New beamline at MAX IV to contribute to sustainable materials and green technology

MAX IV is awarded 200 million SEK from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and WISE to construct and establish a 3D imaging X-ray technology aimed at studying and developing advanced materials for the transition to a sustainable society.

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SEK 200 million for new research initiative on metabolism and obesity

Metabolism and obesity are the focus of a major research initiative by the University of Gothenburg and AstraZeneca, with the support of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Region Västra Götaland. The initiative includes a newly established professorship and research group with a total budget of SEK 200 million over ten years, starting in 2026.

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"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.

Photo Johan Gunséus
A better understanding of plant development is needed for scientific progress in many fields, but much remains unknown about the complicated processes that govern the fate of plant cells. With the help of curiosity, thorough knowledge and ground-breaking methods, Stéphanie Robert and her colleagues intend to explore how the intricate interplay between plant cells determines their identity.
Photo Johan Gunséus
Wallenberg Scholar Oliver Billker is heading a groundbreaking research project on the malaria parasite and its complex interaction with the mosquitoes that spread it.

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Photo Johan Wingborg
Elin Esbjörner and her research team have an ambitious vision: to create a unique tool to study exosomes – important cell messengers – in a completely new way.
Photo Magnus Bergström
Wallenberg Scholar Olle Inganäs is developing materials for the batteries of the future,
based on raw materials from forests and oceans and readily available metals.
The goal is the stationary storage of energy on a large scale at wind farms or solar power plants, for example, using rechargeable batteries that are safe, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable.