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  • National infrastructure plan leads to increased environmental impact

    Published May 18, 2011

    Today’s transport planning is in conflict with transport policy objectives and will produce an increased environmental impact. As a result, they don’t contribute to long-term sustainable transport services. These are some of the conclusions KTH researchers Göran Finnveden and Jonas Åkerman have found which will be presented at an international conference in Linköping tomorrow, 10 May.

  • Prestigious award to Ulf Ringertz

    Published Mar 30, 2011

    Professor Ulf Ringertz was assigned Thulin Gold Medal for his exceptional meritorious services for the development of aeronautics research and education.

  • Aviation's VIP line must be reviewed

    Published Feb 22, 2011

    Sweden's most notable transport researcher has recently presented his thesis and it is an extensive report. Among other things, it appears that better vehicle technologies and fuels are not sufficient to achieve our climate goals, that there is a need to reduce car travel by 30 percent and that air traffic will surpass car traffic within 10 years as regards the emission of greenhouse gases.

  • KTH Transport Day 2011

    Published Feb 16, 2011

    KTH Transport Platform held an internal conference and workshop day at Nalen February 2, 2011. At the event more than 110 people involved in transport related research participated.

  • New car roof means reduced fuel consumption

    Published Feb 11, 2011

    A researcher at KTH has managed to reduce the weight of the car roof by 80 percent without making the roof significantly more expensive or producing inferior properties. If anything, the opposite is true, the new roof provides greater comfort and it is much easier to hear your passengers when you talk to one another. If the techniques used for the design of the roof of the car are also applied to the entire vehicle, it can reduce fuel consumption substantially.

  • Sustainable urban development - Royal Sea Port – City of Stockholm

    Published Jan 14, 2011

  • KTH involved in major investment in biotechnology

    Published Dec 30, 2010

    One of the largest research grants ever in Scandinavia, according to Mathias Uhlén, one of the three people in charge. A Nordic research centre is now to be created with nearly one billion Swedish crowns in its budget.

  • Breakthrough in the fight against “track slip”

    Published Nov 01, 2010

    Track slip caused by leaves on the track costs SEK 100 million annually, according to a study by the National Rail Administration. A solution to the problem, which according KTH researchers is most prevalent in the Stockholm area around late October/November, is however close to hand. The origin of this slipperiness caused by leaves falling on the tracks is unclear, and intensive research is now being conducted on how it can be most easily detected and best eradicated.

  • Better traffic situation in Stockholm led to prize

    Published Oct 28, 2010

    At KTH a project is now underway to improve traffic conditions in the Stockholm area. It is so popular among Swedes that yesterday it received the “Prize for a smarter planet”.

  • This is how to fight slippery roads

    Published Oct 19, 2010

    This is all about a measurement system which can be used to detect and warn of icing on our roads. So-called black-ice is of particular interest, i.e. ice that is not visible to the naked eye but which produces extreme slipperiness. KTH researcher Mats Riehm’s initiative will lead to safer winter roads but also very large cost savings for winter road maintenance along with positive environmental benefits.

  • KTH and China talk noise

    Published Oct 12, 2010

    Researchers from Europe and China will now get together to discuss the environmental problems associated with transport noise, a real scourge for the Western world. The reduction of transport noise to the greatest extent possible is of paramount importance because previous research has shown that, among other things noise can increase the risk of myocardial infarction. In addition, transportation noise is an increasing problem in China as well as Europe.

  • How to minimise motion sickness

    Published Oct 11, 2010

    Do you suffer from motion sickness? Then you probably don’t like travelling on the X2000. At present, a research project at KTH is underway which will alleviate motion sickness on high-speed trains. The idea is to examine how the X2000 can run as fast as possible through corners without running the risk of causing nausea among passengers.

  • Intelligent cars will produce safer drivers

    Published Oct 08, 2010

    New research at KTH shows that you can divide drivers into different groups through a system of measurement, those who are skilled and those who are not quite as skilled. This research may ultimately help the industry to create vehicles that are better suited to different drivers’ individual needs. The goal is that the vehicle will help drivers to become both safer on the roads and feel better behind the wheel.