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Great Prize winner Tegmark reflects on life and technology
Published Nov 18, 2015What is reality? It is a question perhaps too metaphysical to possibly answer. But to cosmologist Max Tegmark there are no oddities, only probabilities. In his search for answers, he decided that math...
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Swedish innovation in Silicon Valley spotlight
Published Nov 16, 2015At Spotify's San Francisco headquarters, entrepreneurs from KTH got to present their startup ideas recently for a sold-out crowd and a jury of Silicon Valley investors.
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The Paris attacks
Published Nov 14, 2015Due to the terrorist attacks in Paris November 13 KTH has today e-mailed KTH students in and from France as well as employees travelling in France that have booked their journey through the KTH travel...
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Africa is 'continent of the future'
Published Oct 29, 2015Ebola, poverty and misery. The image of Africa is as perfunctory as it is misleading. Our perspective of the continent must be updated — not least for KTH's students and future engineers. "Africa's...
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Brazil's president suggests more collaboration with KTH during visit
Published Oct 21, 2015During her three-day state visit to Stockholm, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited KTH Royal Institute of Technology on Monday, getting a taste of current research projects and collaborations.
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Engineered protein prevents dementia in mice carrying Alzheimer's genes
Published Oct 21, 2015A newly-developed protein has successfully prevented dementia from occurring in lab mice carrying human Alzheimer's genes, raising the possibility for development of new treatments for the disease. ...
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Study reveals a key role your gut bacteria play in body's self-defense
Published Oct 20, 2015Chalk up another reason why your gut bacteria are so critical to your health—and why these microorganisms could be the key to staying healthy. A new study reveals that human intestinal flora regulate ...
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Cashless future for Sweden?
Published Oct 14, 2015Sweden is on track to becoming the world's first cashless society, thanks to the country's embrace of IT, as well as a crackdown on organized crime and terror, according to a study from Stockholm's KT...
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New method for dynamic, stable skyrmions is developed
Published Oct 13, 2015A KTH researcher is part of an international team that has unlocked the secret to creating stable dynamic skyrmions – the nanoscale magnetic whirls that promise to meet our insatiable appetite for dat...
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Physics prize both expected, and unexpected
Published Oct 07, 2015Particle physicists at KTH had nearly given up hope that the discovery of mass within the universe's smallest components, neutrinos, would be recognized with a Nobel Prize.
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Nobel highlights underfunded fight against malaria
Published Oct 06, 2015Millions suffer from malaria, but relatively little is done to develop effective medications. That's why this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine is so encouraging, says KTH Professor Peter Nilsson.
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Career advice from a space pioneer
Published Sep 28, 2015Nearly 31 years ago, Anna Fisher sat inside the space shuttle Discovery on its way into space. Last week, she sat at the KTH library and shared her experiences in space work for master's student Nishi...
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Tech Talks previews Inspired by Space conference
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Why 100 astronauts are coming to KTH
Published Sep 18, 2015There might not be an astronaut wedding this year, but the annual Association of Space Explorers XXVIII Planetary Congress at KTH Royal Institute of Technology will nevertheless be something truly un...
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Probes pick up where space exploration leaves off
Published Sep 15, 2015Inside a small suite of offices at the department of Plasma Physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, researchers are picking up where space exploration leaves off. The object of their work is to ...
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Space films nurture research
Published Sep 15, 2015Both science fiction and space research seeks answers to the big questions. However, scientists seem to have much greater confidence in the future than filmmakers.
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KTH develops electronics to withstand Venus' harsh climate
Published Sep 15, 2015In the research project, Working on Venus, KTH researchers are developing electronics for a space mission to collect data from the second planet from the sun. The electronics are based on silicon carb...
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What happens to the body in space?
Published Sep 15, 2015How does prolonged bed rest or weightlessness affect your body? Professor Ola Eikens research team is studying the effects of life in space on circulation, muscles and metabolism.
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Moon tours and hotels in orbit — space travel's future takes off
Published Sep 15, 2015In 20 years you'll be able to check into a motel on the Moon. Or why not take a flying tour around the Moon?
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KTH is ranked among world's top 100 universities
Published Sep 15, 2015KTH Royal Institute of Technology is the 92nd best university in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings released today. The latest ranking represents an advancement of 18 places for ...
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