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Lightning fast implementation of alumnus´master´s thesis about smart charging of electric vehicles
Jacob Dalton wrote a master´s thesis on smart charging of electric vehicles. The solution has been implemented by the electricity company Tibber, where he´s now employed. Photo: Tibber Published Sep 01, 2020Two years ago Jacob Dalton completed a master´s thesis proposing how household charging of electric vehicles can be used to stabilize the power grid. ...
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A new material takes shape – all by itself
Produce packaging could be one of the first areas where research scientists’ Robotic Matter is used. Published Jun 24, 2020Remember the T-1000 robot from Terminator 2? It could change form into anything at all, including a human being. The microrobots in the animated featu...
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Jun 15, 2020Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsma...
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How the brain’s connections change according to age
Changes in the entire brain (left) and hippocampus (middle) are evident in these images shot during the course of a mouse's life. Green shows the protein PSD95 and cyan is the protein SAP102. Published Jun 15, 2020Why do children think and behave differently from adults? Why do we become forgetful in old age? Researchers have shown for the first time how the ...
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EECS students won the SAIS Best AI Master's Thesis Award 2020
Published Jun 07, 2020Two students at the Division of Speech, Music and Hearing, Elias Lousseief and Ulme Wennberg, have been awarded with the Swedish AI Society Best AI Ma...
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SciBreak develops superfast circuit breakers for the the railway network
Published May 27, 2020SCiBreak, a start-up with roots in Electric Power and Energy Systems at KTH, has been featured in the magazine Ny Teknik. The article focuses on the ...
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Visors, sanitizer and fruit donated to healthcare facilities
Stefan Sundström, caretaker at KTH, unloads chemicals with Tamara Church, a chemistry researcher at Stockholm University. Published Apr 07, 2020In the midst of the corona virus outbreak, KTH employees are contributing hand sanitizer, protective visors and fruit deliveries to healthcare personn...
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KTH researcher awarded large EU grant
Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, Photo: Håkan Lindgren. Published Apr 06, 2020It is now clear that Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, is a recipient of the prestigious research grant, the ERC Advanced Grant. ...
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Lighter electric cars and aircraft possible with nano-scale electrical relay
The new relay requires only a tenth of the energy to work, compared with transistors. Published Apr 03, 2020A KTH research group has developed a nano-scale electromechanical relay that could be used to reduce the weight of electronics in electric cars or eve...
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Using ordinary tape, researchers make chip that could speed up drug development
A chili pepper did what it was expected to do – namely, cause irritation – when tested with the chip-based model of a human gut. The "barrier-on-a-chip" was assembled at low cost with ordinary double-sided tape. Published Mar 24, 2020With ordinary double-sided tape, a team at KTH assembled a chip-based model of a human gut, and then fed it chili peppers to prove it works. The techn...
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New research project on menarche experiences in sports
Published Mar 24, 2020The design research project Menarche Bits explores how digital technologies can make space for young people’s menarche experiences in sports. KTH has ...
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Bacteria in the air visualised in hospitals
Published Mar 16, 2020KTH researchers are now using virtual reality (VR) to visualise bacteria in the air. “We visualise particle movement in indoor air and pollutants in ...
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The jaundice meter for babies
The jaundice meter. Published Mar 11, 2020Every year some 135 million children are born. Well over half, 80 million, suffer from jaundice. This medical condition can, if left untreated, lead t...
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Rocket helps KTH researchers study Northern Lights
Published Mar 11, 2020Last week, the SPIDER-2 rocket could finally launch from the Esrange station outside of Kiruna. The rocket, tasked with examining processes within nor...
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New technology mimics the body and reduces the amount of animal testing
Published Jan 28, 2020A multiple organ-on-chip platform developed by researchers at KTH and Harvard University could drastically accelerate drug testing. The technology pro...
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Aristides Gionis, new Professor in Theoretical Computer Science
Published Jan 28, 2020We are happy to welcome Aristides Gionis who recently joined the Division of Theoretical Computer Science. Aristides Gionis will be working in algorit...
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She teaches robots to use the internet
Published Jan 28, 2020Danica Kragic, professor of computer science, has received 47 million from the Swedish Research Council's professor program for research in robotics a...
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Chips could accelerate tests for drug safety and effectiveness
Testing for drug safety and efficiency may be accelerated with a system of chips that simulate human organs, which was developed by researchers at KTH and Harvard University. Published Jan 27, 2020A multiple organ-on-chip platform developed by researchers at KTH and Harvard University could drastically accelerate drug testing. The technology pro...
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Kick-off for the KTH centre NAVET
Published Jan 22, 2020On a cold Tuesday evening in January, a new centre formation was opened at KTH - where KTH collaborates with KMH Royal College of Music, SKH Stockholm...
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KTH's cyber defence centre is inaugurated
Published Jan 22, 2020On 15 January, the KTH Center for Cyber Defense and Information Security (CDIS) was inaugurated, a collaboration between KTH and the Swedish Armed For...
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