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  • Why Obama is visiting KTH

    Published Sep 02, 2013

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology is home to extensive research into renewable energy and other, related areas. Here are some of the reasons why U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting the university ...

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  • Welcome to KTH, Obama!

    Published Aug 30, 2013

    U.S. President Barack Obama is coming to KTH Royal Institute of Technology on Sept. 4. He will be joined by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, to get a taste of KTH's research in renewable ener...

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  • Solar energy repackaged for the mass market

    Published Aug 28, 2013

    The mass market appeal of solar power could get a boost from design and packaging concepts being developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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  • Georgia Tech professor named KTH Alumnus of Year

    Published Aug 28, 2013

    Magnus Egerstedt, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, U.S., has been named 2013 Alumnus of the Year by KTH Royal Insti...

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  • Roads could power cars across Europe

    Published Aug 27, 2013

    Electric car development is primarily focused on fuel efficiency, and until recently, researchers have been seeking answers under the bonnet. But a team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is looking...

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  • Silicon Valley opens doors to KTH entrepreneurs

    Published Aug 23, 2013

    A group of Swedish companies with roots at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have been making a splash in Silicon Valley this week. A full week of meetings with investors and entrepreneurs has been se...

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  • Research refutes dog tales

    Published Aug 20, 2013

    Once thought to have been extinct, native American dogs are on the contrary thriving, according to a recent study that links these breeds to ancient Asia.

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  • Study explains link between Caesarean birth and allergies

    Published Aug 15, 2013

    By analysing intestinal flora, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and other universities have found a link between Caesarean section delivery and a child's development of allergies.

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  • Biofuel research awarded 25 million SEK

    Published Jun 25, 2013

    A researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology has been awarded 25 million SEK as part of a Swedish and European effort to develop the use of the sea as a source of energy and other products, such ...

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  • Study may improve understanding of MS

    Published Jun 19, 2013

    A group of proteins identified by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology could play a role in helping multiple sclerosis patients get more accurate diagnostics about the severity and progres...

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  • Robotics work leads researcher from Turkey to NASA

    Published Jun 14, 2013

    Like many international students, Alper Aydemir was expected to return home after graduation. But an offer from NASA led to a change in plans.

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  • Grappling with digitalisation

    Published Jun 13, 2013

    Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt weighed in on the challenges of global digitalisation June 13 at KTH, calling “freedom on the net” the most important front in the struggle for freedom worldwide.

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  • Turn up the volume? A better way to broadcast over the noise

    Published Jun 05, 2013

    Loud, distorted and repetitive announcements are common in noisy public spaces like airports and train stations. But turning up the volume might not be the answer.

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  • Extending the concept of opera through technology

    Published May 30, 2013

    Technology that frees opera performers from the constraints of an orchestra and conductor is the centrepiece of a work that premiered at KTH Royal Institute of Technology before moving on to South Afr...

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  • European Inventor prize awarded to KTH professor

    Published May 29, 2013

    Biochemistry Professor Pål Nyrén was awarded one of Europe's most prestigious innovation awards yesterday for pioneering a DNA analysis technique that has revolutionised medicine.

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  • NASA to use KTH technology to study solar impact on Earth

    Published May 22, 2013

    When NASA launches four satellites next year to study the sun's impact on Earth's magnetic field, scientists will rely on engineering developed at KTH.

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  • Building the supergrid

    Published May 21, 2013

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology researchers are helping to ensure that the power grids of the future meet the new demands created by renewable energy.

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  • Pop star Robyn lights up KTH lab project

    Published May 14, 2013

    When a group of third- and fourth-year mechatronics students began designing a dancing robot inspired by Robyn, the Swedish singer took a keen interest in the project.

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  • Revealing the secrets of the human voice

    Published May 13, 2013

    A model of the human voice, which is being built at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, could lead to better voice care, voice prosthetics, talking robots and teaching opportunities.

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  • A noteworthy app

    Published May 02, 2013

    Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app – created by a Computer Science engineer from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a professor ...

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