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Students’ winning hack project minimizes medical workers’ contact with COVID-19 patients
Published May 12, 2020Master´s students from KTH teamed up with other partner universities in the EIT Digital programme to win the category Health & Life in the EU Hackathon #EUVSVIRUS. The team consists of six high school...
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Shape-shifting carbon fibre could replace mechanical systems for planes and more
Published May 07, 2020Imagine wind turbine blades that change shape to achieve the most efficiency in varying wind speeds, or airplane wings that bend and alter their own form without hydraulic rudders and ailerons. These ...
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Survey: KTH among Sweden's most internationalised universities
Published May 06, 2020KTH is one of Sweden’s most international universities. This is confirmed by the annual survey by the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, STINT.
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Detection of COVID-19 in Stockholm sewage is first step toward early-warning system
Published May 05, 2020Development of an early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks continues to move forward. Researchers at KTH reported they have successfully isolated and concentrated coronavirus RNA from wastewater sa...
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By early April, 10 percent of Stockholmers were infected with Covid
Published May 05, 2020By the first weeks of April, 10 percent of Stockholm’s population had been infected with the coronavirus and developed antibodies, according to sampling collected via post from 1,000 of the city’s res...
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Elastic "memory" metal achieved without relying on heat
Published Apr 29, 2020Elastic metal alloys are able to “memorize” their previous form after being subjected to temperature change. Now a new alloy has been developed which becomes elastic at room temperature.
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Apr 27, 2020Who 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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KTH ranked among world's top universities in sustainable development
Published Apr 24, 2020KTH was ranked among the world’s top 100 universities for impact related to sustainability, Times Higher Education announced yesterday.
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Innovation provides addresses for those who have none
Published Apr 22, 2020As a senior research collaboration officer at KTH, Karoline Beronius was working with ICT development projects in developing countries where many lack access to healthcare and education. She discovere...
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Cancer cell research may be used to accelerate coronavirus testing
Published Apr 22, 2020The turnaround time for coronavirus test results could soon be shortened by several days, with the help of technology that has been developed for cancer cell research.
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Higher ed institutions’ climate initiative awarded
Published Apr 17, 2020The 37 Swedish universities and colleges that have signed the Climate Framework have been awarded for their systematic work on driving the climate change adaptation while also reducing their own emiss...
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Researchers sample sewage to measure infections in six European countries
Published Apr 16, 2020The spread of the coronavirus in Stockholm and in six European countries is being tracked through sewage samples by a research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, which will repor...
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Method can synthesize high quality copper oxide crystals for quantum photonics
Published Apr 14, 2020Copper oxidation for most people means tarnished surfaces and corroded electronics. But the compound Cu2O – or cuprous oxide – is a promising material for quantum photonics, optoelectronics and renewa...
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An alternative to the cancelled Eurovision: AI Song Contest
Published Apr 08, 2020KTH Associate Professor Bob Sturm has teamed up with Pietro Bolcato, a master’s student at KTH and Sven Ahlbäck, professor of Swedish folk music at the Royal College of Music and the Stockholm-based s...
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Model for launching innovations generates worldwide demand
Published Apr 08, 2020Launching an innovative tech startup isn’t just a matter of having a good idea – it’s about having a 360-degree command of every dimension in which a business thrives. That is what’s behind an innovat...
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Researchers sending out home test kits to identify spread of COVID-19 antibodies in Stockholm
Published Apr 07, 2020Corona virus self-test kits are being mailed to 1,000 residents of Stockholm over the Easter weekend by two professors at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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Visors, sanitizer and fruit donated to healthcare facilities
Published Apr 07, 2020In the midst of the corona virus outbreak, KTH employees are contributing hand sanitizer, protective visors and fruit deliveries to healthcare personnel in Stockholm and a special aid organization has...
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KTH lab switches gears to fast-track open source COVID-19 home test
Published Apr 06, 2020A research lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is repurposing its point-of-care DNA diagnostics research with the aim of producing a paper strip corona virus self-testing kit. If successful, the ...
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KTH researcher awarded large EU grant
Published Apr 06, 2020It is now clear that Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, is a recipient of the prestigious research grant, the ERC Advanced Grant. This means that she will receive the equivalent of...
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"We must find a solution somehow”
Published Apr 03, 2020Professor Eva Malmström Jonsson is starting her new job as director of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, WWSC, by having to manage lab operations from home. “In times of a pandemic we need to find ...
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