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Cutting-edge research on MOFs opens for future solutions

A material so porous it can trap toxic molecules like a sponge, store gas, and in the future, release cancer drugs exactly where they’re needed. Research on MOFs, has been going on at Stockholm University for twenty years, basic research aiming for future solutions.

Toward Safer and More Sustainable Plastics

A newly published study in Nature Sustainability presents a promising route toward safer BPA-free plastics, partly driven by molecular toxicology research conducted at Stockholm University and SciLifeLab.

Audrey Tang lecturing in Aula Magna

Digital democracy in a polarised era

Digital technology can serve as a kind of civic gym for training social engagement. That was the message from Audrey Tang, civic hacker and Taiwan’s first digital minister, when she visited Stockholm University on 1 December.

Water molecules switch from quickstep to slowfox as they cool

Water has unique properties that make it indispensable for life on Earth, differences that become even more pronounced when water is cooled below its freezing point. New research from the Department of physics at Stockholm University now shows that the way water molecules move changes as water is cooled to -40 °C, providing new insights into water’s dynamic behavior.

Jessica Lindvall nominated to the EOSC Association Board

Jessica Lindvall, Associate Professor at Stockholm University and Deputy Head of Node of ELIXIR-SE, has been nominated as a candidate to the EOSC Association Board of Directors. The nomination is made by Stockholm University together with the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish universities which are members of the EOSC Association.

Collaborative effort to develop cancer treatment

Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Region Stockholm intend to establish a new centre for medical radiation science in Stockholm. This is a gathering of forces to develop cancer treatment of the future.

Ancient wolves on remote Baltic Sea island reveal link to prehistoric humans

Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea – a place where the animals could only have been brought by humans. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, Stockholm University, the University of Aberdeen and the University of East Anglia, suggests that grey wolves may have been managed or controlled by prehistoric societies.

Stockholm University film awarded at Explorers Festival

The Stockholm University film ”Chasing the Arctic Melt” was awarded ”Best Science Film” at the Explorers Festival in Iceland in November. The film takes place aboard the icebreaker Oden, where a group of scientists study the rhythm of the Arctic melt, revealing the human side of research. See the film produced by Stockholm University