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KTH Energy Dialogue to focus on energy and cybersecurity to strengthen society’s resilience
KTH Energy Dialogue brings together representatives from academia, business, and politics to share knowledge and experience. Published Oct 24, 2023This year’s KTH Energy Dialogue, which will focus on energy security and resilience, will be held on November 30th. During a packed half day in Nymble, participants from academia, business and politic...
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Climate change on equal terms?
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Workshop formed bridge between energy and digitalisation research disciplines
KTH Energy Platform and KTH Digitalisation Platform had a joint workshop with G. Kumar Venayagamoorthy, Professor at Clemson University, among the invited speakers. Photo: Fredrik Persson Published Oct 23, 2023In September, KTH Energy Platform and KTH Digitalisation Platform held a joint half-day workshop entitled ‘Data-driven methods with energy applications’, which drew together experts and researchers fr...
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IVA's Royal Technology Tour focused on electrification and skills supply
Some 28 participants joined the Royal Technology Tour, including Tuula Teeri, CEO IVA (left), with Lina Bertling Tjernberg, Director KTH Energy Platform, and Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor at Luleå University of Technology. Photo: Staffan Eriksson, IVA Published Oct 23, 2023Focused on the theme of sustainable transition and development, this year’s IVA Royal Technology Tour travelled to Västerbotten and Norrbotten in northern Sweden. KTH Energy Platform’s Lina Bertling T...
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STRC 2023 Brought Together Transport Researchers from Across Sweden
Johan Olstam, VTI & Erik Jenelius, KTH. Photo: Albania Nissan, KTH Published Oct 19, 2023Since 2012, the Swedish Transport Research Conference (STRC) has been an annual gathering for transport researchers from all over Sweden. Participants have had the opportunity to gain insights into on...
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Electrically-powered boat motor showcased for KTH Energy Platform
Nicholas Honeth, Lina Bertling Tjernberg, and Christophe Duwig inspect the lightweight pod motor. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Oct 18, 2023KTH spin-out Zparq is set to launch its first electric motor for leisure boats next year. The technology, which is being refined in collaboration with KTH’s Division of Electric Power and Energy Syste...
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Transforming Science and Technology Education for the Anthropocene Era
Published Oct 18, 2023Anne-Kathrin Peters, Associate Professor at KTH, has secured funding through the national HP-lyftet, funds for projects aimed at stimulating development and new knowledge nationally in the practice of...
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“Knowledge and energy are needed to address the climate crisis”
Guests Nate Hagens, Olivia Lazard beside Christophe Duwig, Francesco Fuso Nerini and Kerstin Forsberg co-organizers of the event. Photo: Helena Glisén Published Oct 18, 2023In September, KTH Energy Platform, together with KTH’s Industrial Transformation Platform, KTH Climate Action Center and NAVET hosted a dialogue about the impact of ongoing climate change on people an...
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Process of recycling batteries about to become much easier
The study shows that very small additions of half a gram of cellulose fibers per liter of liquid lead to the formation of large tree-shaped dendrites, visible to the naked eye. The right image shows the dendrite formation. Published Oct 17, 2023Researchers at KTH managed to improve the process of recycling batteries with the help of ordinary cellulose fibres. This can separate battery metals from other materials.
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A new comprehensive approach is needed in wireless research
Published Oct 17, 2023Challenges in the industry are increasing as we move towards a digitalised society where everything needs to be connected. The competition for the rare earth metals required in our batteries is intens...
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Christian Thomann debates in SVD about government support for industrial restructuring
Published Oct 12, 2023Government support crucial for industrial transformation. Christian Thomann from INDEK debates in Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SVD)
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Heatwaves hasten polymer failure
Tires destroying and exploding due to heat is a consequence of how climate change can affect polymeric materials (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 12, 2023Blown out tires and melting mailboxes – these are some of the reported examples of how rising global temperatures raise the risk of premature deterioration and failure in products made of polymeric ma...
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DIG-IT Lab aims to leverage benefits of digitalisation for more efficient and sustainable buildings
The new virtual testbeds that are being planned within Dig-IT Lab. Published Oct 10, 2023Several researchers from the Architecture and the Built Environment field will participate in the new DIG-IT Lab research centre, an evolution of KTH Live-In Lab. The centre's purpose is to reduce the...
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‘You don’t usually expect the pope to take notice’
KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin (left, photo: Karin Tengby), Pope Francis (right, photo: Annik Susemihl) Published Oct 10, 2023As a world-leading researcher and writer on environmental history, KTH Professor Sverker Sörlin is used to seeing his work widely cited. But getting mentioned by Pope Francis took him by surprise.
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INDEK doctor transforming economy
Published Oct 10, 2023Ruth Brännwall is a former doctoral student att INDEK. Now she co-authored a research handbook based on the work she started during her doctoral studies.
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Total climate impact of properties in focus in new study
Published Oct 09, 2023The building stock has a significant long-term climate impact. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have observed this when investigating the climate impact of recently constructed residen...
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Study reveals cancer-fighting potential for one kind of T cell
The researchers have studied how different cells interact with each other. It is possible to track the movements of the different cells and in detail how Gamma Delta T cells kill tumor cells. Image: Istock / Luismmolina Published Oct 06, 2023Recent research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet reveals how certain immune cells interact with — and kill — cancer cells. The research work is considered so important th...
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Vinnova grant for a small project with great impact potential
Remanufacturing is one of the inner circles of the Circular Economy. It creates a balance between a high level of value recovery and acceptance of the second life products. Photo: Scania. Published Sep 28, 2023A feasibility study involving KTH, Scania and Scandinavian Transmission Service AB, kicked off in September 2023. The project will focus on integrating remanufactured gearboxes in the production line ...
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Women's body fluids become valuable sources of knowledge
Through this work, we aim to challenge taboos and reframe women's bodily fluids as valuable sources of knowledge, says Nadia Campo Woytuk, one of the researchers behind the technology. Published Sep 28, 2023Researchers from KTH and Uppsala University have developed innovative technology for analysing cervical and vaginal mucus. This will help increase individual comprehension and facilitate better discus...
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English teaching leads to more dropouts and poorer results
According to a new study, students who took the Swedish language version of the course answered an average of 73% more test questions correctly than the English language course. Photo: Shubham Sharan / Unsplash Published Sep 27, 2023English as a language of instruction in higher education has a clear negative impact on study results, according to a new study published by KTH and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
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