12 JAN Two ERC Starting Grants for young researchers Two young DTU researchers have each won an ERC Starting Grant for independent basic research of EUR 1.5 million or just over DKK 11 million. Enzymes and proteins Solar energy Materials Organic chemistry Materials technology
20 NOV Pathway for ‘green ammonia’ opens in new study An experimental and computational study in Nature Catalysis shows promise for new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions. Chemistry Energy technology Catalysis Organic chemistry Food production Analytic and theoretical chemistry
22 APR ERC Advanced Grant to understand enzyme stability A new ERC project aims to improve our understanding of enzyme stability and broaden the field of potential applications for biocatalysis. Biotechnology Enzymes and proteins Organic chemistry
20 NOV DKK 37 mio. from Independent Research Fund Denmark Independent Research Fund Denmark awards DKK 214 mio. to 36 young scientists with original ideas and high ambitions. Six are from DTU. Innovation and product development Health technology Materials Organic chemistry Chemistry Telecommunication Cyber security Physics Quantum theory and atomic physics Light sources Systems and data security Materials technology
27 MAY Extremely compact reactor has potential to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly New paper in Science suggests that as much as one percent of global CO2 emissions can be saved if electrified, and significantly more compact, technology is applied across... Organic chemistry Energy efficiency
01 NOV Increasing biogas yield from manure A new method makes agricultural manure far more suitable as a raw material for biogas. Bacteria and microorganisms Organic chemistry Bioenergy Energy production
28 FEB DTU to boost research in microbial antibiotics DTU is opening a new centre focusing on production of antibiotic substances by bacteria and fungi. Bacteria and microorganisms Biological systems Biotechnology Chemistry Organic chemistry
06 JUN Health sciences also an engineering discipline There is great potential in developing new technology that can address health challenges—and DTU aims to be part of the solution. Biological systems Organic chemistry Health technology
29 FEB EliteForsk honours PhD students from DTU At the annual EliteForsk conference, three PhD students from DTU received travel grants of DKK 200,000 for research stays abroad. The conference also praised the recipients... Energy production Cells Bacteria and microorganisms Organic chemistry
19 JAN From wind to gas Wind energy can be converted into methane gas and stored in the Danish natural gas grid. As an added bonus, the biogas plants eliminate their carbon emissions using a... Bioenergy Energy production Power stations Energy storage Wind energy Innovation and product development Organic chemistry