https://chem.ku.dk/news/ en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:02:37 +0200 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:02:37 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/shape-shifting-organic-crystals-open-an-entirely-new-pathway-for-co2-capture/ Shape‑shifting organic crystals could revolutionize the way we capture and release CO2.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/shape-shifting-organic-crystals-open-an-entirely-new-pathway-for-co2-capture/" alt="Shape-shifting, organic crystals open an entirely new pathway for CO2-capture" title="Shape-shifting, organic crystals open an entirely new pathway for CO2-capture"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/shape-shifting-organic-crystals-open-an-entirely-new-pathway-for-co2-capture/Shape_shifting-organic_crystals_open_an_entirely_new_pathway_for_CO2-capture2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/shape-shifting-organic-crystals-open-an-entirely-new-pathway-for-co2-capture/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/danish-chemists-invention-could-make-counterfeiting-a-thing-of-the-past/ Every year, companies lose billions of kroner when goods are copied or illegally resold. But a new digital...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/danish-chemists-invention-could-make-counterfeiting-a-thing-of-the-past/" alt="Danish chemist's invention could make counterfeiting a thing of the past" title="Danish chemist's invention could make counterfeiting a thing of the past"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/01/danish-chemists-invention-could-make-counterfeiting-a-thing-of-the-past/thomas_2024-2_crop.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/danish-chemists-invention-could-make-counterfeiting-a-thing-of-the-past/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:15:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/perma-full-scale-methane-eradication-photochemical-system-meps/ Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and partners are developing a Danish photochemical technology...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/perma-full-scale-methane-eradication-photochemical-system-meps/" alt="PERMA Full-Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical System (MEPS)" title="PERMA Full-Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical System (MEPS)"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/perma-full-scale-methane-eradication-photochemical-system-meps/PERMA.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/perma-full-scale-methane-eradication-photochemical-system-meps/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/grant-from-the-new-villum-infrastructure-programme/ The Department of Chemistry congratulates Associate Professor Kirsten Marie Ørnsbjerg Jensen, Assistant...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/grant-from-the-new-villum-infrastructure-programme/" alt="UCPH Chemistry receives DKK 19 million grant from the new &quot;Villum Infrastructure Programme&quot;" title="UCPH Chemistry receives DKK 19 million grant from the new &quot;Villum Infrastructure Programme&quot;"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/grant-from-the-new-villum-infrastructure-programme/Villum_Infrastructure_Programme.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/grant-from-the-new-villum-infrastructure-programme/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/welcome-to-allan-joensson/ Allan Jønsson is the new project manager for CHEM’s relocation to NBB. With more than 10 years...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/welcome-to-allan-joensson/" alt="Welcome to Allan Jønsson " title="Welcome to Allan Jønsson "><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/velkommen-til-allan-joensson/Allan-joesson.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/welcome-to-allan-joensson/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/qex-a-major-european-leap-in-quantum-research/ QEX (Quantum EXcellence) co-managed by Denmark and the Netherlands—with key contributions from...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/qex-a-major-european-leap-in-quantum-research/" alt="QEX: A Major European Leap in Quantum Research" title="QEX: A Major European Leap in Quantum Research"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/qex-a-major-european-leap-in-quantum-research/European_Quantum_Excellence_Centre.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/qex-a-major-european-leap-in-quantum-research/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:45:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/phd-award-to-chemistrys-jacob-kaestel-hansen/ Congratulations to Jacob for receiving the SCIENCE PhD Award for groundbreaking research in machine learning...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/phd-award-to-chemistrys-jacob-kaestel-hansen/" alt="PhD Award to Chemistry’s Jacob Kæstel-Hansen" title="PhD Award to Chemistry’s Jacob Kæstel-Hansen"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/ph.d.-pris-til-kemis-jacob-kaestel-hansen/Jacob_Lundbeck.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/phd-award-to-chemistrys-jacob-kaestel-hansen/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/erc-grant-for-michael-martin-nielsen/ The Department of Chemistry congratulates Postdoc Michael Martin Nielsen at the Department of Chemistry,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/erc-grant-for-michael-martin-nielsen/" alt="ERC Grant for Michael Martin Nielsen" title="ERC Grant for Michael Martin Nielsen"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/erc-bevilling-til-michael-martin-nielsen/Den_unge_Jord-3.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/erc-grant-for-michael-martin-nielsen/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-jan-rossmeisl-is-awarded-the-faraday-medal-for-electrochemistry-2025/ Jan Rossmeisl gave a plenary lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle September 1st, 2025, where...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-jan-rossmeisl-is-awarded-the-faraday-medal-for-electrochemistry-2025/" alt="Professor Jan Rossmeisl is awarded the Faraday medal for electrochemistry 2025" title="Professor Jan Rossmeisl is awarded the Faraday medal for electrochemistry 2025"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-jan-rossmeisl-is-awarded-the-faraday-medal-for-electrochemistry-2025/jan-overraekkelsen-3.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-jan-rossmeisl-is-awarded-the-faraday-medal-for-electrochemistry-2025/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/scientists-transform-plastic-waste-into-efficient-co2-capture-materials/ From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/scientists-transform-plastic-waste-into-efficient-co2-capture-materials/" alt="Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials" title="Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/scientists-transform-plastic-waste-into-efficient-co2-capture-materials/billedinformationer/DSC06066-3_red.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/scientists-transform-plastic-waste-into-efficient-co2-capture-materials/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-morten-meldal-received-the-hans-christian-oersted-award/ Nobel Prize laureate Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award 2025 in Rudkøbing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-morten-meldal-received-the-hans-christian-oersted-award/" alt="Professor Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award" title="Professor Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-morten-meldal-received-the-hans-christian-oersted-award/_Professor-Morten-Meldal-received-the-Hans-Christian-_rsted-Award.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-morten-meldal-received-the-hans-christian-oersted-award/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-knud-j.-jensen-joins-new-centre-for-ai-designed-proteins/ Professor Knud J. Jensen from the Department of Chemistry collaborates with a new state-of-the-art research...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-knud-j.-jensen-joins-new-centre-for-ai-designed-proteins/" alt=" Professor Knud J. Jensen has become affiliated with the new Centre for Protein Design" title=" Professor Knud J. Jensen has become affiliated with the new Centre for Protein Design"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/ai-designede-proteiner-skal-loese-fremtidens-udfordringer/KnudJensen.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/professor-knud-j.-jensen-joins-new-centre-for-ai-designed-proteins/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/new-chemistry-teaching-material-coming-to-high-school/ Free chemistry lessons for high school! New sustainable material ready 1 August at alterkemi.dk - perfect...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/new-chemistry-teaching-material-coming-to-high-school/" alt="New chemistry teaching material coming to high school!" title="New chemistry teaching material coming to high school!"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/nyt-undervisningsmateriale-til-kemi-paa-vej-til-gymnasiet/AltErKemi.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/new-chemistry-teaching-material-coming-to-high-school/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/iniflection-award-for-margarita-poderyte/ Congratulations to Margarita Poderytė, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, selected...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/iniflection-award-for-margarita-poderyte/" alt="Inflection Award for Margarita Poderyte" title="Inflection Award for Margarita Poderyte"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/iniflection-award-for-margarita-poderyte/_Margarita_Poderyte_.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2025/iniflection-award-for-margarita-poderyte/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/organic-material-from-mars-reveals-the-likely-origin-of-lifes-building-blocks/ Two samples from Mars together deliver the "smoking gun" in a new study showing the origin of Martian...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/organic-material-from-mars-reveals-the-likely-origin-of-lifes-building-blocks/" alt="Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks" title="Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/organic-material-from-mars-reveals-the-likely-origin-of-lifes-building-blocks/billedmappe/Daybreak_at_Gale_Crater_kredit_NASA_JPL-Caltech.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/organic-material-from-mars-reveals-the-likely-origin-of-lifes-building-blocks/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0200 https://nano.ku.dk/english/nyhedsliste/new-weapon-against-dementia/ The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nano.ku.dk/english/nyhedsliste/new-weapon-against-dementia/" alt="New weapon against dementia" title="New weapon against dementia"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/new-weapon-against-dementia-in-just-minutes-the-ai-solves-a-challenge-that-would-take-neuroscientists-weeks./Proteinklynger._1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nano.ku.dk/english/nyhedsliste/new-weapon-against-dementia/ Wed, 22 May 2024 08:30:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/new-national-project-aims-to-strengthen-diversity-in-research-environments/ For many years, research environments in the fields of technical and natural sciences have been facing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/new-national-project-aims-to-strengthen-diversity-in-research-environments/" alt="New national project aims to strengthen diversity in research environments" title="New national project aims to strengthen diversity in research environments"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/new-national-project-aims-to-strengthen-diversity-in-research-environments/Kemi2-9-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2024/new-national-project-aims-to-strengthen-diversity-in-research-environments/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:45:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/researchers-invent-methane-cleaner-could-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-cattle-and-pig-barns/ In a spectacular new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and chlorine...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/researchers-invent-methane-cleaner-could-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-cattle-and-pig-barns/" alt="Researchers invent &quot;methane cleaner&quot;: Could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns" title="Researchers invent &quot;methane cleaner&quot;: Could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/researchers-invent-methane-cleaner-could-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-cattle-and-pig-barns/Reaktor_foto_PM_web.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/researchers-invent-methane-cleaner-could-become-a-permanent-fixture-in-cattle-and-pig-barns/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/smog-from-copenhagens-bispeengbuen-heads-straight-into-living-rooms/ A large amount of the heavy automobile pollution from Copenhagen’s Bispeengbuen thoroughfare goes...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/smog-from-copenhagens-bispeengbuen-heads-straight-into-living-rooms/" alt="Smog from Copenhagen’s Bispeengbuen heads straight into living rooms" title="Smog from Copenhagen’s Bispeengbuen heads straight into living rooms"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/smog-from-copenhagens-bispeengbuen-heads-straight-into-living-rooms/billedinformationer/GettyImages_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/smog-from-copenhagens-bispeengbuen-heads-straight-into-living-rooms/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:45:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/major-eu-grant-will-make-metal-alloys-the-catalysts-of-the-future/ New international research collaboration to trailblaze the next generation of catalysts – a prerequisite...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/major-eu-grant-will-make-metal-alloys-the-catalysts-of-the-future/" alt="Major EU grant will make metal alloys the catalysts of the future" title="Major EU grant will make metal alloys the catalysts of the future"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/major-eu-grant-will-make-metal-alloys-the-catalysts-of-the-future/billedinformationer/ERC_Rossmeisl_GettyImages-1473233986.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/major-eu-grant-will-make-metal-alloys-the-catalysts-of-the-future/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:45:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/honorary-doctorate-in-natural-science-to-prof.-paul-dupree/ During the upcoming annual commemoration on 10th November, 2023, Professor Paul Dupree from the University...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/honorary-doctorate-in-natural-science-to-prof.-paul-dupree/" alt="Honorary doctorate in natural science to prof. Paul Dupree" title="Honorary doctorate in natural science to prof. Paul Dupree"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/honorary-doctorate-in-natural-science-to-prof.-paul-dupree/2023-PaulDupree1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/honorary-doctorate-in-natural-science-to-prof.-paul-dupree/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:15:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/the-novo-nordisk-foundation-nmr-facility-at-the-department-of-chemistry/ On the 22. September there was the inauguration of the Novo Nordisk Foundation NMR facility at the Department...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/the-novo-nordisk-foundation-nmr-facility-at-the-department-of-chemistry/" alt="The Novo Nordisk foundation NMR facility at the Department of Chemistry" title="The Novo Nordisk foundation NMR facility at the Department of Chemistry"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/the-novo-nordisk-foundation-nmr-facility-at-the-department-of-chemistry/MichaelBols-NMR-11x6.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/the-novo-nordisk-foundation-nmr-facility-at-the-department-of-chemistry/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:15:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/hartshorn-salt-and-baking-solves-a-serious-environmental-problem/ Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially because...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/hartshorn-salt-and-baking-solves-a-serious-environmental-problem/" alt="Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem" title="Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/hartshorn-salt-and-baking-solves-a-serious-environmental-problem/billedinformationer/Yang_og_Shriaya_DSC9990_1100pix.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/hartshorn-salt-and-baking-solves-a-serious-environmental-problem/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/nnf-challenge-programme-grant-of-dkk-60-awarded-to-professor-nikos-hatzakis/ The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 million to Professor Nikos...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/nnf-challenge-programme-grant-of-dkk-60-awarded-to-professor-nikos-hatzakis/" alt="NNF Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 awarded to Professor Nikos Hatzakis" title="NNF Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 awarded to Professor Nikos Hatzakis"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/nnf-challenge-programme-grant-of-dkk-60-awarded-to-professor-nikos-hatzakis/1100x600hatzakis.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/nnf-challenge-programme-grant-of-dkk-60-awarded-to-professor-nikos-hatzakis/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/electron-diffraction-infrastructure-facility/ Based on a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a new facility for single-crystal electron diffraction...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/electron-diffraction-infrastructure-facility/" alt="Electron diffraction infrastructure facility" title="Electron diffraction infrastructure facility"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/electron-diffraction-infrastructure-facility/JB1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/electron-diffraction-infrastructure-facility/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:45:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/we-have-miscalculated-for-decades--half-of-an-insulin-dose-may-not-work-as-expected/ New research suggests that a large portion of a diabetic's insulin dose is unlikely to work as expected....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/we-have-miscalculated-for-decades--half-of-an-insulin-dose-may-not-work-as-expected/" alt="&quot;We have miscalculated for decades – half of an insulin dose may not work as expected&quot;" title="&quot;We have miscalculated for decades – half of an insulin dose may not work as expected&quot;"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/we-have-miscalculated-for-decades--half-of-an-insulin-dose-may-not-work-as-expected/billedinformationer/GettyImages-1141240703_1100x600_dreng.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/we-have-miscalculated-for-decades--half-of-an-insulin-dose-may-not-work-as-expected/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:30:00 +0100 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/new-measurements-show-high-air-pollution-in-the-copenhagen-metro/ The concentration of harmful particles in the air is 10 to 20 times higher in the metro than on the most...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/new-measurements-show-high-air-pollution-in-the-copenhagen-metro/" alt="New measurements show high air pollution in the Copenhagen metro" title="New measurements show high air pollution in the Copenhagen metro"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/new-measurements-show-high-air-pollution-in-the-copenhagen-metro/Metro_M3_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2023/new-measurements-show-high-air-pollution-in-the-copenhagen-metro/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:30:00 +0100