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  • Doctoral honouree focuses on sustainable development

    Published Oct 22, 2013

    For Swedish business leader Antonia Ax:son Johnson, building bridges between business and science has been a vital part of sustainable development.

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  • Nobel laureates' chemistry work taken further at KTH

    Published Oct 11, 2013

    For nearly 20 years, two research groups at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have been building on the groundbreaking computer simulation models developed by this year's Nobel Prize winners in Chemis...

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  • Suit offers alternative to brain injury treatments

    Published Oct 10, 2013

    For those with brain damage or neurological disorders, treatment could be as close as the wardrobe.

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  • Suited for treatment of brain damage

    Published Oct 10, 2013

    For those with brain damage or neurological disorders, treatment could be as close as the wardrobe.

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  • Higgs boson discovery involved KTH researcher

    Published Oct 08, 2013

    The discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN laboratory involved a member of the research group in particle and astroparticle physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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  • KTH's ranking rises among world's best universities

    Published Oct 03, 2013

    In the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) ranking released on October 2, KTH Royal Institute of Technology has risen to 117th place, an impressive climb from its position last year at 140th.

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  • Nanomaterial risks unclear

    Published Sep 30, 2013

    There are huge gaps in our knowledge of the effects of nanomaterials on health and the environment. This has been established by KTH researchers after mapping the risks and applications of the materia...

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  • Honorary doctorates announced

    Published Sep 30, 2013

    Antonia Ax:son Johnson, head of the Axel Johnson Group, will join leading researchers from Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain in receiving honorary doctorates from KTH Royal Institute of Technology on...

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  • KTH Great Prize goes to Robyn

    Published Sep 24, 2013

    Recording artist Robyn is this year’s recipient of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s Great Prize. "So far, it feels unreal and enormously solemn. I may try to take it in a little bit by bit, I t...

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  • New insights into English language, Swedish education

    Published Sep 23, 2013

    A new course for international students offers a combination of English language training and education in study techniques. They also get insights into the Swedish approach to study – one that is rad...

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  • Online time can hobble brain’s important work

    Published Sep 20, 2013

    While you are browsing online, you could be squandering memories – or losing important information.

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  • Hunt for biomarkers leads to more personal health care

    Published Sep 19, 2013

    A one-size-fits-all approach to medicine is costly for the public health system and dangerous for patients. Research at KTH is looking for a way to individualise medication for better, healthier resul...

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  • Through the roofing glass

    Published Sep 19, 2013

    Solar panels are not the only way to capture clean energy from the sun. Glass roofs that draw on technology developed at KTH have emerged as an aesthetically pleasing way to self-generate household he...

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  • Through the roofing glass

    Published Sep 19, 2013

    Solar panels are not the only way to capture clean energy from the sun. Glass roofs that draw on technology developed at KTH have emerged as an aesthetically pleasing way to self-generate household he...

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  • Potential for touch screens found at your fingertips

    Published Sep 16, 2013

    Our sense of touch is clearly more acute than many realize. A new study demystifies the “unknown sense” with first-ever measurements of human tactile perception.

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  • Boats tap the rising sun

    Published Sep 10, 2013

    Coming from the land of the midnight sun, a team of KTH students traveled to the land of the rising sun to win a solar-powered boat race on Japan's largest lake.

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  • Communication influenced Obama's choice

    Published Sep 09, 2013

    Efficient communication with the White House staff and a few research news items on the university’s website led U.S. President Barack Obama to visit KTH during the first presidential visit on Swedish...

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  • Spreading the word about smart grids

    Published Sep 09, 2013

    With Sweden's first professor of the smart grid joining the faculty, KTH could become an international driving force on the subject.

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  • KTH shares spotlight with Obama

    Published Sep 05, 2013

    For 10 minutes on Wednesday fuel cells researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology shared centre stage in the university library with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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  • Solar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer

    Published Sep 03, 2013

    Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have found a way to make dye-sensitized solar cells more energy-efficient and longer-lasting.

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