News

• Thursday 21 Mar

  FOI working for safer drinking water

  Microbial impurities in drinking water can lead to illness outbreaks that both cause suffering and cost society a great deal of money. FOI is an important partner in a project intended to advance our existing knowledge of how pathogenic microorganisms in water can be quickly and safely traced.
• Thursday 21 Mar

  FOI studying overseas service veterans

  The Swedish Armed Forces have given FOI the task of devising a method of learning more about how Swedish soldiers feel after serving on peace missions abroad.
• Thursday 27 Dec

  FOI showcases five EU projects at trade fair in Germany

  The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise (DG Enterprise), responsible for the administration of EU projects, requested FOI to showcase five projects at the trade fair Security Essen, probably Europe’s largest forum in the field of Security and Fire Prevention.
• Thursday 27 Dec

  Radio interference: a growing threat to society

  The increased use of jamming equipment to disrupt unprotected wireless systems can have serious consequences. According to a new report from FOI, authorities and end users need to be more aware of the interference susceptibility of wireless technology.
• Thursday 27 Dec

  Updated chemistry in flow synthesis which increases production rates

  FOI is working in a project to develop a system which, through flow synthesis, improves chemical processes and makes them more efficient.
• Thursday 27 Dec

  Defence spending in the wake of the budget crisis

  A new report from FOI compares defence spending in ten different countries. Sweden’s defence expenditure has declined more rapidly than in the other countries studied. While the Swedish public sector finances are in good shape, many countries are finding themselves forced to cut back their defence expenditure because of a heavy burden of sovereign debt and large budget deficits.
• Thursday 27 Dec

  New report from FOI: How do the climate changes affect you?

  Scientists at FOI and Umeå University have completed a joint study of how Swedes perceive the negative impacts of climate change. The results show that, compared with women, men see fewer negative consequences of climate change for themselves and their families. The older age groups believe to a lesser extent than the young that they themselves will be adversely affected by heat waves and drought.