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Women's body fluids become valuable sources of knowledge
Through this work, we aim to challenge taboos and reframe women's bodily fluids as valuable sources of knowledge, says Nadia Campo Woytuk, one of the researchers behind the technology. Published Sep 28, 2023Researchers from KTH and Uppsala University have developed innovative technology for analysing cervical and vaginal mucus. This will help increase individual comprehension and facilitate better discus...
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English teaching leads to more dropouts and poorer results
According to a new study, students who took the Swedish language version of the course answered an average of 73% more test questions correctly than the English language course. Photo: Shubham Sharan / Unsplash Published Sep 27, 2023English as a language of instruction in higher education has a clear negative impact on study results, according to a new study published by KTH and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
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Seminar on Smart and Sustainable University Campuses 2030
Published Sep 27, 2023KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Akademiska Hus welcome you to the seminar "SMART AND SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES 2030". Welcome to participate and support the competing student groups.
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Early detection of Alzheimer’s thanks to groundbreaking medical technology
She is making a dream come true by contributing to the early detection of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, as a creator of groundbreaking microscope technology. Padideh Kamali-Zare is this year’s recipient of the KTH Innovation Award. Published Sep 18, 2023At 14 she took care of her grandmother, who was diagnosed with mild dementia. Today, Padideh Kamali-Zare is the CEO and founder of biotech company Darmiyan. “Just two days after my dear grandmother p...
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KTH launches three new competence centres
KTH has been granted funding to lead three competence centres and be part of another three in an initiative by Sweden’s innovation agency, Vinnova. (Photo: KTH) Published Sep 15, 2023KTH to lead major initiatives in wireless communication, sustainable building production, and neutron and X-ray science.
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Four scientists on the future of AI
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Published Aug 31, 2023Research in Artificial Intelligence was in focus when researchers and partners from Saab and Ericsson gathered for two days at CASTOR Software Days to discuss the research in the field.
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New life for discarded food
Francisco Vilaplana and his research team are developing new ways of how side streams in food production can be useful in the food of the future. (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Aug 16, 2023Will the next generation’s food be made from today’s waste? A team of researchers at KTH is looking into new ways of dealing with unused waste products in the agriculture and food sectors.
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Student project shedding light on the world's income inequality
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Published Aug 15, 2023The Robin Hood Calculator visualisation tool is designed by KTH students to help you understand the income distribution around the world. By taxing the rich and giving to the poor.
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Better data analysis can improve treatment of Parkinson’s disease
A new methodology can accelerate the diagnosis and possibly treatment of patients, helping return the brain to more healthy activity. Photo: Format Arw/Unsplash Published Aug 01, 2023More accurate data help understand how extensive local brain networks are affected in patients.
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Anne-Kathrin Peters delivers Keynote at ICT4S Conference
Published Jul 12, 2023The international conference series ICT4S (The International Conference on Information and Communications Technology for Sustainability) is devoted to covering all types of research, developments, and...
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Anonymous examination could be introduced next year
Starting next year, KTH will introduce an anonymous examination. (Photo: KTH) Published Jun 27, 2023From spring term next year, KTH could be anonymising exam answers. This is the objective of a President’s decision at the end of May.
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500 000 articles on ethical hacking analysed
Published Jun 22, 2023More investment in cybersecurity is needed. This is the conclusion after analysing 500,000 articles on academic databases on ethical hacking.
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Tomas Vikström: "Come and change the world with us!"
From lab to factory. Tomas Vikström, new Adjunct Professor at the Department of Fiber Processes, is an expert in scaling up chemical processes. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Jun 21, 2023Tomas Vikström is a new Adjunct Professor at the Department of Fiber Processes at KTH. He is also head of research and development at the Fiberline Technology Unit at Valmet in Sundsvall. "We have pr...
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Student field study: how coffee beans can lift farmers out of poverty
Filip Borgström (center) and David Sigge (right) together with coffee farmer Aphiwat Sukphong's employee. Published Jun 21, 2023KTH students David Sigge and Filip Borgström spent two months in Thailand as part of their degree project in industrial economics. They looked at if and how farmers could increase their income in a su...
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Newly appointed professor who loves resource recovery
Kerstin Forsberg, newly appointed professor. Photo: private Published Jun 20, 2023Kerstin Forsberg stepped through KTH's doors for the first time in 1998. Then she began studying the Degree programme in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 25 years later, she is a newly appointed pr...
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How higher food prices have an impact
Rising food prices over the past year have changed our consumption patterns – but we still go on buying, according to a degree project by students at KTH. (Photo: Mostphotos) Published Jun 19, 2023What foods are we cutting down on and what do we go on buying, despite rising prices? Students at KTH have analysed all the purchases made by loyalty scheme members in Coop stores over the past two ye...
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KTH students learn to design and construct a material-efficient wooden bridge
Construction is in full swing in a laboratory hall at KTH Campus. Carl Lagerkvist, a fifth-year student in the architecture program, and Samuel Auger, in the fifth year of the engineering program, are working on connecting a part of the bridge structure. "It has been fun but challenging at the same time due to the material delays we have experienced. It's like real life," they say. Photo: KTH. Published Jun 15, 2023Architecture students and engineering students are working side by side in a practical project aimed at designing and building a wooden bridge with a 10-meter span.
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Unveiling Pathways: Embracing a Decolonized Approach in internationalising the curriculum
Associate Professor Jens Jungblut (University of Oslo) Professor Arnold Pears och Dr. Charnaldo Jaime Ndaipa Published Jun 13, 2023Dr. Charnaldo Jaime Ndaipa Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis, The Interpretation and Translation of Global Ideas into Local Practices. A Study of the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Mo...
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KTH researcher develops first wood xerogel
Professor Qi Zhou and postdoc Shennan Wang. Photo: KTH Published Jun 13, 2023Researchers at KTH have produced a xerogel made from wood – the material enables more energy-efficient production of high-quality transparent wood. ”The significant advance is that our mesoporous woo...
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KTH Transformation Day 2023 gathers forces in circular economy
Photo: Istock Published Jun 08, 2023KTH Industrial Transformation Platform and the KTH Circular Economy initiative are now shaping the program for this year's Transformation Day on 19 October. The idea is that KTH researchers and studen...
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