Next generation transparent wood is here
May 4, 2021
The transparent wood is now fully bio-based and made in a totally green process by using the polymer limonene acrylate, derived from citrus fruits.
WWSC news
Electronically conductive cellulose-yarn developed by WWSC researchers
March 10, 2021
Researchers from WWSC at Chalmer and KTH have together with researchers from Sweden, Finland and South Korea developed conducting cellulose yarns that can be used for making electronic textiles. The developed textile yarns displayed record-high bulk conductivity of 36 Scm–1 and could be washed multiple times.
EPNOE Junior Scientist Award 2021 to WWSC-member Yuanyuan Li
February 9, 2021
Yuanyuan Li, Assistant Professor at KTH, is the winner of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) Junior Scientist Award 2021.
New at WWSC: Yuanyuan Li, KTH
November 13, 2020
Yuanyuan Li is new Assistant Professor at KTH and WWSC, focusing on wood and cellulose nanostructure control to extend property range and provide new functions.
“I look forward to building an energetic group and creating attractive research areas.”
New at WWSC: Renee Kroon, LiU
November 12, 2020
The organic chemist Renee Kroon gets inspired by scientific discussions between students and colleagues and by collaboratively turning the ideas into new materials. In July 2020 he joined WWSC as an associate professor at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE) at Linköping University, thereby strengthening WWSC in the field of synthesis of semiconductor polymers for organic electronics.
Forest for new conditions – moving from the old to the new
October 2, 2020
Trees that until now have become paper and wood should soon also be used for clothing, windows and fuel for cars, boats, and aircrafts. And in order to have a sufficient supply of wood, scientists must ensure that the forests grow faster and are capable of doing so in a future changing climate. Watch the new possibilities by the forest related research in a new video by KAW!
New understanding for the individual mechanical functions of hemicelluloses
September 18, 2020
WWSC researchers have identified the individual contribution of xylans and mannans to the plant cell wall integrity
WWSC Winter School 2020
May 4, 2020
WWSC Academy organized in collaboration with Treesearch the 2020 PhD course – Winter School “From Forest to Organic Electronics, Energy Storage and Electronic Plants” between March 30 and April 3. In total 57 PhD students from WWSC and Treesearch participated.
Professor Eva Malmström new director of WWSC
April 1, 2020
Professor Eva Malmström is from the 1st of April 2020 the new director of Wallenberg Wood Science Center.
WWSC PhD student makes disinfection to fight covid-19
March 19, 2020
2020-03-19. When the healthcare in Sweden face a severe material crisis in the current covid-19 outbreak, the chemistry department at Stockholm University decided to contribute!
Wallenberg Wood Science Center at Chalmers
January 9, 2020
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
WWSC Summer School 2019
August 28, 2019
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
