21 Jan 2010

What do you get for 3 billion SEK?

The construction of the synchotron radiation facility MAX IV in Lund will begin this summer. 2.8 billon SEK and 5 years later, the most advanced research infrastructure of its kind in the world will be up and running.

MAX IV will be located just north of Lund, together with ESS - the European Spallation Source, planned for 2019.

A number of research areas stand to gain from the investment. But the final decision of what instruments and technologies to use in the new facility has yet to be made. It is an issue that is being investigated by MAX-lab together with an international team of experts.

- It is quite obvious that nanoscience will be one of the areas. It is a field with strong research, not least here in Lund. And the conditions for doing that kind of research at MAX IV are unique, says Nils Mårtensson, MAX-lab manager, to Sydvenskan .

- Then there is materials science in general. A lot of our current projects have to do with new types of batteries. And solar cells is another field with issues to solve concerning materials.

MAX-lab was started as a Swedish national laboratory in 1985. Today's facility includes MAX I, MAX II and MAX III. MAX-lab is operated jointly by the Swedish Research Council and Lund University. It employs around 100 people. That number will be doubled once MAX IV is built.

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21 Jan 2010

What do you get for 3 billion SEK?

The construction of the synchotron radiation facility MAX IV in Lund will begin this summer. 2.8 billon SEK and 5 years later, the most advanced research infrastructure of its kind in the world will be up and running.

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