http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter?l=en News from Linköping University en-gb http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.461534/1.463822?l=en The increasingly widespread resistance to antibiotics is a global threat. One of the most vulnerable countries is Vietnam, with 90 million inhabitants. In an attempt to change this development, the VINARES project was started in the autumn of 2012 led by researchers from, among other places, Linköping University. Åke Hjelm 2013-05-23T11:43:35+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.461534/1.463822?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.460229/1.461409?l=en Water gives life. Researchers at Linköping University now show how the cells in our bodies are driven mainly by water power - a discovery that in the long run opens the way for a new strategy in cancer therapy. Åke Hjelm 2013-05-13T16:00:33+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.460229/1.461409?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.458626/1.459083?l=en Professor Weimin Chen and his colleagues at Linköping University, in cooperation with German and American researchers, have succeeded in both initializing and reading nuclear spins, relevant to qubits for quantum computers, at room temperature. The results have just been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-04-29T14:09:13+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.458626/1.459083?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457869/1.461043?l=en There are still few or no national guidelines, no centrally agreed goals or strategies for how Sweden should confront anticipated climate changes. In the same way there is no clear division of responsibility, coordination and cooperation or, of course, concrete measures. Anika Agebjörn 2013-05-08T14:45:04+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457869/1.461043?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457178/1.459417?l=en Researchers at Linköping University and the Sahlgrenska Academy have successfully proven that people also have the same type of heat-producing brown fat cells as smaller mammals. The observation opens up the way for future drugs that make use of the ability of brown fat cells to consume calories. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-30T13:31:33+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457178/1.459417?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457474/1.460533?l=en Creativity, discovery and risk. According to Nobel Prize winner and honorary doctor Alan J. Heeger, these are the three elements needed to make scientific leaps. Åke Hjelm 2013-05-07T08:26:10+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.457474/1.460533?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456828/1.459351?l=en Researchers at Linköping University have made a big step towards understanding how type 2 diabetes develops. Through a system biological approach, they can single out an individual protein that plays a crucial role when fatty tissue becomes impervious to insulin. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-30T11:05:55+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456828/1.459351?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456234/1.457789?l=en Socio-economic differences affect survival for people with malignant dermal melanomas, a form of skin cancer. Patients with a lower level of education run a greater risk of dying from their illnesses, according to a study from institutions including Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-24T11:21:12+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456234/1.457789?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456133/1.459325?l=en Linköping University Professor of Mathematics Jan Nordström is the only Swede participating in an EU-funded research project whose goal is to provide more certain and more robust simulations in the construction of aircraft. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-04-30T09:30:47+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.456133/1.459325?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.455299/1.457591?l=en In his thesis, Jonas Lantz has developed a technique where turbulence in the blood vessels can be calculated and the results of an operation can be simulated before it is carried out. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-04-23T16:01:01+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.455299/1.457591?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.453586/1.456462?l=en Children of immigrant parents obtain higher education to a greater extent than children of Swedish born parents with the same level of education. The trend is especially strong when the parents are discriminated against on the job market. Anika Agebjörn 2013-04-17T13:44:53+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.453586/1.456462?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.449954/1.454411?l=en People who suppress their feelings, unwelcome thoughts and physiological sensations are more prone to suffering from tinnitus. But these are precisely the people who can derive great benefit from treatments that build on acceptance and commitment therapy, according to a new doctoral thesis in disability studies at Linköping University. Anika Agebjörn 2013-04-09T09:50:05+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.449954/1.454411?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.447741/1.450845?l=en The colour and the slight harshness in red wine come from a natural substance that can combat cardiovascular disease. White wine and alcohol-free grape juice can also have positive effects, according to a laboratory study at Linköping University. Åke Hjelm 2013-03-26T10:55:17+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.447741/1.450845?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.447702/1.450909?l=en Airspace is crowded and it is getting worse all the time. Valentin Polishchuk, senior lecturer in the division of Communications and Transport Systems, will now be working closely with the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (LFV) to look into how air traffic can be made safer, quicker and less expensive. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-03-26T14:06:09+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.447702/1.450909?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.446040/1.452991?l=en Twins become parents later than single-birth children and bring fewer children into the world, a new Linköping University study shows. Åke Hjelm 2013-04-03T10:51:14+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.446040/1.452991?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.443925/1.446169?l=en There is certainly a huge market for Swedish environmental technology in a megacity like Mexico City. But environmental and social issues are closely intertwined; what works best is technology adapted to daily life in Mexico, as a new licentiate thesis shows. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-03-05T13:22:16+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.443925/1.446169?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.442471/1.443617?l=en The commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be allocated based on countries’ historic responsibility for the emissions. This logic was recognized early on in climate negotiations. But the countries are still disputing how it should be interpreted and applied. Anika Agebjörn 2013-02-22T13:19:12+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.442471/1.443617?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.440814/1.445067?l=en Slowly but surely, incandescent light bulbs and low-energy bulbs are being replaced by white LEDs, which can also be produced in large sheets as luminous wallpaper or curtains. Research in this field is intensive, especially at Linköping University. Recently, three doctoral theses were presented with new discoveries about white LEDs manufactured from zinc oxide. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-02-28T15:33:35+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.440814/1.445067?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.439800/1.440169?l=en The brains of deaf people, with and without sign language experience, activate differently when they observe sign language communication. For the first time this phenomenon has been studied in a direct comparison of these two groups. The results are sensational and are now being published in Nature Communications. Anika Agebjörn 2013-02-12T13:24:20+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.439800/1.440169?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.435820/1.440572?l=en What may be the world’s most realistic driving simulator is now at Linköping in a collaboration between the Vehicle Lab at LiU and VTI (the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute),. “We’re getting closer to real driving without having to go out in traffic,” says Per Öberg, researcher at Vehicular Systems. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-02-13T14:44:53+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.435820/1.440572?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433851/1.442484?l=en A thousand square metres of plastic solar cells, produced with a printing press. This is the goal of a LiU project supported with SEK 9 million from the Swedish Energy Agency. Åke Hjelm 2013-02-19T14:09:47+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433851/1.442484?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433868/1.440048?l=en Beware – I’m dangerous! The eye-shaped spots on butterflies don’t only scare small chickadees in flight. Even chickens back off when the peacock butterfly shows off in all its glory. Åke Hjelm 2013-02-12T08:38:15+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433868/1.440048?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433134/1.440049?l=en Every cancer patient should get the highest safe dosage of cytotoxins – drugs that kill cancer cells. This is the goal of a research project that uses genetic methods to adapt the treatment to the individual. Åke Hjelm 2013-02-12T08:56:57+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.433134/1.440049?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.432798/1.434208?l=en A medicine developed at Linköping University protects against the side effects of cancer treatments while strengthening the effects on the tumour. An international drug evaluation is now starting up on a larger group of patients. Åke Hjelm 2013-01-22T14:57:28+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.432798/1.434208?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.431339/1.436781?l=en Are engineering students less empathetic than health care students? The results of a study carried out at Linköping University seem to indicate that this is the case. The study, carried out by psychology researcher Chato Rasoal and two colleagues, covered over 200 students from six different study programmes. Anika Agebjörn 2013-01-31T11:23:55+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.431339/1.436781?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.428680/1.436668?l=en Shaofang Gong, professor of communication electronics, has been given almost SEK 3 million (ca EUR 350,000) from the Swedish Energy Agency partially for the purpose of making energy use in apartment blocks more efficient by means of the Internet of Things. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-01-31T09:40:26+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.428680/1.436668?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.426513/1.426902?l=en Istanbul is a gateway into Europe for refugees and asylum seekers, a transit city for thousands of migrants, who live under insecure conditions. A new dissertation at Malmö University and Linköping University in Sweden shows that social networks benefit transit migration. Established migrants both help and exploit new arrivals. 2012-12-14T15:08:02+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.426513/1.426902?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.425604/1.427957?l=en “We usually talk about ground-breaking research, but now we can devote ourselves to neck-breaking research,” says Magnus Berggren, professor of organic electronics who was named as one of this year’s Wallenberg Scholars and thereby receives SEK 15 million (ca EURO 1.7 million) research funding to spend as he likes. Monica Westman Svenselius 2012-12-20T10:34:53+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.425604/1.427957?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.425622/1.427974?l=en One in five first time mothers in a study experienced great fear prior to childbirth. At the same time many midwives who look after pregnant women believe they lack sufficient knowledge about the problem. Åke Hjelm 2012-12-20T10:53:09+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.425622/1.427974?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424857/1.425125?l=en Every week of pregnancy is important to avoid the fetus developing asthma later in childhood. Even full-term babies born in weeks 37-38 have an increased risk, as shown by data from over one million Swedish children born between 1987 and 2000. Åke Hjelm 2012-12-07T14:43:23+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424857/1.425125?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424748/1.426819?l=en Blood researcher Jan-Ingvar Jönsson is looking for new ways to control cancer stem cells and prevent the cancer from returning. A new ultra-sensitive analytical instrument, unique to northern Europe, is increasing the chance of a breakthrough. Åke Hjelm 2012-12-14T14:08:25+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424748/1.426819?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424599/1.424995?l=en National museums can play a role in social cohesiveness and a community of values, yet this requires that they provide that they provide an important and relevant narrative that simultaneously is perceived as independent and credible. Anika Agebjörn 2012-12-07T10:47:12+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.424599/1.424995?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.420162/1.422832?l=en The political debate on the climate has been characterised by strong ideological conflicts about how society should be constructed. In a new book, Jonas Anshelm analyses the political battles over the environment from the 2006 election up till and including the UN conference in Copenhagen three years later. Birgitta Weibull 2012-11-29T11:12:49+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.420162/1.422832?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.419878/1.422667?l=en There is no need to be gripped by moral panic when children are exposed to market pressures. They deal with them just as well as adults do. This is the conclusion of Department of Child Studies researchers at Linköping University, presented in a newly published book. Anika Agebjörn 2012-11-28T16:07:46+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.419878/1.422667?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.419230/1.421250?l=en Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, as the results of a study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital show. Åke Hjelm 2012-11-22T14:36:08+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.419230/1.421250?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418810/1.422789?l=en It would be good if there a piece of software could quickly summarise long texts and suggest synonyms for words you don’t understand? Well, it does exist, it was developed at LiU and, what’s more, it’s freely available at no charge. Monica Westman Svenselius 2012-11-29T10:31:38+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418810/1.422789?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418709/1.420041?l=en A fundamental cornerstone for spintronics that has been missing up until now has been constructed by a team of physicists at Linköping University in Sweden. It’s the world’s first spin amplifier that can be used at room temperature. Åke Hjelm 2012-11-19T15:05:10+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418709/1.420041?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418027/1.420239?l=en Language training and a good chance to enter the labour market must be provided, but it should not take too much time. It has to be flexible, focused on the individual yet suitable for everyone - from those unable to read or write to the highly educated. According to a thesis at Linköping University, the introduction programme for new arrivals is based on requirements that are not easy to reconcile, which creates problems for the local coordination process. Anika Agebjörn 2012-11-20T13:40:06+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.418027/1.420239?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.417554/1.422856?l=en The world’s most important science award. In 1897 it was clear that the Nobel Prize would attract attention to Sweden. In his thesis Gustav Källstrand, historian and researcher at Linköping University looks at how the Swedish press contributed to the creation of the image of an Olympic games for the mind several years before the first prizes were awarded in 1901. 2012-11-29T11:31:29+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.417554/1.422856?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.417167/1.420181?l=en Leukaemia, or cancer of the blood, manifests itself as an unrestricted growth of white corpuscles at the partial expense of red corpuscles. Researchers at Linköping University (LiU) have now discovered a new possibility of blocking this growth and, thereby in the long run, preventing the development of the cancer. Åke Hjelm 2012-11-20T11:11:53+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.417167/1.420181?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.415899/1.418167?l=en Do you wish you had a car that drove you to work, or a robot that vacuumed your home without bumping into the kids or the dog? In his doctoral thesis, Karl Granström has solved some of the problems a robot might come up against. Monica Westman Svenselius 2012-11-13T13:42:21+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.415899/1.418167?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414915/1.419929?l=en A method that measures the effects of talking therapies developed by researchers at Linköping University is now making a breakthrough in large parts of Sweden. With privatisation and competition comes increasing demand for methods of measuring how well various psychological therapies are working. Anika Agebjörn 2012-11-19T11:51:09+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414915/1.419929?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414873/1.415966?l=en Bacteria can talk to each other via molecules they themselves produce. The phenomenon is called quorum sensing, and is important when an infection propagates. Now, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are showing how bacteria control processes in human cells the same way. Åke Hjelm 2012-11-06T10:26:01+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414873/1.415966?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414724/1.420021?l=en The starting gun has gone off for the Biogas Research Centre (BRC), a centre of biogas competence at Linköping University, with a totally unique scope. Monica Westman Svenselius 2012-11-19T14:22:28+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.414724/1.420021?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.411928/1.416327?l=en Risk management in the nuclear power industry is marked by a mechanistic view of people and organisations, impairing its opportunities to learn from experiences and to predict and prevent future risks. Safety researcher Johan M. Sanne argues this in a newly published research article. Anika Agebjörn 2012-11-07T11:03:32+01:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.411928/1.416327?l=en http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.337803/1.338728?l=en New medical technology like mechanical heart pumps save lives, however despite good results, patients are not completely cured and their treatment is never entirely completed. Birgitta Weibull 2012-04-18T14:17:49+02:00 http://www.liu.se/forskning/forskningsnyheter/1.337803/1.338728?l=en