Research at Uppsala University
Acute sleep loss may alter the way we see others
11 May 2022. A new study from Uppsala University shows that young adults when sleep-deprived evaluate angry faces ...
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Mapping people of the past by means of their bones
9 May 2022. What is the best way to find out about a human being or animal that has been dead for perhaps severa ...
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Are there earthquakes in Sweden?
14 April 2022. On average, a couple of earthquakes occur daily in Sweden. Most of them are so minor as to be detect ...
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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2D magnets for spintronic and magnonic applications
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
For a very long time, magnetic order in two dimensions was not expected to exist. Everything changed just two years ago when the first-ever 2D ferromagnet, a monolayer of CrI3 was obtained. This finding ...
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The 9th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers
Research project from 2015-11-01 to 2015-11-30
The 9th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers (MML2016), takes place at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, during June 20-24 2016, after previous symposia of this series held in 1993 in Kyoto ...
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A unified theory of spin torques for antiferromagnetic spintronics and spin-orbitronics
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Despite being a mature field of research studying of magnetism and spin-dependent phenomena remains one of the most fascinating area in condensed matter physics. Indeed, progress in technological development ...
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Coherent Control of Materials Properties
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Emergent phenomena, such as insulator to metal transitions, magnetism and superconductivity, often occur in materials where many degrees of freedom are strongly coupled to each other. To understand, and ...
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Engineering one-dimensional multiferroic nanostructures and their devices
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Manipulating magnetism electrically is the key to future ultralow power magneto-electronics. After two decades of research in materials called ‘multiferroics’, the magneto-electric (ME) coupling needed ...
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The future of x-ray based spectroscopic techniques
Research project from 2015-11-01 to 2015-11-30
X-ray based spectroscopies are rapidly evolving. This progress is largely driven by the development of novel X-ray sources with dramatic improvement in performance in terms of intensity and time resolution ...
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Functional microfluidics and electrokinetic modulation in transistor-based nano-scale sensors for single molecule analysis
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Effective determination of the size and charge of biological molecules with single molecule resolution is crucial for understanding their dynamic functions, and has important applications ranging from ...
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Towards fundamental understanding of fast antiferromagnetic spintronics
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Antiferromagnetic spintronics holds promise for future spin-based data storage devices because of the intrinsic ultrafast dynamics in antiferromagnets, their abundance in nature, robustness against perturbation ...
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Materials Under Extreme Conditions
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The central goal of this project focuses in research of materials under extreme conditions, such as high pressure, high magnetic field, and low temperatues. The materials covered in this proposal topologically ...
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Nästa generations 2D kristall och nano - magnetiska spinnkretsar
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Graphene, a two dimensional (2D) crystal of carbon atoms, is an outstanding spin transport medium because of its inert nature to electron’s spin. Inspiredby this, recently the PI’s research has demonstrated ...
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Realtidskaraktärisering av struktur- och kompositionsförändringar av ultra-tunna filmer
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
In this project we will apply TOF-MEIS (Time-Of-Flight Medium-Energy Ion Scattering), a novel non-destructive method for near surface analysis and depth profiling at nanometer depth scales, for characterization ...
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Synchrotron spectroscopy for the in situ and operando characterization of thin film solar cells
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
The project aims at a fundamental understanding of the structural, chemical and electronic properties of thin film solar cells in well-defined environments by employing synchrotron spectroscopy. At present ...
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Ultrafast Non-Equilibrium Processes in Magnetic Materials and in Spintronics
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Ultrafast laser control of magnetism is a novel research field which encompasses both basic research and potential applications. Here, ultra-short laser pulses are used to trigger the generation of a spin-reorientation ...
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Research spotlight: The war in Ukraine
Putin’s vision of a conservative orthodox superpower
Following traditional, conservative and Christian Orthodox ideals, in contrast to the “morally adrif ...
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12 million Ukrainians expected to flee to the EU
Some 12 million Ukrainian refugees are expected to come to the EU. It's anticipated that more than o ...
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Mass exodus calls for many health actions
What health measures need implementing for people fleeing from the war in Ukraine? Soorej Jose Putho ...
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Research challenge: Antibiotic resistance
Every day, antibiotics save many lives all over the world. They have become indispensable in all kinds of situations, from basic healthcare to advanced medicine. But what will happen if antibiotics stop working?
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