Ångström Laboratory

Engineering and natural science facility of Uppsala University

The 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 / 59.83837; 17.64761

ZIP code

| 75237
Affiliations| Uppsala University

Nobel laureates

| Kai Siegbahn
Website| www.angstrom.uu.se

Ångström Laboratory

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Location of Ångström in Uppsala

The Ångström Laboratory (Swedish: Ångströmslaboratoriet) is a facility of Uppsala University. It hosts multiple research laboratories and departments of mathematics, computer science, natural science and engineering.[1][2]

## History

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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 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

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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

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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

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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 [sv]
* FREIA Laboratory (Facility for Research Instrumentation and Accelerator Development)[12]
* Tandem Laboratory[13][14]

## Gallery

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* Ångströmlaboratoriet 2007

* Flygelhusen 2008

* Westerlundteleskopet 2009

* Polacksbacken [sv]

## Spin-off companies

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The Ångström Laboratory has been the source of multiple spin-off 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

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* The Svedberg Laboratory
* Gustavianum
* Carolina Rediviva

## References

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1. ^ "Uppsala University".
2. ^ "The Ångstrom Laboratory". Uppsala University. 2013-12-11.
3. ^ a b www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/history
4. ^ a b "Inauguration of new Ångström". teknat.uu.se. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
5. ^ www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/history
6. ^ Löfberg, Bengt (2010-03-06). "Ångströmlaboratoriet Uppsala - Byggnadens Tillkomst" (Document) (in Swedish). Uppsala University.
7. ^ "Building 10 at New Ångström inaugurated". Uppsala University. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
8. ^ "Miljardsatsningen invigd av kronprinsessan". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish).
9. ^ "Kronprinsessan invigde nya Ångströmslaboratoriet". Kungahuset. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
10. ^ "Byggstart för miljardsatsning i Nya Ångström". Akademiska Hus. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
11. ^ www.angstrom.uu.se/angstrom-laboratory/organisations/#anchor-763236
12. ^ "Popular Science Presentation". Uppsala University.
13. ^ "The Tandem Laboratory". Uppsala University.
14. ^ "Research infrastructure – Tandem Laboratory". Uppsala University.
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. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
17. ^ "Altris Raises €4.8M in Bridge Financing". 2023-05-05.
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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