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Kristinn B. Gylfason receives a Göran Gustafsson’s Young Researcher Prize
The miniaturized sensors are embedded in so called Labs-on-Chip, which integrate sample handling and sensing functions in a compact chip. Published May 04, 2012Kristinn B. Gylfason, researcher at the KTH Microsystem Technology Laboratory, has been awarded one of the Young Researcher Prizes of the Göran Gustafsson foundation this year, for his work on photoni...
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The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) PhD fellowship to Nutapong Somjit
Published Feb 10, 2012The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) awards $2500 PhD fellowships each year to encourage students to pursue a career in the area of electromagnetics. One of the award recipients this year ...
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Research Looks to Cut Drug Development Costs
Published Feb 07, 2012The pharmaceutical industry is facing a financial meltdown. The cost of bringing new drugs to market has doubled over the last 15 years, and in 2010 the total bill for medical research in the U.S. and...
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Fighting Childhood Cancer with a Nanotech Capsule Therapy
Published Jan 13, 2012Researchers from KTH’s Microsystem Technology Lab are working with colleagues at Karolinska Hospital to develop and test a nanotechnology capsule for precise delivery of stem cell medicine. The aim is...
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Strong interest in new fabrication method for micro-fluidics
Published Sep 26, 2011"Beyond PDMS: off-stoichiometry thiol–ene (OSTE) based soft lithography for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices" by researchers at The Microsystem technology lab and the Division of Coating Tech...
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Brain valve to ease the pressure
Published May 31, 2011NPH, or Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus gives severe problems for those affected. It gives Dementia-like symptoms and each year 2000 Swedes are affected. It is caused by an over-pressure in the brain fl...
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Recognition of major contributions on a micro scale
Published Feb 25, 2011Their most successful project within medical diagnostics is a pressure sensor that measures strictures in the heart and consequently prevent heart attacks. Today hundreds of such sensors are sold ever...
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Passion only takes you so far
Published Dec 21, 2010He is striving to obtain the perfect combination of new features in a small size, at a low cost to carry out portable tests for cancer, bacteria or viruses. It must produce results in minutes. The new...
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Quick food allergy test - just a drop of blood
Food allergy tests can be particularly painful and are usually very traumatic for young children. Positive is about to change that. Published Dec 10, 2010Over 15 million people in Europe – including eight percent of all children - suffer from food allergies, and this number is growing steadily. Currently, children who portray mild symptoms may undergo ...
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Best Student Paper Award at IEEE APMC 2010 to Umer Shah
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A Ph.D. student position in Medical Microwave Microsensors
Published Sep 15, 2010The Microsystem Technology Laboratory conducts research in the field of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), for applications including medical technology, telecommunication, car safety systems, bi...
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Asthma breakthrough in the making
Published Jul 26, 2010An estimated 300 million people around the world suffer from Asthma. A personal monitoring device that enables asthma sufferers to determine appropriate medication levels may soon be on the market tha...
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When small is big
Microcomponents are used everywhere - in medical equipment and other consumer products. Published Jul 26, 2010Microcomponents are used everywhere – in fuel cells, medical equipment and consumer products like mobile phones and game consoles. Advances in research have led to dramatically lower manufacturing cos...
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IEEE Graduate Fellowship given to Nutapong Somjit from MST
Published Apr 12, 2010Nutapong Somjit, a PhD student at Microsystem Technology Lab, advised by Assoc. Prof. Joachim Oberhammer and Prof. Göran Stemme, received a 2010 IEEE Graduate Fellowship from IEEE Microwave Theory and...
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Biophotonics research from MST on the cover of the "Lab on a chip" journal
Published Jan 21, 2010Biosensing devices with optical waveguide chips and innovative microfluidic functions, fabricated by the KTH Microsystem Technology Lab, are featured as a cover article in the "Lab on a chip" journal....
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Novel through-silicon via concept from MST highlighted by industry
A through-silicon via according to the MST concept Published Dec 16, 2009An innovative concept for fabrication of through-silicon vias, developed by researches of the KTH Microsystem Lab, was presented as "Top Story" in the Advanced Packaging section of I-Micronews.
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New possibilities in micromachining
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Best European Microwave Integrated Circuits paper award to Nutapong Somjit from MST
Nutapong Somjit showing the prize plaque Published Oct 06, 2009Nutapong Somjit from MST won the BEST PAPER AWARD at the IEEE EuMIC European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference for his work on millimetre-wave MEMS phase-shifters.
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KTH-MST alumni reunion at Silex Microsystems
Thorbjörn "Toby" Ebefors (Silex co-founder), Hithesh Gatty (present Ph.D. student), Niclas Roxhed (present research associate), Edvard Kälvesten (Silex COO and co-founder) and Björn Samel (Acreo AB) Published Sep 21, 2009Read the article -
Blood poisoning bacteria identified faster
Published Dec 02, 2008Five European research centres and two industry partners have joined in a new research consortium called Intopsens to combat the growing trend of multiresistant bacteria.
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