http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from University of Gothenburg Many molecules have a right and a left form, just like shoes. In pharmaceuticals, it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have been able to produce the one mirror image by using crystals with special properties. This can have a major impact on the production of pharmaceuticals. http://phys.org/news288431453.html Chemistry Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:59 EST news288431453 Today most public services involve electronic communication, which requires that people are able to read relatively well. However, a significant number of adults cannot fully understand the texts they read for example on the Internet. A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that a new model called SVIT can be used as a tool to measure the readability of texts and therefore how appropriate they are for different target groups. http://phys.org/news287740193.html Technology Tue, 14 May 2013 08:50:01 EST news287740193 Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby outside the town of Falköping, Sweden. The researchers have for example tried to identify parts of the inhabitants' diet. Right now they are looking for evidence that fertilisers were used already during the Scandinavian Stone Age, and the results of their first analyses may be exactly what they are looking for. http://phys.org/news286194737.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:35:28 EST news286194737 The photo-sharing application Instagram is used by millions of people around the world daily. In the media, the social media phenomenon is sometimes dismissed as trivial pastime. However, according to a fresh study at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a lot of effort often goes into a picture before it is shared. http://phys.org/news285932206.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:36:53 EST news285932206 Teachers' assessments of pupils' literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children's right to fair and gender-equal education, according to a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://phys.org/news285322333.html Other Sciences Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:12:20 EST news285322333 Researchers are arguing about whether or not the Xenoturbella bocki worm is the progenitor of mankind. But new studies indicate that this is actually the case. Swedish researchers from the University of Gothenburg and the Gothenburg Natural History Museum are involved in the international study. The results have been published in Nature Communications. http://phys.org/news283600908.html Biology Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:01:54 EST news283600908 Researchers can use the mineral rutile to learn about rock types and their history. Two articles published in the highly respected journal Geology now present a new application of a method for more easily tracing the mineral rutile. The co-authors of the articles are researchers at the University of Gothenburg. http://phys.org/news283425126.html Space & Earth Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:12:16 EST news283425126 In the middle of the Bronze Age, around 1000 BC, the amount of metal objects increased dramatically in the Baltic Sea region. Around the same time, a new type of stone monument, arranged in the form of ships, started to appear along the coasts. New research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden shows that the stone ships were built by maritime groups. http://phys.org/news283113652.html Other Sciences Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:50:01 EST news283113652 To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are placed in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden. The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period of time. The experiment is part of a worldwide research project, and includes researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://phys.org/news282472343.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:32:31 EST news282472343 Alpine cushion plants help other plants in harsh mountain environments to survive. This is shown by new research involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, the results of which are now being publishing in the highly respected journal Ecology Letters. http://phys.org/news280426772.html Biology Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:30:01 EST news280426772 The increasingly globalised world enables individuals to more easily move abroad to escape restricting lifestyle norms in their home countries. Yet doing so also makes boundaries more evident. This is found in a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which explores the cosmopolitan context comprised by the creative scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. http://phys.org/news278765471.html Other Sciences Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:51:17 EST news278765471 Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from promoting more different varieties of trees, according to a new study in which researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, were involved. http://phys.org/news278765383.html Space & Earth Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:49:49 EST news278765383 Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden has resulted in a new type of machine that sorts used batteries by means of artificial intelligence (AI). One machine is now being used in the UK, sorting one-third of the country's recycled batteries. http://phys.org/news275140410.html Technology Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:53:48 EST news275140410 Higher congestion charges in the morning and in the spring would even out the negative health effects caused by air pollution from cars in large cities. http://phys.org/news275133097.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:51:44 EST news275133097 Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have a negative impact on the protein content of wheat grain and thus its nutritional quality. This is the finding of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in a recently published study in the journal Global Change Biology. http://phys.org/news274438236.html Space & Earth Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:52:26 EST news274438236