Nature and Environment
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Alternativt Nobelpris till forskare på Mittuniversitetet
Forskning som visar att fruktflugor av kvinnligt kön utsöndrar så starkt doft att vinexperter kan lukta sig till en enda fluga i ett vinglas har blivit...
Forests are protected from moose and field mouses with poison-free methods
Matilda Lindmark is PhD student at Mid Sweden University. Her research area is forest damage caused by moose and field mouses. Moose and field mouses are...
Yeast fungi can contribute to the production of biodiesel and fatty acids
In the GreenPro project we study and develop green products from the forest industry in a lab scale. The goal is to transform different residues from forest...
Treesearch Science Fair in Stockholm
Treesearch arranged a Science Fair on May 31, 2018 in Stockholm. Nassima El Miri, Rana Alimohammadzadeh and Lisa Goclik joined the Fair and presented...
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Biobased cellulose for future needs
02 May - 2018Malin From is industrial PhD student in FORIC research school at FSCN research centre Mid Sweden University. She is working on regeneration of cellulose...
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Unique measuring methods helps us understand the insects chemical communication signals
24 April - 2018With the help of new advanced equipment we can understand the languages of the insects and develop environmentally friendly methods of control against...
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Lic seminar with Hafizur Rahman
22 March - 2018On March 22 Hafizur Rahman presented his Licentiate Thesis called Modified Kraft Pulping to Produce a Softwood Pulp Requiring Less Energy in Tissue...
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FORIC start for new PhD Students
14 February - 2018On February 8-9 2018 our new PhD students in FORIC gathered with their supervisors to start their research projects. The new PhD students are Malin Fro...
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Odours as a weapon against damage to forests
13 December - 2017Is it possible to communicate with a 5 mm long creature by means of odour? Is it possible to make elks eat only a certain part of young pine trees? If you...
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Cellulose replaces plastic in future packaging materials
12 December - 2017RISE PFI, Mid Sweden University and MoRe Research are the main actors of the newly launched Interreg project PlastiCel. The project aims to...
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Final Symposium for e2mp
21 September - 2017On September 19-20 2017 we gathered with partner companies and funders to discuss and evaluate results from the research program e2mp - energy efficiency...
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Juha Fiskari is new professor in chemical engineering
07 September - 2017Juha Fiskari is new professor in chemical engineering, chemical pulping processes, at research centre FSCN. He started to work part time for Mid...
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Paper-based supercapacitors can reduce material costs with 90 percents
05 September - 2017Paper-based, environmentally friendly supercapacitors reduce material costs by 90 percent compared to today's technology. This shows a new Doctoral Thesis...
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Sven Norgren in Almedalen
05 July - 2017Our researcher Sven Norgren gave a seminar about paper to replace plasticbags in Almedalen. The title of the seminar was; "Kan morgondagens plastpåse...
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New technology makes the paper industry more efficient
30 June - 2017A unique study shows energy savings of 25 percent using smart process optimization. Our research group High yield pulping technology is now finalizing...
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Funding for research on harvesting windpower and organic chemistry
28 June - 2017New funding for research in wind power and organic chemistry. Our researchers Renyun Zhang and Jonas Örtegren have got funding from J. Gust. Richert Stifel...
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Funding for research in collaboration with BioBusiness Arena
27 June - 2017Our researchers Kaarlo Niskanen, Bo Westerlind and Ran Duan have got funding from EU regional development fund for research on paper to replace plastic...
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SEK 9,3 million for research in biogas
22 June - 2017Our researchers Ulf Söderlind and Wennan Zhang will get funding from EU regional development fund for research in biogas. Climate targets develops the repl
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SEK 13 million for research on forest damages
21 June - 2017In the light of ongoing climate change, we need to strengthen forestry in the region so that raw material supply is not threatened by increasing forest...
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Licentiate Seminar with Jonas Johansson
15 June - 2017Jonas Johansson presented his licentiate thesis called; "The Swedish durable wood materials market - industry structure and consumer perceptions"....