scenario, wind power is an important player. Jörgen...
Plastic is a versatile material that we want to continue to use, but the plastic production and pollution of today leads to sustainability and environmental problems. Researchers within the STEPS programme at Lund University envision a future society in which plastics are produced, used and recycled in a sustainable way...
We are currently facing an adjustment of society in which our mentality, where everything’s disposable, needs to change to one where we take financial and environmental responsibility. The focus is greatly placed on a material that we have learned that we simply cannot be without. Plastic. “How can we change...
We continue to produce more and more plastic. In the EU, we use about 100 kg of plastic per person, per year. However, the objective of the EU is to increase recycling. By 2050, 80% of all plastic packaging materials are to be recyclable. Meanwhile, the oceans are turning into...
