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Course takes a critical look at assumptions about sustainability
"The sustainability discourse both in research and the public domain is usually dogmatic, often picturing sustainability as a black-and-white issue,” says Emrah Karakaya. Published Dec 12, 2022A new PhD course examined how common assumptions about sustainability feed into research and what can be done about it.
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He works for increased innovation through procurement
The visualization shows a preliminary design of the Ostlänken, part of the new main lines, in the Boksjö area in Norrköping. It shows the tunnel mouth through the Kolmården escarpment and the E4 highway is visible on the left hand side. Illustrationen by the Swedish Transport Administration Published Dec 08, 2022With order volumes of 60 billion annually - around 1 percent of GDP - the Swedish Transport Administration is one of Sweden's largest procurement organizations. Per Erik Eriksson collaborates with the...
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“We provide tools and methods to make a sustainable impact on society”
Antonius Van Maris, Head of the department of Industrial Biotechnology. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Dec 08, 2022The department of Industrial Biotechnology does research and teaching on sustainable biotechnological production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals and fuels from renewable resources. ”Sustainability is...
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Researchers on the transformation towards sustainable energy
Published Dec 07, 2022Can economic growth be sustainable, is the transition to a fossil-free future achievable and what is the biggest change researchers want to see by 2040? These are some of the questions that were answe...
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Fusion energy is focus of KTH investment
A depiction of the Novatron nuclear fusion reactor. (Image: Novatron Fusion Group AB) Published Dec 06, 2022KTH Royal Institute of Technology announced today that it will make a joint investment in fusion power with Novatron Fusion Group AB and EIT InnoEnergy. The purpose of the work is to evaluate new tech...
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260 million SEK to research within materials in first WISE call
Photo: Pexels Published Dec 06, 2022A total of 193 applications were submitted in the first PhD and postdoc call within Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE). Now, 90 projects have been awarded a total of 260...
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The future of hydroelectric power
Abolfazl Khodadadi to the right Published Dec 06, 2022Abolfazl Khodadadi's research on the planning and operation of hydropower plants resulted in winning a best paper award. Ultimately, the doctoral student aims to ensure secure and affordable energy su...
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Scientists produce electricity from wood
On the far left, natural wood is seen. The three pieces of wood on the right have undergone different types of treatment that give a higher surface area and smaller pores, which provide rapid water transport through the material. Photo: Jonas Garemark. Published Nov 29, 2022At a time when energy is an issue affecting many millions of people worldwide, scientists at KTH have managed to harvest electricity by passing water through refined wood. Their work has recently been...
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Impact on biodiversity often neglected in autonomous vehicle research
Description of the explored dimensions and the three scenarios. Published Nov 28, 2022The impact on important issues such as biodiversity and cybersecurity are often neglected in autonomous vehicle research frameworks, according to a new ITRL study.
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Researchers at INDEK have been awarded funding for a doctoral winter school
Published Nov 21, 2022Frauke Urban from INDEK and Nimali Gunasekara from Energy Technology at KTH have received funding from the Scandinavian Academy of Industrial Engineering and Management (ScAIEM) for a winter school fo...
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How do we think about environmental issues in the Arctic and Antarctic?
“I like when the questions are big. Some answers to questions that we posed in the project really raised more questions. Overall there is so much still to learn from looking more closely at the politics of natural scientific research in polar environments,” says Peder Roberts. Published Nov 16, 2022In February 2017, historian Peder Roberts and colleagues started the ERC project "Greening the Poles: Science, the Environment, and the Creation of the Modern Arctic and Antarctic". The research group...
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Big interest for the COP 27 hubs around the world
Erica-Dawn Egan, Sustainbility Strategist, and Karin Larsdotter, Deputy Director at KTH Climate Action Centre that hosts the hub in Stockholm. Published Nov 10, 2022Millions follow the broadcasts from We Don't Have Time's COP 27 hubs in Stockholm, Nairobi and Washington, D.C.
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Honorary doctor focuses on collaboration for a fossil-free future
Anders Brolin, experienced Director of Group Innovation and R&D within the field of pulp, paper and packaging materials at Stora Enso, is one of two recipients of an honorary doctorate from KTH in 2022. (Photo: Private) Published Nov 10, 2022Anders Brolin, a director with many years’ experience of research in the forest industry, has played an important role in developing KTH’s research into pulp and paper. Recently, there has been a focu...
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“Driverless vehicles of the future could have an adverse impact on human health”
“As a society, we need to think about how we actually want to use autonomous technology. We can’t ban motor traffic, it does have a place after all. But pedestrian and cycle traffic has one too, and it has positive side effects,” says KTH researcher Erik Almlöf. Published Nov 09, 2022If autonomous vehicles become commonplace on our roads in the future, fewer people will walk or cycle while emissions will increase, according to a new research study. “More people will take the car ...
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KTH hosts hub during the UN climate conference
Karin Larsdotter, deputy director of KTH Climate Action Center. Photo: Alexandra Von Kern. Published Nov 08, 2022Hello there, Karin Larsdotter, deputy director of KTH Climate Action Center; what is happening at KTH's COP27 hub?
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HITS renewed for phase two
Elisabeth Hörfeldt, Project leader for HITS presents at last week's kick-off. Published Nov 02, 2022Last week the project kicked off its second phase. HITS 2024 now aims to continue to build knowledge and experience needed to develop the freight transportation system of the future.
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"The whole picture is our motto"
Mats Johansson. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi, KTH Published Oct 27, 2022The Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology is relatively large and its operations occupy almost two buildings on Teknikringen. The department was formed about 20 years ago by the merging of the de...
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Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials
Peter Olsén, a researcher at KTH, holds up a sample piece of a new degradable plastic from wood. “These new materials, because of their high fiber content and degradable, matrix could be a game changer for a future circular material economy," he says. (Photo: courtesy of Peter Olsén) Published Oct 25, 2022Plastics used in home furnishings and constructions materials could be replaced with a new kind of wood-based degradable plastic with semi-structural strength. Unlike thermoplastic, the material can b...
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Environmental taxes make companies invest in research
Christian Thomann, associate professor and one of the researchers behind the study. Published Oct 24, 2022Companies with emissions affected by environmental taxes invest more in research and development. This is shown in a new international study by two Indek researchers.
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Oct 24, 2022Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsmakers, we provide a selection of the latest news an...
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