An initiative to strengthen AI and life science for increased national competence
How viruses enter the body’s cells
What happens at atomic level when an influenza virus infects a cell? Peter Kasson has created a model of the complex phenomenon by combining advanced computer simulation, microscopy and nanotechnology. But pieces of the puzzle are missing. One major challenge is to understand molecular movements when the respective membranes of the virus and the cell fuse together.
The role of duty in successful societies
As a Wallenberg Scholar, Tore Ellingsen is examining how ethics and a sense of duty shape our economy and our society.
Future use and management of Swedish forests
The growth curve for Swedish forest production pointed steadily upward until around 2013, when it inexplicably began to dip. This is one of the questions to be addressed in a program entitled Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research – WIFORCE. Another key issue is how increased forest growth can be combined with retention of biodiversity.
Shedding new light on dark matter
No one has yet managed to show what dark matter is made of, even though it appears to make up over 80 percent of the mass in the universe. At Stockholm University a new kind of sensor is being built to study hypothetical particles called axions. If these invisible particles do in fact exist, they may provide a solution to the mystery of dark matter.
