Ångström Laboratory
 House 10 of the Ångström Laboratory, pictured 13 May 2022 | |
| Address | Lägerhyddsvägen 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Uppsala, Sweden 59°50′18″N 17°38′51″E / 59.83837°N 17.64761°E |
| 75237 | |
| Affiliations | Uppsala University |
| Kai Siegbahn | |
| Website | www |
  Ångström Laboratory Location of Ångström in Uppsala | |
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[edit]
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, 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 cleanroom. 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[edit]
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 inaugurated 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[edit]
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 is at Ångström.
Research laboratories[edit]
Multiple research laboratories are housed in Ångström, some listed below:
- Westerlund telescope (part of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory), situated on top of one of the south buildings.
- Ångström Advanced Battery Centre
- FREIA Laboratory (Facility for Research Instrumentation and Accelerator Development)[12]
- Tandem Laboratory[13][14]
Images[edit]
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Ångströmlaboratoriet 2007 -
Flygelhusen 2008 -
Westerlundteleskopet 2009 -
![Polacksbacken [sv]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Pollacksbacken%2C_hus4.JPG/120px-Pollacksbacken%2C_hus4.JPG)
![Polacksbacken [sv]](/wiki/File:Pollacksbacken,_hus4.JPG)
Spinoff companies[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Uppsala University".
- ^ "The Ångstrom Laboratory". Uppsala University. 2013-12-11.
- ^ a b www
.angstrom .uu .se /angstrom-laboratory /history - ^ a b "Inauguration of new Ångström". teknat.uu.se. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ www
.angstrom .uu .se /angstrom-laboratory /history - ^ Löfberg, Bengt (2010-03-06). "Ångströmlaboratoriet Uppsala - Byggnadens Tillkomst" (Document) (in Swedish). Uppsala University.
- ^ "Building 10 at New Ångström inaugurated". Uppsala University. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Miljardsatsningen invigd av kronprinsessan". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish).
- ^ "Kronprinsessan invigde nya Ångströmslaboratoriet". Kungahuset. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Byggstart för miljardsatsning i Nya Ångström". Akademiska Hus. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ www
.angstrom .uu .se /angstrom-laboratory /organisations / #anchor-763236 - ^ "Popular Science Presentation". Uppsala University.
- ^ "The Tandem Laboratory". Uppsala University.
- ^ "Research infrastructure – Tandem Laboratory". Uppsala University.
- ^ www
.teknik .uu .se /collaboration /spin-off-companys - ^ Metingil, Nurcin (2022-04-07). "Swedish deep tech startup Peafowl Plasmonics has raised around €4M seed". ArcticStartup. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Altris Raises €4.8M in Bridge Financing". 2023-05-05.
- ^ www
.eurekalert .org /news-releases /879456 - ^ theconversation
.com /scientists-make-impossible-material-by-accident-16911 - ^ www
.mynewsdesk .com /se /uu /pressreleases /wind-power-research-has-wind-in-its-sails-243868 - ^ www
.glassonweb .com /news /chromogenics-aims-world-market-with-new-factory-uppsala
