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Study identifies more genes that are likely behind psoriasis and eczema
Nail displaying the characteristic pitting of psoriasis. Photo: Seenms/CC BY-SA 3.0 Published Oct 27, 2020A new study identified 17 new genes that could be targeted for treatment of psoriasis and eczema, two common hereditary skin diseases with no cure.
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Wheat gluten can be used to make sustainable diaper material
Most of the billions of diapers used each year are made with petroleum-based absorbent material. That could change with the development of new sustainable materials like the one recently reported by researchers at KTH. Published Oct 08, 2020More sustainable diapers are one possible use for a new bio-based material that researchers in Sweden are developing. The superabsorbent material is made with wheat gluten proteins from wheat starch p...
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Sewage analysis shows sharp increase in COVID 19 virus in Stockholm
Published Oct 05, 2020The coronavirus is spreading again in Stockholm and surrounding suburbs, according to COVID 19 RNA measurements in local sewage, which are being conducted at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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New initiative to build tomorrow’s society
Matilda Ernkrans, Minister of Research, tests an industrial robot during the inauguration of Digital Futures, together with Karl Henrik Johansson, professor (left) and Erik Ekudden, Chief Technology Officer at Ericsson . (Photo: Fredrik Persson) Published Oct 02, 2020Robot co-workers, self-driving cars and social carers – more and more smart solutions are becoming part of our lives. What do we want tomorrow’s society to look like? KTH has just inaugurated Digital ...
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New center focus on integrated science
A potato in section. Published Sep 30, 2020Meet Agneta Richter Dahlfors, director of a new interdisciplinary research centre with the focus on societal benefits, that was inaugurated on 30 September. What is AIMES?
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Lightning fast implementation of alumnus´master´s thesis about smart charging of electric vehicles
Jacob Dalton wrote a master´s thesis on smart charging of electric vehicles. The solution has been implemented by the electricity company Tibber, where he´s now employed. Photo: Tibber Published Sep 01, 2020Two years ago Jacob Dalton completed a master´s thesis proposing how household charging of electric vehicles can be used to stabilize the power grid. Now the KTH graduate’s idea has been introduced as...
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"We must dare to break ingrained patterns"
Published Aug 10, 2020Swimmer Maja Reichard was already beginning to lose her sight in her teens, but has continued her career at elite level. During her time as a Master of Science in Engineering student at KTH, she won 2...
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A new material takes shape – all by itself
Produce packaging could be one of the first areas where research scientists’ Robotic Matter is used. Published Jun 24, 2020Remember the T-1000 robot from Terminator 2? It could change form into anything at all, including a human being. The microrobots in the animated feature, Big Hero 6, offer another example of matter th...
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Transport model could help predict virus’ spread
Researchers at KTH have created a tool that can show which areas in a city are at risk of being particularly harshly affected by spread of infections, such as Covid-19. Photo: Peter Ardell Published Jun 16, 2020Researchers at KTH are developing a computer model to simulate the connection between the spread of the coronavirus and the travel habits of Stockholm residents. The tool would provide epidemiologists...
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How should we travel after the pandemic?
Aircraft are parked pending the reopening of societies and for travel to start again. (Photo: Peter Frennesson/Sydsvenskan/TT) Published May 20, 2020The climate impact of aviation has dropped to a minimum level due to the coronavirus crisis. How can emissions be kept down after the pandemic? Researchers at KTH are developing a tool designed to hel...
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KTH teachers are cutting out templates for local apron factory´s protective suits
Gabriel Johannesson, teacher and workshop engineer at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, cuts one of the templates with the help of the school’s CNC milling machine. Published May 19, 2020On Friday, May 8, the activity was in full swing at the Architecture School's makerspace workshop Verkstaden at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Two teachers were producing templates with a CNC mill...
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Shape-shifting carbon fibre could replace mechanical systems for planes and more
A new carbon fibre composite material which can be bent with electronic impulses was demonstrated in a recent proof-of-concept study. Published May 07, 2020Imagine wind turbine blades that change shape to achieve the most efficiency in varying wind speeds, or airplane wings that bend and alter their own form without hydraulic rudders and ailerons. These ...
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Apr 27, 2020Who 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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KTH ranked among world's top universities in sustainable development
Published Apr 24, 2020KTH was ranked among the world’s top 100 universities for impact related to sustainability, Times Higher Education announced yesterday.
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Higher ed institutions’ climate initiative awarded
The Climate Framework adopted by 37 institutions of higher education in Sweden is meant to permeate all operations of the university. Published Apr 17, 2020The 37 Swedish universities and colleges that have signed the Climate Framework have been awarded for their systematic work on driving the climate change adaptation while also reducing their own emiss...
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Researchers sample sewage to measure infections in six European countries
From two Stockholm water treatment plants, samples of sewage are collected at KTH Royal Institute of Technology for tracking the coronavirus and measuring the spread of COVID-19 in communities. KTH is also collecting samples in Italy, Spain, India, Netherlands and Turkey. Published Apr 16, 2020The spread of the coronavirus in Stockholm and in six European countries is being tracked through sewage samples by a research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, which will repor...
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Visors, sanitizer and fruit donated to healthcare facilities
Stefan Sundström, caretaker at KTH, unloads chemicals with Tamara Church, a chemistry researcher at Stockholm University. Published Apr 07, 2020In the midst of the corona virus outbreak, KTH employees are contributing hand sanitizer, protective visors and fruit deliveries to healthcare personnel in Stockholm and a special aid organization has...
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"We must find a solution somehow”
Published Apr 03, 2020Professor Eva Malmström Jonsson is starting her new job as director of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, WWSC, by having to manage lab operations from home. “In times of a pandemic we need to find ...
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Bacteria in the air visualised in hospitals
Published Mar 16, 2020KTH researchers are now using virtual reality (VR) to visualise bacteria in the air. “We visualise particle movement in indoor air and pollutants in operating rooms via so-called supercomputer simula...
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Wind in the sails of emission free shipping
Jakob Kuttenkeuler next to a model of the future merchant ship to be built in the department's lab. (Photo: Marc Femenia) Published Mar 16, 2020Engine powered shipping took over transport across the world’s oceans over one hundred years ago. Sailing ships can now be on the way back. KTH is developing wind-powered ocean going merchant ships of...
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