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Christian Thomann debates in SVD about government support for industrial restructuring
Published Oct 12, 2023Government support crucial for industrial transformation. Christian Thomann from INDEK debates in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SVD)
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Heatwaves hasten polymer failure
Tires destroying and exploding due to heat is a consequence of how climate change can affect polymeric materials (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 12, 2023Blown out tires and melting mailboxes – these are some of the reported examples of how rising global temperatures raise the risk of premature deterioration and failure in products made of polymeric ma...
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DIG-IT Lab aims to leverage benefits of digitalisation for more efficient and sustainable buildings
The new virtual testbeds that are being planned within Dig-IT Lab. Published Oct 10, 2023Several researchers from the Architecture and the Built Environment field will participate in the new DIG-IT Lab research centre, an evolution of KTH Live-In Lab. The centre's purpose is to reduce the...
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‘You don’t usually expect the pope to take notice’
KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin (left, photo: Karin Tengby), Pope Francis (right, photo: Annik Susemihl) Published Oct 10, 2023As a world-leading researcher and writer on environmental history, KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin is used to seeing his work widely cited. But getting mentioned by Pope Francis took him by surprise.
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INDEK doctor transforming economy
Published Oct 10, 2023Ruth Brännwall is a former doctoral student att INDEK. Now she co-authored a research handbook based on the work she started during her doctoral studies.
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Total climate impact of properties in focus in new study
Published Oct 09, 2023The building stock has a significant long-term climate impact. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have observed this when investigating the climate impact of recently constructed residen...
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Study reveals cancer-fighting potential for one kind of T cell
The researchers have studied how different cells interact with each other. It is possible to track the movements of the different cells and in detail how Gamma Delta T cells kill tumor cells. Image: Istock / Luismmolina Published Oct 06, 2023Recent research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet reveals how certain immune cells interact with — and kill — cancer cells. The research work is considered so important th...
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Vinnova grant for a small project with great impact potential
Remanufacturing is one of the inner circles of the Circular Economy. It creates a balance between a high level of value recovery and acceptance of the second life products. Photo: Scania. Published Sep 28, 2023A feasibility study involving KTH, Scania and Scandinavian Transmission Service AB, kicked off in September 2023. The project will focus on integrating remanufactured gearboxes in the production line ...
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Women's body fluids become valuable sources of knowledge
Through this work, we aim to challenge taboos and reframe women's bodily fluids as valuable sources of knowledge, says Nadia Campo Woytuk, one of the researchers behind the technology. Published Sep 28, 2023Researchers from KTH and Uppsala University have developed innovative technology for analysing cervical and vaginal mucus. This will help increase individual comprehension and facilitate better discus...
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English teaching leads to more dropouts and poorer results
According to a new study, students who took the Swedish language version of the course answered an average of 73% more test questions correctly than the English language course. Photo: Shubham Sharan / Unsplash Published Sep 27, 2023English as a language of instruction in higher education has a clear negative impact on study results, according to a new study published by KTH and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
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Seminar on Smart and Sustainable University Campuses 2030
Published Sep 27, 2023KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Akademiska Hus welcome you to the seminar "SMART AND SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES 2030". Welcome to participate and support the competing student groups.
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Early detection of Alzheimer’s thanks to groundbreaking medical technology
She is making a dream come true by contributing to the early detection of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, as a creator of groundbreaking microscope technology. Padideh Kamali-Zare is this year’s recipient of the KTH Innovation Award. Published Sep 18, 2023At 14 she took care of her grandmother, who was diagnosed with mild dementia. Today, Padideh Kamali-Zare is the CEO and founder of biotech company Darmiyan. “Just two days after my dear grandmother p...
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KTH launches three new competence centres
KTH has been granted funding to lead three competence centres and be part of another three in an initiative by Sweden’s innovation agency, Vinnova. (Photo: KTH) Published Sep 15, 2023KTH to lead major initiatives in wireless communication, sustainable building production, and neutron and X-ray science.
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More efficient bioenergy technology can contribute to the energy transition
Henrik Båge, CEO and co-founder of Phoenix Biopower, explains the process flow in the test installation of the company's BTC technology: Biomass-Fired Top Cycle. Photo: Fredrik Persson Published Sep 04, 2023KTH Energy Platform's first school visit of the semester was to the old heat and power centre on the KTH Campus. The front of the building is home to Phoenix Biopower, a company that develops tomorrow...
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KTH Energy Platform to hold several events in the autumn to build more bridges to better dialogue
Lina Bertling Tjernberg, KTH Energy Platform Director, meets protesters during the government’s climate summit. Photo credit: Fredrik Persson Published Sep 04, 2023The onset of the autumn term has once again filled KTH campus with researchers, teachers and students. During the autumn, KTH’s Energy Platform is organising several events, including some in collabor...
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SEEEP 2023 PhD summer school important part of KTH's work against accelerating climate change
The 2023 SEEEP summer school participants. Photo: Zheijang University Published Sep 04, 2023The 2023 edition of the SEEEP PhD summer school was recently concluded where 20 doctoral students participated from Europe, of which 14 came from KTH, and 28 from China. The KTH Energy Platform funded...
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Four scientists on the future of AI
Published Aug 31, 2023Research in Artificial Intelligence was in focus when researchers and partners from Saab and Ericsson gathered for two days at CASTOR Software Days to discuss the research in the field.
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Professor Kerstin Forsberg in podcast about the Swedish rare earth metals initiative
Published Aug 24, 2023Kerstin Forsberg, acting director of KTH Industrial Transformation Platform, talks about rare earth metals in Sweden in a podcast episode of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. The episode ...
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New life for discarded food
Francisco Vilaplana and his research team are developing new ways of how side streams in food production can be useful in the food of the future. (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Aug 16, 2023Will the next generation’s food be made from today’s waste? A team of researchers at KTH is looking into new ways of dealing with unused waste products in the agriculture and food sectors.
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Student project shedding light on the world's income inequality
Published Aug 15, 2023The Robin Hood Calculator visualisation tool is designed by KTH students to help you understand the income distribution around the world. By taxing the rich and giving to the poor.
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