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Project receives EUR 3.2 million to explore limits of efficient computability
Published Oct 28, 2016Research dealing with complex computational problems and the methods for solving them is one of the projects at KTH that recently received funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
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Researchers target tenfold increase in X-ray resolution
Hans Hertz, Professor of Biomedical and X-ray Physics at KTH. Photo: Håkan Lindgren Published Oct 25, 2016For all of its benefit to society, the technology we use for medical imaging is nevertheless flawed. Relevant little details go undetected due to limitations in resolution. But a recent investment in ...
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Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel
Packaging is one area where biomass could replace oil as a resource, as a result of improvements in cellulose processing such as that published in Scientific Reports by a KTH researcher. Published Oct 19, 2016The potential for at least partly replacing oil with cellulose as a renewable source of energy and materials has just improved.
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Low cost method for examining single leukemia cells could transform treatment
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells do not consist of a single cell type, but of a number of sub-clones that exhibit entirely different gene expression. Published Oct 14, 2016Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now KTH researchers have found a cheap way to examine individual leukemia cells. Reported in Nature Communications, t...
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Nobel economics theory supports KTH research into small business financing
The Nobel Prize in Economics recognizes research into how bonuses for CEOs affect corporate finance both short term and long term. (Illustration: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Published Oct 12, 2016Research in contract theory, which was recognized by the Nobel Prize in Economics, is being used at KTH Royal Instiute of Technology to examine the impact of the financial crisis on small businesses.
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Material physics work at KTH builds on Nobel laureate' discovery
Phase transition is when matter goes from one phase to another, as when ice melts into water. In the thin layer of very cold matter, other types of phase transition occurs, which were described by the Nobel Prize winners in Physics using topology. (Illustration: Royal Academy of Sciences) Published Oct 11, 2016Research that was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physics this week has spawned an entirely new research area that could lead to super-fast quantum computers.
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For KTH researcher, report of water vapor on Europa isn’t vindication - yet
This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o’clock position off the limb of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Photo: NASA/ESA/W. Sparks Published Oct 06, 2016The reported sighting of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, appears to confirm observations made by KTH Royal Institute of Technology researcher Lorenz Roth three years ago. Nevertheless, the Swe...
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Major investment in 'living laser'
Photonics will be a key technology in the years to come, says researcher Fredrik Laurell. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Oct 06, 2016Fibre optics will likely become a greater part of our lives in the years ahead, with photonic applications in such areas as medicine and solar energy. That's what KTH professor Fredrik Laurell and his...
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Ohsumi’s work enables treatments for wide range of illnesses
Our cells have different specialized compartments that contain enzymes for digestion of cellular contents. (Image: Nobelprize.org) Published Oct 04, 2016A very important discovery which paves the way for new and more effective treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and a host of age-related disorders. That’s KTH ...
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Mikael Östling nominated as Deputy President
Mikael Östling, a professor in solid state electronics, has been nominated as Deputy President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. (Photo: Camilla Cherry) Published Sep 26, 2016Mikael Östling has been nominated as the new Deputy President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Östling comes to the role from his current position as a researcher and head of department at Kista ...
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They lower the cost for surface patterning plastics
Published Sep 14, 2016Researchers at the Department of Micro- and Nanosystems at KTH have developed a new way to simultaneously shape and surface treat plastic components. The new method can reduce the manufacturing cost o...
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KTH team builds telescope to investigate mysterious Crab pulsar
Postdoc Mette Friis examines the capsule in which the telescope a team from KTH designed and built to study the Crab pulsar. (Photo: Mark Pearce) Published Jun 30, 2016In the coming days, a telescope designed and built at KTH will be launched into the stratosphere to observe the small pulsar at the centre of the spectacular Crab Nebula.
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New national graduate school will be hub for neutron scattering research
The world’s most powerful neutron source, Sweden's European Spallation Source, is the focal point of a new graduate school involving six universities, including KTH. (Image: ESS) Published Jun 29, 2016KTH is one of six partner universities in a new national graduate school for neutron scattering science, which is a key part of Sweden's emergence as an international hub for this versatile area of re...
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Robots can now signal each other to lend a "hand"
Published Jun 28, 2016Sometimes all it takes to get help from someone is to wave at them, or point. Now the same is true for robots. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have completed work on an EU project aim...
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Researchers find cheaper way to produce hydrogen from water
Published Jun 27, 2016KTH researchers have opened a route to large-scale hydrogen production by discovering a better way to split water without relying on precious metals.
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Regardless of weight, mannose levels point to diabetes risk
Diagram shows the relationship between mannose and type 2 diabetes (T2D), as well as insulin resistance. Published Jun 27, 2016If you think you're clear of diabetes because your weight is under control, your mannose levels may tell a different story, a new study from SciLifeLab at KTH shows.
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Bee McBeeface, Beeyoncé are web poll choices to name bees
Published Jun 13, 2016KTH asked the Internet to name the queens of the campus' two new honey bee hives, and the results were perhaps not so surprising. In a web poll held last week, the name "Bee McBeeface" won with 69 per...
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IT entrepreneur awarded KTH Great Prize
Stina Ehrensvärd is the winner of the 2016 KTH Great Prize. Published Jun 10, 2016Inventor and entrepreneur Stina Ehrensvärd will be awarded KTH's 2016 Great Prize, the university has announced.
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KTH to help new arrivals get foot in IT job market
Published Jun 10, 2016The KTH School of Computer Science and Communication has received funding from the Wallenberg Foundations to train new arrivals to Sweden who come from countries outside the EU to become employable in...
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Writer's block? Robot authors face uncertain future
A robotic author can only do so much. The question, who will buy it? (Photo: Markus Schreiber) Published May 24, 2016Are readers ready for novels written by robots? The technology exists, but the value of it is less clear.
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