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  • Cellulose technology enables swift scaling up of cotton recycling enterprise

    The Re:newcell founders, from left, KTH Professor Mikael Lindström, Christofer Lindgren, Malcolm Norlin and KTH Professor Gunnar Henriksson
    Published Feb 12, 2020

    Ethanol production was the aim when two KTH Royal Institute of Technology professors first developed their method for breaking down plant cellulose about 10 years ago. Now the technology has enabled t...

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  • A variety of perspectives drives quality

    Published Feb 11, 2020

    Broader recruitment is a critical issue for KTH and Sweden when it comes to pursuing quality in the long-term. So says Leif Kari, Vice President of Education at KTH, who after nine months in the post...

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  • They were once domestic pets, then natural selection made dingoes wild

    The dingo's earliest ancestors were pets, but they evolved to become wild. (photo: courtesy of Peter Savolainen)
    Published Feb 10, 2020

    Believed to have been pets at one stage in their evolution, the origins of the Australian dingo are shrouded in mystery, compelling generations of biologists to snoop for clues about their early histo...

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  • Newsmakers at KTH

    Published Feb 07, 2020

    Who 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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  • Chips could accelerate tests for drug safety and effectiveness

    Testing for drug safety and efficiency may be accelerated with a system of chips that simulate human organs, which was developed by researchers at KTH and Harvard University.
    Published Jan 27, 2020

    A multiple organ-on-chip platform developed by researchers at KTH and Harvard University could drastically accelerate drug testing. The technology provides accurate predictions of drug effects prior t...

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  • System would keep ships from releasing sulfur and nitrogen oxides

    A new technology being developed at KTH could help shipping companies comply with new international maritime rules on toxic emissions. Pictured are researchers Christophe Duwig, left, and Klas Engvall, professor of Chemical Engineering. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren)
    Published Jan 24, 2020

    Pollution from maritime vessels is largely overlooked by the media, but it plays a significant role in deteriorating air quality. Now a research team from KTH is developing new technology aimed at cle...

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  • KTH takes a lead in climate change

    UN´s Sustainable Development Goals.
    Published Jan 24, 2020

    KTH is taking the lead in climate change via its new climate targets and determination to be climate neutral by 2045. “KTH has made the assessment that the rate of change in climate work must be incr...

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  • How AI will affect UN goals for climate, development and global stability

    A look at how many of the targets in each area would be inhibited or enabled by artificial intelligence.
    Published Jan 13, 2020

    Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a powerful but double-edged sword as nations confront global warming, poverty and issues of peace and justice. An international team of scientists this week rel...

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