Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability

The hazardous materials within e-waste can pose severe environmental and health risks if not managed properly. To pave the way for a sustainable future, we need to embrace cutting-edge technologies and innovative approaches.

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Lennart Bergström, WISE-affiliated Professor of Materials Chemistry at Stockholm University, has been awarded the 2025 Staudinger-Durrer Prize by ETH Zurich.

Luleå University of Technology has unveiled one of Northern Europe’s most advanced laboratories, dedicated to the sustainable materials of the future.

Picture taken by Luleå University of Technology.

The fifth seminar in the series: Machine Learning meets Materials Science is coming up on May 8th. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain fresh perspectives, learn foundational AI concepts, and connect with leading minds in materials science and machine learning.

Five large collaborative research projects joining AI and material science have been approved funding. Together, the projects receive 100 MSEK.

“Even after undergoing multiple cycles of degradation and recycling, the recovered devices work just as well and last as long as new ones. This approach is also great for the environment and saves money — it uses 96.6% fewer resources and reduces cancer-related health risks by 68.8%”, says Prof. Feng Gao from Linköping University.

Join us for a WIRA-SuPRA event, Polymer R&D in Sweden.

In a recent Nature Sustainability article, WISE-affiliated researcher and optoelectronics professor at Linköping University, Feng Gao, along with PhD student Muyi Zhang and collaborators, explored the challenges of commercializing next-generation light-emitting diodes (LEDs) known as perovskite LEDs.

Feng Gao, WISE-affiliated professor in optoelectronics at Linköping University, is awarded the prize in physics.

Picture taken by Thor Balkhed, Linköping University.

A successful WISE Dialogue 2025 just wrapped up, bringing together approximately 300 participants from diverse sectors, including leading industry professionals, academic experts, WISE PhD students and Postdocs, as well as representatives from the public sector.