News @natsdu News from the Faculty of Science Stay updated on research results from the Faculty of Science. Latest news Basic Research 29.04.2025 A Passion for Chaotic Proteins Many serious diseases occur because the body’s proteins malfunction. Neurological disorders, for example, can develop when proteins begin to clump together. Cagla Sahin is fascinated by the steps leading to the formation of these protein clumps — because if we can understand that, we might be able to prevent the diseases altogether. Read article Interview 29.04.2025 The Silent Engine Behind Modern Medicine: Computational Science Behind every medical breakthrough lies an unsung hero: algorithms. Join SDUs expert in bioinformatics, Veit Schwämmle, on this visit to the world of computational science, where big data and bioinformatics are quietly shaping the future of healthcare. Read article Scientist Q&A 24.04.2025 Decoding Tomorrow: The Push to Simplify Quantum Computing Not so long ago, computer programming was reserved for a small group of specialists—but today, anyone can learn it relatively quickly. Robin Kaarsgaard wants the same to be true for quantum computer programming. Read article 22.04.2025 Creating the Brains of Tomorrow’s Robots Big robots, small robots, household robots, surgical robots. Size and function don’t really matter—what matters to Melih Kandemir is developing algorithms that can make robots more precise and safer than they are today. Read article Scientist Q&A 09.04.2025 Molecular Machines: The Technology of the Future? Jan Oskar Jeppesen builds machines out of molecules. His vision is that one day they could be used in technologies we can currently only dream of—like tiny computers with immense storage capacity or small nanomotors. Read article Scientist Q&A 03.04.2025 The amazing feeling of finally solving a problem Being an intern at some of the big tech companies in Silicon Valley was fascinating. But Lars Rohwedder decided to come back to Europe for his master’s and has since built an academic career here. He hopes that his research can help improve the algorithms we all live with. Read article Biogeochemistry 24.03.2025 Scientists Uncover Hidden Process Behind Nitrous Oxide Formation A newly discovered chemical reaction sheds light on an unexpected source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, in both marine and freshwater environments. Read article Brain Research 19.03.2025 Lab-Grown Nerve Tissue: A Key to Understanding Parkinson’s Disease There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease, and researchers are still far from fully understanding the factors that trigger it. Helle Bogetofte Barnkob is determined to shed light on the disease by cultivating and studying nerve tissue in the lab. Read article 04.03.2025 New Mouse Study: How to Trick the Body's Metabolism SDU researchers have discovered a new way in which the liver regulates its consumption of sugar and fat. This could potentially increase the effectiveness of weight-loss and diabetes medication. Read article Profile 20.02.2025 Hunting Dark Matter Particles in the University Basement Manuel Meyer's mission is to understand the universe's mysterious dark matter. To him, hunting for dark matter is hunting for the fundamental constituents of what everything is made of Read article News archive 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 News from the departments Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Biology Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Back to Faculty of Science Share on Facebook X Linkedin Email Copy link