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Researcher in lab.
Oscar Tjernberg will use a new type of electron spectroscopy facility to study superconductors. The photo shows the current laboratory equipment, a photoelectron spectrometer for time- and angle-resolved photoemission. (Photo: Magnus Glans)

Quantum researcher take next step towards superconductors

Superconductors can make computers significantly faster and green energy technology even more environmentally friendly. But first, we need a deeper understanding of how superconducting materials actua...

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Zahra Kalantari.
Zahra Kalantari's winning paper shows that cities hold immense untapped potential to fight climate change. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

KTH professor named Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion

Zahra Kalantari, professor in Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has been named international champion of the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize. Kalantari and...

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Person on a bicycle in the R1 hall wearing AR goggles
The reactor hall was big enough to be home for the text cyclists in the study. Photo: Ammar Al-Taie.

Teaching bikes and autonomous cars to talk – with augmented reality

How do you communicate with a vehicle that has no driver? KTH researchers are helping cyclists navigate the traffic of the future — starting in a nuclear reactor.

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