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Chemistry breakthrough sheds new light on illness and health

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:15:00 +0200

Danish chemistry researchers set to revolutionize medical imaging. If only someone would use their invention....

Today's global warming follows more than 1000 years of colder climates

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:30:00 +0200

A new international study of past climate shows that the global temperature was getting colder and colder...

Researchers close to finding habitable planets

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0200

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute and Aarhus University are part of a team that has discovered...

Most distant Type Ia supernova observed

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:45:00 +0200

In the quest to find the most distant supernova, researchers have broken the record and observed a supernova...

New centre to focus on harvest and storage of solar energy

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:45:00 +0200

Paint which combines the properties of solar cells and batteries is the ultimate goal for chemist Morten...

They swam north to survive

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0200

Many of the large land mammals, such as mammoths and woolly rhinos, didn’t survive the last ice-age....

Darwinian Evolution of new Chemistry and Nano-Medicine

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0200

An entirely new way of thinking about pharmaceuticals – this is the goal of Morten Meldal...

Nanowire solar cells raises efficiency limit

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0100

Scientists from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institut have shown that a single nanowire...

Planck satellite explores the infancy of the universe

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:45:00 +0100

Using new data from the Planck satellite, researchers can now show that the universe is not expanding...

Monster from the deep hits the surface

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The giant squid is one of the most enigmatic animals on the planet. It is extremely rarely seen, except....

More hurricane surges in the future

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0100

How many extreme storm surges like that from Hurricane Katrina, which hit the U.S. coast in 2005, will...

Volunteer divers benefit marine research

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0100

Many volunteer SCUBA divers collect data on the marine environment every year. Now research shows that...

Danish crystal gazer to show way from garbage to fuel

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0100

Turning inedible plant waste into fuel is desirable. Unfortunately it’s fiendishly difficult. Now...

Eco-friendly use and throw-away electronics via carbon chemistry

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0100

Would you like a t-shirt that can go on Facebook? A TV screen that can be rolled up and taken to the...

New inventive professor in atmospheric chemistry

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:15:00 +0100

A popular instructor doing exciting and useful chemistry – Matthew Stanley Johnson has just been...

Pregnant mothers' blood pressure may affect future health of children

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:45:00 +0100

Up to 10% of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchersfrom...

Climate trick kills climate controversy

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0100

Volcanoes are well known for cooling the climate. But just how much and when has been a bone of contention....

University of Copenhagen climate change programme to tackle interdisciplinary complexities

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:15:00 +0100

University of Copenhagen will launch an entirely new international climate change programme that will...

Researchers explode widespread myths about obesity

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:45:00 +0100

Many people believe that slow weight loss, sex and breastfeeding prevent and relieve obesity. But these...

Prominent research prize to macroecologist

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:30:00 +0100

Professor Carsten Rahbek from Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen, receives this year’s...

Big grant for young researcher to uncover the history of species communities

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0100

Life on Earth is organized into different animal and plant communities, but how this organization takes...

Professor Carsten Rahbek appointed President-elect

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0100

The International Biogeography Society has appointed Professor Carsten Rahbek, director of the Center...

Professor Ignacio Cirac receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:15:00 +0100

Ignacio Cirac is being awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour in recognition of his truly outstanding...

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receives Berlingske Foundation Award of Honour

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0100

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Professor and Leader of the Centre for Ice and Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute,...

Groundbreaking air-cleaner saves polluting industrials

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:15:00 +0100

An aircleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove difficult...

Danish chemist aims to bring supermolecules to the world

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:15:00 +0100

With applications spanning from non-shrink dental fillings to DNA-drugs the so-called dendrimers are...

Fellow of Geological Society of America

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:30:00 +0100

Associate Professor in Geophysics, dr.scient. Irina Artemieva, section of Geology (Department of...

Prize for Best Danish Research Result 2012 goes to SCIENCE

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100

A new biotechnological method that makes it possible to remove toxic substances from plant seeds developed...

Prestigious EU grants awarded to three SCIENCE professors

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:15:00 +0100

Three professors from SCIENCE have this year been awarded the highly prestigious ERC Advanced Grant from...

Drought in the Horn of Africa delays migrating birds

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:00:00 +0100

The drought last year in the Horn of Africa caused the extremely late arrival into northern Europe...

Solar system's birth record revised

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:30:00 +0100

New research suggests that our solar system is not quite as special as once believed.

Glowing DNA invention points towards high speed disease detection

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0200

Many diseases, including cancers, leave genetic clues in the body just as criminals leave DNA at the...

Monumental chemistry textbook issued by University of Copenhagen researchers

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +0200

No matter where you live, chemistry is unavoidable. From the centre of the earth to the upper reaches...

New Professor in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Christopher Rensing has recently started as Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology...

The mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:45:00 +0200

With the latest observations from the Planck satellite, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among...

New Danish fungal species discovered

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0200

A new fungal species has been discovered in Denmark during a mushroom-hunting tour headed by postdoc...

Botanical Garden - renewed and beautified

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0200

From 2009 to 2012 the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen has been transformed, and now it appears more beautiful...

New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0200

Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity...

Morten Pejrup - SCIENCE's new associate dean for research

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0200

61-year-old geography professor, Morten Pejrup, has been appointed as new Associate Dean for Research...

New research centre to create sustainable agriculture and forestry systems

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:45:00 +0200

The University of Copenhagen opens an interdisciplinary research centre which will bring together research...

Key to burning fat faster discovered

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0200

Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease ranging from stroke and...

Warming and melting on top of the Greenland ice sheet

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:45:00 +0200

On top of the approximately 3 km thick ice sheet in Greenland the temperature is normally around minus...

Aerial photos reveal dynamic ice sheet

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:00:00 +0200

Despite the current and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, it remains far from certain just when...

Gene technology helps deceive greedy pest insects

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0200

New research has helped develop a method to deceive the greedy diamond-back moth, which could help...

Rise in temperatures and CO2 follow each other closely in climate change

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:15:00 +0200

New research from the Niels Bohr Institute indicates that, contrary to previous opinion, the rise in...

LMC will be closed from New Year

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:30:00 +0200

The partners behind LMC (Centre for Advanced Food Studies ) have agreed to close down LMC with effect...

The Clovis First Theory is put to rest at Paisley Caves

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0200

New international research shows that people of another culture were present concurrently or even previous...

Millions of diabetics could die of tuberculosis

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00:00 +0200

Recent research demonstrates that the risk of tuberculosis breaking out is four times as likely if a...

Breakthrough - the Higgs is found

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:15:00 +0200

So there it is – the Higgs, the mysterious particle that causes all things to have a mass. After...

Ph.D. "Oscar" for Copenhagen Chemist

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:30:00 +0200

Springer Thesis Award 2012 goes to recent PhD graduate of the Department of Chemistry, University...

Planets can form around different types of stars

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0200

New research from NBI, among others, shows that small planets can form around very different types of...

Breaking the limits of classical physics

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Researchers from NBI have made a simple experiment that demonstrates that nature violates common sense....

New understanding of terrestrial formation has significant and far reaching future implications

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0200

While plate tectonics can shed light on processes up to 3 billion years ago, the theory isn’t...

Prestigious prize for mathematical achievement

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:45:00 +0200

Professor Ib Madsen is one of the world’s leading researchers within pure mathematics. The Ostrowski...

Glacier-fed river systems threatened by climate change

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0100

As glaciers vanish due to global warming, so will those species dependent upon the icy runoff. The alarming...

New Danish centre to explore the Earth's interior

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:30:00 +0100

To solve the mantle plume mystery Professor Hans Thybo and colleagues will lower advanced seismographic...

The Blue Planet's new water budget

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Stanford have examined 3.8 billion year old minerals from...

Sturdy Scandinavian conifers survived Ice Age

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0100

New research shows that some Scandinavian conifers survived the inhospitable ice age climate likely for...

The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100

University of Copenhagen leaves imprint on new UN panel in effort to preserve world nature.

A lake fauna in a shot-glass

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:15:00 +0100

Danish research team leads the way for future biodiversity monitoring using DNA traces in the environment...