"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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Everything that happens in our galaxy leaves its mark in the magnetic field of the Milky Way. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Georgia Panopoulou intends to create a map showing the magnetic field in three dimensions. This may provide vital knowledge about our galaxy and open the door to new research topics.
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Photo Magnus Bergström
Wallenberg Scholar Joanna Rorbach is researching the way proteins are synthesized in mitochondria. Her studies reveal details of the process and provide important knowledge about links to metabolic diseases, cancer, immunity and ageing.
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Photo Thor Balkhed
As growing numbers of AI solutions for virtual and augmented reality communicate wirelessly via 5G and 6G, mobile networks will soon be full to the brim. Salvation may come in the form of a radically new concept for traffic on wireless networks.