Oh, to live in the future, where all the great ideas we have today actually are being used. Researchers from KTH’s department of Transport and Location Analysis and Center for Traffic Research have taken a look at what would happen if Stockholm had a fleet of 9,700 self-driving cars — cars that could be shared by people … Continue reading “Smart cars may free us from rush hour hell”
Out on the ocean, a rack and pinion Cascade Gear solution is making wave energy farming more cost-effective and productive, thanks to technology from the Department of Machine Design at KTH. But that’s not all the Cascade Gears can do. Two masters’ students at KTH, Linn Sevefjord and Karl Bergqvist, examined other ways this solution could be … Continue reading “Wave energy gears could give industries a lift, too”
When it comes to farming wave energy, two things have to be sorted out: find the spot where the best wave power density is located, then how to capture it cost effectively. KTH researchers have helped a Swedish company find a to do the latter. And heres a neat little interactive tool from the National … Continue reading “Where the waves are”
A night at the pub could backfire in more ways than you think. Besides waking up with a hangover, you may also have provided the government or insurance companies with data they can use in ways you might not like. That’s because, as KTH’s expert on web privacy, Professor Gerald Q. “Chip” Maguire explains, you give … Continue reading “A night out could spoil your privacy, unless you pay cash”
The Indians call it “jugaad”. “It’s the art of overcoming harsh restrains by producing a good enough solution with limited resources,” says Jaideep Prabhu, professor of Marketing and the Jawaharial Nehru Professor of Indian Business at Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Addressing the OpenLab opening event this afternoon, Prabhu explained how working with limited means … Continue reading “Frugal and flexible — innovation with limited means”
