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A new study shows that fighting crime at the local level would have a better chance of success if a country’s income inequality was reduced. (Photo: Tim Larson)

Violent crime linked to wealth gap in richest countries

Economic growth in developed countries can lead to more violent crime if an income gap between wealthy and poor citizens doesn’t narrow, a new study shows.

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Researcher in lab.
Oscar Tjernberg will use a new type of electron spectroscopy facility to study superconductors. The photo shows the current laboratory equipment, a photoelectron spectrometer for time- and angle-resolved photoemission. (Photo: Magnus Glans)

Quantum researcher take next step towards superconductors

Superconductors can make computers significantly faster and green energy technology even more environmentally friendly. But first, we need a deeper understanding of how superconducting materials actua...

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Zahra Kalantari.
Zahra Kalantari's winning paper shows that cities hold immense untapped potential to fight climate change. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

KTH professor named Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion

Zahra Kalantari, professor in Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has been named international champion of the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize. Kalantari and...

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Recent publications

[1]
W. Veyrudit et al., "A hybrid immuno-nanoparticle lateral flow assay for field detection of Fosetyl-aluminum," Talanta : The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry, vol. 296, 2026.
[2]
D. O. Potyondy et al., "A 3D Subspring Network Breakable Voronoi Model for Rock," Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2025.
[3]
L. Emmerich et al., "A data-driven two-microphone method for measuring the sound absorption of finite absorbers," in Proceedings of the 11th EAA Annual European Conference on Acoustics and Noise Control Engineering, 2025, pp. 1-5.
[4]
I. Lidström, "A Bouncing Echo of Medieval Heydays? : The Legacy of Park (Jeu de Paume) in Gotland," International Journal of the History of Sport, 2025.
[5]
S. McCartney, "3D-Printing of Ionization Chamber Detectors for Dose Variance Measurements," , 2025.
Full list in the KTH publications portal