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Stockholm University (Swedish: Stockholms universitet) is the state university of Stockholm, Sweden.

Is there nowhere on Earth where the rain would be safe to drink?

An entirely new type of catalyst material made of inexpensive and abundant components to produce carbon-neutral fuels

The search for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence artifacts

Have we reached a tipping point for global plastic pollution?

Speeding up quantum computing paves the way for huge leaps forward in computer processing power

A new material for capturing carbon dioxide is sustainable and has low operating costs

In a joint research study from Sweden, scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and Stockholm University have developed a new material for capturing carbon dioxide. The new material offers many benefits – it is sustainable, has a high capture rate, and has low operating costs. The research has been published in the journal ACS Applied

A new material for capturing carbon dioxide is sustainable and has low operating costs

A neurotoxin that isn’t harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria

UCR identifies new tool to kill mosquitoes Scientists have finally found malaria’s Achilles’ heel, a neurotoxin that isn’t harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria. Nearly half the world’s population lives in areas vulnerable to malaria which kills roughly 450,000 people per year, most of them children and pregnant women. Progress

A neurotoxin that isn’t harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria

Viruses can facilitate the formation of plaques characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease

New research from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet shows that viruses interact with proteins in the biological fluids of their host which results in a layer of proteins on the viral surface. This coat of proteins makes the virus more infectious and facilitates the formation of plaques characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Viruses can facilitate the formation of plaques characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease

A new inflammation inhibitor has been discovered

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an anti-inflammatory drug molecule with a new mechanism of action. By inhibiting a certain protein, the researchers were able to reduce the signals that trigger an inflammation. The study is published in Science and was done in collaboration with the University of

A new inflammation inhibitor has been discovered

The planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance shows several are already crossed

Stratospheric ozone depletion The stratospheric ozone layer in the atmosphere filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. If this layer decreases, increasing amounts of UV radiation will reach ground level. This can cause a higher incidence of skin cancer in humans as well as damage to terrestrial and marine biological systems. The appearance of the Antarctic ozone

The planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance shows several are already crossed

Another milestone on the way to to control aging and age-related diseases

A basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism. The study shows that an increasingly deteriorating communication between the cells’ organelles is an important cause of aging. The discovery is the result of a collaboration between five research groups at the University of Stockholm and

Another milestone on the way to to control aging and age-related diseases

Removing arsenic from contaminated drinking water using moss results in clean useable water

A moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water has been discovered by researchers from Stockholm University. And it happens quickly – in just one hour, the arsenic level is so low that the water is no longer harmful for people to drink. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Pollution. The aquatic

Removing arsenic from contaminated drinking water using moss results in clean useable water

Powerful DNA wire biosensors could measure hundreds of biological processes simultaneously

KTH researchers reported a nanoengineering innovation that offers hope for treatment of cancer, infections and other health problems – conductive wires of DNA enhanced with gold which could be used to electrically measure hundreds of biological processes simultaneously. While DNA nanowires have been in development for some time, the method developed at KTH Royal Institute

Powerful DNA wire biosensors could measure hundreds of biological processes simultaneously

A step towards environmentally friendly pesticides: One hormone to rule them all

Identifying stress hormones in insects can be a step towards environmentally friendly pesticides. Researchers from Stockholm University have discovered that one hormone coordinates the responses to stress in fruit flies. Their study is recently published in the Royal Society journal Open Biology. Animals encounter stress on a daily basis and it can be evoked by

A step towards environmentally friendly pesticides: One hormone to rule them all

New SGU-29 crystal captures carbon from humid gas

A new material with micropores might be a way to fight climate change. Scientists have created crystals that capture carbon dioxide much more efficiently than previously known materials, even in the presence of water. The research was recently published in a report in the scientific journal Science. One way to mitigate climate change could be

New SGU-29 crystal captures carbon from humid gas

Potential for touch screens found at your fingertips

Our sense of touch is clearly more acute than many realize. A new study demystifies the “unknown sense” with first-ever measurements of human tactile perception. In a ground-breaking study, Swedish scientists have shown that people can detect nano-scale wrinkles while running their fingers upon a seemingly smooth surface. The findings could lead such advances as

Potential for touch screens found at your fingertips

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World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
Johnson, a climate, land and policy scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute ... a climate scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia. “There’s very little way we will be able to ...
Artificial intelligence can help us humans vet research papers
Attempts to replicate such results led to a shocking discovery in 2015 that fewer than 40% of papers in peer-reviewed psychology journals could be verified. Similarly dismal findings occurred in ...
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities.
Stockholm’s clampdown on ‘chaotic’ e-scooters
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s $1 billion e-scooter pioneer Voi has a new policy minefield to navigate — in its hometown. Stockholm’s lawmakers have said that by February 1 the number of e-scooters in the city ...
Artificial Intelligence Should Help Vet New Research
Peer review is the gold standard for scientific papers, but maybe there’s a better system just around the corner.

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Artificial intelligence can help us humans vet research papers
Attempts to replicate such results led to a shocking discovery in 2015 that fewer than 40% of papers in peer-reviewed psychology journals could be verified. Similarly dismal findings occurred in ...
Drug Discovery & Development
The Master of Science degree program in Drug Discovery & Development (DDD) offers students the opportunity to understand, evaluate and engage with the entire process of drug discovery and development.
Stockholm’s clampdown on ‘chaotic’ e-scooters
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s $1 billion e-scooter pioneer Voi has a new policy minefield to navigate — in its hometown. Stockholm’s lawmakers have said that by February 1 the number of e-scooters in the city ...
Artificial Intelligence Should Help Vet New Research
Peer review is the gold standard for scientific papers, but maybe there’s a better system just around the corner.
Generous parental leave ‘protects your mental health’
“More generous parental leave policies, with longer length of leave or paid leave, were associated with improved mental health among mothers,” says Amy Heshmati, lead author of the study by the ...