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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 connections between the brain’s nerve cells, the s...
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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 Master's Thesis 2020. Elias' thesis is entitled ...
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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 fast circuit breakers SCiBreak developed for the r...
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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 personnel in Stockholm and a special aid organization has...
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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. This means that she will receive the equivalent of...
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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 even aircraft.
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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 technique could dramatically lower cost barriers for la...
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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 recently entered a collaboration with the National...
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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 operating rooms via so-called supercomputer simula...
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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 to neurological damage in the new-borns and, in the...
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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 northern lights, demanded perfect weather conditions ...
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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 provides accurate predictions of drug effects prior t...
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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 algorithms, data mining, graph mining, and social-network...
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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 and automation. The grant extends over ten years an...
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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 provides accurate predictions of drug effects prior t...
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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 University of the Arts and Konstfack University o...
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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 Forces. The centre will conduct research and train cy...
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Building a new community of Future DigiLeaders at KTH and beyond
Published Dec 10, 2019What career paths await young researchers? Who do they want to become as future leaders within digitalization technology? And how should a good research environment look like according to them? This a...
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Newly inaugurated professors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Published Dec 09, 2019At KTH’s academic ceremony in November, 19 professors were inaugurated and seven of these belong to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. They are presented below with individual ...
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KTH is marshalling its forces within digitalisation
Tomorrow’s digital society is the subject of KTH Digital Futures, a series of multidisciplinary projects. (Photo: Pixabay) Published Nov 28, 2019Social robots, always connected cities and smart solution within industry, infrastructure and healthcare. A new research initiative, KTH Digital Futures, brings together multidisciplinary projects to ...
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