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Goodbye blood tests. With a urine test for home use, women will find it easier to control their hormones.

Urine tests to give women control over their hormones

PMS? Menopause symptoms? Deal with it! For photonics professor Carlota Canalias Gomez at KTH, that attitude became the starting point for an unexpected research direction. Today, she is helping to dev...

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Fredrik Johansson is a researcher at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

Free bus passes gave greater freedom in disadvantaged areas

Transit fares restrict residents in disadvantaged areas. Expensive bus passes limit their opportunities to participate in recreational activities and make them feel trapped in their neighbourhoods, ac...

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An essential ingredient of agricultural fertilizer, phosphorus could be sourced from the Baltic Sea, where it is found in excessive concentrations. (Photo: Igor Stevanovic)

Method to extract Baltic phosphorus may ease Europe's reliance on fertilizer imports

The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most oxygen-depleted major bodies of water. The reason is excessive concentrations of phosphorus, an element essential for life—and an important ingredient in fert...

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KTH highlights

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Battery Production

KTH powers up for battery production

KTH’s Battery 3PC initiative brings together leading expertise to improve the way batteries are produced, paving the way for a circular and efficient energy transition.

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Arvind Kumar is leading a new initiative which aims to unite and improve the scientific understanding on brain disorders.

Brain health

"We could ease suffering and significantly improve quality of life"

The driving force behind the new brain health initiative is electrical engineer Arvind Kumar. His fascination with circuits led him to one of the most complex systems of all—the human brain.

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AI

New initative for AI launched

Through this initiative, we assemble a team that covers the diversity and breadth of AI research conducted at KTH, spanning mathematics, computer science, robotics, and control.

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Recent publications

[1]
M. Larsson et al., "A climate policy for fairness, jobs and growth," Stockholm : KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Mistra Sustainable Consumption, Policy Brief 2:3, 2026.
[2]
B. Villarroel et al., "A cost-effective search for extraterrestrial probes in the Solar system," Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 546, no. 2, 2026.
[3]
S. Zhenyu et al., "A Novel Computational Method for Evaluating Time-Dependent Closure Behavior of Rock Fractures Under Normal Stress," in Advances in Rock Mechanics - Infrastructure Development, Volume 1 : Proceedings of the 13th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium ARMS13, 2026, pp. 271-284.
[4]
J. Fredriksson and A. Karlström, "A joint, context-aware neural network-based travel demand and scheduling model," Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, vol. 184, 2026.
[5]
S. S.M. Hassan et al., "A novel impedimetric detection of Brucella abortus bacteria using molecularly imprinted polydopamine polymer," Microchemical Journal, vol. 222, 2026.
Full list in the KTH publications portal