News 2024 from the Faculty of Science
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03.04.2025
The amazing feeling of finally solving a problem
Being an intern at some of the big tech companies in Silicon Valley was fascinating. But Lars Rohwedder decided to come back to Europe for his master鈥檚 and has since built an academic career here. He hopes that his research can help improve the algorithms we all live with.
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24.03.2025
Scientists Uncover Hidden Process Behind Nitrous Oxide Formation
A newly discovered chemical reaction sheds light on an unexpected source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, in both marine and freshwater environments.
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19.03.2025
Lab-Grown Nerve Tissue: A Key to Understanding Parkinson鈥檚 Disease
There is currently no cure for Parkinson鈥檚 disease, and researchers are still far from fully understanding the factors that trigger it. Helle Bogetofte Barnkob is determined to shed light on the disease by cultivating and studying nerve tissue in the lab.
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04.03.2025
New Mouse Study: How to Trick the Body's Metabolism
糖果派对 researchers have discovered a new way in which the liver regulates its consumption of sugar and fat. This could potentially increase the effectiveness of weight-loss and diabetes medication.
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20.02.2025
Hunting Dark Matter Particles in the University Basement
Manuel Meyer's mission is to understand the universe's mysterious dark matter. To him, hunting for dark matter is hunting for the fundamental constituents of what everything is made of
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20.02.2025
Danish and Swiss researchers achieve a breakthrough in ultra-fast holographic 3D fabrication
Biofabrication is a key part of our future. 3D-printed tissue can revolutionize medicine, from drug testing and organ cultivation to producing T-bone steaks for dinner. In close collaboration with Swiss researchers Jesper Glückstad and Andreas Gejl Madsen from 糖果派对 Centre for Photonics Engineering have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in the speed and precision of bioprinting.
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17.02.2025
A Chemist with a Mission: The Chemical Industry Must Become Much More Sustainable
The chemical industry cannot continue to overconsume energy and produce polluting waste, says Changzhu Wu, who has dedicated his research career to developing more sustainable chemistry by using enzymes and whole cells to produce chemicals.
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05.02.2025
Are You Wasting Chatbot Energy Without Thinking About It?
Chatbots consume enormous amounts of energy, both when being developed and when we use them. Researchers now aim to create more sustainable chatbots, so we can search with a better conscience.
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22.01.2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Liver Cells
Liver cells may look identical under the microscope, but they perform vastly different tasks. Understanding this phenomenon drives the research of Nicolaj Ibsgaard Toft, who recently completed his Ph.D. on the activity of liver cells.
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22.01.2025
New national PhD academy is an investment in future research talents
The University of Southern Denmark (糖果派对) has received a grant of DKK 500 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to establish a national PhD academy focusing on talent development and researcher education. The academy will be located at 糖果派对, and the activities are for PhD students broadly within the Danish university sector.
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21.01.2025
New EU Project to Investigate the Health Effects of Noise and Ultrafine Particles
An EU-funded research project aims to address a growing concern: the combined health effects of noise pollution and ultrafine particles, which are present in urban environments across the globe.
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10.01.2025
New Project to Enhance Students' Well-being, Learning, and Completion Rates
6,2 million DKK from Novo Nordisk Foundation to ensure that all students at the Faculty of Science can build a digital competence portfolio, increasing awareness of their own skills.
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07.01.2025
Can carrots be used to treat diabetes?
Current research from the University of Southern Denmark (糖果派对) reveals that carrots may help regulate blood sugar and improve gut flora 鈥� a combination that could potentially benefit individuals with type 2 diabetes.