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  • ‘Of mice and men’ – Brain differences require caution in lab animal tests

    Image of mouse brain, from the Human Brain Atlas.
    A stained image of a mouse brain features parts of the cerebral cortex. (Image: Human Brain Atlas)
    Published Mar 06, 2020

    The kinds of proteins in lab animals’ brains aren’t different from those of humans, but a new study shows that there are important differences in where they are located. One of the study’s leaders, KT...

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  • Wei Zhang is searching for new materials for perovskite solar cells

    Published Feb 26, 2020

    Wei Zhang, doctoral student in Applied Physical Chemistry at KTH, will on February 28 defend his thesis "Functional Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells", where he investigated alternative materials f...

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  • Better knowledge of dangerous substances can prevent life-long allergies

    Allergenic substances are constantly present in our everyday lives. To respond to the growing problem of allergies in society, Yolanda Hedberg calls for increased cooperation between chemists and dermatologists.
    Published Feb 24, 2020

    An estimated 4,300 common chemicals in society can trigger an allergic reaction on contact. “Chemists and dermatologists need to work together to tackle the growing problem with allergies,” says Yola...

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  • Cellulose technology enables swift scaling up of cotton recycling enterprise

    The Re:newcell founders, from left, KTH Professor Mikael Lindström, Christofer Lindgren, Malcolm Norlin and KTH Professor Gunnar Henriksson
    Published Feb 12, 2020

    Ethanol production was the aim when two KTH Royal Institute of Technology professors first developed their method for breaking down plant cellulose about 10 years ago. Now the technology has enabled t...

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  • They were once domestic pets, then natural selection made dingoes wild

    Foto: Berndt Hildebrandt, Pixabay
    Published Feb 11, 2020

    Believed to have been pets at one stage in their evolution, the origins of the Australian dingo are shrouded in mystery, compelling generations of biologists to snoop for clues about their early histo...

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  • Surgeon neck problems under the loupe

    Foto: Scotth23, Pixabay
    Published Feb 10, 2020

    Mikael Forsman, Professor of Ergonomics, has received funding to develop new technology for surgical loupes.

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  • Faster production of a perfect particle

    Published Feb 10, 2020

    Researchers at KTH, with Professor Michael Malkoch leading the way, have developed a way to speed the production of so-called dendrimers, a precision polymer with several application areas within medi...

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  • System would keep ships from releasing sulfur and nitrogen oxides

    A new technology being developed at KTH could help shipping companies comply with new international maritime rules on toxic emissions. Pictured are researchers Christophe Duwig, left, and Klas Engvall, professor of Chemical Engineering. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren)
    Published Jan 24, 2020

    Pollution from maritime vessels is largely overlooked by the media, but it plays a significant role in deteriorating air quality. Now a research team from KTH is developing new technology aimed at cle...

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  • Armin Halilovic Teacher of the year at KTH

    Armin Halilovic is Teacher of the year. Photo: Karl Börjeson, Studio Slakthuset AB
    Published Dec 20, 2019

    Armin Halilovic, Associate Professor of mathematics who teaches at the CBH’s Department of Basic Natural Sciences in Flemingsberg, has been named Teacher of the Year for the entire KTH by the Swedish ...

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  • Chemistry programmes receives million investment for bio-based education

    The development of what trees as a raw material can be used for is progressing fast. Therefore, KTH's chemistry courses should also be updated to keep up with research and industry. Photo: Manfred Antranias Zimmer
    Published Dec 17, 2019

    With this economic addition, KTH’s study programmes in chemistry can further customize their courses towards sustainable technology with focus on wood science.

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  • Students make their ideas come true in new Makerspace

    Electrodes are connected between Viktor Stedt’s arm and a prosthesis made of wood. When he strechtes his arm, the prosthesis does the same. Photo: Kenneth Carlsson
    Published Nov 29, 2019

    A 3D studio, fine mechanical crafting tools and a social meeting point give KTH Flemingsberg’s students new opportunities to take their ideas to the next level.

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  • Peta Sjölander will lead MedTechLabs

    Foto: Fredrik Persson
    Published Nov 20, 2019

    The associate professor at KTH's School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, now enters the position as director for the competence centre MedTechLabs.

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  • Students developed green chemistry laboration – led to publication

    Viktor Nykvist, Wafa Qasim (working in the background) and Philip Josephson have been published in the Journal of Chemical Education.
    Published Jul 17, 2019

    Three chemistry students developed a ”green” laboration in organic chemistry as part of their B.Sc. project and have been published in the  Journal of Chemical Education.

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  • Summer research school gathered interested youths

    Lisa Karlsson från Älvsjö tycker att sommarforskarskolan stärkt hennes övertygelse om att hon vill jobba med kemi i framtiden. Foto: Sabina Fabrizi.
    Published Jul 01, 2019

    During two weeks of summer break, 52 school pupils have spent their days at the CBH school doing laborations and learning more about science and technology.

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  • CBH professor receives Anselme Payen Award

    Published Apr 17, 2019

    The 2019 Anselme Payen Award winner is Dr Ann-Christine Albertsson, Professor emeritus at the division of Polymer Technology.

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  • Alagar Raj Paulraj, Chemical Engineering

    Alagar Raj Paulraj.
    Published Mar 08, 2019

    Alagar Raj Paulraj defended his dissertation "Studies on Rechargeable Fe-air electrodes in Alkaline electrolyte" on March 1 2019.

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  • Linnea Nilebäck, Protein Science

    Linnea Nilebäck.
    Published Mar 08, 2019

    Linnea Nilebäck defended her dissertation "Expanded knowledge on silk assembly for development of bioactive silk coating" on March 1 2019.

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  • Gustav Svedberg, Biotechnology

    Gustav Svedberg.
    Published Mar 08, 2019

    Gustav Svedberg will be defending his dissertation "Novel planar and particle-based microarrays for point-of-care diagnostics" on 22 March 2019.

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  • Joakim Engström, Fibre and Polymer Technology

    Joakim Engström.
    Published Feb 18, 2019

    Joakim Engström will be defending his dissertation "Tailored adhesion of PISA-latexes for cellulose modification and new materials" on 22 February 2019.

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  • CBH professor receives Chinese award for his research cooperation with China

    The awarding ceremony was held People’s Congress Hall in Beijing. Photo: Thomas Fanghaenel, Creative Commons
    Published Jan 10, 2019

    Licheng Sun, professor in organic chemistry at the CBH School, has been awarded the 2018 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of P.R. China.

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