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One of the most important physics breakthroughs of 2011

The experiment where light was created from vacuum is ranked as number five in Physics World magazine’s list of top ten breakthroughs for 2011. Moreover, a news item on the Chalmers research was the most read story of 2011 at the site Nature News.

Published Fri 16 Dec 2011

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He got Sweden’s nationally most noble prize in physics

Fredrik Höök receives the Göran Gustafsson Prize for his outstanding research on the cell...

Published Tue 03 Apr 2012

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Honorary doctors 2012

The new honorary doctors at Chalmers are: Leif Johansson, Geetam Tiwari and Peter Catto.

Published Thu 15 Mar 2012

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Nerve cells grow on nanocellulose

Researchers have taken the first step toward creating a three-dimensional model of the brain.

Published Mon 19 Mar 2012

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