Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000Innovation/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedAn innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at 51�ؿ�����. /article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:46 +0000/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideProfessor Thoas Fioretos research has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. /article/innovation-happens-edges-0Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:42:44 +0000/article/innovation-happens-edges-0The UNEXPECTED event that took place 1 June in Lund gathered unique and diverse minds and organisations, that exemplifies the dynamism of human creativity. With limitless possibilities that emerge when we break down barriers, we can embrace the unexpected./article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesTue, 30 May 2023 12:37:05 +0000/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industriesPartners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries./article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creativesWed, 08 Feb 2023 15:11:47 +0000/article/new-innovation-policies-will-support-ecosystems-creatives51�ؿ����� and partners have been awarded a grant of € 6 million from the European Commission to develop innovation policies for the cultural and creative industries. New innovation policies are needed to support ecosystems in the sector with better access to funding and incubators so that more ideas can be realised. The ekip project starts 1 June./article/vehicle-communication-rushing-5g-worldMon, 31 May 2021 13:21:58 +0000/article/vehicle-communication-rushing-5g-worldFor ten years, researchers in communications engineering in Lund have worked in close collaboration with Volvo Cars and other vehicle manufacturers to study communication between vehicles. The result is robust communication solutions that function in all surroundings. /article/watch-new-electric-road-offers-flexible-chargingThu, 19 Oct 2017 09:27:11 +0000/article/watch-new-electric-road-offers-flexible-chargingIn recent years, electric roads have emerged as potential alternatives to the heavy and expensive batteries currently needed in electric road vehicles. Now researchers at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden have developed an even smarter technology – that doesn’t require digging up stretches of road to install the system. Instead, a small conductive rail is laid on top of segments of the road. /article/groundbreaking-method-extends-time-frame-when-heart-transplant-possibleTue, 12 Sep 2017 10:41:23 +0000/article/groundbreaking-method-extends-time-frame-when-heart-transplant-possibleA new method in heart transplantation makes it possible to preserve the heart from a donor for a significantly longer time period than was previously possible. A first human operation was conducted at Skåne University Hospital in Sweden last week./article/watch-student-develops-bracelet-personal-safety-alarmThu, 23 Mar 2017 10:43:24 +0000/article/watch-student-develops-bracelet-personal-safety-alarmA bracelet with a unique ”panic grip” - featuring a built-in mobile phone and GPS system - has been developed by a former industrial design student at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden. The device doesn’t require a base station in your home./article/fopo-founder-how-studies-helped-us-become-entrepreneursWed, 12 Aug 2015 09:47:35 +0000/article/fopo-founder-how-studies-helped-us-become-entrepreneursKent Ngo, one of the 51�ؿ����� students who founded FoPo Food Powder, talks about the product and how their studies have helped them launch their own business./article/lund-students-make-top-six-hult-prize-competitionThu, 09 Apr 2015 16:22:59 +0000/article/lund-students-make-top-six-hult-prize-competitionFive 51�ؿ����� students have been declared to be some of the world's brightest business minds, landing a top six position in the prestigious Hult Prize competition in London./article/watch-students-behind-successful-remote-control-app-eye-gamingMon, 23 Feb 2015 09:39:14 +0000/article/watch-students-behind-successful-remote-control-app-eye-gamingA group of 51�ؿ����� students are behind a ’universal remote control’ called Unified Remote, an app that enables you to control your computer with your smart phone. After millions of downloads, they’re now looking at breaking into the the gaming world - by turning your phone into a joystick./article/watch-students-create-gluten-free-banana-flourFri, 06 Feb 2015 12:37:01 +0000/article/watch-students-create-gluten-free-banana-flourFood waste is completely bananas, according to a group of Master’s students in Food Technology at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden. In fact, a significant amount of the 100 million tonnes of bananas produced annually worldwide is discarded before it even reach consumers./article/virtual-sphere-new-touch-free-keyboardMon, 15 Dec 2014 13:31:44 +0000/article/virtual-sphere-new-touch-free-keyboardA group of 51�ؿ����� engineering students have designed a touch-free interface that enables advanced control of digital devices – simply by twisting and tapping an imaginary sphere./article/mapillary-puts-your-photos-mapMon, 03 Nov 2014 09:33:17 +0000/article/mapillary-puts-your-photos-mapMapillary, an app developed by 51�ؿ����� senior lecturer Jan Erik Solem, crowdsources street view images. The company has now joined forces with OpenStreetMap, the world’s biggest free, editable map service./article/solar-energy-can-now-heat-your-showerFri, 03 Oct 2014 09:15:34 +0000/article/solar-energy-can-now-heat-your-showerA simple ”smart control” box invented by a PhD student at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden has made it possible to connect solar panels to your boiler - without making any changes to the existing hot water system. /article/worlds-first-live-concert-3d-printed-bandTue, 23 Sep 2014 11:08:39 +0000/article/worlds-first-live-concert-3d-printed-bandThe first live concert with a band consisting only of 3D-printed instruments has taken place at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden. The band included a drum, keyboard and two guitars, all 3D-printed by 51�ؿ����� professor Olaf Diegel. The band members were students at 51�ؿ�����’s Malmö Academy of Music. /article/buy-lunch-pay-your-handMon, 14 Apr 2014 14:15:28 +0000/article/buy-lunch-pay-your-handPaying for a coffee or lunch by simply scanning your palm still sounds like science fiction to most of us. However, an engineering student at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden has made it happen - making his the first known company in the world to install the vein scanning technique in stores and coffee shops.