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  • STRC 2023 Brought Together Transport Researchers from Across Sweden

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    Johan Olstam, VTI & Erik Jenelius, KTH. Photo: Albania Nissan, KTH
    Published Oct 19, 2023

    Since 2012, the Swedish Transport Research Conference (STRC) has been an annual gathering for transport researchers from all over Sweden. Participants have had the opportunity to gain insights into on...

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  • Transforming Science and Technology Education for the Anthropocene Era

    Published Oct 18, 2023

    Anne-Kathrin Peters, Associate Professor at KTH, has secured funding through the national HP-lyftet, funds for projects aimed at stimulating development and new knowledge nationally in the practice of...

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  • Process of recycling batteries about to become much easier

    Image shows the dendrite formation
    The study shows that very small additions of half a gram of cellulose fibers per liter of liquid lead to the formation of large tree-shaped dendrites, visible to the naked eye. The right image shows the dendrite formation.
    Published Oct 17, 2023

    Researchers at KTH managed to improve the process of recycling batteries with the help of ordinary cellulose fibres. This can separate battery metals from other materials.

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  • A new comprehensive approach is needed in wireless research

    Published Oct 17, 2023

    Challenges in the industry are increasing as we move towards a digitalised society where everything needs to be connected. The competition for the rare earth metals required in our batteries is intens...

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  • Christian Thomann debates in SVD about government support for industrial restructuring

    Christian Thomann
    Published Oct 12, 2023

    Government support crucial for industrial transformation. Christian Thomann from INDEK debates in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SVD)

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  • Heatwaves hasten polymer failure

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    Tires destroying and exploding due to heat is a consequence of how climate change can affect polymeric materials (Photo: Mostphotos).
    Published Oct 12, 2023

    Blown out tires and melting mailboxes – these are some of the reported examples of how rising global temperatures raise the risk of premature deterioration and failure in products made of polymeric ma...

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  • DIG-IT Lab aims to leverage benefits of digitalisation for more efficient and sustainable buildings

    The new virtual testbeds that are being planned within Dig-IT Lab.
    The new virtual testbeds that are being planned within Dig-IT Lab.
    Published Oct 10, 2023

    Several researchers from the Architecture and the Built Environment field will participate in the new DIG-IT Lab research centre, an evolution of KTH Live-In Lab. The centre's purpose is to reduce the...

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  • ‘You don’t usually expect the pope to take notice’

    Two images, a portrait of Sverker Sörlin and a photo of Pope Francis waving to an audience.
    KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin (left, photo: Karin Tengby), Pope Francis (right, photo: Annik Susemihl)
    Published Oct 10, 2023

    As a world-leading researcher and writer on environmental history, KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin is used to seeing his work widely cited. But getting mentioned by Pope Francis took him by surprise.

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  • INDEK doctor transforming economy

    Ruth Brännvall
    Published Oct 10, 2023

    Ruth Brännwall is a former doctoral student att INDEK. Now she co-authored a research handbook based on the work she started during her doctoral studies.

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  • Total climate impact of properties in focus in new study

    Building site in Rinkeby, Stockholm. Photo: The City of Stockholm
    Published Oct 09, 2023

    The building stock has a significant long-term climate impact. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have observed this when investigating the climate impact of recently constructed residen...

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  • Study reveals cancer-fighting potential for one kind of T cell

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    The researchers have studied how different cells interact with each other. It is possible to track the movements of the different cells and in detail how Gamma Delta T cells kill tumor cells. Image: Istock / Luismmolina
    Published Oct 06, 2023

    Recent research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet reveals how certain immune cells interact with — and kill — cancer cells. The research work is considered so important th...

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  • Vinnova grant for a small project with great impact potential

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    Remanufacturing is one of the inner circles of the Circular Economy. It creates a balance between a high level of value recovery and acceptance of the second life products. Photo: Scania.
    Published Sep 28, 2023

    A feasibility study involving KTH, Scania and Scandinavian Transmission Service AB, kicked off in September 2023. The project will focus on integrating remanufactured gearboxes in the production line ...

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  • Women's body fluids become valuable sources of knowledge

    Human hand with the technology attached to it
    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, 2023

    Researchers 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

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    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, 2023

    English 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, 2023

    KTH 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

    Padideh Kamali-Zare
    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, 2023

    At 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:s campus med torg och byggnader
    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, 2023

    KTH 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

    Published Aug 31, 2023

    Research 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

    Researcher in lab.
    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, 2023

    Will 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

    Published Aug 15, 2023

    The 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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