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To compete globally, Europe’s seafood farmers may get boost from AI research
“We are trying to find ways to be more and more competitive," says Fredrik Gröndahl, director of the Blue Food Seafood Centre. Several AI projects are in the works, with the aim of boosting competitiveness in the global sea farming industry. (Photo: Charlotte Rosell ) Published Nov 13, 2024In the global seafood market, European aquaculture could expect a boost from AI solutions developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
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KTH helps maintain Montreal Protocol
Björn Palm is a senior professor of Energy Engineering who has been researching mainly heat pumps and cooling systems since the 1990s. Published Nov 13, 2024Björn Palm, Professor at KTH and pioneer in refrigerants, you presented at COP13/MOP36 a few days ago. What did you say?
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New immunotherapy suggests quicker, more affordable individualized treatment
Mice receiving the treatment had prolonged survival. At higher doses, the treatment also save the mice from cancer. Published Nov 12, 2024A new vaccine for several kinds of cancer was tested successfully on human blood samples and on live mice. Researchers report in Nature Communications on this latest potential breakthrough in precisio...
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Minister underlines KTH's role in green transition
Minister of Education Johan Pehrson on a visit to KTH with Anders Söderholm, President, on the right and Sofia Ritzen, Dean of Faculty, in the middle. Published Nov 05, 2024"KTH is the pride of Sweden, with impressive activities and a clear focus on the future." This is what Education Minister Johan Pehrson said during a visit to KTH, when he got a taste of KTH's energy...
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Repam drives innovation in metal powder manufacturing
Generative AI interprets metal powder. Published Oct 23, 2024Innovative applications of new technology are ways to meet the growing demands for material performance in additive manufacturing. In a newly launched project, KTH is collaborating with research group...
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Seaweed could be set to fashion the future
Seaweed is a raw material that could form the basis of future clothing. Here, a seaweed bed in Iceland. Published Oct 23, 2024How about a dress or trousers made from seaweed? A Nordic research and collaboration project is looking at how one of the ocean's raw materials can be used to make the fashion industry more sustainabl...
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KTH helps Nepal shift to cleaner cooking fuels
New research highlights that by adopting cleaner cooking technologies, like electric cooking, Nepal could prevent around 9,563 deaths annually and reduce health costs and emissions significantly. Published Oct 17, 2024KTH is part of a collaboration to make Nepalis to use cleaner fuels when cooking.
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Newsmakers at KTH – October 2024
Top from left: Léa Braud, Johan Rockberg, Kaspar Norberg. Below: Nicolai Kristersson Campbell, Georgia Destouni, Sverker Sörlin. Published Oct 16, 2024Who 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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Research on lignin and superconductors receives Wallenberg grant
KTH professors Egor Babaev, Minna Hakkarainen and Oscar Tjernberg are recipients of project grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for their basic research. Photo: KTH Published Oct 14, 2024What is the structure of lignin and can it be used to create new sustainable materials? Can a new kind of spectroscopy method reveal how electrons bind together and what are the properties of a comple...
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“The importance of technology for our oceans”
Peter Sigray talking about his research in the arctic waters of Greenland Published Oct 04, 2024Water-related research at KTH covers a wide range of themes. A common denominator is the practical approach and the solution-oriented quality of projects and research areas. This makes it ideal for ex...
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Using AI to fight youth gang recruitment
Researchers Susanne Nilsson and Rob Comber will use an AI-powered database to help social actors collaborate better and more innovatively. (Photo: Anna Gullers) Published Oct 01, 2024Researchers at KTH are using AI to tackle youth gang crime. By bringing together knowledge, contacts, and expertise in a database, they aim to boost cooperation between different societal actors.
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How to reduce the energy use of buildings
iStock: Khanchit Khirisutchalual Published Oct 01, 2024“In the DigiCityClimate project, we are trying to reduce citizens’ energy use with the help of AI. We will also help condominium associations balance and optimize their properties’ operation and make ...
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The ocean's smallest creature is mapped
Anders Andersson, professor, and Karin Garefelt, PhD student, studying microscopy images of marine plankton analysed and identified with image recognition software (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Oct 01, 2024How will a warmer climate affect the ecosystem? Genetic researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are mapping changes in marine plankton to get closer to the answer. Using AI-based image analys...
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Researchers granted 4 million SEK in funds by Trafikverket
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The enzymes that can reduce emissions
The Rubisco enzyme, the key enzyme for fixing carbon dioxide in algae and plants, is now the target of AI-based protein design in Paul Hudson’s laboratory at KTH/SciLIfeLab. Published Sep 23, 2024With the help of advanced AI technology, KTH researchers are developing completely new proteins to contribute to a more sustainable world. These include accelerating the uptake of carbon dioxide by ...
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Better understanding of charging options for electric trucks
When KTH student Noah Eriksson Tewolde Berhane came to Berkeley, he had to change his mind. But that went well too. Photo: Peter Asplund Published Sep 10, 2024When Noah Eriksson Tewolde Berhane arrived in Berkeley this summer for an eight-week internship, he expected to work on making electric vehicles up to 30 percent more energy-efficient as part of the N...
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Stronger eco-friendly asphalt from forest waste
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 Published Sep 06, 2024KTH 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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ERC grants to develop medicines and sustainable materials
Helena Lundberg, chemist, and Tobias Bensefelt, fibre and polymer researcher, have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. (Photo: Jon Lindhe) Published Sep 02, 2024One conducts basic research in organic chemistry, the other in fibre and polymer technology. Helena Lundberg and Tobias Bensefelt have been awarded ERC Starting Grants 2024 for projects in their respe...
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Urban Designer of the Year with focus on sustainability
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German exchange student arrives at KTH after bicycling 1,800 kilometres
1800 kilometres by bike in 13 days can help anyone realise how little they actually need in life. Published Aug 27, 2024He’s the exchange student who just bicycled all the way from Karlsruhe, Germany, to Stockholm and KTH. In just under two weeks, he pedalled 1,800 kilometres and arrived in Stockholm 6 kilograms lighte...
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