http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from Lund University Every year, millions of tons of environmentally harmful ash is produced worldwide, and is mostly dumped in landfill sites or, in some countries, used as construction material. The ash is what is left when rubbish has been burnt in thermal power stations. A researcher from Lund University in Sweden has now developed a technique to use the ash to produce hydrogen gas. The method is presented in a new thesis. http://phys.org/news283425500.html Technology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:18:27 EST news283425500 Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in the dispersal of seed by the primates, and this leads to a reduction in the numbers of important fruit trees and changes to the rainforest. This has been shown in new research from Lund University in Sweden. http://phys.org/news282976943.html Biology Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:00:02 EST news282976943 Research now reveals that fish can migrate to avoid the threat of being eaten. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that roach fish leave lakes and move into surrounding streams or wetlands, where they are safer from predators. http://phys.org/news281357148.html Biology Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:46:02 EST news281357148 (Phys.org)—A single mutation in a moth gene has been shown to be able to produce an entirely new scent. This has been shown in a new study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. In the long run, the researchers say that the results could contribute to tailored production of pheromones for pest control. http://phys.org/news280505301.html Biology Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:08:54 EST news280505301 (Phys.org)—The widespread reduction in Arctic sea ice is causing significant changes to the balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is shown in a new study conducted by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, among others. http://phys.org/news280408499.html Space & Earth Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:15:19 EST news280408499 Critical reflection and shrewdness can help companies to avoid crises, but sometimes good old-fashioned stupidity can serve an important function in raising the efficiency of an organization, claims Mats Alvesson, Professor of Organisation Studies at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden, in a new theory of 'functional stupidity' that has been published in the Journal of Management Studies. http://phys.org/news278590673.html Other Sciences Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:19:14 EST news278590673 A completely new method of manufacturing the smallest structures in electronics could make their manufacture thousands of times quicker, allowing for cheaper semiconductors. The findings have been published in the latest issue of Nature. http://phys.org/news273335905.html Nanotechnology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:38:45 EST news273335905 A future warmer climate will produce different effects in different lakes. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now been able to explain that the effects of climate change depend on what organisms are dominant in the lake. Algal blooms will increase, especially of toxic blue-green algae. http://phys.org/news268569144.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:32:37 EST news268569144 The earth's limited surface is expected to stretch to everything: food for soon to be nine billion people, feed for our beef cattle and fowl, fuel for our cars, forests for our paper, cotton for our clothes. What is more, the earth's forests are preferably to be left untouched to stabilise the climate. Human ecologist and economist Kenneth Hermele will shortly be defending a thesis at Lund University, Sweden, in which he demonstrates that the struggle for land is intensifying rapidly. http://phys.org/news267096620.html Space & Earth Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:30:36 EST news267096620 It isn't only birds that move south as autumn approaches. Some insects also live their lives on the same principle. A new study of migratory insects has just been published that shows that a considerably higher number of insects survive and migrate back south in the autumn than was previously believed. http://phys.org/news266757943.html Biology Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:25:54 EST news266757943 New evidence shows that birds may choose their mate with the help of smell. They prefer a dissimilar mate because this gives their young a more efficient immune system. This has been shown in a new study by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, in a Swedish-French collaboration. http://phys.org/news266237836.html Biology Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:57:23 EST news266237836 Fewer women than men are asked to write in the leading scientific journals. That is established by two researchers from Lund University in Sweden, who criticise the gender bias. http://phys.org/news265546254.html Other Sciences Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:51:17 EST news265546254 Over the last decade, an average of 60,000 km2 of the Baltic Sea bottom has suffered from hypoxia without enough oxygen to support its normal ecosystem. Several large-scale geo-engineering interventions are currently on the table as proposed solutions to this problem. Researchers from Lund University are calling for geo-engineering efforts that mix oxygen into the Deep Baltic to be abandoned. http://phys.org/news260095796.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:50:36 EST news260095796 The yeast Dekkera bruxellensis plays an important role in the production of wine, as it can have either a positive or a negative impact on the taste. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, among others, have analyzed the yeast's genome sequenced by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, giving wine producers the possibility to take control of the flavour development of the wine. http://phys.org/news258025244.html Biology Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:43:08 EST news258025244 New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals the value of carrying two layers of wings around. The researchers studied dung beetles and the way their protective forewings actually function. These wings do not only protect but also help the beetles to lift off from the ground – albeit at a cost. http://phys.org/news257504967.html Biology Tue, 29 May 2012 10:09:33 EST news257504967