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Re-imagining design beyond materialism
Published: 2022-11-01

Can design respond differently to issues of social and ecological well-being in the future?

Cheaper hydrogen as researchers collaborate with industry
Published: 2022-10-28

Umeå physicist's industrial doctoral project one of twelve selected in the country.

WHO’s Director General keynote speaker during Kunskapsveckan
Published: 2022-10-28

The conference will be kicked off by the Director General of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

New class of antibiotics effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Published: 2022-10-24

Umeå researchers one step closer to a new weapon against multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Discovery of exciting bacteria in underground caves in Africa
Published: 2022-10-14

Researchers from Umeå University, SLU and Algeria have found bacteria in previously unexplored caves.

Umeå Institute of Design claims top spot in Red Dot Ranking
Published: 2022-10-11

For the seventh time Umeå Institute of Design claims the top spot in the Red Dot Ranking.

Melting permafrost increases greenhouse gas from arctic lakes
Published: 2022-10-05

When permafrost melts greenhouse gas emission from arctic lakes increase, as quantified in a new study.

Non-target hunt for hazardous substances in the sea
Published: 2022-10-04

Andriy Rebryk has developed a method for non-target screening for potentially harmful substances.

Reduced climate impact by better insight in life cycle assessment
Published: 2022-10-04

The right tools are key to ensure investment decisions that reduce global emissions, new thesis shows.

New findings of how cells turn independent and regulate functions
Published: 2022-10-03

New thesis shows how cells regulate their protein level and adjust to the environment outside their organism.

Arctic lakes act as “reactors” or “chimneys” for carbon dioxide
Published: 2022-09-27

The period of ice-cover and subsequent ice-melt is important for understanding CO2 emission from arctic lakes.

Energy storage materials built from nano-sized molecular blocks
Published: 2022-09-20

Niobium can be used to design electrochemical energy storage materials, Mark Rambaran's thesis shows.

Design evolution through the martial art of Capoeira
Published: 2022-09-19

Nicholas Torretta draws inspiration from Capoeira to shine a light on power structures in design thinking.

How plants protect themselves from strong light
Published: 2022-09-14

A new study uncovers a new mechanism for how plants protect themselves from strong illumination.

Robots that recognize and express intentions
Published: 2022-09-14

Getting intelligent computer programmes to recognize and express intentions is complex, new thesis shows.

Latest update: 2022-11-03