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  ”When we founded the company ten years ago, our main focus was a wireless measuring system to check properties for leaking toilets. We soon found that buildings have a number of other parameters worth keeping track of”, says Per Ernedal, CEO of Ecoguard. ”We began collaborating with property owners, and developed energy saving measuring systems for indoor temperature”....

”One of Separett’s major scopes of production is urine-diverting dry toilets. The primary target audience in Sweden is owners of holiday cottages, where water and sanitation for some reason is not available. In countries like Peru and Alaska, our toilets provide improved sanitation in areas without clean water and proper sanitary systems”, says Mikael Billsund, CEO at Separett AB....

Water is a necessity for life on Earth. To secure water quality and maintain continuous access to water will be one of society’s great challenges in the future. Water-resource issues are complex to manage, and water treatment and distribution require high-cost investments in infrastructure. To less developed countries, supplying the population with clean water is an arduous task in...

Additive manufacturing is all the thing now, and enthusiasts are convinced the technology will prove to be a game changer in many sectors. ”Additive manufacturing, free form fabrication and 3D printing are different names for the same thing: a machine printing objects layer by layer, based on a digital drawing”, says Marlene Johansson, director at Sliperiet, Umeå university. ”One...

The MAX IV particle accelerator or synchrotron is due to start operations in the summer of 2015 in the university town of Lund. This unique facility, for the scientific community, will also foster opportunities in the form of new businesses, innovation and the spread of technological know-how. “A large research facility, MAX IV will examine really small things with...

“With the help of our patented building technology we can build insulating and load-bearing walls where the main components are made of wood and air. There is no need for mineral wool insulation or a plastic vapor barrier,” says Mikael Östling, CEO of Iso Timber. “The system is easy and tight. Insulation performance comes from trapped air in the...

Keeping a painted facade free from algae, mold and other growth is a major problem in the Nordic climate – which can be characterized as having a combination of sun, wind, rain, snow and extreme temperature changes. Add to this dirt particles carried by rain and winds. “You don’t have to be an expert to understand that a durable...

During school biology classes, one learns that parasites get their nutrients from another living organism – a host – without killing it. In most cases the host survives but the parasite can cause a lot of discomfort. A predator on the other hand quickly kills its victim. Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) are on the borderline between being a true parasite...

    “In the world of sawmills, the Waren effect has been shown to provide up to 25 percent reduction in energy use in dryer boiler circuits. We have achieved similar savings in boiler plants, power plants and in flue-gas condensation plants,” says Anders Larsson, CEO of tech company Waren International AB. “It is important to achieve the Waren...