General information
At Campus Valla in Linköping there is a unique building completely clad in titanium, the Ångström House. The building houses one of Europe's most powerful electron microscopes, where new materials are studied and built at the atomic level, primarily metals and new semiconductor materials.
The building has an architectural design that should reflect the high-tech research conducted at Linköping University. The microscope sets high construction requirements in terms of stability, temperature, sound, air quality and electromagnetic fields.
The location of the housing has been carefully considered to meet the high demands that the microscope places on, for example, freedom from vibration. The inside of the microscope room is also clad entirely in metal to shield electromagnetic radiation, and the floor where the microscope stands is anchored in the rock to eliminate vibrations. Ångströmhuset was completed in 2011.