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How do we think about environmental issues in the Arctic and Antarctic?
“I like when the questions are big. Some answers to questions that we posed in the project really raised more questions. Overall there is so much still to learn from looking more closely at the politics of natural scientific research in polar environments,” says Peder Roberts. Published Nov 16, 2022In February 2017, historian Peder Roberts and colleagues started the ERC project "Greening the Poles: Science, the Environment, and the Creation of the Modern Arctic and Antarctic". The research group...
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Big interest for the COP 27 hubs around the world
Erica-Dawn Egan, Sustainbility Strategist, and Karin Larsdotter, Deputy Director at KTH Climate Action Centre that hosts the hub in Stockholm. Published Nov 10, 2022Millions follow the broadcasts from We Don't Have Time's COP 27 hubs in Stockholm, Nairobi and Washington, D.C.
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Honorary doctor focuses on collaboration for a fossil-free future
Anders Brolin, experienced Director of Group Innovation and R&D within the field of pulp, paper and packaging materials at Stora Enso, is one of two recipients of an honorary doctorate from KTH in 2022. (Photo: Private) Published Nov 10, 2022Anders Brolin, a director with many years’ experience of research in the forest industry, has played an important role in developing KTH’s research into pulp and paper. Recently, there has been a focu...
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“Driverless vehicles of the future could have an adverse impact on human health”
“As a society, we need to think about how we actually want to use autonomous technology. We can’t ban motor traffic, it does have a place after all. But pedestrian and cycle traffic has one too, and it has positive side effects,” says KTH researcher Erik Almlöf. Published Nov 09, 2022If autonomous vehicles become commonplace on our roads in the future, fewer people will walk or cycle while emissions will increase, according to a new research study. “More people will take the car ...
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KTH hosts hub during the UN climate conference
Karin Larsdotter, deputy director of KTH Climate Action Center. Photo: Alexandra Von Kern. Published Nov 08, 2022Hello there, Karin Larsdotter, deputy director of KTH Climate Action Center; what is happening at KTH's COP27 hub?
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Researcher of the week – Mikael Östling
Published Nov 08, 2022Once a week, researchers present themselves and how they contribute to the important industrial transformation for climate and competitiveness. This week’s researcher is Mikael Östling, Professor, Dep...
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HITS renewed for phase two
Elisabeth Hörfeldt, Project leader for HITS presents at last week's kick-off. Published Nov 02, 2022Last week the project kicked off its second phase. HITS 2024 now aims to continue to build knowledge and experience needed to develop the freight transportation system of the future.
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"The whole picture is our motto"
Mats Johansson. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi, KTH Published Oct 27, 2022The Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology is relatively large and its operations occupy almost two buildings on Teknikringen. The department was formed about 20 years ago by the merging of the de...
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The food industry transformation discussed during platform day
Kerstin Forsberg, Francisco Vilaplana and Rebecka Milestad during Transformation Day 2022. Screenshot. Published Oct 26, 202211 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 competi...
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Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials
Peter Olsén, a researcher at KTH, holds up a sample piece of a new degradable plastic from wood. “These new materials, because of their high fiber content and degradable, matrix could be a game changer for a future circular material economy," he says. (Photo: courtesy of Peter Olsén) Published Oct 25, 2022Plastics used in home furnishings and constructions materials could be replaced with a new kind of wood-based degradable plastic with semi-structural strength. Unlike thermoplastic, the material can b...
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KTH puts the food industry in focus for a sustainable transformation
The KTH Transformation Day 2022 attracted many participants when the food industry transformation was discussed. Published Oct 25, 2022More than 140 people from academia and industry gathered at KTH in October 2022 to discuss the transformation of the food industry. The food industry accounts for a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions...
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Environmental taxes make companies invest in research
Christian Thomann, associate professor and one of the researchers behind the study. Published Oct 24, 2022Companies with emissions affected by environmental taxes invest more in research and development. This is shown in a new international study by two Indek researchers.
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Oct 24, 2022Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsmakers, we provide a selection of the latest news an...
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Solar energy, fusion and international co-operation in focus at this year's KTH Energy Dialogue
Researchers, students and representatives from business and government authorities gather at the KTH Energy Dialogue to be inspired by each other’s work and find new ways to collaborate. Photo: Fredrik Persson Published Oct 19, 2022The theme of KTH Energy Dialogue 2022, which will be held on 17 November between 1pm and 4pm, is co-operation and internationalisation. This year’s panel discussions will focus on the importance of in...
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Jonas Garemark, Fibre and Polymer Technology
Jonas Garemark. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH. Published Oct 19, 2022The wood aerogels can be used as thermal insulation in buildings and for energy harvesting from water in order to create materials for self-sustained systems. Even though it’s a pure wood material, th...
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KTH Energy Platform visits the lab where sustainable materials are being designed for the future
Liubov Belova and Veena Singh were two of the researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering who welcomed the Energy Platform, including Director Lina Bertling Tjernberg (right). Photo: Mikael Sjöberg Published Oct 17, 2022KTH Energy Platform’s visit to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering included a well-received tour of labs and research centres. This is where new materials, methods and products are cre...
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Energy Platform visits KTH Live-In Lab smart building testbed
KTH Live-In Lab, where new technologies are tested and developed with the aim of accelerating the development of smart, sustainable buildings. Photo: Mikael Sjöberg Published Oct 17, 2022At the end of August, the Energy Platform visited the KTH Live-In Lab, which provides researchers and companies with opportunities to test new technologies for smart buildings, in particular systems d...
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Researchers can help cut down global data center power consumption
Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology Published Oct 17, 2022Researchers have discovered a way to reduce power consumption in data centres significantly. They offload computation by converting particular types of commodity Network Interface Cards into processor...
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COP27 hub on Campus
Published Oct 14, 2022During the UN's annual climate conference COP27 on November 8–17, KTH Climate Action Centre hosts a hub in Stockholm together with the organisation We Don't Have Time. A series of seminars and activit...
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KTH Great Prize 2022 goes to innovator behind solar powered water purifier
Petra Wadström, designer, artist and the innovator behind Solvatten receives the KTH Great Prize 2022. Today the technology is used in more than 20 countries, improving the lives of more than half a million people. Published Oct 13, 2022The Solvatten innovation is saving lives in refugee camps, war zones and other places where a lack of clean water has reached crisis proportions. Solvatten provides a container that users fill with c...
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