Latest News
28.03.2025
Light can detect cancer in seconds – SDU researchers behind new technology
The future of cancer diagnosis could become faster and more precise thanks to a research team led by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), which uses invisible light and artificial intelligence to detect diseases before symptoms appear.
27.03.2025
Dr Elli Stamatopoulou receives international award for outstanding PhD research
Dr Elli Stamatopoulou, a former PhD student at the Mads Clausen Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Gian Paolo Brivio Award for her outstanding research in the physics and chemistry of advanced materials.
20.03.2025
Danish researchers help set world record: Transparent solar cells could turn future buildings into power plants
An international research project involving the University of Southern Denmark has developed transparent solar cells with record-breaking efficiency. These new windows allow light to pass through while simultaneously generating electricity—a technology that could transform buildings in cities worldwide.
Grant
24.01.2025
Young physicist receives prestigious grant and returns to SDU
How do light and matter behave at the nanoscale? This is one of the key questions physicist P. André D. Gonçalves will investigate as he returns to the Faculty of Engineering at SDU, supported by a Villum Young Investigator grant of 9 million DKK.
Grants
17.12.2024
DKK 88 million for researchers at SDU
As many as 28 SDU researchers have just received Carlsberg grants to create ground-breaking research results within their respective fields.
16.12.2024
Newly hired SDU Professor with a passion for developing advanced materials for the generation of solar fuels
Professor Mirabbos Hojamberdiev (Khujamberdiev) has been appointed at the Mads Clausen Institute at SDU in Sønderborg. He researches how sunlight can transform water into green fuel—without any CO₂ burden— in the presence of photocatalytic materials.
Funding
05.11.2024
Panagiota Elli Stamatopoulou receives a grant from the Villum Foundation
Villum Foundation awards over 16 million DKK to seven excellent female researchers in technical and natural sciences. One of them is Panagiota Elli Stamatopoulou.
FUNDING
26.09.2024
From scented mobiles to optical gears: Three MCI researchers receive million-krone grants
With million-kroner grants from the Villum Foundation, three researchers from the Mads Clausen Institute will challenge the boundaries of science with projects on scent transmission via mobile phones, affordable, flexible solar cells, and optical gears in future computers.
Funding
26.09.2024
The phone of the future can send scents
The TeleScent project at SDU has just received a grant from the Villum Foundation's Experiment programme. The researchers aim to add the sense of smell to our digital communication so that future phone calls will involve sound, video, and scent.
Research breakthrough
03.09.2024
Research breakthrough in the development of stretchable flat screens
A collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark and Polyteknik AS has led to a groundbreaking breakthrough in stretchable flat screens. The new method opens up various innovative product possibilities, such as more durable and flexible screens for smartphones and tablets that can withstand bending and stretching.
25.04.2024
META-HiLight recognized at SPIE Photonics Europe
The META-HiLight project, a pioneering collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark, SINTEF, and the University of Oulu, has been awarded 2nd place for "Best Innovation by a Multilateral Project, Organisation, or Company" at the 20th anniversary of SPIE Photonics Europe held in Strasbourg. The project aims to develop a faster, more detailed analysis of tissue samples, which is crucial for the early detection and treatment of diseases such as cancer.
Career
04.04.2024
From physics to finance – quantum physicists are in demand in the financial sector
Theis Pilegaard Rasmussen has just defended his Ph.D. in quantum physics, but will not continue his academic career. Instead, he has taken a job at Danske Bank. But why are physicists attractive to the financial sector, and what can they contribute?
21.03.2024
SDU MCI at the forefront of NANOCHEM - a unique national infrastructure for imaging chemical information at the nanoscale
The Mads Clausen Institute at SDU in Sønderborg is spearheading NANOCHEM, a new national infrastructure that enables a greater understanding of how chemistry works at the nanoscale. Understanding these chemical processes is important as they are crucial in both the biological and electronic worlds. NANOCHEM is a collaboration between leading Danish universities with the University of Southern Denmark at the centre.
STARTUP
15.03.2024
New indoor solar cell technology could lay AA batteries to rest
Researchers at SDU have developed solar cell technology that will make AA, AAA, and button cell batteries redundant. The prototype is ready, and the researchers aim to produce 5,000 units daily within a year. They are now seeking entrepreneurs who can help bring it to market.
Funding
25.01.2024
Research project brings colours of the past back to life
The TORCH project, which has received about 10.7 million DKK in support from the EU program Interreg Deutschland-Danmark, combines past colours with today's technology to preserve and shed new light on our national treasures.
PFAS
04.12.2023
New technology will improve environmental monitoring: The AutoSPAN project tracks PFAS contamination in real time
The AutoSPAN research project will tackle PFAS pollution and create a more sustainable future for our aquatic environment.
Fyens Stiftstidende’s research award
17.11.2023
Three SDU researchers receive Fyens Stiftstidende’s research award
Three SDU professors – Kurt Klaudi Klausen, Anna Paldam Folker and N. Asger Mortensen – received the annual research award from Fyens Stiftstidende on Thursday, 16 November. The honour comes with DKK 25,000 for each researcher.
Prize
17.11.2023
N. Asger Mortensen receives Fyens Stiftstidendes Forskerpris 2023
Every year, Fyens Stiftstidende gives prizes to excellent researchers from Funen. Among this year's recipients is N. Asger Mortensen from the Faculty of Engineering.
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers
16.11.2023
Sergey Bozhevolnyi continues to shine among clarivate highly cited researchers for the sixth consecutive year
Sergey Bozhevolnyi, a distinguished researcher from SDU Nano Optics, has again secured his position among the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers for the sixth consecutive year.
RESEARCH
08.11.2023
C-Vitamin Boosts not only Your Immune System but also Solar Cells
C-vitamin is renowned for its crucial role in our bodies, strengthening our immune system and overall health. However, now, this vitamin is stepping into the limelight to enhance the efficiency and longevity of solar cells. A new scientific article by Vida Engmann from SDU CAPE sheds light on the beneficial effects of C-vitamins for organic solar cells.
