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  • Trees important for lowering outdoor temperatures in cities

    One of the bikes measuring surface temperatures in Hammarby sjöstad in summer 2024.
    Published Jun 26, 2025

    Surface temperatures in a city are affected by trees. This is shown by measurements that researchers Ulla Mörtberg, professor of energy systems analysis and environmental assessment, and Elina Merdyms...

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  • Aurorae reveal Uranus’s true rotation – with unmatched precision

    Lorenz Roth and two panels that each show Uranus and dynamic aurora activity
    Lorenz Roth and two panels that each show Uranus and dynamic aurora activity
    Published Jun 16, 2025

    After more than a decade of observations using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers have measured Uranus’s rotation period with unprecedented accuracy – using the planet’s own aurorae as a cosmic c...

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  • The students' report on Starlink has been downloaded over 7500 times

    The Starlink satellite design being developed by SpaceX. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
    The Starlink satellite design being developed by SpaceX. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
    Published Jun 16, 2025

    How is satellite-based internet affected by rain and time of day? KTH students Emil Fredriksson and Céline Careau investigated this in their thesis - and they got it right. Their report has now been d...

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  • Wide range of research at EECS Research & Impact Day 2025

    Published Jun 12, 2025

    For the second year, EECS Research & Impact Day is organised. This year's event will highlight research on our digital future, space research, AI and cybersecurity.

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  • When data makes a difference: How AymurAI helps the justice system in Latin America

    Ivana Feldfeber.
    Published May 26, 2025

    In Latin America, there is a lack of structured data on gender-based violence against women and LGBTI people. In order to statistically map gender-based violence against women and LGBTI people, Ivana ...

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  • Kick-starting brain research synergies at KTH

    Group of people
    Clever brains gathered from all over KTH for Brain Day.
    Published Apr 29, 2025

    On April 29, KTH researchers from a variety of disciplines came together for Brain Day to explore how their collective focus on brain research could spark new collaborations.

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  • The dream: an economically sustainable fusion reactor 

    Mathias Hoppe fusion research
    Published Apr 16, 2025

    Fusion is the sustainable energy source of the future. However, there are still complex obstacles to this technology that can damage reactors. Researcher Mathias Hoppe is developing advanced computati...

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  • Can robots truly engage in meaningful conversations with humans?

    a robot and a person talking
    Published Apr 04, 2025

    Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, are breaking new ground in Human-Robot Interaction. Dr. Bahar Irfan, Assist. Prof. Sanna Kuoppamäki, and Prof. Gabriel Skantze, latest studies tackle ...

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  • SPP instruments celebrate 10 years in space on MMS

    Space-MMS
    Published Mar 13, 2025

    The NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission celebrates 10 years in space since its launch.

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  • Prize boost for researchers at the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards

    The SIGCHI logo accompanied by profile pictures of the five KTH researchers who whon an award.
    The award winners. Top left: Jooyoung Park, Anupriya Tuli and Katerina Stepanova. Bottom left: Kristina Höök and Nadia Campo Woytuk.
    Published Mar 10, 2025

    Five interaction design researchers from KTH celebrated for their contributions to human-computer interaction research, practice, and impact.

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  • Researchers develop holes 60,000 times smaller than human hair

    Picture of researcher, dressed in lab protection gear, holding a petri dish.
    KTH PhD student Fabio De Ferrari pictured with samples from his research on DNA sensing. He believes this has potential to advance personalized medicine worldwide. Photo: Cecilia Aronsson
    Published Mar 05, 2025

    New process offers extreme precision that could revolutionize medical diagnostics and beyond.

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  • The mysteries of space - the theme of Space Rendezvous in Kista

    Space. Photo: Jeremy Thomas, Unsplashed
    Published Mar 03, 2025

    Once again this year, KTH Space Centre, together with Smartare Elektroniksystem and Visit Kista, invites you to Space Rendezvous in Kista. This year's theme is the mysteries of space - from comets to ...

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  • Winner of the 2025 IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing

    Portrait picture of Björn Ottersten.
    Björn Ottersten.
    Published Mar 03, 2025

    KTH visiting professor Björn Ottersten awarded for his contributions to array processing and its applications in wireless communications.

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  • KTH researchers awarded IEEE fellowships

    Three profile pictures combined into one picture the three researchers.
    New IEEE Fellows Mikael Johansson (left), Carlo Fischione and Gabor Fodor.
    Published Feb 21, 2025

    Three researchers have been honoured with a prestigious fellowship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

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  • Researchers unite to Advance AI

    Published Feb 20, 2025

    The latest developments in AI and cybersecurity took centre stage at an event held in KTH’s robotics lab. Leading researchers from KTH explored opportunities, challenges, and the impact of rapid techn...

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  • EECS making headlines

    Published Feb 20, 2025

    Kicking off 2025 with prominent achievements from EECS employees.

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  • How Can Large Language Models Make Network Configuration Human Friendly?

    Researcher team
    To the left: Changjie Wang (centre) with his co-supervisor Dejan Kostić (left), and the main supervisor Marco Chiesa (right). Picture taken by Jonatan Langlet. Right side from the top: Mariano Scazzariello, Alireza Farshin, and Simone Ferlin.
    Published Feb 14, 2025

    This is the central question explored in the research team's award-winning paper "NetConfEval: Can LLM Facilitate Network Configuration?" which earned the prestigious IRTF/IETF Applied Networking Rese...

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  • Re-appointed IEEE Distinguished Lecturer

    Carlo Fischione
    Published Feb 10, 2025

    For the second time, Carlo Fischione, professor at KTH, has been appointed IEEE Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)—a prestigious recognition awarded to experts who have...

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  • AI fixes security flaws – KTH wins prestigious award

    Martin Monperrus
    Published Feb 07, 2025

    Can AI fix security flaws before hackers strike? KTH researchers say yes—and their breakthrough won the Best Paper Award 2023 from IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. By using AI to automate se...

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  • New theory adds to the black hole debate

    Black hole. Photo: iStock
    Published Oct 17, 2024

    Scientists have long been baffled by the black holes of the universe, the most famous theories created by British physicist Stephen Hawking. Now Erik Aurell, professor at KTH Royal Institute of Techno...

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