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Theme: Tech & Democracy

How does technological progress affect our democracy? In a series of interviews, we meet KTH researchers who are examining the risks, opportunities and future power dynamics in an increasingly digitalised world. The topics range from AI-generated lies and cyber threats to citizens’ councils and new electoral systems.

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Six Swedish universities have joined forces to establish a national centre for quantum technology.

New center to strengthen Sweden in the quantum race

Six Swedish universities are joining forces to establish the Swedish Center for Quantum Technology, a national hub for research, innovation, education, and capacity building in quantum technology. The...

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Three school pupils in front of computers and a teacher
David Tanudin is one of the KTH students who spends half a day teaching the Python programming language.

First lines of code spark interest in engineering

“Draw a square, a triangle and a house.” Within minutes, 25 secondary school pupils from Norrtälje have written their first working lines of code and watched them come to life on screen. At KTH, they ...

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Man standing in front of building.
Amirmohammad Behzadi, a researcher at KTH, says a new method for controlling heat systems increased comfort by as much as 90 perecent, while cutting heating costs by 8.5 percent, in this building in Uppsala, Sweden. (photo: Sasan Sadrizadeh)

Why your building is often too hot, or cold — and the simple fix

Not happy with the heating in your office, or your apartment building? A new study shows that complicated “smart building” technology isn’t the only answer for spaces that feel too hot after lunch, or...

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IDS13 will tell the history and future of the dendrimer research field

The 13th International Dendrimer Symposium (IDS13) will take place at KTH in September 2026. The conference brings together researchers, students, innovators, and industrial stakeholders working acros...

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Elias Krantz, Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, Dimos Dimarogonas, Mani Hemanth Dhullipalla.
Elias Krantz, Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, Dimos Dimarogonas, Mani Hemanth Dhullipalla. Photo: Emelie Smedslund

New experiment could enable safer work in space

Working as an astronaut outside a space station involves significant risks; astronauts’ time is also limited and precious. On several occasions, astronauts have found themselves in life-threatening si...

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Two women and a man.
Akiko Shirabe, Björn Kjellgren and Jane Bottomley are part of the project.

Academic writing project bridges Japan and Sweden

Conducting research across borders can be challenging – not least when it comes to communicating knowledge in a new academic culture. A new project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology aims to support...

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