MAGI
The project MAGI aims to develop test and lab platforms for sensor technology and lightweight constructions.
Technology
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Projects
Novocell
Formas is financing a research project called NovoCell. The research is developed in the research group Surface and Colloid Engineering.
ModDD - Process modeling and new technical solutions for increased production rate
The aim of the project is to provide knowledge on how double disk refining in papermills can be more energy efficient.
e2cmp - Eco-friendly efficient chemimechanical system for sustainable packaging materials
The aim is to improve the competitive advantage of pulp fibre based materials over fossil based materials.
ENM-NSP Eco-nanocellulosic materials
This research project will focus on eco-friendly engineering on ligno and nanocellulosic materials for new sustainable products.
EcoSys
This research project will develop Eco-effective processes and systems in cooperation with the paper industries in Sweden.
Segment
This research project contains process modelling and full-scale evaluation of new segment design in a refiner for paper industry.
Other
Treesearch Progress 2022
On 11-12 May 2022 we participated in Treesearch Progress at Vildmarkshotellet in Kolmården.
Body surrogates provide more answers
The next step is being taken in the development of physical models of a human head and neck in search for better safety against head injuries.
Research collaboration with Colombia is to provide better implants
Sports Tech Research Centre collaborates and cooperates with universities all over the world. The latest is a research project together with three universities in Colombia on metal additive...
One year in the research project DRIVE
We have been driven the research project DRIVE for almost a year. We had planned a green energy seminar in May. But due to the corona pandemic, it is postponed until September 18. See the latest ne...
New nanomaterials for better batteries
Researchers at Mid Sweden University have developed high-capacity batteries using a novel nanomaterial. These new results, published in Scientific Reports (2019), show an increase of capacity by 10...
New visiting professor in Chemical Engineering
Ville Alopaeus from Aalto University has recently started at Mid Sweden University as a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering.
Presents metal 3D printing in China
During August 16-18 Andrey Koptyug from the Additive Manufacturing Group at Sports Tech Research Centre was representing Sweden at the International Forum "3D Printing and Intelligent Manufacturing...
New guest professor in nanoenergy
Ya Yang is new guest professor of FSCN research centre. His research area is energy harvesting with hybrid nanogenerators and he normally works at Beijing Institute if Nanonenergy and Naonsystems...
Peter is a new researcher in organic chemistry at Mid Sweden University
In August 2019, Peter Immerzeel started as researcher in organic chemistry at the department of Chemical Engineering, FSCN research centre, Mid Sweden University. He will work with deep eutectic...
Martin Olsen is new Doctor in Engineering Physics
On June 5th Martin Olsen presented his Doctoral Thesis in Engineering Physics and he passed. Congratulations Martin! Here are some photos from the day.
Defence of the Doctoral Thesis with Nicklas Blomquist
On May 10th, 2019, Nicklas Blomquist defended his Doctoral Thesis in Engineering Physics at Mid Sweden University Campus Sundsvall. Congratulations Nicklas!
Treesearch Progress
On May 7-8 2019 we participated in Treesearch Progress at Vildmarkshotellet in Kolmården.
Supermaterialet Grafén är på väg att erövra marknaden
På hösten 2015 bestämde sig Sven Forsberg för att satsa helhjärtat på utveckling av sitt företag 2D fab som producerar och säljer grafén. Det har varit en krokig men framgångsrik resa hittills.
FMPRS seminar in Norrköping
On April 2-4 we arranged the 11th Fundamental Mechanical Pulp Research seminar in Norrköping together with our partner companies ÅF, Valmet, Holmen and Treesearch. Approx. 90 persons from academia...
Foric General Assembly
The PhD students and supervisors in FORIC research school gathers for General Assembly in Örnsköldsviks, MoRe Research, Aditya Domsjö Fabriker and RISE Processum facilities.
Unique steel belt press on MoRe Research
A new steel belt has been inaugurated at MoRe in which strong packaging material from high yield pulp can be developed.
Self powered RPM Sensor
The researchers at STC research Center have, together with industrial partners, developed a self-powered wireless RPM sensor, robust enough for tough industrial environments.
From nuclear physicist to research on additive manufacturing
Meet Dmitriy Khrapov from Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia, with a master degree as a nuclear physicist who then changed field of interest to do his PhD in additive manufacturing of materials,...
Listen to lastest research results from FSCN on Youtube
Six of our researchers in FSCN research centre presented their research results on Science & Innovation Day 2018.
Defence of a Doctoral Thesis with Amanda Mattsson
On October 25th Amanda Mattsson defended her Doctoral Thesis in Chemical Engineering at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall. Congratulations Amanda!
Licentiate Seminar with Per Bergström
On October 24 we had a Licentiate Seminar with Per Bergström, FSCN research centre, in Chemical Engineering. Per Bergström is industry employed PhD student from Essity Hygiene and Health AB. Here a...
Nailing of a Doctoral Thesis with Amanda Mattsson
Amanda Mattsson is nailing her Doctoral Thesis in the traditional way for the academia. The defence of the Thesis will be on October 25, 2018. Welcome to join the seminar.
Treesearch Science Fair in Stockholm
Treesearch arranged a Science Fair on May 31, 2018 in Stockholm. Nassima El Miri, Rana Alimohammadzadeh and Lisa Goclik joined the Fair and presented demos from their research. One of the guests wa...
Håkan Edlund in SR Västernorrland
Professor Håkan Edlund meets Fredrik Birging from SR Västernorrland and talks about research for water cleaning with bubble blower or in academic words chelating surfactants. See the news on SR...
FSCN and FORIC on Gröna Lund
On May 22 we gathered with partner companies and colleagues in the conference SPCI and Friends on Gröna Lund, Stockholm.
Biobased cellulose for future needs
Malin From is industrial PhD student in FORIC research school at FSCN research centre Mid Sweden University. She is working on regeneration of cellulose to create sustainable biobased cellulose fil...
Lic seminar with Hafizur Rahman
On March 22 Hafizur Rahman presented his Licentiate Thesis called Modified Kraft Pulping to Produce a Softwood Pulp Requiring Less Energy in Tissue Paper Production.
FORIC start for new PhD Students
On February 8-9 2018 our new PhD students in FORIC gathered with their supervisors to start their research projects.
Mid Sweden University becomes partner in Treesearch
Mid Sweden University becomes a core partner in Treesearch, a platform for collaboration on research and competence building in the field of new materials and specialty chemicals from forest raw...
The lab that tests anything from tents to quilted jackets
At the Sports Tech Research Centre's Materials Testing Lab companies can come and test their products. Gneis, who specialise in outdoor wear for children, come several times a year. In the lab they...
STC researcher contributes to the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 went to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryoelectron microscopy. But not everybody know that researchers from Mid Swed...
Henrik Rödjegård from Senseair is a new Adjunct Professor at STC
We warmly welcome Dr. Henrik Rödjegård to our team! He started his position as Adjuncted Professor from our partner company Sensair on December 1. His knowledge of sensor electronics, MEMS sensors,...
In birds' best interests
Movement is a three-year research project that is developing tomorrow's technology for studying wind power's impact on birds. The research can contribute to bird life being spared at the same time ...
Cellulose replaces plastic in future packaging materials
RISE PFI, Mid Sweden University and MoRe Research are the main actors of the newly launched Interreg project PlastiCel. The project aims to develop nanocellulose and cellulose composites with barri...
3D-printing for the future
Ten years ago, Mid Sweden University acquired a 3D-printer for SEK 7 million. It provided researchers with unique opportunities and an advantage over the rest of the world that continues to this day.
Half-time seminar with Amanda Mattsson
On December 4th 2017 Amanda Mattsson presented her half-time seminar together with the supervisor prof. Tetsu Uesaka. The title of the seminar was Time-dependent failure of fiber networks:...
Dr. Christine Guillemot from France visits STC
In November STC got a research visit from Dr. Christine Guillemot Directeur de Recherche, INRIA France. On her visit at Mid Sweden University she held a guest lecture on "Light field imaging:...
Dr. Nuno Pereira from Portugal presented “Long Range Communication for Internet of Thing”
Dr. Nuno Pereira, an adjunct professor at the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic of Porto, is currently visiting STC for a four month long research visit. In November 8, he held a guest lectu...
STC at the Embedded Conference Scandinavia
7-8 November was Embedded Conference Scandinavia arranged at Kistamässan in Stockholm. At the conference the winner of Swedish Embedded Award is presented.
Staffan Rydblom presented his Licentiate thesis
We like to congratulate PhD-student Staffan Rydblom who presented his licentate thesis "Measuring Water Droplets to Detect Atmospheric Icing" today. Opponent to the thesis was Prof. Anssi Mäkynen...
Connected sensor provides faster action against radon
STC and partner company MidDec have developed a radon sensor that enables faster action to clean radon. The sensor is connected to a web page and gives measurement results immediately, which is to ...
Smart industri - Vad innebär det och hur bidrar Mittuniversitetet?
Swedish industry faces major challenges and need to address digitization opportunities to create global competitiveness. Mid Sweden University now invests 30 million a year on research in Smart...
Internet of Things för industrier
Swedish industry faces major challenges and need to address digitization opportunities to create global competitiveness. Mid Sweden University now invests 30 million a year on research in Smart...
Research results in energy efficiency in mechanical pulping
See the presentation from Science and Innovation Day 2017 with our researcher Docent Birgitta Engberg, Thomas Granfeldt from Valmet and Christer Sandberg from Holmen.
Demonstrators paper cups
Ran Duan, researcher at FSCN research centre and BioBusiness Arena talks about his demonstrators in the research project Paper to replace plastic.
Final Symposium for e2mp
On September 19-20 2017 we gathered with partner companies and funders to discuss and evaluate results from the research program e2mp - energy efficiency in mechanical pulping.
Workshop on Internet of Things and IT security
On September 7, STC arranged a workshop on security and Internet of Things. A controversial area about how we can protect ourselves when more and more things becomes connected. Who really think of...
Juha Fiskari is new professor in chemical engineering
Juha Fiskari is new professor in chemical engineering, chemical pulping processes, at research centre FSCN. He started to work part time for Mid Sweden University in September 2017. We welcome Juha...
Paper-based supercapacitors can reduce material costs with 90 percents
Paper-based, environmentally friendly supercapacitors reduce material costs by 90 percent compared to today's technology. This shows a new Doctoral Thesis by Britta Andres at Mid Sweden University´...
Juha Fiskari new professor
Juha Fiskari is new professor in chemical engineering, chemical pulping processes, at research centre FSCN. He started to work part time for Mid Sweden University in September 2017. We welcome Juha...
Stefan Forsström got a research grant from ÅForsk Foundation
Is it possible in the future to have an open electricity market where we can buy and sell electricity from each other? This is what Assistant Professor Stefan Forsström will investigate in his new...
New technology makes the paper industry more efficient
A unique study shows energy savings of 25 percent using smart process optimization. Our research group High yield pulping technology is now finalizing the research profile e2mp - energy effiency in...
Visit from Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
In June, STC got a visit from Dr. Nadia Boetti from Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB) in Turin, Italy. The visit is part of the collaboration between ISMB, Polytechnic University of Turin and...
Funding for research on harvesting windpower and organic chemistry
New funding for research in wind power and organic chemistry.
Funding for research in collaboration with BioBusiness Arena
Our researchers Kaarlo Niskanen, Bo Westerlind and Ran Duan have got funding from EU regional development fund for research on paper to replace plastic in cooperation with BioBusiness Arena.
SEK 9,3 million for research in biogas
Our researchers Ulf Söderlind and Wennan Zhang will get funding from EU regional development fund for research in biogas.
SEK 13 million for research on forest damages
In the light of ongoing climate change, we need to strengthen forestry in the region so that raw material supply is not threatened by increasing forest damage. Mid Sweden University now receives SE...
The floating house in Sundsvall becomes even smarter
Contain, which is a project by Imorgon Innovation, is a floating house built entirely in wood with several smart solutions that both raise the living standard and benefit the environment. Together...
Super image at a nano level winner in high school essey competition
During the graduation ceremony at Sundsvalls Gymnasium Västermalm, the winners of this year's essay competition arranged by Mid Sweden University, was persented. The first prize, a scholarship of...
Licentiate Seminar with Jonas Johansson
Jonas Johansson presented his licentiate thesis called; "The Swedish durable wood materials market - industry structure and consumer perceptions".
New cooperations agreement with Sundsvall Municipality
Mid Sweden University has signed a new agreement with Sundsvall Municipality.
Visit from NUST Pakistan
For two weeks in May, researchers from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Pakistan visit STC Research Centre. The visit is funded by the initiation grant that Dr. Aamir Mahmoo...
Watch the Smart Industry presentations again
Now all presentations from the Smart Industry conference are available at our Youtube-channel. See the presentation from Mikael Damberg, enterprise and innovation minister, Peter Burman from Bolide...
Smart dragons to Sundsvall
In May, it is time for Sundsvall's popular dragons to once again move out and put color on the city. New for this year is that Sundsvall gets its first smart dragons that are possible to interact...
Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg visited Smart Industry Conference
May 10, STC arranged the Smart Industry conference together with Bron innovation. Keynote speaker of the day was the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg. The theme of the day was...
MILABs official opening
On April 27 2017 we officially opened our materials and innovation laboratory MILAB at Mid Sweden University. MILAB is a laboratory for advanced material characterization, open and available for...
EBM components for ITER fusion reactor
Components needed to build the fusion technology test reactor (ITER) can be successfully manufactured using 3D printing EBM method. Progress in this direction was reported by Andrey Koptyug as...
Innovation award for Organofuel
Our researchers in Organofuel has recieved an innovation award of 200 000 sek on Innovationsriksdagen in Linköping. Organofuel is a green start-up company in Sundsvall started by our researchers...
Scholarship for Thomas Öhlund
Our researcher Thomas Öhlund has got a scholarship for research, 500 000 sek from Gunnar Sundblads forskningsfond, for research development. He has receive the scholarship from HMK Carl Gustaf at...
Official Opening of MILAB
On April 27 we will officially open our new materials laboratory MILAB. Read more in the press release in Swedish.
Sensorer som varnar för oljespill i dagvattenledningar tas i bruk
Forskare vid STC har tillsammans med MittSverige Vatten, miljökontoret vid Sundsvalls kommun och företaget Dewire utvecklat ett sensorsystem som kan spåra och varna vid oljespill i dagvattenledning...
Smart lösning kan öka livskvalitet för rullstolsburna
Ny teknik möjliggör snabbare upptäckt om en person i rullstol inte sitter bra och behöver justera sin sittställning. I forskningsprojektet ”SMART – smarta system och tjänster” har bolaget Permobil...
Additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing makes it possible to create advanced components in a variety of materials from a 3D model on the computer. In this lab, we primarily focus on developing new materials and...
Applied mechanics
The applied mechanics lab is a flexible lab where we design customized test rigs and perform advanced measurement to measure how different mechanical forces affect materials and product properties.
Wind tunnel
The wind tunnel houses one of the largest treadmills in the world, an enormous fan and advanced climate function allowing for groundbreaking research and testing of various materials and products i...
Materials testing
The lab for materials testing is a unique test environment and essential resource for both manufacturing companies, research and education. Here, everything from materials to finished products can ...
Defence of a Doctoral Thesis with Nazlin Bayat
On March 14 2017 Nazlin Bayat defended her Doctoral Thesis in Engineerings Physics. She was approved and is now Doctor in Engineerings Physics. Congratulations Nazlin!
Allt fler kvinnor påbörjar doktorandstudier vid STC
Att det länge varit en utmaning att rekrytera kvinnor till tekniska doktorandtjänster är en trend som forskningscentret STC vid Mittuniversitetet nu håller på att vända. Andelen kvinnliga doktorand...
Functional clothing works - but not in all conditions
We often assume that garments containing microporous membranes, which are both "waterproof" and "breathable", would perform equally good in all circumstances. However, tests at Sports Tech Research...
Guests from PFI and India
On February 21 we had a delegation of researchers from India, Central Pulp & paper Research Institute, UNIDO and PFI, visiting Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall. Here are some photos from the day.
The number of female researchers is increasing at STC
At STC we see a reversed trend in the number of women starting PhD studies. In 2015, only 6 percent of the total amount of PhD-students at STC were women. Today, the proportion of female PhD-studen...
STC researchers visits SPIE Photonics West
January 28-February 2, 2017, it was once again time for yearly SPIE Photonic West conference in San Francisco and once again STC Researchers was on place to present the latest research together wit...
Smart Buildings - the start of a new cooperation
The last day of January a workshop on smart building was held at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall. Participants where real estate companies Castellum, Mitthem and Imorgon innovation together with...
Green Pro project meeting and study visit in Örnsköldsvik
On January 26 the research project Green Pro gathered with partner companies for project meeting and study visit on Processum, Sekab and Domsjö in Örnsköldsvik.
Britta Andres is the winner in Pecha Kucha Ekmandagarna 2017
Our PhD Student Britta Andres is the Winner of the Gunnar Sundblad session för young researchers on Ekmandagarna in Stockholm 2017. The competition was organized in a Pecha Kucha-concept.
New postdoc to research project DUVA
Ilpo Niskanen is a new postdoc at STC. He will work in the research project DUVA with optical measurement to define properties of the cellulose fiber.
New research engineer to research project DUVA and IFUS
Daniel Zakrisson will work as a research engineer within the research projects DUVA and IFUS. His research will be focused in the field of optics and photonics, and he will mainly work with...
More can get fiber connections through research cooperation
Together with companies in the regional fiber industry researchers at Mid Sweden University will develop new methods and tools for efficient and better fiber connections. It can provide fiber...
KM2, LEAP and IFUS projectmeeting
On January 19th we arranged project and information meeting for KM2 Innovative green energy, LEAP, and IFUS. Approx. 25 persons from partner companies and funders joined the day.
Researchers visited Hexatronics factory in Hudiksvall
On Business Innovation Day October 17 researchers from Mid Sweden University met Roger Färlin from Hexatronic Cables and Interconnect Systems for the first time. They discussed solutions on the...
38 million sek for research in transformative technologies
The Knowledge Foundation support our research in transformative technologies with 38 million sek for the coming years. Four our research in FSCN the research school FORIC will get funding as well a...
STC meets a world leading boat manufacturer from Docksta
To this year’s last Business Innovation Seminar Andreas Nordstrand Technical Director at Dockstavarvet outside Örnsköldsvik was invited as a speaker. Andreas presented the shipyard’s old history th...
Wind tunnel provides perfect testing conditions
The Sports Tech Research Centre's new wind tunnel was unveiled in 2015. Featuring one of the world's largest treadmills, enormous fans and an adjustable rain and temperature simulation system, new...
Paper replacing plastic
A unique manufacturing method for reinforcing paper packaging could mea new opportunities for the forestry industry.
Technology which could unlock the power of fusion energy
Additive manufacturing is about to revolutionise the industry. The technique enables advanced components, which were previously complex and costly to produce, to be made in a fraction of the time....
Storskalig energibesparing i pappersindustrin
Our industry-employed PhD Student Erik Nelsson, Holmen, will defend his Doctoral Thesis in Chemical Engineering on April 21. We send a press release to discribe his research today. Read more in...