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Symbiosis - multifaceted exhibition in collaboration with KTH research
Published Aug 26, 2021Researchers Mattias Höjer, Timos Karpouzoglou , Katarina Larsen and David Nilsson have collaborated with artists from Färgfabriken and developed elements in the upcoming exhibition Symbiosis.The exhib...
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Champion for women's and children's health receives KTH Innovation Award
Published Jul 01, 2021The very first KTH Innovation Award goes to Rustam Nabiev, co-founder of the non-profit Shifo Foundation, which focuses on children’s health in countries with low vaccination rates. Nabiev has a cryst...
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'Consuming more won’t make us any happier'
Published Jun 29, 2021As a diligent debater on environment issues, climate researcher Johan Rockström has long warned that climate changes on Earth are leading towards a global crisis. Today, he is a director of one of th...
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His tools can optimize our future transport systems
Published Jun 24, 2021An old observation is that nothing is more difficult to predict than the future. But based on existing trends, it is safe to assume that electrification, digitalization and automation will have a majo...
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KTH researchers help Stockholm to recover wastewater heat
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Learning sustainability by doing - Collaborative, active and reflexive learning
Published Jun 16, 2021Kateryna Pereverza and Oleksii Pasichnyi are researchers and teachers at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). With a strong interest in teaching, co...
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From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment
Published Jun 10, 2021A new high-performance plastic foam developed from whey proteins can withstand extreme heat better than many common thermoplastics made from petroleum. A research team at KTH Royal Institute of Techno...
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Paper waste makes greener steel
Published Jun 02, 2021If the ideal sustainability project saves both the environment and money, and at the same time develops a research area, Osmet might be just that. Two of Sweden's largest basic industries join forces ...
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Green projects on the KTH Campus
Published May 21, 2021A green lease, solar panels, and safe cycle shelters are examples of projects where KTH and Akademiska Hus work together for a greener campus. It is also in line with KTH’s aim of a more sustainable c...
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KTH Alum of the Year 2021 wants to make the chemical industry green
Published May 18, 2021As a KTH student he discovered that environment friendly chemicals production was not available for major industry. He is now head of EnginZyme, a company that develops environment friendly chemical e...
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In the silence of a pandemic, airport becomes a noise pollution test lab
Published Apr 23, 2021With air traffic reduced to a shadow of its pre-pandemic levels, Stockholm’s international airport has become a lab of sorts, allowing researchers to collect unprecedented data that could help reduce ...
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KTH and Hitachi ABB Power Grids join forces in energy transition
Published Apr 22, 2021The development of safe, secure and green electrical power will be crucial in the transition to a more sustainable society. KTH and Hitachi ABB Power Grids are now entering into a strategic partnershi...
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KTH among world top 50 in sustainability impact, seventh in EU
Published Apr 21, 2021Times Higher Education announced its Impact Rankings today, naming KTH Royal Institute of Technology 41st among the 1,001 institutions evaluated.
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Water purification system engineered from wood, with help from a microwave oven
Published Apr 15, 2021Researchers at KTH have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants from water. The answer lies in filtering wastewater with a gel material taken from plant cel...
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New Vice President for Sustainable Development
Published Mar 29, 2021Per Lundqvist, Professor in Energy Technology, will be KTH Vice President for Sustainable Development from the first of April.
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Students to work with industry in transition to circular economy
Published Mar 26, 2021The Nordic Countries are keen to increase the rate at which industry can transform into a circular economy. Students at KTH and from our neighbouring countries are going to contribute to this with exp...
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Sensors on buses measure city air quality
Published Mar 15, 2021By installing sensors on moving vehicles researchers can measure the air quality at street level in real time in a totally new way. “Air borne pollutants, humidity, heat and noise all affect the well...
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New innovation award celebrates entrepreneurs who have taken on big challenges
Published Feb 15, 2021Creativity, grit and courage are at the center of a new innovation award that KTH Royal Institute of Technology is launching today. The aim of the award is to celebrate people from KTH who, with their...
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Crowdfunded women better at reaching funding goals
Published Feb 12, 2021Backed up by women, female entrepreneurs at crowdfunding platforms reach their funding goals more often than men. Hadar Gafni at the Department of Industrial Economics and Management has mapped the ge...
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“Water is a matter of life or death for humanity”
Published Feb 02, 2021Saving water, tracing Covid-19, growing food in the sea and tracking down leaks in water pipes. These are a few of the WaterCentre@KTH projects aimed at securing future access to water for society. “...
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