Luleå University of Technology

About Luleå University of Technology

Professor Roland Larsson elected to IVA The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (IVA), has elected new members. One of them is Roland Larsson, professor of machine elements at Luleå University of Technology. He will be a member of IVA's Division of Mechanical Engineering. Space missions can help explain the origin of the solar system The dwarf planet Ceres belongs to the group of ocean worlds, which are solar system bodies where large amounts of liquid water exist or have existed. Space engineering researchers at Luleå University of Technology are leading an international group of 80 researchers, with the goal of landing on the dwarf planet Ceres and analyzing the surface material, to gain important knowledge about the origin of life in the solar system. Biotechnology for carbon dioxide capture Luleå University of Technology is participating in a large EU project on carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU), where the university's researchers, together with the biorefinery SunPine, capture the factory's carbon dioxide using biotechnology. It is then delivered to actors who manufacture new in-demand products for the green transition.