Nature, Numbers & Technology

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…

Quantum physics

Super sensitive measurement of magnetic fields in swinging atoms

There are electrical signals in the nervous system, the brain and throughout the human body and there are tiny magnetic fields associated with these signals that could be important for medical science.

Disturbed Ecosystems

Increased sensitivity to climate change in disturbed ecosystems

Plants are particularly sensitive to climatic changes in early life stages and even small climatic changes can cause vegetation shifts.

Habitable planets

Planets in the habitable zone around most stars, calculate researchers

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in our galaxy, the Milky Way. By analysing these planetary systems, researchers from the Australian National University and the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen have…

Research collaboration

Quantum link between QDev in Denmark and QuTech in Holland

The Center for Quantum Devices, QDev at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen and QuTech at Delft University of Technology in Holland have therefore entered into an international partnership in the…

Weights will shed new light on prehistoric trade and economy

How did the introduction of balance weights in Bronze Age Europe and Asia shape the way prehistoric cultures conducted trade? This fundamental question will inform a new groundbreaking ERC-funded research project based…

Physical chemistry

Copenhagen chemists discover an unlikely connection

As with magnets and alternating current, positively charged molecules never aim for one another. Or so chemists used to believe...

CERN starting the LHC accelerator up again to solve new mysteries

The 27 km long subterranean particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is ready to start up again. The LHC is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world. After a break of two…

New research into materials for tooth fillings

Tooth decay is a serious health problem and it is often necessary to repair cavities. Today they often use a composite filling material made of acrylate compounds, as it resembles the colour of the teeth and is…

Research collaboration

Chemistry at the heart of new Danish-Qatari partnership

Faculty of Science Dean John Renner Hansen recently signed an agreement with Qatar University’s College of Arts and Sciences. It is an agreement that Hansen hopes will make it easier to develop the current collaborative…