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From theory to application: KTH students develop AI systems for clinical information challenges
Smyan Sondur och David Sato, the founders of Optimed AI. Photo: Jelina Khoo Published Feb 23, 2026The two KTH students Smyan Sondur and David Sato, have been accepted into the KTH Innovation one year program with their startup idea OptiMed AI, a solution designed to help healthcare professionals n...
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SuMoth CHALLENGE – When theory meets speed, sustainability, and real innovation
Ulysses Dhomé and Laura Marimon Giovanetti. Published Jan 28, 2026How can advanced engineering theory take the step out of the classroom and become real innovation? In the SuMoth Challenge, students get the answer the moment their own foiling sailboats rise out of t...
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From campus to collider: SCI management visited CERN
Published Jan 27, 2026In January, the SCI school management team and three division heads visited CERN to get a closer look at one of the world’s most ambitious research collaborations: ATLAS at the Large Hadron Collider. ...
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40 Years of Macroscopic Quantum Physics – From Bold Ideas to Future Quantum Technologies
Published Dec 17, 2025On December 9, “40 Years of Macroscopic Quantum Physics” was held at KTH’s Albanova campus, focusing on this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. The event highlighted the experiments that, 40 years ago, de...
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MINFLUX – A Breakthrough in Nanoscale Light Microscopy
Published Dec 15, 2025At SciLifeLab in Solna, within KTH’s facility Advanced Light Microscopy (ALM), researchers have access to one of the most advanced light microscopes in the world: MINFLUX. This technology represents a...
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Pär Olsson Appointed Knight of the Order of Academic Palms
Professor Christophe Duwig, Professor Pär Olsson, Professor Janne Wallenius and KTH's president Anders Söderholm at the ceremony. Photo: Elina Charatsidou Published Nov 20, 2025Professor Pär Olsson has been appointed Knight of the prestigious French order of merit, the Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes Académiques). This distinction, confirmed by a decision of the Pr...
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Dani Zuhair wins first prize at EUCYS: “An unforgettable experience”
Dani Zuhair, Photo: Jelina Khoo Published Nov 19, 2025Dani Zuhair, affiliated with the Division of Light and Matter Physics at KTH, has been awarded first prize and an honorary distinction at the prestigious EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), held ...
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Quantum communication could become the superpower of the future
Katia Gallo gives a tour of two laboratories at the Department of Physics at AlbaNova, the hub for the NQCIS pilot facility at KTH. Her team, NQP (Nonlinear and Quantum Photonics), builds, tests and develops components, software and systems for secure and stable quantum communication. They also train new users and teach students quantum technology. Published Oct 15, 2025Katia Gallo, Professor of Photonics, has always been fascinated by the combination of the laws of physics and engineering. She currently coordinates Sweden’s participation in a European initiative to ...
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Pan-disease atlas maps molecular fingerprints of health, disease and aging
"We can separate universal false alarm bells of inflammation from truly disease specific signals," says Mathias Uhlén, professor at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the director of the Human Protein Atlas project. (Photo: Gustav Ceder) Published Oct 10, 2025A new study has mapped the distinct molecular “fingerprints” that 59 diseases leave in an individual’s blood protein – which would enable blood tests to discern troubling signs from those that are mor...
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RELAX opens the door to large-scale research
Free Electron Laser, Copyright DESY. Published Oct 07, 2025With RELAX, KTH is lowering the barriers for researchers who want to use large experimental facilities and take advantage of X-rays, neutrons, and muons. The initiative offers practical support, exper...
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Mathematics Professor from KTH Invited as Speaker at ICM
Published Sep 24, 2025“I see beauty in mathematics, it is like a beautiful beast whose tentacles are everywhere, underlying nature and everything we do.” Professor Danijela Damjanović from KTH has been invited to speak at ...
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KTH participates in international collaboration with MIT
Published Sep 24, 2025Professor Fredrik Viklund from the Department of Mathematics at KTH is among the participants in the newly established Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory. The goal is ...
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Johan Håstad honoured with the Royal Society Milner Award 2026
Professor Johan Håstad. A pioneer in areas such as circuit complexity, cryptography, parallel computing and optimisation. Published Sep 23, 2025Professor Johan Håstad, of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has been awarded the Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture 2026 for his sustained and transformational contributions to theo...
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Quantum keys can keep our secrets safe
Vaishali Adya, Hilma Karlsson and Erik Svanberg protect their eyes from the laser light in the lab. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Sep 10, 2025Your bank login, your health data, even your private messages – all rely on encryption. But future quantum computers could crack them in seconds. To stay ahead, researchers at KTH are turning to quant...
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Quantum technology – from theoretical physics to revolutionary technology
Max Planck (right) is considered the father of quantum physics. Professor Mats Wallin (left) works with technological applications of quantum physics, among other things. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH/Pixabay/Transocean Berlin Published Sep 01, 2025Quantum technology is a hot topic right now – and we are said to be on the verge of a revolution. But what exactly is it? KTH professor Mats Wallin explains the concepts. "Quantum technology involves...
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Their student project is reshaping train safety
Isak Jarbo and Johan Allberg’s bachelor thesis on braking curves led to part time jobs at The Swedish Transport Administration. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Aug 20, 2025When KTH students Isak Jarbo and Johan Allberg started working on their bachelor’s thesis, they hardly knew what braking curves were. Today, their report has laid the foundation for a change in Swedis...
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Quantum researcher take next step towards superconductors
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) Published Jun 17, 2025Superconductors 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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AI can help the body heal itself
Maths professor Henrik Hult is researching how AI can be used to develop revolutionary treatments for inflammatory diseases (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Jun 16, 2025Can we learn the body's own language - and thus treat diseases? Cutting-edge research is underway at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to decode the nervous system's signals. The goal is to develop ne...
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Fusion reactor could provide energy for the future
Christer Fuglesang, professor at KTH and an astronaut, envisioned all that fusion energy could do for life and the climate on Earth at the inauguration of the Novatron 1 fusion reactor. (Photo: Torbjörn Bergkvist/Novatron Fusion Group) Published Jun 12, 2025We are finally on the verge of harnessing solar energy. This gives us great confidence for the future. These were the words of KTH professor and astronaut Christer Fuglesang at the inauguration of th...
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Waclaw Gudowski receives the Borelius Medal: "Research is magical"
Published Jun 03, 2025Waclaw Gudowski, the driving force behind KTH’s highly regarded Master’s Programme in Nuclear Engineering, has been awarded the Borelius Medal 2025. The award recognises his outstanding contributions...
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