Faculty of Science

2021

QUANTUM RESEARCH

New invention keeps qubits of light stable at room temperature

Researchers from University of Copenhagen have developed a new technique that keeps quantum bits of…

Bacteria used to clean diesel-polluted soil in Greenland

Diesel-polluted soil from now defunct military outposts in Greenland can be remediated using…

artificial intelligence

Algorithm reveals the mysterious foraging habits of narwhals

An algorithm can predict when narwhals hunt – a task once nearly impossible to gain insight into.…

Ancient air bubbles speak to a much warmer Antarctica during the ice-age than once believed

Twenty thousand-year-old air bubbles have revealed that Antarctic temperatures during the last ice…

Computer science

Artificial intelligence enhances efficacy of sleep disorder treatments

An algorithm based on 20,000 nights of sleep that can improve the diagnosis, treatment and our…

Researchers want to convert rapeseed proteins from feed to food

In Denmark and the rest of Europe, you see lots of yellow rapeseed fields and most of the rapeseed…

Researchers want to create an entirely new category of climate-friendly plant-based foods

A new research project, PROFERMENT, run by the Department of Food Science at the University of…

virtual reality

What could possibly go wrong with virtual reality?

YouTube is a treasure trove of virtual reality fails: users tripping, colliding into walls and…

Geological riddle solved: Roof of the World has gotten higher

There has long been controversy about whether the world's highest region, Tibet, has grown taller…

Flint stone sounds suggest a Stone Age settlement in Copenhagen’s Svanemøllen Harbour

A new method has made it possible for University of Copenhagen researchers to register mysterious…