Skip to main content
To KTH's start page

News archive

  • From a PhD project at KTH to the stock market

    semiconductor
    Published May 06, 2026

    The semiconductor company Silex Microsystems has now been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The company, valued at around 9 billion kronor, was founded by four PhD students from KTH’s Department...

    Read the article

  • Twisting atom thin materials reveals new way to save computing energy

    KTH postdoctoral researcher Qirui Cui, the lead author of the study, and (right) KTH Professor Anna Delin.
    Published May 06, 2026

    A recent study shows a new and potentially more energy efficient way for information to be transmitted inside electronic systems, including computers and phones—without relying on electric currents or...

    Read the article

  • SciLifeLab is building for the future of research

    Two persons signing an agreement
    Anders Söderholm, President of KTH, signs an agreement with Caroline Arehult, CEO of Akademiska Hus. (Photo: Christer Gummeson)
    Published May 04, 2026

    The SciLifeLab research infrastructure is expanding. Under a new lease agreement signed by KTH with Akademiska Hus, the floor space at Campus Solna will increase by 50 per cent. The aim is to create a...

    Read the article

  • King receives Royal Jubilee professorship in green transition

    A bunch of people at a birthdayceremony at the Royal Castle.
    KTH presents an anniversary professorship in green transition to the King on the occasion of his birthday.
    Published Apr 29, 2026

    KTH is launching a Royal Jubilee Professorship to drive the green transition in Sweden and around the world. This initiative is a gift to King Carl XVI Gustaf for his 80th birthday on 30 April 2026 an...

    Read the article

  • Conversations boost pupils’ maths skills

    Pupils
    Mathematical concepts are understood as pupils discuss, reason and solve problems together. (Photo: Christer Gummeson)
    Published Apr 28, 2026

    At Ribbyberg School, it’s not all about silently working through maths workbooks. Here, pupils work together to tackle various maths problems from every angle. The method has been developed in collabo...

    Read the article

  • Cause of common heart valve defect revealed in genetic study

    three people in a sunny courtyard at KTH
    From left, Artemy Zhigulev, Pelin Sahlén and Hanna Björck. Their latest research offers new clues that may explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. (Photo: David Callahan)
    Published Apr 24, 2026

    New clues from genetic research may help explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. Researchers in Sweden have identified rare DNA changes during fetal development that can lea...

    Read the article

  • A new way to stop global spread of pathogen once linked to Ireland's Great Famine

    Halved potoates displayed. One shows exgtensive brown rot, the other none at all.
    A comparison of two potatoes inoculated with Phytophthora infestans. Seven days after inoculation, the untreated potato (left) shows the characteristic late blight symptoms, while the potato treated with the peptide CS5 (right) shows no symptoms.
    Published Apr 23, 2026

    Research at KTH has taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered an historic famine in Ireland and now threatens to spread globally due to climate ch...

    Read the article

  • KTH ranks high on list of world’s most international universities

    Students on a lawn.
    KTH is Scandinavia’s most international university, according to THE (Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH).
    Published Apr 17, 2026

    Times Higher Education (THE) Student has published its 2026 list of the most international universities in the world, in which KTH ranked 25th – the highest among universities in Scandinavia.   “It...

    Read the article

  • Study reveals unseen changes in motor control after spinal cord injury

    Person in wheelchair stepping on device that measures force.
    One of the study participants exerts force with their calf muscles while sensors measure electrical activity. (Photo: Ruoli Wang)
    Published Apr 14, 2026

    Even 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.

    Read the article

  • Trust that lasts

    Portrait
    Tomas Ireman, Saab Aeronautics, has been working with KTH in various roles and capacities since the 1980s. (Photo: Saab)
    Published Apr 14, 2026

    Building 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. ...

    Read the article

  • He brings academia and industry together

    Portrait
    Professor Bengt-Göran Rosén has been awarded the Janne Carlsson stipendium for his work in strengthening links between industry and academia (Photo: Private)
    Published Apr 09, 2026

    Building bridges with industry and ensuring that research benefits society has long been a recurring theme in the work of Halmstad University professor Bengt-Göran Rosén. He has now been awarded the J...

    Read the article

  • KTH student named Tech Girl of the Year

    Portrait
    Naher Islam, who is studying Engineering and Economics, has been named Tech Girl of the Year 2026. (Photo: Christer Gummeson)
    Published Apr 02, 2026

    With a strong commitment to inclusion and a drive to make a difference, Naher Islam wants to transform the tech industry and inspire more people to get involved. She has now been named Tech Girl of th...

    Read the article

  • KTH partner in three strategic research areas

    KTH logo
    The Swedish Research Council has proposed KTH as a partner in three strategic research areas. (Photo: KTH)
    Published Apr 01, 2026

    KTH is a partner in three strategic research areas – quantum technology, polar research and climate-related research – in the Swedish Research Council’s recommendation to the government regarding whic...

    Read the article

  • AI on the agenda at minister´s visit

    An audience looking up at a screen.
    Upper secondary school, higher education and research minister Lotta Edholm visiting the Reactor Hall at KTH Royal Institute of Technology campus, flanked by KTH’s leadership and some of the university’s AI researchers.
    Published Mar 31, 2026

    “It is Swedish engineering that has built Sweden—not least KTH, which is incredibly important for Sweden’s competitiveness.” This was stated by Lotta Edholm, Minister for Upper Secondary School, High...

    Read the article

  • Millions for mathematical research at KTH

    Portraits
    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, 2026

    KTH 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...

    Read the article

  • KTH ranked 33rd worldwide in Engineering

    man walking through KTH campus archway
    Among universities in the EU, KTH's Engineering ranks fifth. Photo: David Callahan
    Published Mar 24, 2026

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology shows solid performance in the newly released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

    Read the article

  • How can universities strengthen Sweden’s preparedness?

    Speakers
    Lotta Edholm (Lib), Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research, and Peter Hultqvist (SocDem), Chair of the Committee on Defence, took part in a seminar on Sweden’s preparedness.
    Published Mar 19, 2026

    Stockholm Science City and the University Alliance Stockholm Trio, comprising Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, brought together researchers and politi...

    Read the article

  • Study offers single explanation for two major symptoms of schizophrenia

    Man sitting at table with green apple in one hand, a red one in the other
    Our dopamine learning system helps us make choices, some as simple as whether to eat a green or red apple, says Arvind Kumar (pictured). He co-authored a new study showing what happens when this system breaks down, and how misalignment contributes to two symptoms of schizophrenia. (Photo:David Callahan)
    Published Mar 19, 2026

    Scientists have long known that dopamine helps the brain learn from rewards, but a new computational model shows how for people with schizophrenia this learning system can break down and simultaneousl...

    Read the article

  • Nordic cooperation stands strong in uncertain times

    A speaker in front of a screen
    Sylvia Schwaag Serger—one of the speakers at Nordic Five Tech's anniversary seminar—spoke about the new world order.
    Published Mar 18, 2026

    “Technology and geopolitics are becoming increasingly intertwined in the new world order. We must prepare ourselves to deal with this. A crucial factor is the role we assign to technology.” Sylvia Sc...

    Read the article

  • Research shows fiber- and protein-rich food gels can be entirely plant-based

    Gels displayed in dishes
    The study marks the first time wheat gluten protein—rather than animal-based protein—has been successfully incorporated into bran-based hydrogels (pictured). Photo: David Callahan
    Published Mar 18, 2026

    Scientists at KTH have for the first time created a fully wheat based gel made entirely from wheat bran fiber and wheat gluten protein—an advance that could turn one of the grain industry’s least valu...

    Read the article