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Former President of KTH Sigbritt Karlsson has passed away
Sigbritt Karlsson, President of KTH 2016-2022. Published Oct 30, 2023Sigbritt Karlsson, former President of KTH, has passed away after a period of illness. She began her role as President on 12 November 2016 and concluded last November.
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Tiny brick-busting ‘muscles’ for miniature robotics are sourced from wood
The hydrogel muscle (left) and a piece of hydrogel before being combined with carbon nanotubes. Photo: David Callahan Published Oct 27, 2023Wood is the source for a brick-breaking mini robotic muscle material developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The material — a specially-developed hydrogel — can shape-shift, exp...
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A 3D printed laser demonstrates new optic manufacturing method
The first known 3D-printed optic laser was demonstrated at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Photo: Martin Brunzell Published Oct 26, 2023The first 3D printed laser has been produced by researchers in Sweden to demonstrate a sustainable method for manufacturing the next generation of optical fiber components.
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Cybercampus Sweden aims to secure digital systems
With a shortage of hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity experts in Europe, Cybercampus Sweden aims to educate the public on basic digital security issues. The aim is to strengthen society's resilience against cyber attacks. Published Oct 26, 2023Sweden is exposed to an increasing number of cyberattacks. The new Cybercampus Sweden initiative aims to strengthen the country's resilience by protecting society's vulnerable digital systems. "Par...
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Six routes for the future of car transport
If Sweden is to meet its climate targets, car traffic must be reduced significantly, according to a study at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 25, 2023Introducing electric cars and biofuels is not enough. Passenger car traffic must be reduced by at least 20 per cent if Sweden is to meet its climate targets. This is according to a study by environmen...
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Winner of Nobel Prize in Economics researches gender differences in labor market
Claudia Goldin's research highlights the causes and drivers of the differences between the situation of men and women in the labor market. Published Oct 19, 2023Claudia Goldin, Harvard University, receives the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for her research on why women are heavily underrepresented and earn less than men in the labor market globally. "It ...
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Eye implant may be used to treat diabetes
“The eye is our only window into the body ..." says Anna Herland, one of the study's authors. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Oct 18, 2023Researchers in Sweden have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, which presents new opportunities for cell-based treatment of diabetes and other diseases.
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Process of recycling batteries about to become much easier
The study shows that very small additions of half a gram of cellulose fibers per liter of liquid lead to the formation of large tree-shaped dendrites, visible to the naked eye. The right image shows the dendrite formation. Published Oct 17, 2023Researchers at KTH managed to improve the process of recycling batteries with the help of ordinary cellulose fibres. This can separate battery metals from other materials.
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Circus director awarded KTH's Great Prize
Tilde Björfors started Sweden's first contemporary circus in the mid-1990s (Photo: Angelica Elliott). Published Oct 16, 2023Inspired by acrobats, Tilde Björfors found a way to manage her fears and dare to believe that it is possible to achieve the impossible. Now the director and founder of Cirkus Cirkör is receiving KTH's...
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Heatwaves hasten polymer failure
Tires destroying and exploding due to heat is a consequence of how climate change can affect polymeric materials (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 12, 2023Blown out tires and melting mailboxes – these are some of the reported examples of how rising global temperatures raise the risk of premature deterioration and failure in products made of polymeric ma...
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New MSc in biostatistics and data science jointly offered by KTH, KI and SU
The introduction of the new programme is meant to meet demand for advanced computational statistical methods, machine-learning tools and deep learning in biology and medicine, which have increased sharply in recent years. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Oct 12, 2023Students can prepare for careers as data scientists in medicine and public health, with a new master’s programme jointly offered by KTH, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University beginning in the...
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‘You don’t usually expect the pope to take notice’
KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin (left, photo: Karin Tengby), Pope Francis (right, photo: Annik Susemihl) Published Oct 10, 2023As a world-leading researcher and writer on environmental history, KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin is used to seeing his work widely cited. But getting mentioned by Pope Francis took him by surprise.
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Study reveals cancer-fighting potential for one kind of T cell
The researchers have studied how different cells interact with each other. It is possible to track the movements of the different cells and in detail how Gamma Delta T cells kill tumor cells. Image: Istock / Luismmolina Published Oct 06, 2023Recent research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet reveals how certain immune cells interact with — and kill — cancer cells. The research work is considered so important th...
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A bright future for Nobel Prize-winning chemistry research
Quantum dots, which are the focus of this year's chemistry prize, have many special properties, including the ability to change colour depending solely on their size. (Illustration: ©Johan Jarnestad/Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien) Published Oct 05, 2023The research on quantum dots, which has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry and has already benefited humanity, has even greater potential for the future. This is according to Val Zwille...
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No end in sight for new uses of mRNA
“The beauty of that is, as with the covid vaccine, the mRNA has a transient effect,” says KTH Professor Per-Åke Nygren. Published Oct 03, 2023By discovering a chemical tweak to mRNA, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman made it possible to mass produce billions of Covid vaccines within a year. But the breakthroughs aren’t likely to end there. T...
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KTH climbs on THE World University ranking
KTH is again ranked among the world's top 100 universities in the THE survey (Photo: KTH). Published Sep 29, 2023In the most recent Times Higher Education ranking, KTH ranked as the 97th best university in world. Topped by University of Oxford, the ranking includes 1904 institutions worldwide.
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Women's body fluids become valuable sources of knowledge
Through this work, we aim to challenge taboos and reframe women's bodily fluids as valuable sources of knowledge, says Nadia Campo Woytuk, one of the researchers behind the technology. Published Sep 28, 2023Researchers from KTH and Uppsala University have developed innovative technology for analysing cervical and vaginal mucus. This will help increase individual comprehension and facilitate better discus...
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English teaching leads to more dropouts and poorer results
According to a new study, students who took the Swedish language version of the course answered an average of 73% more test questions correctly than the English language course. Photo: Shubham Sharan / Unsplash Published Sep 27, 2023English as a language of instruction in higher education has a clear negative impact on study results, according to a new study published by KTH and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
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Honorary doctorate as the link to industry
"Nova vouches for the fact that the right expertise is brought in and then we get a fruitful collaboration between academia and industry. Here, KTH is by far the most important for us," says Principal Bengt Karlsson Moberg in Oskarshamn, who has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate at KTH. (Photo: Johan Gustavsson/JG Photography) Published Sep 25, 2023He plays a key role in KTH's close collaboration with the Swedish high-tech industrial town Oskarshamn. Bengt Karlsson Moberg is appointed 2023 Honorary Doctor at KTH for his significant contributions...
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‘If there’s any life on Europa, it would be in the ocean’
Published Sep 21, 2023Today’s report that carbon dioxide was found on one of Jupiter’s biggest moons further teases the prospect of extraterrestrial life. Lorenz Roth, a KTH researcher who contributed to the NASA study, wa...
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