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KTH Railway Group's goal: Increase train traffic in Sweden
As the number of train journeys on several high-traffic railway lines through the country is reduced due to maintenance work, the KTH Railway Group is working to get more traffic on the available railways. “This can be done, for example, by increasing the speed of some freight trains to 140 km per hour, with the help of technological improvements, and by introducing new signaling systems, the trains will be able to follow each other more closely," says Sebastian Stichel, director of the KTH Rail Published Nov 06, 2023One of the goals of ongoing research projects within the KTH Railway Group is to densify train traffic on Sweden's existing railways. "The biggest problem for the country's train traffic is the limit...
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MULTICLIMACT: A European initiative to protect built environment against natural and climate threats
Published Nov 01, 202325th of October 2023 marks the unveiling of an ambitious and innovative European project, MULTICLIMACT, designed to revolutionize the protection of the built environment against locally relevant natur...
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Stockholm first to get the EU Mission Label
Photo: bruev / iStock Published Oct 31, 2023In October, it was announced that Stockholm is one of the cities to have its climate plan approved by the EU, making it the first city to receive the EU Mission Label. KTH was one of the organisations...
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INDEK and EGI launch new PhD course on sustainable energy transitions
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Six routes for the future of car transport
If Sweden is to meet its climate targets, car traffic must be reduced significantly, according to a study at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Oct 25, 2023Introducing electric cars and biofuels is not enough. Passenger car traffic must be reduced by at least 20 per cent if Sweden is to meet its climate targets. This is according to a study by environmen...
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New master's programme in sustainable digitalisation
Published Oct 24, 2023High requests from both students and staff at KTH resulted in the new master's programme being established at record speed. It is now open for applications, with study start in August 2024.
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Climate change on equal terms?
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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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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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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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