Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability

Join us at WISE Networking Days 2026 on November 23-24 in Göteborg!

Discover how cutting-edge materials research can open new pathways towards a more sustainable future

“One of our most important sustainability goals is to remove PFAS from electrochemical technologies. Finding alternatives is an important challenge, and one where WIRA-SET can make a real contribution”, says Pawel Jerzy Wojcik, Managing Director and Chief Engineer at redox.me and coordinator of WIRA-SET.

As part of our interview series leading up to WISE Networking Days 2026, we meet Klara Helstad, who works with research and innovation funding for the energy and climate transition.

Could crystals far smaller than a grain of sand help convert sunlight into useful fuels and chemicals? At Lund University, WISE Fellow Maning Liu and his group are developing lead-free nanocrystals to bring that possibility closer. Their aim is to create materials that are both highly effective and environmentally responsible.

“I am deeply honored to receive an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University, an institution with a remarkable history of scientific discovery and academic excellence”, says Prof. Shao-Horn.

With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers at Linköping University have found previously overlooked occurrences of the 2D materials MXenes in older databases.

The researchers thought gold particles would make electronic components emit more light. Instead, they discovered an unexpected effect that could be important for the future of organic electronics.

Professor Johanna Rosén of Linköping University will become Director of the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) on 1 January 2027, succeeding Professor Magnus Berggren, who will take up the role of Executive Director of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

As part of our interview series leading up to WISE Networking Days 2026, we meet Robert Pederson, Manager of Manufacturing and Materials at GKN Aerospace’s Global Technology Center in Trollhättan, to discuss materials innovation, industry–academia collaboration and the future of sustainable aerospace.