Vigorous construction activity in Stockholm Center.
Photo: Denny Lorentzen
The increasing need for rapid readjustments, renewal, innovation, adaptation to climate changes and restructuring demands a creative, effective, and sensitive construction sector. At the same time, the sector has a tradition of crafts and local roots, and is characterised by weak innovative capacity and limited competition. Changed structures and conditions are needed. Read more »
This building at Chalmers will be a test bed for nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology is often associated with IT, with advanced pharmaceuticals or with nasty science fiction visions where monsters created by humans run amok. But now more and more people are beginning to see the opportunities in associating nanotechnology with its use in the construction sector. But what about the risks? Read more »
A recent study of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, identifies key strategies for shifting towards ecosystem-based management of large scale seascapes. The study shows the importance of leadership and strategies for responding to signals of change before ecosystem collapse occurs. Read more »
How do investors regard sustainability? How do property valuers judge the value of energy efficient buildings? These are critical issues for the sustainable city. It is not until decision makers in actual practice change their decision base that there will be a substantive change towards the sustainable city. Read more »
Compact city or urban sprawl? Trans-sectoral processes, Health and quality of life, Climate change and risks. These are the four most important urban research themes “voted” for by the 13 countries that participate in Urban-net. Read more »
Women of childbearing age are usually warned about eating salmon and other fatty fish from the Baltic Sea. Researchers now want to warn men also. If they have a certain set of genes, their sperm count will be 40% lower because of environmental contaminants in the sea. Read more »
The Swedish research councils Formas, Fas, Vinnova and the Science Council shared a stand in Barcelona in July 2008, during the European Science Open Forum, ESOF. The well placed and well attended Swedish stand concentrated on Health. Read more »
Twenty Swedish research environments receive MSEK 5-10 annually in Linnaeus grants. The selected environments comprise medicine, natural and technical sciences, humanities and social sciences. Most of the money goes to the University of Lund. Read more »
Nine projects related to environmental technology will receive MSEK 42 over three years. Energy intelligent windows, residual products in the paper and pulp industry, and more effective biogas, are some of the areas of research involved. Read more »
OneGeology is a global geological map of high quality on the Internet. It was launched in August 2008 when the 33rd Geological Congress was held in Oslo. The Swedish Geological Survey is contributing geological information to OneGeology and is coordinating the work of the Nordic countries. Read more »