New beamline at MAX IV to contribute to sustainable materials and green technology

MAX IV is awarded 200 million SEK from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and WISE to construct and establish a 3D imaging X-ray technology aimed at studying and developing advanced materials for the transition to a sustainable society.

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SEK 200 million for new research initiative on metabolism and obesity

Metabolism and obesity are the focus of a major research initiative by the University of Gothenburg and AstraZeneca, with the support of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Region Västra Götaland. The initiative includes a newly established professorship and research group with a total budget of SEK 200 million over ten years, starting in 2026.

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"We will discover things we didn't even know we were looking for"

 

For over hundred years Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has given long term support for basic research in Sweden. For recent years, every year, more than two billion Swedish crowns – for building new knowledge for a brighter future.

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How has society’s view of disabilities evolved throughout history, and what does it reveal about the present day? Lotta Vikström, a professor of history at Umeå University, is endeavoring to shed light on an often-overlooked group: people with disabilities. Delving into archives, she is highlighting their living conditions, enabling forecasts to be made about the future.
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Wallenberg Scholar, Wittung Stafshede is focused on achieving a breakthrough for one of healthcare’s greatest challenges: finding new ways to address some of the brain’s most severe diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Photo Johan Wingborg
As a Wallenberg Scholar, Henrik Zetterberg is aiming to create a palette of tests to diagnose several other forms of dementia.
Photo Johan Wingborg
Solar winds and energetic electrons in fusion reactors – the acceleration takes place on vastly different scales, but the physics is similar. Swedish researchers are hoping to understand, and thereby predict, plasma flares capable of harming sensitive electronics.