2025-02-28

Department of Chemistry

Fahmi Himo was elected to KVA

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) elected seven new members at its meeting on 12 February. One of the new members is Professor Fahmi Himo, a chemist at Stockholm University.

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2025-02-05

Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry

Nanoparticles can reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture

Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method with bio-based nanoparticles that reduces the use of chemicals in agriculture, and makes it more environmentally friendly.

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2025-01-22

Lignin paves the way for a fossil-free society

Lignin is the substance that gives plants strength and resilience. Properties that make lignin a promising replacement for materials produced from oil and coal. Researchers at Stockholm University are investigating the potential of lignin as a basis for future materials.

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2025-01-20

Unlocking the Secrets of Zeolites

Scientists from Stockholm University, East China Normal University, and the Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology have achieved just that with their groundbreaking research on zeolites, a class of materials crucial to many industrial processes.

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