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paved road through forest
To develop more environmentally friendly and durable asphalt mixtures, KTH researchers are combining chemical and mechanical tests with 3D imaging techniques from X-ray and neutron radiation sources. “The combination of testing methods allows us to understand the internal properties of the new biomaterial. We want to be able to ensure that the material maintains the right quality throughout the life of the road,” says KTH researcher Maria Chiara Cavalli. Photo: Mostphotos

Stronger eco-friendly asphalt from forest waste

KTH researchers aim to make paved roads more sustainable by using the natural material lignin, a by-product of the wood and paper industry. “The new material will reduce the need for oil-based asphal...

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Man holding transparent microchip.
A microchip that could help reduce the process time for blood analysis is displayed by Selim Tanriverdi, a PhD student at KTH. (Photo: David Callahan)

Method to separate microplastics from water could also speed up blood analyses

Researchers demonstrated a way to speed up—and potentially scale up—the process for separating particles in fluids, which can be used for studying microplastics in drinking water or even analyzing can...

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Ice breaker ship in icy waters
Research activities on Oden will continue around the clock during the six-week expedition. The midnight sun means that it will be bright even during the night shifts. “The aim of the expedition is to help build reliable models of how sea levels might change in the future,” Peter Sigray says.

KTH Robot exploring the melting ice caps of northern Greenland

The icebreaker Oden is on its way to the difficult-to-access waters and glaciers of northern Greenland. The polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean includes about 40 researchers, including a team from KT...

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Recent publications

[1]
M. Svärd et al., "Antisolvent crystallization of rare earth sulfate hydrates: Thermodynamics, kinetics and impact of iron," Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 354, pp. 129469-129469, 2025.
[2]
Y. Cheng et al., "Differential laser-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy for dual-gas CO2/CH4 detection," Measurement, vol. 240, 2025.
[3]
Y. Qin et al., "A tool wear monitoring method based on data-driven and physical output," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 91, 2025.
[4]
M. Sun et al., "Out-of-order execution enabled deep reinforcement learning for dynamic additive manufacturing scheduling," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 91, 2025.
[5]
Z. Zhou et al., "Learning accurate and efficient three-finger grasp generation in clutters with an auto-annotated large-scale dataset," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 91, 2025.
Full list in the KTH publications portal