News

20 Sep 2024

Structural batteries: promoting sustainable advances in automobile design

In a recent publication in Advanced Materials WISE researcher, Prof. Leif Asp and his team explored structural batteries that store energy while also supporting mechanical loads, promoting sustainability by reducing weight in products like cars. This breakthrough could significantly enhance the efficiency of electric vehicles, drones, and electronics.

[Picture: Richa Chaudhary, Zhenyuan Xia, and Leif Asp from Chalmers. Credit: Chalmers | Henrik Sandsjö]

19 Sep 2024

Meet the WISE Fellows – Sadia Ilyas

In this series of interviews, you will meet the WISE Fellows. This time you will meet Sadia Ilyas, who has joined Luleå University of Technology as a WISE Fellow.

19 Sep 2024

Join the conversation where machine learning meets materials science!

The third seminar in the series: Machine Learning meets Materials Science is coming up on September 26. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect with leading minds in these two fields and explore how these powerful disciplines intersect to shape the future of science and technology. 

11 Sep 2024

WISE industrial partners – Nexam Chemical

Cooperation between academia and industry is an important part of WISE. We have talked to Christer Svanberg, CTO at Nexam Chemical, who together with Professor Christian Müller at Chalmers University of Technology runs a WISE research project.

11 Sep 2024

WISE congratulates Xiaodong Zou for receiving this year IVA’s Gold Medal

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has awarded Professor Xiaodong Zou from Stockholm University and member of WISE URG, the prestigious IVA Gold Medal for her pioneering work in the development of electron crystallographic methods.

9 Sep 2024

Second round of WISE academic projects approved

131 applications were submitted in the second academic PhD and postdoc project call (“ap2”) from which 54 projects have been granted funding.

9 Sep 2024

Two new joint calls – WASP and WISE

Two new joint calls between the WASP and the WISE programs opened on Monday September 9, 2024.

6 Sep 2024

Announcing the first WIRA-SET Webinar for Swedish Industry: A Focus on Electrochemistry

We are thrilled to announce the 1st WIRA-SET Webinar for Swedish Industry, an exclusive online event dedicated to advancing the electrochemistry sector.

6 Sep 2024

SuPRA wants to make plastics right

WIRA-SuPRA organized their first large event in Södertälje on September 4-5. With over 80 participants from industry and academia, the event provided a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange and networking. 

From the left: Anders Sjögren (Polymerinstitute), Magnus Svensson (WISE), Oscar Engbom (Husqvarna), Lars Jerpdal (SCANIA), Joakim Wiedesheim ( polymerinstitute) and Thor Gardarsson (Thule Group).

3 Sep 2024

Appreciated event for newcomers to WISE

This year’s Welcome Meeting 2024 is now all wrapped up. Over the course of two days newcomers to the WISE community got to learn more about WISE which is the largest research initiative ever in material science.

2 Sep 2024

Open for applications: Proof of Concept call in Materials Science for Sustainability

Between 1 and 4 million SEK will be granted for innovation-targeting research projects, financed by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

21 Aug 2024

WISE to launch industry networking event

With the intention to make this an annual event we now introduce the meeting place for Swedish industry and the WISE community. So save the date, January 28, 2025 and keep your eyes open for more information which will be published soon.