News archive 2019
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10.12.2019
New project aims to integrate the language of maths
Maths is an important, yet isolated, subject in primary school, says grant recipient who wants to bridge the gap between maths and the rest of the natural sciences with his new project, supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
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09.12.2019
Microplastic to be mapped in the North Atlantic Ocean
Every day, thousands of tons of microplastic are washed from the EU coastline into the North Atlantic Ocean. Researchers now set out to investigate how harmful this is to the North Atlantic animals and environment.
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25.11.2019
Expedition sets off to investigate unknown life forms in the Pacific Ocean
Life can flourish under the most extreme conditions. This can be observed in the waters off the pacific island Rapa Nui, where some unusual light-dependent microbes and corals recently have been found at surprisingly great depths.
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23.10.2019
New Center of Excellence: Deep-sea exploration
SDU will be home to a new Center of Excellence with the aim of exploring the deepest parts of the oceans.
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15.10.2019
New understanding of the evolution of cosmic electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetism was discovered 200 years ago, but the origin of the very large electromagnetic fields in the universe is still a mystery.
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14.10.2019
Discovered: Unknown yellow colors from Antiquity
Antique artefacts have been studied by chemists, revealing a hitherto unknown use of yellow in Ancient Egypt.
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14.10.2019
Monkeys can also thank their body for vocal development, not only their brain
Development of vocal behavior during maturation is typically attributed to the brain. But the body itself is also capable of guiding this development. New experiments with marmoset monkeys show that we should not ignore the body鈥檚 own amazing capabilities.
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26.09.2019
The global phosphorus crisis
An international team of scientists call to action
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10.09.2019
Microorganisms reduce methane release from the ocean
Bacteria in the Pacific Ocean remove large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane
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27.06.2019
Parakeets have skill levels similar to chimpanzees
Parrots are intelligent animals, but their abilities vary from species to species. A biologist from SDU has investigated how cunning the peach-fronted parakeet is when seeds are involved.
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25.06.2019
New research project in collaboration with Ordbogen.com to develop an artificial language brain
Researchers from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science will develop a language brain based on artificial intelligence. It will function as an intelligent tool that helps writers compose texts in languages other than the writer's native language.
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15.05.2019
Researchers from SDU: We are living longer and ageing slower
Humans鈥� biological age would previously be determined from biomarkers in blood samples and fitness tests, and even photos. New research shows that elderly Danes today look younger at a given age than those of 10 years ago at the same age.
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15.05.2019
Can whales smell and taste their dinner?
A team of biologists has examined whale behavior when exposed to food scent and taste. They found that whales react to flavor of e.g. krill through water, but not to scents through air as they jump above the ocean surface.
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24.04.2019
Researchers propose solution to 25-year-old computer logic puzzle
Researchers from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science have developed a recipe for how parallel calculations in computers avoid influencing each other under certain circumstances. This is important for the development of future computer systems, including artificial intelligence.
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23.04.2019
Scientists calculate the size of errors in the calculation of generation time of endangered species
A new study shows that assumptions used by researchers to calculate the time between generations of endangered animals may give an overly optimistic picture of how quickly a species will die out.
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11.04.2019
New method may transport medicine better through the body
One of the major challenges in fighting inflammation is to get the medicine transported properly through the body. Now, chemists propose a new method for drug delivery.
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28.03.2019
How to validate artificial intelligence
One of the challenges with robots based on artificial intelligence is to ensure that the robot does not suddenly do anything unexpected that can have major consequences. Researchers from SDU are working on creating a new method for validating artificial intelligence.
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21.02.2019
Scientists want to control the quantum nature of light
Future quantum encryption for securing digital communication is just one of the areas that a new research project at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy will explore with the Semper Arden's grant from the Carlsberg Foundation.
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30.01.2019
Curiosity drives Jonathan Brewer's research
An Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has just received DKK 12.3 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The grant will go towards microscopes used by researchers from all over the world.
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23.01.2019
Three new Villum Young Investigators will establish their own scientific research groups
They each receive between DKK 9-10 million to establish new research groups over the next 5 years. Two researchers are from Department of Biology and one is from Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.
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18.01.2019
Danish porpoise click sounds are millions of years older than expected
The harbor porpoise and other small toothed whales send special click sounds to each other so they can communicate and find prey without being discovered by a killer whale. Now, new research shows that the small whales "clicked" long before the killer whale evolved.
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11.01.2019
New mathematical model can help save endangered species
One of the greatest challenges in saving endangered species is to predict if an animal population will die out. Accurate and reliable models are crucial for conservationists.
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11.01.2019
More than DKK 15 million for research in biochemistry and molecular biology
Five researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology have received more than DKK 15 million in total for further development of their research. The grants are all from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
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02.01.2019
Obesity research is expanded with a new research center
Professor Susanne Mandrup receives DKK 60 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Challenge Program to establish a new research center, which among others will investigate the difference between obesity among men and women.