2025-06-04

Structure of the natural red pigment carmine revealed

Using advanced electron crystallography techniques, researchers at Stockholm University have succeeded in determining the structure of the historically significant red pigment carmine. It turns out that the substance, used today in products such as candy and paint, has a complex porous structure.

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2025-06-03

A ribbon of resilience: How nanotechnology could reinvent materials for extreme environments

In a study recently published in Science, an international team of researchers from Stockholm University, the University of Illinois Chicago, and several collaborating institutions has unveiled a new class of materials that could revolutionize technologies operating under extreme conditions–from the heat of a jet engine to the crushing pressure deep underground.

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2025-05-26

Stockholm declaration for more sustainable chemistry

Chemistry needs to become more sustainable and urgent actions are needed. That is the main message of the Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future launched at the Nobel Prize Museum.

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2025-05-08

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Lennart Bergström awarded the Staudinger-Durrer Prize

Lennart Bergström, Professor of Materials Chemistry at Stockholm University, has been awarded the prestigious Staudinger-Durrer 2025 Prize by ETH Zurich.

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2025-02-28

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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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2025-02-21

Biobased lignin gels offer sustainable alternative for hair conditioning

Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a fully biobased hair conditioner using lignin gel emulsions, offering a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional haircare products.

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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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2024-12-13

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Department of Chemistry – A unified force for chemistry at Stockholm University

From 1st January 2025, the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry and the Department of Organic Chemistry will merge their strengths to form a new department – Department of Chemistry. Niklas Hedin will become the head of the department, and Belen Martín-Matute will serve as vice head.

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2024-10-11

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Professor Berit Olofsson is the recipient of Organic Chemistry Award

Professor Berit Olofsson is the recipient of the EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry Award for Service 2024.

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2024-10-07

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Congrats to Anneli Kruve – new professor in Organic Analytical Chemistry

Congratulations to Anneli Kruve, who has been promoted to professor in Organic Analytical Chemistry with an emphasis on computational mass spectrometry at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University.

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2024-09-11

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IVA's Gold Medal to Xiaodong Zou

Xiaodong Zou, Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, is awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Gold Medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) 2024.

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2024-09-09

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New Method Aims to Eliminate Harmful Chemicals in Clothing

Hazardous chemicals in our clothes may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a groundbreaking method developed by researchers at Stockholm University. Under the leadership of Ulrika Nilsson, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, a new screening method has been developed that is proposed to become the European standard for controlling hazardous content in textiles.

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