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  • Revenge of the Jukebox

    Published Apr 03, 2012

    Tired of hearing boring, generic background music when you’re out with friends? That could be a thing of the past if the Blicko “digital jukebox” service takes off in bars and cafes.

  • DNA on DVD

    Published Mar 29, 2012

  • Put a Medical Advisor on Your Finger

    Published Mar 28, 2012

    It’s hard not to invoke the epic fantasy catchphrase from The Lord of the Rings: “one ring to rule them all.” The KTH spin-off company SenseM wants to put a band on your finger that will do everything from monitoring your health to controlling your Xbox.

  • New Scholarships for Vietnamese Students

    Published Mar 27, 2012

    Students from two Vietnamese universities are now eligible to apply for a new financial aid programme for studies at KTH. A combination of direct funding and the possibility of on-campus employment are designed to make it easier for up to 10 outstanding students to pursue master’s degrees each year.

  • KTH at Nordic Energy Outlook

    Published Mar 26, 2012

    The KTH Energy Platform put the university’s research breadth on display in March at the annual Nordic Energy Outlook conference in Gothenburg. Staged by the Swedish Energy Agency, the conference brought together producers, consumers, regulators and academics for three days of exhibitions and presentations.

  • Private Donation Will Fund Medical Imaging Research

    Published Mar 21, 2012

    The Erling-Persson Family Foundation has donated SEK 22 million ($3.2 million) to help KTH expand research into medical imaging physics and computed tomography. The new funding will allow important new diagnostic tools to move out of the laboratory and into medical clinics.

  • Volvo Foundation Honours KTH Professor

    Published Mar 16, 2012

    The Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research has awarded its 2011 scholarship to Professor Annika Stensson Trigell, Director of the Centre of Vehicle Engineering Research at KTH. Chosen by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation, the award is accompanied by a cheque for SEK 250,000.

  • Professors Give Failing Grades to Electronic Vote Systems

    Published Mar 12, 2012

    KTH researchers have found major security flaws in commercial electronic voting systems used in the U.S. and Norway. They say the most serious weakness is a lack of a certifiable audit trail.

  • New Helmet Technology Reduces Brain Injury

    Published Mar 07, 2012

    It’s been about 15 years since neurosurgeon Hans von Holst decided he was tired of seeing so little done to reduce the severity of head injuries from sports or bicycle accidents that he saw in the emergency room at Stockholm’s Karolinska Hospital. He contacted KTH researcher Peter Halldin, beginning a collaboration that’s now on the verge of transforming EU standards for helmets.

  • Leggett at KTH: Revising How We Understand the Arrow of Time

    Published Feb 21, 2012

    At the AlbaNova Colloquium, Sir Anthony Leggett, the 2003 Nobel Physics Prize winner, talks about the science of quantum mechanics, looking at how research into the very strange behaviour of atomic particles is beginning to deliver new technologies — even before the fundamental principles are fully understood.

  • Sweden’s Best-Kept Technology Secret

    Published Feb 19, 2012

    Did you know that the world’s first commercial Internet-like data communication system was developed in Sweden in the early 1970s? KTH Professor Torsten Cegrell, back then an employee of the electrical engineering firm Asea, developed a routing function to help message packets select the correct path through a network — a solution that made possible the Internet as we know it today.

  • Making Cars Safe for Cell Phones

    Published Feb 16, 2012

    Research shows that using a mobile phone handsfree device while driving is no safer than simply holding the phone to your ear. Other studies show that attempts to require use of handsfree or ban SMS text messaging behind the wheel are not working at all. Now researchers at KTH are studying practical ways to improve road safety.

  • Smart Home Research Set to Begin

    Published Feb 08, 2012

    KTH researchers are about to begin work on designs for innovative new “smart homes” in Norra Djurgårdsstaden, the gigantic showcase development that will re-shape the northeastern edge of the Swedish capital in coming decades. Smart electric grids, already a KTH strength, are an important element in the project.

  • Carbon Dioxide Puts Waste Heat to Work

    Published Feb 08, 2012

    Yang Chen’s PhD research shows the promise of carbon dioxide as a working medium for turning low-grade waste heat into power to drive electric turbines, refrigerators and heat pumps.

  • Research Looks to Cut Drug Development Costs

    Published Feb 07, 2012

    The 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 Europe reached a staggering $70 billion. At the same time, fewer new drugs are reaching consumers. Now three KTH researchers are working feverishly to lower the cost of developing new medicines — with a sensor no bigger than a single cell.

  • KTH Broadens Commitment to Sustainability Education

    Published Feb 06, 2012

    KTH’s focus on environmental issues — underlined in 2011 with the appointment of a vice-president for sustainability — is gaining momentum with new targeted investments in education. The university’s administration has approved SEK 6.5 million ($964,000) for courses in environment and sustainable development studies.

  • High-Speed Train Research Pulls into the Station

    Published Feb 02, 2012

    The Gröna Tåget (Green Train) study is approaching its final destination. The potential benefits of future high-speed trains presented by researchers include increased revenue for train operators, fewer delays and up to 30 percent more trips on existing tracks.

  • Microfluidics and Nanotech Research Aims for New Cancer Diagnostics

    Published Feb 01, 2012

    KTH is home to a new research project in droplet microfluidics and nanowire technology, aiming to develop techniques for rapid detection of cancer cells circulating in patients’ blood. The team has set an ambitious target of a clinical sensitivity of one cancer cell per millilitre of blood.

  • A Man of Magnetism

    Published Jan 30, 2012

    Physicist Stefano Bonetti prepares to move from KTH to Stanford on a two-year post-doctoral fellowship studying the smallest and fastest magnetic phenomena known to science.

  • Better Insulation for Durable Transformers

    Published Jan 30, 2012

    Arun Venkatamaran’s degree project on insulation for electrical transformers spans a range of fields, from computer simulations and design to construction and electrical power. Collaborating with a chemistry researcher gave the project breadth and interdisciplinary appeal. “That's the future,” he says.