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Referencer
12 MAY

DTU Library courses and workshops in May

Welcome to a course in information competencies and a reference workshop

Copyright: TEG for Energy Efficiency in Heavy Vehicles
12 MAY

Board generators in heavy vehicles to be replaced by regenerated exhaust heat

A new European research project, “TEG for Energy Efficiency in Heavy Vehicles”, will develop and demonstrate an efficient and inexpensive thermoelectric generator to harvest...

Energy Energy production Energy efficiency Physics
Prof Andreas Roosen holdt tiltrædelsestale
09 MAY

Andreas Roosen appointed honorary professor at DTU Energy Conversion

Professor Andreas Roosen from the Department of Materials Science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, becomes the first Honorary Professor at DTU Energy...

Energy Energy efficiency
PhD defence on the influence of early bacterial colonization on the development of the mouse immune system
09 MAY

PhD defence on the influence of early bacterial colonization on the development...

The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, invites you to Mathilde Bylov Kristensen’s PhD defence on the influence of early bacterial colonization on...

Food safety
umea mesocosm
09 MAY

Non-consumptive effects of predator presence on reproduction

A new article by an international research team explores the non-consumptive effects of predators in a coastal copepod. J Heuschele, S Ceballos, CM Andersen Borg, O...

Detektiven på arbejde - Foto: Kaare Smith
09 MAY

Invitation to the opening of the exhibition "When the detective is a mathematician...

On Monday 12 May DTU Library, Lyngby, is opening this new exhibition.

Information technology
PhD defence
09 MAY

PhD defence Tuesday 27th May: Experimental Bifurcation Analysis Using Control...

Emil Bureau defends his PhD Tuesday 27th May. The focus of this thesis is developing and implementing techniques for performing experimental bifurcation analysis on nonlinear...

Construction and mechanics
New project in CERE
09 MAY

New project in CERE

COMPPLEX (Compositional Reservoir Simulation Involving Complex Phase Equilibria)

Vitamin D fortification of milk and bread works
08 MAY

Vitamin D fortification of milk and bread works

By drinking milk and eating bread fortified with vitamin D, it is possible to avoid vitamin D deficiency during the winter months, according to a PhD project from the National...

Nutrition and dietary habits Health-promoting compounds
Prof. Tejs Vegge has been admitted into ATV
07 MAY

Prof Tejs Vegge has been admitted to the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences

Tejs Vegge, Professor and Head of Section at DTU Energy Conversion, was one 40 eminent persons from industry and research who has been admitted to the Danish Academy...

Photo: Colourbox.com
07 MAY

Breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut

The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National...

Food safety Nutrition and dietary habits Bacteria and microorganisms Health and diseases
DTU RoboCup 2014 deltagere i DR's Aftenshowet
06 MAY

DTU RoboCup 2014 deltagere i DR's Aftenshowet

To hold fra DTU RoboCup 2014 deltog i DR's Aftenshowet 9. april 2014

Electrotechnology Robot technology and automation
The mini roll coater from DTU Energy Conversion has become an export success
06 MAY

The problem-solver became a hot export success

Researchers from DTU Energy Conversion developed a small printing press to solve the problem of making enough test material - a so-called 'mini roll coater'. The problem...

Energy Solar energy
05 MAY

Specialist in Waste Technology in TV Program about Environmental effects with...

Thomas Højlund Christensen from DTU Environment judges the environmental effects of food packaging Waste

DTU Årsfest
05 MAY

On Friday 9 May DTU Library, Lyngby, is closed

DTU Library in building 101, Lyngby Campus, is closed on Friday, 9 May - and limited access from Thursday, 8 till Sunday, 11 May.

05 MAY

Excursion to Malmö KKH

On Friday 25th April, students on the Architectural Acoustics course went on an excursion to Malmös new Congress, Concert and Hotel Building (KKH) on Universitetsholmen...

Electrotechnology Sound
PhD defence on bacteria in the human gut
02 MAY

PhD defence on bacteria in the human gut

The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, invites you to Ellen Gerd Christensen’s PhD defence which examines whether changes in the composition of gut...

Nutrition and dietary habits Food quality Health and diseases Bacteria and microorganisms
EnergiForsk 2014 – information meeting about research funding on 18 June 2014
30 APR

EnergiForsk 2014 – information meeting about research funding on 18 June 2014

EUDP and other energy research funding programs are hosting a joint information meeting – EnergiForsk 2014 – on Wednesday 18 June at 09:00-16:30. The conference will take...

Milestone Mongstad 3
30 APR

Milestone Mongstad 3

Visit to Technology Centre Mongstad, Bergen, Norway

Photo: Colourbox.com
30 APR

Environmentally sustainable fuels from waste materials from food production

Petroleum-based fuels and chemicals contribute to the production of greenhouse gases and are a limited resource. In a PhD project at the National Food Institute, Technical...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Bioenergy Biological systems Energy Climate change Food, fish and agriculture Food technology
FCH Test Center gives the industry within the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies access to advanced testing and demonstration of components and systems
29 APR

Workshop on Hydrogen Safety - the road to a common framework

The Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, DTU Energy Conversion and FCH Test Center invites to "Workshop on Hydrogen Safety - the road to a common framework...

Fuel cells Electrochemistry
DTU Chemistry - New Center is Raising the Bar
29 APR

New Center is Raising the Bar

Audacity to go after the most intriguing scientific problems and the willingness to engage in original thought without losing sight of the stakeholders needs will be...

Physics Analytic and theoretical chemistry Organic chemistry
Photo: National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
29 APR

Food safety partnership with China

DTU and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen knowledge exchange between Denmark...

Food safety
8bitcopepod
29 APR

New members for the Centre

One new PhD student and one new Postdoc will start their work on May 1st.

Workshop on Hydrogen Safety - the road to a common framework
29 APR

Workshop on Hydrogen Safety - the road to a common framework

The Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, DTU Energy Conversion and FCH Test Center invites to "Workshop on Hydrogen Safety - the road to a common framework...

Photo Colourbox
28 APR

Digitized food

“Computer processing power and mathematical modelling are required to generate 3D models of the foods and beverages—such as milk—we consume. In the future, 3D models of...

Information technology
Fotograf: Bo Jarner
28 APR

Making your research visible

Join us at 16.00 on Thursday, 6 May and get inspiration and ideas as to how your research and research results can be spread.

Photo: Colourbox.com
28 APR

Lactic acid bacteria inhibit Salmonella bacteria’s disease potential

When lactic acid bacteria are used in salami production to ferment and extend the shelf life of salamis, they also help inhibit Salmonella bacteria’s ability to cause disease...

Food safety Food production Bacteria and microorganisms
Colourful Forskningens Døgn 2014
25 APR

Colourful Forskningens Døgn 2014

In Danish only: Genoplev Colourful Forskningens Døgn 2014 på DTU Bibliotek i Lyngby

Best Paper Award
25 APR

The Cast Iron group receives prize for best paper

Nikolaj Kjelgaard Vedel-Smith and Niels Skat Tiedje from the Cast Iron group received the prize Best Paper Award April 9th at the annual AFS Metalcasting Congress in USA...

Materials Construction and mechanics
DTU Bibliotek Lyngby
23 APR

Extended opening hours in Lyngby

24/7 access for DTU students and staff

New Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering
23 APR

New Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering wishes to strengthen the research on indoor air quality and its impact on human health, comfort and productivity.  A new professorship...

DTU Chemistry - The Terahertz Dance
22 APR

The Terahertz Dance

Shedding light on macroscopic systems one molecule at a time is the mission for DTU Chemistry’s Assistant Professor René Wugt Larsen. With the prestigious Sapere Aude Grant...

GMI at FERA
22 APR

Invitation to the GMI7 meeting, 11-12 September 2014 – Registration is now open

The seventh in a series of plenary meetings of the Global Microbial Identifier initiative is being organised by the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), UK, on...

Listeria check in lab
22 APR

WGS in aid to identify source of recent Listeria outbreak

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is listed as a contributing factor to making a link between food and clinical Listeria monocytogenes isolates during a recent multistate outbreak...

GMI legal aspects
22 APR

GMI discussions on the juridical and political aspects defining conditions for...

Workgroup 1 has drafted a discussion paper to support the discussion about legal aspects to be considered around the GMI initiative and the setting up of a global database...

GMI twitter follow me
22 APR

GMI on twitter

For bringing information about GMI directly to you, we have created a Twitter account.

Presenting GMI
22 APR

GMI at meetings, seminars and in the media

GMI involvement has been discussed at many different events and other settings. We have generated an overview of GMI in the media and put this on the GMI website for...

DNA profile indicator marks
22 APR

Overview of GMI media, publications & coverage

We have created a list of publications and coverage on GMI. The list contains internet and social media, websites and printed publications and is by no means complete...

21 APR

2014 SPIE EAPAD from 9-13 March in San Diego California USA

The Electronics Group were well represented at the SPIE EAPAD 2014 in San Diego in March!

Electrotechnology
Re-announcement of the call for the HC Ørsted Postdoc - COFUND Programme
17 APR

Re-announcement of the call for the HC Ørsted Postdoc - COFUND Programme

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites highly talented young researchers who have obtained outstanding results during their PhD studies and demonstrated excellence...

Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
16 APR

PhD defence on MRSA in pigs

The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, invites you to Mette Theilgaard Christiansen’s PhD defence on methods for studying MRSA in pigs. The defence...

Food safety Bacteria and microorganisms
iPower Demonstration
16 APR

iPower Demonstration of the future FLECH House on 8 April 2014

The future FLExibility Clearing House - FLECH - was demonstrated at an iPower Seminar about the creation of a flexibility marketplace for the smart grid

16 APR

Polymer solar cells may lift the curse of Spot Pricing from renewable energy

Project Megawatt intends to make polymer solar cells profitable enough to allow power generation from polymer solar cells to compete on market terms with traditional coal...

Solar energy
CNN Logo
16 APR

Make, Create, Innovate

‘Make, Create, Innovate’ is a fortnightly science and technology series that tells the stories behind the inventions and technological breakthroughs that are reshaping...

Associate professor at DTU Environment participate in CNN Series that tells the stories behind inventions and technological breakthroughs that are reshaping our world
11 APR

Associate professor at DTU Environment participate in CNN Series that tells the...

Claus Helix Nielsen and the company Aquaporin have developed a revolutionary new filter that allows only water molecules to pass through and nothing else. 

Robotter blæser ilt i rygerlunger
11 APR

Robotter blæser ilt i rygerlunger

Hospitaler tester nyt udstyr, som kan spare millioner og gøre livet lettere for kol-patienter

Electrotechnology Robot technology and automation
DTU Energy Conversion at Hannover Messe 2014
10 APR

An insiders report from the Hannover Messe

The HANNOVER MESSE presents the newest innovations, global trends, developments and technologies and DTU Energy Conversion participates with a delegation. One of them...

Fuel cells Electrochemistry Electricity supply
chemical ecology
10 APR

The chemical ecology of copepods

Jan Heuschele and Erik Selander The chemical ecology of copepods Journal of Plankton Research. (2014) doi:10.1093/plankt/fbu025

10 APR

News from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Chapter - SPE Students in...

DTU SPE Student Chapter members field trip to Schlumberger drilling facilities in Esbjerg

10 APR

News from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Chapter - Promotion of Petroleum...

Promotion of Petroleum Engineering Education to DTU bachelor students - presentation by SPE Copenhagen Section chairman, Hans Horikx

Photo: National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
10 APR

Better methods for integrated assessment of food

Quantitative methods for assessing food and estimating disease burden are significant for understanding the combined effect of hazardous and beneficial substances in...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Bacteria and microorganisms Food quality Food safety Food production Health-promoting compounds Nutrition and dietary habits
Photo: Colourbox.com
09 APR

Antimicrobial treatment increases the risk of infection with antimicrobial-resistant...

People who have been treated with antimicrobials are at increased risk of a subsequent infection with antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella and Campylobacter. A previous treatment...

Food safety Bacteria and microorganisms
MIND - Metallo-proteins in Neurological disorders
08 APR

MIND the Gap

'The basic research in the understanding of structure-function relationship of metalloproteins might be highly relevant for the discovering of new drugs that might change...

Physics Analytic and theoretical chemistry Inorganic chemistry
Photo: Colourbox.com
08 APR

Study of five bisphenol A analogues

Bisphenol A, used in plastic packaging and paper, is suspected of having health-damaging effects in humans. The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark...

Food quality Food production Food safety Health and diseases
New project OPTION
07 APR

New project OPTION

New project OPTION - Optimizing Oil Production by Novel Technology Integration

SOFC Life 3D reconstruction of Ni-CGO, Copyright: SOFC Life
07 APR

Studies in degradation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are vital to market entry

Studies in degradation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are vital to market entry. Project SOFC Life found a major contributor to the degradation processes of SOFC.

Fuel cells
SYSLAB
07 APR

4 new papers by CEE in the prestigious publication "IEEE Transactions on Smart...

No less than four new CEE papers on energy storage in smart grids are published in the March issue of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid – the issue is a special section...

Referencer
07 APR

DTU Library courses and workshops in April

Welcome to a course in information competencies and a reference workshop

Photo: Colourbox.com
04 APR

One Health Summer University

This summer 80 students are offered an in-depth introduction to the One Health concept and how it is used to tackle challenges related to food safety and zoonoses. Experts...

Food safety Bacteria and microorganisms
Supply demand spectrum
04 APR

Quantifying where species lie on the supply-demand spectrum

A new paper by Lika and coworkers in the Journal of Theoretical Biology quantifies where species lie on the supply-demand spectrum.   Konstadia Lika, Starrlight Augustine...

PhD defence on the topic of alternative fuel production
02 APR

PhD defence on the topic of alternative fuel production

The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, invites you to Johan Alftrén’s PhD defence on development of methods to produce alternative fuels. The defence...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Bioenergy Food production Food technology
Photo: National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
01 APR

How to understand date labelling on food products

Food products are either labelled with shelf-life “Best before ...” or ”Use by”. It is producer’s responsibility to label food products correctly. A brief from the National...

Food quality Food safety
Almindeligt kul og jern kan måske erstatte platin i brændselscelle katalysatorer
01 APR

Carbon and iron may be able to substitute platinum in fuel cell catalysts

A recent discovery may lead to the substitution of platinum in catalysts for PEM-fuel cells with a composite of iron carbide and carbon, making the PEMFCs significantly...

Fuel cells
01 APR

Wind turbine project may revolutionize citizen involvement in renewable energy

The Danish Council for Strategic Research is supporting theWind2050 project to the tune of DKK 20 million. This is a significant sum, which reflects the fact that the...

Prominent visit to PowerLabDK
01 APR

Prominent visit at PowerLabDK

On 24 March 2014, the Department of Electrical Engineering was paid two prominent visits in one day. PowerLabDK at the Center for Electric Power and Energy (CEE) attracted...

Joint European Summer School JESS 2014
01 APR

Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell, Electrolyser and Battery Technologies

The Joint European Summer School JESS 2014 on Fuel Cell, Electrolyser and Battery Technologies will be held 21.-27. September 2014 in the beautiful Greek city of Rethymno...

Energy storage Electrochemistry Fuel cells
Julie Sainmont PhD defence
01 APR

Julie Sainmont PhD defence

Julie Sainmont will defend her PhD Thesis on Tuesday, 8th of April!

DTU-studerende prøver ideer af
28 MAR

DTU Library - new regional patent library, PATLIB-center

As one of three Danish universities, DTU has signed an agreement with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen to establish a regional patent...

Photo: Colourbox.com
28 MAR

Danes are big users of dietary supplements

The use of dietary supplements is widespread in the Danish population, even though the vast majority of Danes have their need for vitamins and minerals met through their...

Nutrition and dietary habits
Cosmin Caba (foto: Bent Hulsrøj)
28 MAR

Cosmin Caba receives this year’s “Studerende Telepris”

PhD Student Cosmin Marius Caba is the happy recipient of this year’s Studerende Telepris from the Danish Engineering Association

Telecommunication
Hairun Guo
27 MAR

Chinese award to Hairun Guo

Hairun Guo, 3rd year PhD Student in the Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics group receives the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad from the Chinese...

Physics
Professor på DTU Søren Molin. Foto: Novo Nordisk Fonden.
26 MAR

Prize winner is spearheading the war against bacteria

The Novo Nordisk Foundation awards the 2014 Novo Nordisk Prize to Søren Molin for his pioneering studies of bacterial biofilms and their significance in developing disease...

Biotechnology and biochemistry
Xiaolong Zhu
26 MAR

Chinese award to Xiaolong Zhu

Xiaolong Zhu, PhD Student in the Structured Electromagnetic Materials group receives the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad from the...

Physics
Jingjing Zhang
26 MAR

Jingjing Zhang Board member on Nature's Scientific Reports

Jingjing Zhang, Assistant Professor in the Structured Electromagnetic materials group, has been appointed board member of Nature’s Scientific Reports.

Physics
Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
26 MAR

Danish effort to combat antimicrobial resistance mapped out

Denmark's systematic and scientific strategy for combatting antimicrobial resistance in food has been internationally recognised, and Denmark is now considered a world...

Food safety Food production Biotechnology and biochemistry
25 MAR

Join Europe’s most innovative summer school for climate change and entrepreneurship

The Climate-KIC summer school for talented MSc and PhD students – The Journey

Temora lonigicornis collage
25 MAR

Low fertilization rates in pelagic copepods

Sara Ceballos, Mie Hylstofte Sichlau, Jan Heuschele, and Thomas Kiørboe  Low fertilization rates in a pelagic copepod caused by sexual selection? Journal of Plankton...

Photo: National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
21 MAR

Invitation to a seminar on the new ICH M7 guideline

The National Food Institute (Technical University of Denmark), Saxocon and Leadscope, Inc., co-organise a seminar on the new ICH M7 guideline on assessment and control...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Health and diseases
Study about tuna migration
21 MAR

Collective memory in fish migration

A new study about the importance of collective memory for fish migration was just published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface

20 MAR

DTU Wind Energy present at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona

DTU Wind Energy was among the participants at this year's EWEA Conference which took place in Barcelona from 10-14 March 2014.

Photo: Colourbox.com
18 MAR

Overweight in Danish children linked to social inequality

The prevalence in overweight in children goes down as their parents’ level of education goes up, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University...

Nutrition and dietary habits
LED and the Crown Jewels
14 MAR

LED lighting for the protection of art objects

DTU Fotonik is experiencing an increase in demand for LED lighting in museums. Now, the players in the museum industry are gathering to design a general guideline for museum...

Physics

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