10 Nov 2025
As part of WISE’s Guest Professor (GP) program — one of our key initiatives to foster international collaboration and enrich student learning — we are delighted to welcome Professor Mette Rica Geiker from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to Chalmers University of Technology.
Picture by Ann-Marie Thoresen at Statens Vegvesen
6 Nov 2025
The inauguration of the WISE Additive node at Linköping University (LiU) took place this week, marking an important milestone in the development of Sweden’s research infrastructure for additive manufacturing and soft electronics for sustainability.
Picture by Thor Balkhed, Linköping University
3 Nov 2025
The Guest Professor (GP) program is one of WISE’s recruitment and outreach activities, designed to foster international research collaborations and support the development of our students.
27 Oct 2025
The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) and the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) have launched a new call for proposals — now open for applications!
23 Oct 2025
“Our society is increasingly dependent on technology. Take smartphones, for example: our entire lives are stored in them. Yet most of us are unaware of how energy-intensive their production processes are, how toxic or scarce some of the materials used in these devices can be, or how poorly many technologies are designed for recycling”, says WISE Guest Professor Federico Rosei at LTU.
22 Oct 2025
The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) seeks a Director of Sustainability to lead and develop the initiative’s strategic sustainability efforts.
20 Oct 2025
“I think it is important to observe and learn from nature. Nature does not waste. What one organism discards, another uses as energy. The key question for us is how we can minimize and reuse our own waste, how we can create more with less”, says WISE Guest Professor Alexander Bismarck from University of Vienna.
16 Oct 2025
We’re thrilled to kick off the WACQT-WISE Pilot Call 2025 with an inspiring webinar.
14 Oct 2025
—Quantum phenomena and materials science have once again demonstrated unique phenomena with the potential to benefit society, says Professor Olle Eriksson at Uppsala University, WISE Co-Director and Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics.
9 Oct 2025
In a world increasingly powered by lithium-ion batteries—from smartphones to electric vehicles—the race is on to find cleaner, smarter ways to recover this critical metal.
Photo taken by Retain.
3 Oct 2025
On 2 October 2025, Chalmers University of Technology officially inaugurated its new additive manufacturing infrastructure: AM@Chalmers and the Chalmers WISE Additive node.
3 Oct 2025
The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) and the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) are launching a new call to spark collaboration at the cutting edge of research.
