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International students gear up for studies in Lund
Hundreds of new international students are being welcomed to Lund and the Faculty of Engineering, LTH. A total of 260 exchange students and 200 Master’s students are getting ready to begin their studies at a world-class university.
World’s first 3D-printed saxophone
A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world’s first 3D-printed saxophone. WATCH: The world’s first 3-D printed saxophone Olaf Diegel, Professor of Product Development at Lund University, developed the prototype in just six months. The saxophone was printed in nylon from 41 different components, weighing less than 25% of a real [...]
Fascinating research at LTH: Atomic physics
Peer into a world that we’ve long since known existed, but have only recently been able to see – the world of the electrons! A world of incredibly small, and speedy, phenomena. Physics professor Anne L’Huillier explores this world with the help of ultra-short camera flashes – attosecond pulses (a billionth of a billionth of a second). Using this [...]
Crowdsourced streetview images using imaging technology developed by LTH
Thanks to image analysis research from LTH, users can now produce their own streetview images in the style of Google Street View. The technology has engendered a company named Mapillary, under development by four entrepreneurs from Skåne and spearheaded by senior lecturer Jan Erik Solem from LTH. He sold his previous company, Polar Rose, to Apple [...]
Modelling language creator
We are encouraged to think outside the box. Yet it can take time before the surrounding world is ready to take on innovative ideas. Hilding Elmqvist, LTH alumnus and creator of a programming language now used by many industrial companies all over the world, knows this only too well. He first presented his ideas in 1978, when he publicly defended [...]
New method for advanced aluminium welding
Aluminium is a lightweight material which is suitable for use in everything from cars to boats and planes. However, one of the problems of this material is that it is hard to join, as traditional welding, for example, does not work. Now researchers from the Departments of Automatic Control and Computer Science at LTH are taking part in the joint [...]
Drying laundry could be bad for your health
Can you become ill from doing laundry? Clothes contain traces of washing powder which are released into the indoor air when they are tumble-dried. Researchers at the Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology at Lund University are investigating how inhaling the particles affects us. The particles we inhale are zeolites, which are used in [...]
German design award for LTH students
Lund University School of Industrial Design was recently honored with a prestigious award at the DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. The award was given in the education category, for four different projects; a bike workshop initiative, a Geiger counter, some LED solutions and Snego building blocks.
100 doctoral theses completed in automatic control
The 100th doctoral thesis has now been produced at the Department of Automatic Control at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering, LTH. This achievement will be marked by exhibiting all the theses - old as well as new – on one wall. Alumni from LTH gathered in the M building in April to celebrate, and got a fresh opportunity to pin up their [...]
Swedish higher education "best in Europe"
Sweden is the top provider of higher education in Europe, second only to the U.S. in the world, a global study has found for the third year running. Sweden's higher education system was also ranked best in the world, when each country’s level of economic development was taken into account.* The ranking of the 50 countries worldwide was done by [...]
Veggies, fruits stay fresh with new freezing method
Imagine a fresh, crunchy salad that has been… frozen and defrosted? A unique method of freezing vegetables and fruit that keeps cells alive has been developed, and patented, at Lund University in Sweden. The researchers say that within a year, fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables could be available in the middle of winter. “When we keep the [...]
Buy lunch, pay with your hand
Paying for a coffee or lunch by simply scanning your palm still sounds like science fiction to most of us. However, an engineering student at Lund University in Sweden has made it happen - making his the first known company in the world to install the vein scanning technique in stores and coffee shops. Fredrik Leifland got the idea for his start-up [...]
Deans’ conference focuses on connection
The ECED, European Convention of Engineering Deans, was organised in April at LTH. For two days, everything from student recruitment to the use of global research facilities was discussed. The main theme was ‟Engineers for a connected world”. In total, around 80 vice-chancellors and deans from around twenty countries visited Lund and LTH. The [...]
How to create the ultimate veggie burger
A group of engineering students at Lund University in Sweden noticed there was a rather lacklustre range of veggie burgers available in supermarkets, despite a growing demand for green products. And sure enough - too many additives, no flavour, and no texture, were common complaints they came across when they asked consumers. WATCH: how to create [...]
New engine could reduce truck emissions
Gasoline in truck diesel engines can give more than 50% efficiency if the combustion process is done correctly WATCH: How a new engine type could improve fuel efficiency A modified diesel engine running on gasoline could be a way of significantly reducing truck emissions, according to research at Lund University in Sweden. New fuel efficiency [...]