Nature, Numbers & Technology

UCPH scientists well represented in Nature and Science

The University of Copenhagen has joined the ranks of the top 50 research institutions that publish the highest number of articles in two of the world’s most acclaimed and influential scientific journals.

The right tree for the right place in Africa

A new version of vegetationmap4africa makes it easier to select species for agroforestry and land restoration via web, smart phone and Google Earth…

language technology

Linguists use the Bible to develop language technology for small languages

Linguists from the University of Copenhagen can now produce language technology – based on Biblical verse and Wikipedia articles – for up to 100 small and big languages at the same time.

Life in the soil

Biodiversity belowground is just as important as aboveground

Most of the world’s biodiversity is below ground, but little is known about how it affects ecosystems or how it will be affected by climate change. A new paper by CMEC demonstrates the importance of soil biodiversity fo…

The Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Malaysia

The future survival of the wild Sumatran rhinos now depends entirely on the less than 100 individuals estimated to live in Indonesia and the nine rhinos in captivity.

Quantum technology

Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances!

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where back and forth are not equal distances! Such a system has been a missing component for building quantum photonic circuits…

The population history of Native Americans

There is archaeological evidence of modern humans in the Americas by approx. 15 thousand years ago (KYA). However, there is still debate over exactly when and how many times the ancestors of present-day Native Americans…

Chemistry research

Rock paper fungus: How X-ray imaging of rocks will save papers of the past

Believe it or not: X-ray works a lot better on rocks than on paper. This has been a problem for restorers trying to save historical books and letters from the ravages of time and fungi. They frankly did not know what…

Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate

Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds spread across the globe and block out the Sun, resulting in a colder climate for decades afterwards. Climate researchers hav…

Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation

Astronomers from NBI have observed a super-bright supernova association with a very unusual long lasting gamma-ray burst. Gamma-ray bursts are in rare cases observed in connection with supernovae, which are the

EUROPEAN LANDSCAPES

EU-project prepares “Roadmap” for the sustainable use of European landscapes

What will European landscapes look like in 2040? Researchers from IGN has gone through this question with partners from the EU.

NEW PhD PROJECT

Do children with ADHD benefit from nature?

A new PhD project seeks to investigate whether time in nature can be an effective supplementary treatment for children with ADHD.

Nano technology

Nanowires could be the LEDs of the future

The latest research from the Niels Bohr Institute shows that LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy and provide better light. The researchers studied nanowires using X-ray microscopy and with this method they can…

NATIVE AMERICAN ORIGINS

Kennewick Man: solving a scientific controversy

When Kennewick Man was discovered in 1996 initial cranial analysis suggested that he was a historic-period Euro-American. Later radiocarbon dating of the bones revealed an age of ca. 8,000-9,000 years BP making him…

Risk of major sea level rise in Northern Europe

Global warming leads to the ice sheets on land melting and flowing into the sea, which consequently rises. New calculations by researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute show that the sea level in Northern Europe may ris…

Ice core drilling

New Greenland ice core drilled through the Renland ice cap

An international research team led by the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have drilled an ice core through the ice cap on the Renland peninsula in the Scoresbysund fjord in Eastern Greenland in…

Teacher of the Year Award 2015

Teacher of the Year Award for a chemist... again

The Teacher of the Year at SCIENCE 2015 award has been bestowed upon Associate Professor Michael Pittelkow of the Department of Chemistry. The recipient was selected by a group of students...

BRONZE AGE GENETICS

When modern Eurasia was born

Modern European and Central Asian peoples are genetically speaking not more than a couple of thousand years old.

Savannas effect on CO2

Savannas affect the level of CO2 in the atmosphere

In an article posted in Science, Guy Schurgers from IGN has taken part in research on the impacts of the atmospheric CO2 level.

Young chemist reinvents clean air for industry

A UCPH Department of Chemistry researcher has been awarded the first ever “SCIENCE Business Prize for Young Researchers” for connecting polluters with research-based air purification solutions developed at the Universit…

Chemistry research

Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough

A student at Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen has made a breakthrough for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun, and saving it for a rainy day.

UNDERGROUND CHANNEL

World’s first geoscience video channel

Today sees the launch of the world’s first online video channel focusing on the geosciences.

New blood test can predict future breast cancer

By analysing a simple blood sample, scientists from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in predicting if a woman will get breast cancer within two to five years. The method – a metabolic blood profile – is still…

Liquid water on Mars

Mars might have liquid water

Researchers have long known that there was water in the form of ice on Mars. Now, new research from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity shows that it is possible that there is liquid water close to the surface of Mars.

Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water

Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers the glaciers, so they appear as surface of the…