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Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels. “We can now see previously hidden mechanisms

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution - 2026-05-21

NanoLund Annual Meeting 2025Quantum science and technology – from fundamental science to applicationsWednesday, October 8th, at the Loop. This year’s theme connects to the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), which marks a century since the foundational discoveries that gave rise to quantum mechanics. Location: The Loop, Brunnshög.Programme chairs: Ville Maisi and Pette

https://www.nano.lu.se/annualmeeting/past-annual-meetings/annual-meeting-2025 - 2026-05-21

The NanoLund Annual Meeting 2025 took place on October 8th at the Loop. Not only underlined by the Nobel Prize in Physics announced the day before, this year’s theme, “Quantum science and technology – from fundamental science to applications”, is also connected to the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), which marks a century since the foundational discoveries that gave

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/quantum-focus-years-annual-meeting - 2026-05-21

NanoLundians 2025 Photos from the NanoLund Annual Meeting 2025 by Kennet Ruona. News article about the annual meeting

https://www.nano.lu.se/annualmeeting/past-annual-meetings/annual-meeting-2025/pics-annual-meeting-2025 - 2026-05-21

Work on Lund University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. At the end of 2024, the boards of LTH and the Faculty of Science decided not to proceed with scenario 5 – a co-location of the Department of Physics and the Department of Chemistry in the area – due to cost considerations and the challenges of running education across two sites. The project gr

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-lund-universitys-science-village-establishment - 2026-05-21

On-chip optical communication between tiny light-based components can make neuromorphic (brain-inspired) computing much smaller and more energy-efficient. In this work, researchers demonstrate that individual nanowire devices on a silicon chip can transmit and receive light signals directly to each other. These miniature circuits communicate reliably, using significantly less power than convention

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/tiny-light-circuits-mimic-brain-fraction-energy-cost - 2026-05-21

When light ejects electrons from atoms, understanding their full quantum nature goes beyond measuring momentum. Using quantum-state tomography, researchers reconstructed the complete quantum states of electrons emitted from helium and argon atoms by ultrashort extreme-ultraviolet light pulses. They found that helium produces a pure state, while argon’s spin–orbit interaction entangles the electron

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/measuring-quantum-state-photoelectrons - 2026-05-21

“X-ray and neutron-based characterization of advanced semiconductors (Semiconductors)” is the name of one of the new Themes at LINXS, the advanced studies institute whose mission is to promote science and education focusing on the use of neutrons and X-rays. LINXS recently announced that, subject to formal acceptance by the applicants, four new Themes will start at LINXS as of 1st January 2026. Th

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/rainer-timm-leads-one-new-linxs-themes - 2026-05-21

Electrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. “By drop casting the nanoparticles into the tumour cavity after an operation, we could electrify the edges while the immune system is also activated”, says Roger Olsson, professor of Chemical Biology

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatment - 2026-05-21

What started as a discovery in Lund Nano Lab ten years ago is now turning into a sustainable path for the semiconductor industry. AlixLabs recently closed a €14.1 million Series A funding round, and aims to build a new generation of semiconductor manufacturing solutions. “Lund Nano Lab has been foundational. AlixLabs would not exist without it. The lab provided the infrastructure, expertise, and l

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/alixlabs-scales-eu14m-investment - 2026-05-21

Hanbang Zou is awarded SEK 600 000 from the Knut & Ragnvi Jacobsson Family Foundation. The money will be used for his research into how fungus-based concrete solutions can extend the life of building structures. Hanbang Zou, researcher at the Department of Biology, has been awarded SEK 600,000 from the Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse for his research into how fungus-based concrete solu

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/extending-life-building-structures-fungus-based-concrete-solutions - 2026-05-21

Open, advanced talks on nanoscience 2025 Colloquia27 November 2025Prof. Paul van Loosdrecht from University of CologneUltrafast Views on Dichalcogenide Monolayer and Heterostructure SystemsThe two-dimensionality of monolayers and heterostructures of transition-metal dichalcogenides lead to a reduced dielectric screening and consequently to relatively strongly bound excitons. Not surprisingly, thes

https://www.nano.lu.se/nanoscience-colloquia-2025 - 2026-05-21

Our activities are funded by several different actors, with the EU being an important contributor. Here we list the projects that are directly linked to our lab and that concern development and making the lab accessible. Myfab Lund – for Swedish Semiconductor InnovationThe project aims to strengthen cooperation between academia and industry, lead to increased use of Lund Nano Lab and strengthen co

https://www.nano.lu.se/labs/lund-nano-lab/eu-funded-projects - 2026-05-21

The LTH Faculty Board has decided to support building a new nanolab and the establishment of more activities in Science Village. The board of the Faculty of Science has, given current conditions, decided not to proceed with their establishment in Science Village. The University Board and University Management continue to see the University’s establishment there as an important goal. “For Lund Univ

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/science-village-and-new-nanolab-remain-important-lund-university - 2026-05-21

Quantum physicist gets prize from renowned Academy for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology, founded in 1772. Armin Tavakoli's research focuses on the complex phenomena that characterize the quantum world, where particles can affect each other at a distance and are governed by chance. His work explores both the fundamental aspects of quantum physics and its practical applications, such as

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/royal-physiographic-society-gives-sten-von-friesen-prize-armin-tavakoli - 2026-05-21

The winter season virus has struck – and covid-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus. The aerosol researchers at LTH are behind the study, in which

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-05-21

NanoLund researchers publish exciting breakthroughs in Nature on high-impedance microwave resonators with two-photon nonlinear effects. Samuel Andersson, Harald Havir, Antti Ranni, Subhomoy Haldar, and Ville Maisi have unveiled groundbreaking work on high-impedance microwave resonators with two-photon nonlinear effects. By leveraging a Josephson junction-based design, this study demonstrates stron

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/novel-energy-diagram-technique-analyzing-multi-photon-processes-precision - 2026-05-21

At this intense workshop we will come up with aims, goals and ideas for research and technology that we can develop together during the next 5-10 years. This will be the basis for the 2026-2030 strategic plan for NanoLund.This will help us prioritize work in NanoLund and can also be used as inspiration for jumping into the many new initiatives in the Swedish government research bill. It will also

https://www.nano.lu.se/form/registration-nanolund-strategy-day-2025 - 2026-05-21

The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth – Tillväxtverket – allocates SEK 12 million from the European Regional Development Fund to Lund Nano Lab (Myfab Lund). Over the next four years, the money will strengthen cooperation between academia and industry in the field of semiconductors, and lower the threshold to the lab for companies. Anneli Löfgren, deputy director of NanoLund, will be

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/semiconductor-ecosystem-be-strengthened - 2026-05-21

The 15th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) is just around the corner. Taking place in Malmö, July 6–11, the conference will showcase groundbreaking advancements in materials, physics, optical and electronic devices based on group-III nitride semiconductors. As the call for abstracts deadline for the upcoming conference ICNS-15 approaches, we asked one of the chairs, Vany

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/gearing-nitride-semiconductors-conference-icns-15 - 2026-05-21