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A gas turbine is a combustion engine that can convert fuel to mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for producing electric power and generating thrust in a jet aircraft. We are all well familiar with climate change, global warming and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases. The use of hydrogen in the process industry, e.g., for steel production, in the power industry for electric

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/hydrogen-operation-siemens-industrial-gas-turbines - 2026-10-09

We are working in close collaboration with neuroscientists from the B.R.A.I.N.S unit at the Biomedical Center to develop techniques for 3D imaging of cleared mouse brain tissue. These techniques will assist their research on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Clearing of tissue have become increasingly popular within the neuroimaging community over the last decade, as it offers researchers the n

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/advanced-microscopy-imaging-whole-mouse-brains-3d - 2026-10-09

Our group works with medical laser diagnostics, specifically aimed at monitoring of oxygen in lungs using the GAs in Scattering Media Absorption Spectroscopy (GASMAS) technique. This has found successful application in the monitoring of the lung function for preterm infants, where careful monitoring of spatially distributed oxygen content can lead to optimal respiratory support and prompt detectio

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/monitoring-oxygen-lungs-using-light-amplification-suggested-thesis-project - 2026-10-09

Imagine you had to get surgery due to esophagus cancer. Initially, you seem to recover well, but suddenly you are rushed to emergency surgery. The wound has failed to heal and the inflammation has caused severe, life-threatening sepsis. What if this could have been prevented? What if your doctors could have seen the problem in the wound days before the severe problem occurred, and been able to fix

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/method-measuring-healing-after-surgery - 2026-10-09

How can we stop global warming? Simple: we need to stop burning fossil fuels. Unfortunately, it is difficult to replace fossil fuels in all parts of society. In this project, we develop laser techniques that can help us understand the how energy is produced when different things burn, which will help developing new, clean biofuels. There are some areas in society where burning things is the best/e

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/lasers-will-help-us-discover-fuels-tomorrow - 2026-10-09

Most milk powders you buy have been produced through spray drying. This means that the milk after some preprocessing is injected under high-pressure through a small hole into a warm room. Then almost instantly, the liquid evaporates leaving the powder. The final product now has a longer shelf life, lower transport weight and can be stored in room temperature. However it is a very energy consuming

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/improving-food-spray-drying-tetra-pak - 2026-10-09

Ever since it was invented in the 1960s, the laser has found new areas of use, and is today very useful in research, industry and society. In most laser applications, for example material processing, the laser can be placed very close to the area to be processed. However, there are many important application areas where this is problematic. For example, if you want to use the laser to study an are

https://www.combustionphysics.lu.se/article/backward-lasing-breakthrough-remote-sensing - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 2021 Tage Erlander visiting professorship has been awarded Beth Parker, professor in hydrogeology at Guelph University, Canada. During her time in Sweden, professor Beth Parker will be active mainly at Lund University. https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/decisions/2020-05-28-tage-erlander-visiting-profe

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/beth-parker-2021-tage-erlander-visiting-professor-will-work-department-geology - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.   Daniel Conley is investigating the seas of ancient times. His sights are set on finding a moment in time when the chemistry of the oceans changed completely, when the diatoms became common, which changed the Earth's ecosystem. In addition to be a major food source, the algae absorb large quantities of silicon from t

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-investigating-seas-ancient-times - 2026-10-09

Jämfört med andra flyttfåglar följer tornseglare ett mycket ovanligt mönster när de flyttar från häckningsområdena i Europa till övervintringsplatserna söder om Sahara. Det konstaterar forskare i en stor internationell studie som pågått i elva år och där de även upptäckt skillnader i storlek och antal ungar beroende på var i Europa tornseglarna häckar. Forskarna har följt 102 tornseglare (Apus apu

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-kartlagger-unik-kedjeflytt-i-luften - 2026-10-09

Forskare vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet och biologiska institutionen i Lund får 28,6 miljoner kronor från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse för att undersöka mikro- och nanostruktur hos fossila växter från dinosauriernas tid och ge svar på hur de skiljer sig ifrån, men även liknar, dagens växter. Forskarna kommer speciellt att fokusera på växternas överlevnadsförmågor i samband med katastrofala

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/286-miljoner-att-studera-vaxters-overlevnadsstrategier - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The annual dendrochronological conference TRACE 2021 (Tree-Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) has for the first time ever been hosted by a University in Scandinavia. The event, which due to the Corona pandemic was virtual, had 273 participants from 37 countries. During the days before and after the confere

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/annual-dendrochronological-conference-trace-2021-tree-rings-archaeology-climatology-and-ecology-has - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As of 17 August Lund University will initiate a stepwise return to campus-based work and education, provided that conditions allow with regards to the pandemic. The current decisions by the Vice Chancellor on June 17 and the Dean of the Faculty of Science on  June 23 provide a time table for the return to campus. Gene

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/return-campus-based-activities - 2026-10-09

Svålen på julskinkan är bättre än saffransgula lussekatter. Det säger Andreas Nord om vad som är bra respektive mindre bra fågelmat i vinterkylan. Det är en myt att saffransbullar dödar fåglar. Långt innan mängden saffran blir dödlig har fåglarna blivit mätta och slutat äta. Det berättar Andreas Nord apropå det seglivade påståendet att saffran är jättefarligt för fåglar och att de kan dö av små mä

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/andreas-tipsar-om-julgottis-faglar - 2026-10-09

Fjärilarnas vingar är unikt stora och breda i förhållande till resten av kroppen jämfört med vingarna hos andra flygande insekter och hos fåglar. Nu har forskare vid Lunds universitet studerat aerodynamiken när fjärilarna flyger. Resultaten förklarar nyttan med den extrema vingformen och de flexibla vingarna och kan komma till användning vid tillverkning av små drönare. Lundaforskarna har i detalj

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/fjarilens-vingslag-overraskar-forskare - 2026-10-09

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har upptäckt hur svampar besitter individuella karaktärsdrag, och hur deras hyfer (enskilda svamptrådar i jorden) beter sig på olika sätt när de utforskar och tar sig fram genom jordens mikroskopiska labyrinter. Undersökningarna har gjorts i laboratorium och de underjordiska gångarna har tillverkats syntetiskt av silikonpolymer. I mikroskop har forskarna kunnat följa

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/militarer-ormar-och-maratonlopare-i-svamparnas-varld - 2026-10-09

Världens största fågel, strutsen, får stora problem att fortplanta sig när temperaturen stiger eller sjunker 5 grader eller mer från idealtemperaturen 20 °C. Det skriver forskare vid Lunds universitet i en artikel i Nature Communications. Forskarnas resultat visar att strutshonan lägger upp till 40 procent färre ägg om temperaturen varit ojämn dagarna innan äggläggning. Både hanarnas och honornas

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/varldens-storsta-fagel-hotas-av-temperaturforandringar - 2026-10-09

Present-day biodiversity is the result of millions of years of evolutionary change. Although we can trace back in time most of the major organismal groups using fossils, the very origin of these clades is generally deemed impossible to grasp, hampering our understanding of what drives evolutionary innovations. An international team of paleontologists, including Mats Eriksson and Johan Lindgren, re

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/brittle-star-fossils-provide-insights-when-how-and-why-major-evolutionary-change-occurs-earth - 2026-10-09

Ancient ice reveals mysterious solar storm

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/ancient-ice-reveals-mysterious-solar-storm - 2026-10-09

"Volcanic temperature changes modulated volatile release and climate fluctuations at the end-Triassic mass extinction" Authors: Kunio Kaiho, Daisuke Tanaka, Sylvain Richoz, David S. Jones, Ryosuke Saito, Daichi Kameyama, Masayuki Ikeda, Satoshi Takahashi, Md. Aftabuzzaman, Megumu Fujibayashi Journal: Earth and Planetary Science Letters DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117364

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/sylvain-richoz-co-author-article-about-how-low-temperature-volcanism-can-also-trigger-mass - 2026-10-09