For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signalling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, researchers at Linköping University have used organic electronics based on conductive plastics. 🧪 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Linköping University is the most prominent research environment in the world when it comes to football injury research. #AcademicSky This is according to a new international study that analysed more than 2,800 scientific publications dating from 1904 to 2025. 👇

Using a so-called digital twin, it is possible to predict with greater precision than at present how much alcohol a person has consumed and at what time. 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Researchers at Linköping University have created a gel containing live cells that can be 3D printed into a skin transplant. This technology may lead to new ways to treat burns and severe wounds.

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Is scarless healing (with functioning hair follicles, sweat glands and nerve endings) possible? Scientists are using bioink and 3D printers to find out. ✍️ Andrea Teagle: knowmag.org/4fQcGqP

Wallenberg Clinical Scholar Markus Heilig @liu.se is pursuing new lines of research to develop more treatment options for #addictivedisorders But he also emphasizes the importance of disseminating and understanding that #addiction is a disease in which brain function is altered. tinyurl.com/52cp2fac

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Wallenberg Clinical Scholar Markus Heilig is pursuing new lines of research to develop more treatment options for addictive disorders. But he also emphasizes the importance of disseminating and unders...

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What can a hidden language tell us about freedom, identity and survival? Burak Alp Çakar, PhD at Department of Culture and Society, is studying Lubunca and explores the emancipatory power of words and how they can empower, protect and keep communities alive. #science 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Further development of a 60-year-old technique for measuring nerve pain may lead to a better understanding of #fibromyalgia, #rheumatism and #migraine. Wallenberg Clinical Scholar Håkan Olausson @liu.se is one of the few who have mastered the technique. #research #medicine tinyurl.com/3aybc28c

Using an old method to understand chronic pain | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Further development of a 60-year-old technique for measuring nerve pain may lead to a better understanding of fibromyalgia, rheumatism and migraine. Wallenberg Clinical Scholar Håkan Olausson is one o...

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Great to be back at @universeum.bsky.social for the opening of the new @liu.se Visualization Center C production “Once Upon the Moon.” liu.se/en/news-item...

What is data? How is it created? Can it be objective? These are theoretical questions that interest Professor @MiriahMeyer. But as AI development accelerates, she also wants to contribute practical knowledge that enables us to shape a better future. 👉 liu.se/en/news-item... #academicsky

#Semiconductors are a cornerstone of all electronics around which the modern world revolves. But they need to become much more energy efficient. Researchers at two Swedish universities are now investigating whether semiconductor materials with ultra-wide band gaps could be the solution.

The large-scale investments of the tech giants are creating conflict, and an important question emerges: who has priority access to our electricity? “Should electricity go to hospitals and homes or to generating AI images?” asks LiU researcher Julia Velkova. liu.se/en/news-item... #academicsky

The battle for power – who has the right to our electricity?

Wind farms rising like the Eiffel Tower, data centres consuming as much power as entire regions and municipalities feeling like pawns in a global game. The large-scale investments  are creating confli...

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LiU professor Anders Ynnerman has been granted his own asteroid. 🌍 #space 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

#Sustainability is at the center in the research program Wallenberg Initiative Material Science for Sustainability (WISE). The #research is focused at sustainable materials, manufacturing processes and circularity – reuse. #science #materialsscience @liu.se tinyurl.com/yn5hu99h

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“Sustainability is at the center of everything we do. Our research focuses on some of the greatest challenges of our time – such as how we extract raw materials, use energy, deal with emissions and re...

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Where parents live influences housing choices and segregation for their adult children. This is shown by new research from Linköping University. Early decisions about housing and municipal services can affect long-term patterns of segregation. #sociology 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

HIV exhausts the body’s immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. 🧪 Researchers from Linköping University have conducted cell studies showing that an existing medication restores immune cell function. 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Researchers at Linköping University have shown how two important cancer-related proteins can be prevented from collaborating. The discovery, published in @natcomms.nature.com shows the way towards future medications to combat e.g. neuroblastoma in children. 🧪 #cancer 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Open-plan offices entail a clearly increased risk of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office or sharing with just a few colleagues. This is shown in research from Linköping University. #AcademicSky 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

AI is transforming education, but it also places new demands on the role of teachers. To address this, a new lab for AI and simulation has been established, where teachers can practice handling complex teaching situations in a controlled environment. #AcademicSky 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

HIV exhausts the body’s immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University have conducted cell studies showing that an existing medication restores immune cell function. 🧪⚕️ liu.se/en/news-item...

Existing medication can restore HIV-affected immune cells

HIV exhausts the body’s immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University have conducted cell studies showing that an existing medication...

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Early hydrocortisone treatment of extremely premature babies increases their chances of survival without lung disease, according to a study led by Linköping University. 🧪 👉: liu.se/en/news-item...

Researchers have demonstrated that the properties of the perovskite family of materials can be used to create quantum bits. The findings pave the way for more affordable materials in future #quantumcomputers #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation @liu.se tinyurl.com/4c4n5mwj

Qubits created using unexpected materials

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the properties of the perovskite family of materials can be used to create so-called quantum bits. The findings pave the way for more affordable ...

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With the help of machine learning, an electronic “nose” can detect early signs of ovarian cancer in blood. The method is highly precise and, according to the researchers, could in the long term be used to identify multiple types of cancer. 🧪 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

New interdisciplinary research is exploring how organic electronics can be used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.The goal is to develop soft, biointegrated electrodes that can interact with the brain in a less invasive way — building on already promising results.🧪 👉 liu.se/en/news-item...

Open-plan offices entail a clearly increased risk of workplace bullying compared with employees having their own office or sharing with just a few colleagues. This is shown in research from Linköping University. #psychsci 🧪 👉 liu.se/en/news-item/...

Big news for future tech in Sweden! The ELLIIT programme has awarded funding to 25 new research projects addressing key technological challenges, including efficient 6G, advanced robotics, and the evolving interaction between humans and machines. Read more: liu.se/en/news-item... #Academicsky

This year’s Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry, reviewed by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social, is awarded to LiU Professor Simone Fabiano. His research focuses on organic semiconductors and how so‑called doping can improve conductivity and yield new properties. 🧪 liu.se/en/news-item... #AcademicSky

Using #machinelearning, researchers from 🇸🇪 @liu.se have trained an electronic 👃 nose to detect early signs of #ovariancancer in the blood. The method is precise and could eventually be used to find many different types of #cancer, the researchers say.

Electronic nose uses AI to “smell” ovarian cancer

Method could be adapted to detect other types of cancer as well, the researchers hope

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AI can be used to provide a more precise time of death, which can be crucial in e.g. murder investigations. The method was developed by researchers at Linköping University and the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine. 🧪 👉 liu.se/en/news-item... #forensics #medsky

Big news for tiny patients: Early hydrocortisone helped more extremely preterm babies survive without chronic lung disease - with no uptick in serious side effects in routine neonatal care. 🧪 Quick read from Linköping University 👇 liu.se/en/news-item...