The meeting opened with a welcome from the host university Lund University Vice-Chancellor for Research Infrastructure, Digitalisation and Third-cycle Studies, Viktor Öwall. VR Secretary General for Research Infrastructure, Lisbeth Olsson, presented an overview of the funding landscape for national and international research infrastructure. In a series of talks, the MAX IV Science Directors Marjolein Thunnissen
An enzyme called urocanate reductase may be present in the bacteria that are found in the human gut. The enzyme breaks down urocanic acid, a natural constituent of skin and other tissues of the body, into the metabolite imidazole propionate. The metabolite has been linked to diabetes and other diseases. The user team from Lund
Dr Kim Cuong Le from the Division of Combustion Physics at Lund University is conducting one of the first experiments using the new Aerosol Sample Delivery System. She works on setting up flames that will generate soot particles which are led through a pipe into the experiment chamber and investigated using the X-ray beam from
Matrix of existing capabilities for sustainability The WISE materials science initiative with six university partners is funded with 3 billion Swedish kronor over 12 years from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and started as a way for Sweden to contribute to a sustainable future and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. WISE has defined a
The fluid in your gastrointestinal tract is a complex soup of biomolecules. When you take a pharmaceutical drug, the biomolecules may stick to its surface and alter how it’s dissolved and taken up by the body at a certain pH. Such effects need to be understood and taken into account when producing pharmaceuticals. But it’s
Semiconductor materials are used in electronic devices because of their unique electrical properties. III-V semiconductor materials consist of elements from the third and fifth columns of the periodic table. When a III-V semiconductor is heated above a specific temperature, the fifth column element will evaporate, leaving droplets of the third column material and even moving
Noble metals, such as palladium, used in catalytic converters are expensive. Therefore, dispersing small amounts of the metal on top of cheaper support particles is a cost-effective way of cleaning vehicle exhaust. In state-of-the-art catalytic processes, only single noble metal atoms are used on the support particle surface. However, the size effect of the support
Professor Per-Olof Nilsson, a colleague and friend to us at MAX IV, passed away at age 84. As a PhD and later professor at Chalmers with a great interest in synchrotron-based research, Per-Olof Nilsson played a major role as initiator and facilitator of MAX-lab, which became MAX IV, as a national facility. He sent in
Olof Karis, former Interim Director of MAX IV, has been appointed as the Director of MAX IV following an open recruitment process and the recommendation of the MAX IV Board. The decision was made by the Vice-Chancellor of Lund University, the host university for MAX IV. MAX IV, Sweden’s synchrotron, is fully operational with 16
Gel baserad på matavfall kan skydda tjocktarmen I global livsmedelsproduktion går en tredjedel av den råvara som används till spillo varje år. Forskare vid KTH har funnit ett nytt användningsområde för den del av maten som annars skulle gå förlorad. Uppfinningen är en gel baserad på majsfibrer som bland annat skulle kunna ingå i mat