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  • Chemical engineering works with society's challenges

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    Carina Lagergren, Head of Department of Chemical Engineering.
    Published Sep 15, 2022

    The research at the Department of Chemical Engineering spans the fields of energy, environment and chemical engineering towards new processes – work that has recently received increased relevance and ...

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  • The practices and effects of involving older people in technology development

    Björn Fischer
    Björn Fischer. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Sep 13, 2022

    In his dissertation, Björn Fischer investigates the practices and effects of involving older people during technology development.

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  • Summer school at KTH gave students the research bug

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    High school students Mathias Chang and Klara Wagenius in the lab at KTH. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Aug 17, 2022

    High school students Klara Wagenius and Mathias Chang got to try out being KTH researchers for a couple of summer weeks. An experience that gave them a taste for more – they both want to become resear...

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  • Rewarding being a mentor to future researchers

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    Antonio Capezza is a postdoc researcher in polymeric materials. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Aug 17, 2022

    During the summer, postdoc researcher Antonio Capezza has mentored two unusually young KTH researchers - high school students Klara Wagenius and Mathias Chang. Together, they have researched the use o...

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  • New catalyst can provide cheaper and more efficient production of hydrogen

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    Hao Yang and Mårten Ahlquist. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi and Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Jun 22, 2022

    Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have participated in developing a new, very effective catalyst for the oxidation of water into oxygen and hydrogen. The results, which have recently be...

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  • New Horizon Europe project aims at reducing emissions from the agricultural sector

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    Assistant Professor Shareq Mohd Nazir. Photo: Åsa Karsberg: KTH
    Published Jun 15, 2022

    Researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering are collaborating with other European partners to develop and implement technologies that could significantly reduce emissions of methane and nitr...

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  • Secondary school pupils learn programming at campus Flemingsberg

    Secondary school pupils at Vistasolan
    Two of the pupils from Vistaskolan in front of the computer. Photo: Mikael Sjöberg
    Published Jun 15, 2022

    During five Tuesdays this spring, ten Secondary school pupils (ages 10 to 12) from the Vista school (Vistaskolan) in Huddinge have been learning programming in one of the computer rooms at campus Flem...

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  • New films to highlight KTH:s five campuses

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    Published May 04, 2022

    Why are KTH’s five campuses located where they are? New campus films – one for each campus and one film with all campuses – explains and highlights the strategic focus areas of each campus. There’s of...

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  • CBH student awarded for Best degree project

    Louise Ulveland
    Louise Ulveland. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH.
    Published May 04, 2022

    The Trade Association Swedish Water (Svenskt Vatten) every year awards Best degree project within the area of water and wastewater. One of the winners 2022 is Louise Ulveland from the Degree programme...

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  • Knots that can solve the problems of the future

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    Fredrik Schaufelberger. Photo: Åsa Karsberg, KTH
    Published Apr 21, 2022

    A new type of molecular knot that forms weaves recently led to a publication in the scientific journal Science. ”It was a satisfying aesthetic form. This type of knot exists everywhere in celtic myth...

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  • New way to identify functional genomic regions

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    Anniina Vihervaara and Adelina Rabenius. Photo: Privat
    Published Mar 28, 2022

    Researchers at the Department of Gene Technology have developed a protocol that describes how to identify active genes and functional genomic regions from nascent RNA-sequencing data.

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  • Emma Lundberg awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize

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    Professor Emma Lundberg. Photo: Daniel Roos, Scilifelab
    Published Mar 09, 2022

    Professor Emma Lundberg is one of five promising young scientists who are awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize from the Swedish Academy Of Science. The prize is given in five different categories, mathe...

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  • Céline Montanari, Biocomposites

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    Céline Montanari. Photo: Gabriella Mastantuoni, KTH
    Published Feb 02, 2022

    In recent years, the development of transparent wood biocomposites derived from delignified wood substrates have gained interest because they combine attractive structural properties with optical func...

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  • Identified protein-ligand binding could contribute to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

    Yogesh Todarwal.
    PhD student Yogesh Todarwal is first author of the article in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B where the results have recently been published. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Dec 22, 2021

    Researchers at the department Theoretical Chemistry and Biology have contributed to the understanding of the interaction between markers and the proteins behind Alzheimer’s disease.

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  • New AI method provides a better understanding of our cells

    Emma Lundberg.
    Professor Emma Lundberg, Scilifelab.
    Published Dec 14, 2021

    A new AI-based method can give researchers a better understanding of the structure of our cells. Using the new technique, called Multi-Scale Integrated Cell (MuSIC), an international research team has...

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  • Xuying Wang, Surface chemistry and corrosion science

    Xuying Wang.
    Published Dec 08, 2021

    When assessing hazards of metals, alloys, and metal-containing items, the metal release (bioaccessibility) is of high importance. Triggered by increasingly stricter hazard classifications for metals, ...

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  • New Lifelong learning project group at CBH

    Per Berglund, LLL coordinator at CBH
    Per Berglund is LLL coordinator at CBH. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Nov 25, 2021

    The number of Lifelong Learning courses (LLL) are increasing at CBH. A new working group has been formed in order to discuss and handle all matters of LLL. A new e-mail address has been created for co...

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  • Fangyuan Chang, Technology in Health Care

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    Fangyuan Chang. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Nov 24, 2021

    In her dissertation, Fangyuan Chang investigated the digitalization of social alarm systems in Swedish nursing homes.

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  • Secil Yilmaz Turan, Biotechnology

    Secil Yilmaz Turan.
    Published Oct 27, 2021

    In her dissertation, Secil Yilmaz Turan presents new materials developed from agricultural by-products.

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  • Shirin Khaliliazar, Fibre Technology

    Shirin Khaliliazar.
    Shirin Khaliliazar. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Oct 14, 2021

    In her dissertation, Shirin Khaliliazar presents techniques that could be used for manufacturing fast and reliable self-tests on paper and textile for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

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