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Faster battery recycling using ultrasound
KTH scientist Xiong Xiao uses ultrasound in combination with acetic acid and citric acid, instead of sulfuric acid, to extract the metals from the batteries. Photo: Peter Ardell, KTH Published Oct 12, 2021As the electrification of society increases, so does the amount of used batteries that need to be recycled. Researchers at KTH have developed a new method to recycle valuable metals from used lithium ...
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Division of Ergonomics continues with Lifelong Learning courses
Mikael Forsman, Professor in Ergonomics at KTH, Photo: Adam Fredholm Published Oct 07, 2021KTH’s project Lifelong Learning continues and the division of Ergonomics launches new courses in work environment and ergonomics in spring 2022.
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Johan Rockberg awarded for his ability to share
Dag Larsson, Johan Rockberg, Atlas Antibodies (represented by Martin Skoglund) and Mohammed Homman all received prices from SwedenBIO. Photo: SwedenBIO Published Oct 06, 2021Johan Rockberg, professor in antibody technology at the CBH School, has been awarded the Life Science Star Award for ”Sharing is Caring” by Sweden Bio. The organization has handed out four awards to l...
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Teng Wang, Division of neuronic engineering
Published Sep 22, 2021Teng Wang defended his dissertation "Electroosmosis based treatment approach for cerebral edema" on September 20th 2021. His research has already been noticed and he has made it to the covers of two j...
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Rickard Ånell, Division of Environmental Physiology
Rickard Ånell. Foto: Jon Lindhe. KTH Published Sep 08, 2021Rickard Ånell defends his dissertation "Decompression strain during long-duration, high-altitude exposures" on 17 September.
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Fracture setting method could replace metal plates
KTH Published Jun 24, 2021A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the newl...
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CBH researchers produce aerogels from nanofibers – in an ordinary freezer
Jowan Rostami. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH. Published May 26, 2021Jowan Rostami, doctoral student in fibre technology at KTH, has developed a simplified and environmentally friendly method for producing nanocellulose-based aerogels. According to the researchers, the...
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Ergonomics tool from KTH internationally awarded
Published May 20, 2021The KTH-developed tool RAMP has been downloaded in over a hundred countries worldwide. Now the researchers behind the tool are praised by one of the world's most respected journals in the field of erg...
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Ralph G Nuzzo elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Photo: NAS Published May 11, 2021Ralph G Nuzzo, long-term affiliated professor in the Division of Surface and Corrosion Science at CBH, has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
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Martin Lawoko – new professor in wood chemistry
Martin Lawoko. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published May 03, 2021At the turn of the millennium, Martin Lawoko began his doctoral studies at KTH. Now, 21 years later, he has been appointed professor of wood chemistry. Martin's research group will invest heavily in b...
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Production of biopharmaceuticals in a large-scale continuous process tested by CBH researchers
Veronique Chotteau och fyra doktorander i labbet på AlbaNova. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Apr 28, 2021Researchers at the CBH School will make an attempt to produce a continuous process for the production of biopharmaceuticals on an industrial scale. The trial is the first of its kind in Sweden.
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Welcome Professor Barbara Nozière
Foto: Privat Published Mar 31, 2021Barbara Nozière, professor in Physical Chemistry, just started at the CBH School. The former Director of Research at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Lyon recently received an ERC Advan...
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International project aims to improve endometriosis treatment
Jayanth Raghothama. Foto: Privat Published Mar 18, 2021Endometriosis affects an estimated 200 million women around the world. Now, the EU is supporting a major international research project that aims to improve the treatment and quality of life of those ...
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Cancer research to gain from identification of 300 proteins
A montage of microscopic images that show the stages of the cell cycle, in which a single cell duplicates its DNA and eventually divides into two "daughter" cells. Staining shows the cell nucleus in blue, and the microtubules in red. Published Feb 24, 2021With the hope of contributing to the fight against cancer, researchers from KTH have identified and mapped 300 proteins that regulate the cell division process.
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CBH students investigate hydrogen supply to trains
Foto: Västtrafik/Thomas Harrysson/Privat Published Feb 18, 2021Could hydrogen be used to power the Kinnekulle train? The municipality of Mariestad wanted to find out – so they turned to eight master's students from the CBH School. ”It has been great to do a proj...
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NGI gets new director
Foto: Christian Lönnholm/Camilla Breiler, KTH Published Feb 04, 2021KTH Royal Institute of Technology and National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) at SciLifeLab recruits genetics researcher Tuuli Lappalainen from the New York Genome Center as new director for NGI.
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EPNOE Junior Scientist Award 2021 to Yuanyuan Li
Yuanyuan Li. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Feb 03, 2021Yuanyuan Li, Assistant Professor of Biocomposites at CBH and WWSC, is the winner of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) Junior Scientist Award 2021.
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Study identifies new potential covid treatments
A new study identified a number of as yet untested treatments for COVID-19. Pictured: a COVID-19 testing site in Uppsala, Sweden. (photo: David Callahan) Published Dec 08, 2020A virtual screening of the DrugBank database has identified a variety of as yet unexplored ways to attack SARS-CoV-2, even as it mutates. The study identified drugs and possible cocktails that are sho...
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Looking back on 20 years with Human Protein Atlas
The proteins involved in narcolepsy are shown in this still from a 3D film produced by the Human Protein Atlas. Published Nov 19, 2020 Published Nov 23, 2020On the 20th anniversary of the Human Protein Atlas Project, KTH Professor Mathias Uhlén reflects on the journey of this massive database for understanding human biology and helping researchers develo...
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New weapon against bacterial infections
Traditionell antibiotika inkapslad i nanogeler och hydrogeler som effektivt dödar bakterier. Illustration: Mads Lüchow. Published Nov 19, 2020What happens if water-soluble and non-water-soluble antibiotics are combined in medical technology, such as wound dressings? Until recently, researchers have not been able to answer that question, bec...
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