https://chem.ku.dk/news/ en Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:40:15 +0200 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:40:15 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/the-building-blocks-of-the-universe--new-book-by-professor-thomas-just-soerensen/ A new book about the chemical elements and the periodic table—for everyone from upper primary and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/the-building-blocks-of-the-universe--new-book-by-professor-thomas-just-soerensen/" alt="The Building Blocks of the Universe – New Book by Professor Thomas Just Sørensen" title="The Building Blocks of the Universe – New Book by Professor Thomas Just Sørensen"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2026/universets-byggeklodser--ny-bog-af-professor-thomas-just-soerensen/universets-byggeklodser_ny-bog-af-professor-thomas-Just-soerensen.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/the-building-blocks-of-the-universe--new-book-by-professor-thomas-just-soerensen/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/craig-day-assistant-professor-on-receiving-the-prestigious-sapere_aude-dff-research-leader-grant/ The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen congratulates Craig Day, Assistant Professor, on...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/craig-day-assistant-professor-on-receiving-the-prestigious-sapere_aude-dff-research-leader-grant/" alt="Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant" title="Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant"><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/craig-day-assistant-professor-on-receiving-the-prestigious-sapere_aude-dff-research-leader-grant/Craig-Day.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/craig-day-assistant-professor-on-receiving-the-prestigious-sapere_aude-dff-research-leader-grant/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/sven-harnung-died-on-may-11./ Sven Harnung died on May 11. Sven’s funeral is on Saturday, May 23rd at 2 pm from the Chapel,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/sven-harnung-died-on-may-11./" alt="Sven Harnung died on May 11." title="Sven Harnung died on May 11."><img src="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/sven-harnung-died-on-may-11./Sven_Harnung-2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/sven-harnung-died-on-may-11./ Tue, 19 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/new-danish-super-material-will-improve-the-competitiveness-of-danish-industry/ New Danish super material will improve the competitiveness of Danish industry.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/new-danish-super-material-will-improve-the-competitiveness-of-danish-industry/" alt="New Danish super material will improve the competitiveness of Danish industry" title="New Danish super material will improve the competitiveness of Danish industry"><img src="https://www.ki.ku.dk/nyheder/2026/new-danish-super-material-will-improve-the-competitiveness-of-danish-industry/Production_of_plastic_granules.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/new-danish-super-material-will-improve-the-competitiveness-of-danish-industry/ Wed, 13 May 2026 09:45:00 +0200 https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/scientists-stunned-volcano-cleans-up-after-itself-by-removing-methane-from-the-air/ A violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has revealed a surprising natural mechanism that could...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/scientists-stunned-volcano-cleans-up-after-itself-by-removing-methane-from-the-air/" alt="Scientists stunned: Volcano cleans up after itself by removing methane from the air" title="Scientists stunned: Volcano cleans up after itself by removing methane from the air"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/scientists-stunned-volcano-cleans-up-after-itself-by-removing-methane-from-the-air/billedinformationer/hunga-tonga-ha-apai-volcano-eruption_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://chem.ku.dk/news/2026/scientists-stunned-volcano-cleans-up-after-itself-by-removing-methane-from-the-air/ Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +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://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