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KTH researcher contributes to FMV technology forecast
Published Sep 23, 2026How can future materials become lighter, stronger and gain entirely new properties? Alexander Grötsch, Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Mechanics, is featured in the Swedish Defenc...
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Developing the Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory for the Future
The Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory welcomed colleagues and partners for an update on the ongoing refurbishment and future plans for the facility. The programme also included a look back at the laboratory’s long history and its significant contribution to the advancement of engineering acoustics at KTH. Published Sep 23, 2026The Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory (MWL) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is being developed to meet future needs in sound and vibration research. Through the modernization of its laboratory facilit...
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International Recognition for Kristin Kirchner’s ERC-Funded Project FunCalc4Stats
Kristin Kirchner leads the ERC-funded project FunCalc4Stats, which develops new mathematical and computational methods for analysing large volumes of spatial and temporal data. Published Sep 21, 2026Kristin Kirchner’s ERC-funded project, FunCalc4Stats, aims to develop next-generation statistical methods for analysing large and complex data sets. Combining ideas from mathematics, statistics, and n...
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Millions of small boats can make a big difference for the Baltic Sea
Published Sep 17, 2026Can smarter hull design make high-speed boats more sustainable? Abbas Dashtimanesh's docent research focuses on reducing energy consumption and emissions from small craft operating in the Baltic Sea r...
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New design for flat optical fiber transforms glass into an ultra sensitive platform
A section cut from more than 100m of flat optic fiber developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and University of Southampton. In lab demonstrations, the fiber proved 1000 times more sensitive than standard optic fiber in measuring pressure. Photo: Pawel Maniewski Published Aug 13, 2026Optical fiber has already transformed the modern world. New research now suggests it could do even more. A new flat fiber fabrication technique produces a high fidelity sensor for a wide range of appl...
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Dell'Orto Aims to Make Cycling Safer for Children
Creating meaningful benefits for people and society is a driving force behind Gabriele Dell'Orto's research. Photo: Jelina Khoo Published Aug 10, 2026Transporting children by bike is often seen as a sustainable and healthy way to travel. But how are young children affected by the vibrations caused by uneven road surfaces? This is the question KTH r...
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New experiment could enable safer work in space
Elias Krantz, Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, Dimos Dimarogonas, Mani Hemanth Dhullipalla. Photo: Emelie Smedslund Published Jun 02, 2026Working as an astronaut outside a space station involves significant risks; astronauts’ time is also limited and precious. On several occasions, astronauts have found themselves in life-threatening si...
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New chip offers way to make use of quantum system ‘imperfections’
Govind Krishna shows the setup for the integrated photonic circuit that works "a bit like a programmable railway junction for quantum light". Photo: David Callahan CC by 0 Published May 19, 2026Quantum technologies promise powerful new kinds of computers, giving scientists new tools to mimic and explore nature at its tiniest scales. At those levels, everything in nature—from atoms and electr...
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She develops technology for the Einstein Telescope
Vaishali Adya, Assistant Professor at KTH, conducts research in quantum optics and photonics, with a focus on so-called squeezed light. Published May 13, 2026Vaishali Adya contributes to the development of the Einstein Telescope, a future European facility for studying gravitational waves with higher precision than today’s detectors. Through her research i...
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KTH mathematician Jan Kronqvist is awarded the Ruth and Nils Erik Stenbäck Foundation Prize
Published Apr 22, 2026Jan Kronqvist, Associate Professor of Optimization and Systems Theory at KTH, is awarded the Ruth and Nils‑Erik Stenbäck Foundation Prize for his outstanding research contributions in mathematics and ...
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KTH Research Explains the Impact of Modern Running Shoes
Anders Beckman and Stefan Hallström from KTH testing out running shoes. Published Apr 21, 2026Modern running shoes have fundamentally changed the sport of running. At KTH, researcher Stefan Hallström studies how shoe design affects performance, and the results clearly show that the mechanics o...
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Why do incomplete spinal cord injuries cause unstable movements?
One of the study participants exerts force with their calf muscles while sensors measure electrical activity. (Photo: Ruoli Wang) Published Apr 14, 2026Even when people with incomplete spinal cord injuries can walk, everyday functions like standing, balancing or producing steady force may remain difficult. A new study shows why.
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Trust that lasts
Tomas Ireman, Saab Aeronautics, has been working with KTH in various roles and capacities since the 1980s. (Photo: Saab) Published Apr 14, 2026Building trust through humility and respect is key to successful collaboration. So says Tomas Ireman, who, having held various roles at Saab, can look back on over 40 years of collaboration with KTH. ...
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This year’s recipients of the Göran Gustafsson Prize at KTH announced
Published Mar 30, 2026It is with great pleasure that KTH announces that the Göran Gustafsson Foundation for Research in Natural Sciences and Medicine (KTH/UU), at its most recent board meeting, has decided to award this ye...
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Millions for mathematical research at KTH
Hal Schenck, a professor at Auburn University, and Henrik Shahgholian, a professor at KTH, have received a grant from the mathematics programme, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. (Photo: Private) Published Mar 30, 2026KTH has been awarded funding to recruit two mathematicians from abroad – a postdoctoral researcher and a visiting professor. The funds come from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in collaborati...
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Josefin Larsson Awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize for Younger Scientists
Photo: Magnus Bergström Published Mar 24, 2026Astrophysicist Professor Josefin Larsson at KTH has been awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics. The prize amounts to SEK 8.1 million and highlights researchers at the forefront of internationa...
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The Mathematician Advancing the Future of Stroke Care
Professor Ozan Öktem from the Department of Mathematics at KTH. Published Mar 11, 2026Professor Ozan Öktem develops advanced mathematical and AI‑based methods that can make medical image diagnostics both faster and more reliable. With a career spanning academia, industry, and several l...
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Urine tests to give women control over their hormones
Goodbye blood tests. With a urine test for home use, women will find it easier to control their hormones. Published Mar 06, 2026PMS? Menopause symptoms? Deal with it! For photonics professor Carlota Canalias Gomez at KTH, that attitude became the starting point for an unexpected research direction. Today, she is helping to dev...
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From theory to application: KTH students develop AI systems for clinical information challenges
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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