Giacomello is conducting her research in the Spatial Biology field, studying how biological information of cells in a tissue is structured in 2D. Her research team is aiming to discover the tight conn...
Following a request from the newly established KTH Food center, KTH Library has started a subscription to Nature Food.
Light and sensor technology means vegetables can grow quickly and thrive in water, even where there are no windows. The crops obtain their energy from LED lighting instead of sunlight. “Our main challenge is making the growing process itself as energy efficient as possible,” says researcher Michael Martin, Professor of Sustainable Production at KTH.
Fresh vegetables all year round through farming in water
30 May 2023
Water-based, or hydroponic, technology for indoor farming means that more and more retailers, restaurants and households are choosing to grow their own fresh vegetables.
“Developing indoor farming of...
Thomas' research aims to contribute to a resilient, sustainable and low carbon blue bioeconomy.
Peter Olsén and Céline Montanari, researchers in the Department of Biocomposites at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, say the new wood composite uses components of lemon and coconuts to both heat and cool homes. (Photo: David Callahan)
Coconuts and lemons enable a thermal wood for indoor heating and cooling
30 Mar 2023
A building material that combines coconuts, lemons and modified wood could one day be enough to heat and cool your home. The three renewable sources provide the key components of a wood composite ther...
Kerstin Forsberg, Francisco Vilaplana and Rebecka Milestad during Transformation Day 2022. Screenshot.
Transformation Day 2022
The food industry transformation
11 October 2022 was KTH’s Transformation Day, this year on the theme of transformation in the food industry. The aim was to highlight how the food industry is being transformed for climate and competitiveness and how this transformation is supported by research at KTH. More than 140 participants joined the transformation day together with invited parties from the food sector to discuss their activities and needs, and provided examples of sustainable food production and sustainable business models.
30 May 2023
