Department of Chemistry

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Paper in Nature Communications

2019.12.12

A scientific collaboration led by researchers at iNANO/Aarhus University and Copenhagen University…
Vital ingredient in everything from washing detergents to pharmaceuticals: Researchers finally grasp the work week of enzymes

2019.11.27

Scientists have found a novel way of monitoring individual enzymes as they chomp through fat. The…
Professor Henrik G. Kjærgaard receives funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

2019.11.12

Professor Henrik G. Kjærgaard receives funding from the American foundation – Alfred P. Sloan…
Breakthrough: Researchers find the key to making fluorescent silver

2019.11.04

A fluorescent blend of silver and DNA could help us better understand diseases. University of…
New center to replace oil and gas with sustainable chemistry

2019.10.23

The chemical industry requires new technologies as they phase out oil and gas in the years ahead.…
Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold’s visit on 23 May 2019

2019.09.20

On 23 May 2019, we had a very special visit: 2018 Nobel Laureate Frances H. Arnold, Linus Pauling…
Nikos Hatzakis receives award for his contribution to science in Europe

2019.08.26

Nikos Hatzakis, Associate Professor from Department of Chemistry and Nano-Science Center, has been…
Largest-made segments of the elusive carbon allotrope 6,6,12-graphyne

2019.08.22

In a paper just published in Nature Communications, the syntheses and properties of the largest…
Jan Rossmeisl receives the Alexander M. Kuznetsov Prize for Theoretical Chemistry

2019.08.11

Professor Jan Rossmeisl from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the 2019 Alexander M.…
Dr. María Escudero Escribano receives Clara Immerwahr Award 2019

2019.05.06

As the first ever researcher in Denmark, Dr. María Escudero Escribano from the Department of…
Research Talent: Artists and researchers see the world from new angles

2019.03.08

As a youth, Kirsten Marie Ørnsbjerg Jensen imagined studying art history or playing classical music…
Discovering the next generation of catalysts

2019.03.05

The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world's demand for clean energy over…
New weapon to combat counterfeit goods: use your smartphone to check for fake merchandise

2019.02.20

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have invented a chemical fingerprint that, when used…
Nikos Hatzakis New Associate Member of CPR

2019.02.06

CPR welcomes Associate Professor Nikos Hatzakis as associate member
New Research Could Fine-Tune the Gene Scissors CRISPR

2018.11.29

When researchers and doctors use the tool CRISPR to correct genetic errors, it may have side effect…
New method promises fewer side-effects from cancer drugs

2018.09.12

A recent achievement in the field of protein research allows for better tailored pharmaceuticals…
Jan Rossmeisl receives medal

2018.09.02

On 23 August 2018 Jan Rossmeisl, professor at Department of Chemistry and member of the Nano-Scienc…
Assistant Professor Kirsten Ørnsbjerg Jensen receives funding: EUR 1.4 million from the EU

2018.08.24

Assistant Professor Kirsten Ørnsbjerg Jensen, Department of Chemistry and Nano-Science Center,…
European talent programme bets on UCPH-researchers

2018.08.20

Female researchers were more strongly represented than ever before, when the European Research…
Sine Larsen receives the Max Perutz prize

2018.08.14

As the first Dane ever Sine Larsen receives the Max Perutz prize
Current-insulating molecules can shrink electronics

2018.06.07

University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered the most current-insulating molecule ever. The…
New marking technique could halt counterfeit goods

2018.01.29

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed the world's most secure marking system…
Villum Young Investigator Grant for Jiwoong Lee and Maria Escudero Escribano

2018.01.24

María Escudero Escribano, Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of…
Chem on Reuters

2017.12.11

Researchers from UCPH's Department of Chemistry have created a market-ready anti-pollution filter…
Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

2017.11.10

Until recently, it was assumed that the ink used for writing was primarily carbon-based at least…
Attacking different biomass components

2017.10.31

Biomass from non-edible crops could be a good source of glucose and other small sugars that can in…
Culture (Night) is (also) art

2017.10.17

More than 3,500 people visited ARTiS: ART in SCIENCE exhibition on Culture Night 14 October. The…
Department of Chemistry to participate in HOPE, a large Novo Nordisk Foundation funded project to study LPMOs

2017.08.31

With a new DKK 35 million grant (grant no. NNF17SA0027704), the Novo Nordisk Foundation will…
Villum experiment grant for overcoming the crystallization bottleneck in protein crystallography

2017.07.03

The Villum experiment grants are a new type of grant to promote early phase bold ideas which are…
A molecular, scalable, building block for quantum computing

2016.10.27

A grant of DKK 4m from the Villum Foundation has been given to associate professor Stergios…
Thomas Just Sørensen new member of the Young Academy

2016.06.01

Associate Professor Thomas Just Sørensen is one of ten new members of the Young Academy, part of th…
Chemistry trick paves way for safer diabetes medication

2016.02.18

Entirely new approach for designing insulin-based pharmaceuticals could open the door for more…
Torkil Holm prize for straddling chemistry and biology

2016.01.29

Professor Dimitrios Stamou is awarded the Torkil Holm prize for work on borders between chemistry…
New patent on fast measurements in liquids

2016.01.25

A new invention for non-invasive measurements of properties in liquids will make it possible to…