2020-01-09. The Wallenberg Wood Science Center is exploring opportunities to create high-tech materials from wood, beyond the traditional cellulose fiber. One of the participating universities is Chalmers and now you can read more about the researcher and researchers at Chalmers in an article published at chalmers.se. At Chalmers, the center is involving fifteen researchers and […]
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2019-08-28. The WWSC summer school is ongoing, with PhD students from WWSC and Treesearch gathering for listening to lectures, group work and study visit and not least to meet each other. Three things make this years’s WWSC Summer School special: first, it is the first summer school for the third batch of WWSC PhD students.
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2019-07-15. As an extra event within the framework of this year’s CAETS conference, IVA’s Business Council invited a seminar and a science fair at the Wallenberg Wood Science Center at KTH. Among other things, super-strong fibers, electrically conductive cellulose and beverage bottles made from pulp were shown by the participating researchers and companies. Read more
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2019-01-02. WWSC researcher Professor Lisbeth Olsson at Chalmers is awarded the Arrhenius Plate 2018 for her research in the field of bioeconomy. Her field of research is industrial biotechnology, and she designs enzymes and microorganisms for processes in which biomass is transformed into fuel, chemicals and materials. The Arrhenius Plaque is annually awarded to persons
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2018-04-11. Is it possible to present one’s research in 400 seconds? Yes, it is! WWSC PhD student Jenny Arnling Bååth did it so well at the Swedish Paper and Cellulose Engineers Association, SPCI’s, annual conference Ekmandagarna 2018 that she received a prize for her efforts. Read more in the Chalmer.se news article (link to the
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2017-12-06. Wallenberg Wood Science Center receives continued funding for its research on new bio-based materials from the forest. The continuation of the research center, called WWSC 2.0, will be a collaboration between KTH, Chalmers, Linköping University and the forest industry and is supported by up to SEK 400 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
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2015-09-24. Cellutech has developed a bicycle helmet entirely based on materials from the forest. It is showcased today and is the first product realized from the inspirational project Ekoportal2035, created by Skogsindustrierna. The helmet is a prototype designed and constructed by the designer Rasmus Malbert. Cellulose materials with different expressions were used in the design
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2015-06-17. WWSC work featured in a NyTeknik article. The full article can be read on NyTeknik.se following this link.
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2015-05-26. Maestro Jojjen has done it again! This time with the support from his apprentice MC Benzo. Together they perform a marvelous rap that gives an overview of the academic research within the field of sustainable materials from the Swedish forests. Enjoy and spread the word of a more sustainable world! Peace out! Lyrics to
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WWSC is a joint research center between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University. The base is a donation from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The Swedish industry is supporting WWSC via the platform Treesearch.
