Organization:Ångström Laboratory

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The Ångström Laboratory
Angstrom-2020.jpg
House 10 of the Ångström Laboratory, pictured 13 May 2022
AddressLägerhyddsvägen 1
LocationUppsala, Sweden
[ ⚑ ] 59°50′18″N 17°38′51″E / 59.83836616055898°N 17.647614981379583°E / 59.83836616055898; 17.647614981379583
ZIP Code
75237
AffiliationsUppsala University
Nobel laureatesKai Siegbahn
Websitewww.angstrom.uu.se
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The Ångström Laboratory (Swedish: Ångströmslaboratoriet) is a facility of Uppsala University. It hosts multiple research laboratories and departments of natural science and engineering.[1][2]

History

The facility is named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström and his son Knut Ångström, both of whom were professors at Uppsala University in the 19th century.[3] It was first inaugurated in 1997,[4] at Polacksbacken (sv), next to a site that historically served the purpose of training the Uppland Regiment from 1680–1912. This site later evolved to house the university's Information Technology Centre (ITC).[5]

Ångström was erected south-west of the regiment site, initially primarily to accommodate a clean room. This first construction is referred to as stage 1, including buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In year 2000, stage 2 was realized, including buildings 6 and 8. Building 7 was realized in 2006, and in 2013 the FREIA laboratory was constructed between buildings 5 and 7.[3][6]

New Ångström

The Ångström Laboratory initially consisted of eight buildings. However a new building 9 was completed in September 2020. Then, finally on 13 May 2023 the new front building 10 was inaugarated by the Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria.[4][7][8][9] Together these two new houses form the so-called "New Ångström".

This New Ångström (houses 9 and 10) was built and funded by Akademiska Hus, a Swedish state-owned enterprise. In 2018 the enterpreise reported that they had invested 1.2 billion SEK towards the project.[10]

Departments

The represented departments at Ångström Laboratory include:[11]

  • The Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • The Department of Information Technology
  • The Department of Chemistry – Ångström
  • The Department of Mathematics
  • The Department of Electrical Engineering
  • The Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • The Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering

Much of the Technical and natural science faculty of Uppsala University (sv) is at Ångström.

Research laboratories

Multiple research laboratories are housed in Ångström, some listed below:

Images

Spinoff companies

The Ångström Laboratory has been the source of multiple spinoff companies, some listed below:[15]

  • Peafowl Plasmonics,[16] plasmonic solar cells
  • Altris,[17] sodium-ion battery manufacturer
  • Disruptive Materials AB,[18][19] which make Upsalite
  • Vertical Wind AB,[20] vertical-axis wind turbines
  • ChromoGenics AB,[21] photochromic materials

See also

References

  1. www.angstrom.uu.se?languageId=1
  2. "The Ångstrom Laboratory". Uppsala University. 2013-12-11. https://issuu.com/mghnetsmak/docs/the___ngstr__m_laboratory. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/history
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Inauguration of new Ångström". teknat.uu.se. 2022-05-13. https://www.teknat.uu.se/collaboration/inauguration-new-angstrom. 
  5. www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/history
  6. Löfberg, Bengt (2010-03-06) (in Swedish). Ångströmlaboratoriet Uppsala - Byggnadens Tillkomst. Uppsala University. 
  7. "Building 10 at New Ångström inaugurated". Uppsala University. 2022-05-17. https://www.uu.se/en/news/archive/2022-05-17-building-10-at-new-angstrom-inaugurated?id=18852&typ=artikel&lang=en. 
  8. "Miljardsatsningen invigd av kronprinsessan" (in Swedish). Upsala Nya Tidning. https://unt.se/artikel/repqqq5j. 
  9. "Kronprinsessan invigde nya Ångströmslaboratoriet". Kungahuset. 2022-05-13. https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2022-05-13-kronprinsessan-invigde-nya-angstromslaboratoriet. 
  10. "Byggstart för miljardsatsning i Nya Ångström". Akademiska Hus. 2018-10-02. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/akademiska_hus_ab/pressreleases/byggstart-foer-miljardsatsning-i-nya-aangstroem-2730993. 
  11. www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/organisations/#anchor-763236
  12. www.physics.uu.se/research/freia-lab/popular-science-presentation
  13. www.tandemlab.uu.se?languageId=1
  14. www.uu.se/en/research/research-infrastructure/national-research-infrastructures-hosted-by-uppsala-university/tandem-laboratory
  15. www.teknik.uu.se/collaboration/spin-off-companys
  16. Metingil, Nurcin (2022-04-07). "Swedish deep tech startup Peafowl Plasmonics has raised around €4M seed". ArcticStartup. https://arcticstartup.com/peafowl-plasmonics-raised-around-e-4m/. 
  17. www.finsmes.com/2023/05/altris-raises-e4-8m-in-bridge-financing.html
  18. www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/879456
  19. theconversation.com/scientists-make-impossible-material-by-accident-16911
  20. www.mynewsdesk.com/se/uu/pressreleases/wind-power-research-has-wind-in-its-sails-243868
  21. www.glassonweb.com/news/chromogenics-aims-world-market-with-new-factory-uppsala

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