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Theme: Quantum technology

How will quantum technology affect society? What are the challenges and potential innovations? In a series of articles, we take a closer look at the quantum world and report on all the exciting research being conducted at KTH.

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Microplastics in the oceans come from multiple sources, including the breakdown of plastic products, tyre wear, cosmetic products, industrial emissions, the washing of synthetic clothing and airborne transport, among others. (Photo: Mostphotos)

Tracking the spread of microplastics

Microplastics are spread by currents and waves across the world's oceans, threatening both ecosystems and human health. In ongoing research, KTH researcher is developing a new modelling tool to track ...

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Lisa Ericsson, Head of KTH Innovation.

Top universities launch network for aspiring entrepreneurs

KTH and other leading European universities and innovation hubs, including ETH, Oxford, TUM and CDTM, have launched a new, cross-border programme called Relativity Collective – to unite the continent’...

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Newly-produced concrete slabs await at a construction site. Producing and using new concrete accounts for as much as 9 percent of global carbon emissions. But reusing precast structural elements minimizes waste, reduces emissions and preserves value. (Photo: Tatiana Chekryzhova)

New study enables safe reuse of concrete

Recent research in Sweden and Finland shows how used concrete’s lifespan can be extended another 50 to 100 years when incorporated into new construction.

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Helena Lundberg.
Helena Lundberg. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH

ElectroLight aims to reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyle

ElectroLight is a Strategic Research Initiative at KTH, a bottom-up initiative with focus on electricity- and light-driven chemical molecular processes. “Light- and electricity-driven processes hav...

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Photo: Elina Charatsidou

KTH hosted Rising Stars workshop for women in nuclear science

During the Nobel Week, KTH hosted the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Global Forum Rising Stars Workshop, bringing together 40 early career women working across nuclear science, engineering, technology, ed...

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Francesco Fuso-Nerini
Francesco Fuso-Nerini is part of the international research team behind a study on AI's environmental impact.

AI servers could use ten percent of U.S. electricity by 2030

A study recently published in Nature Sustainability warns that, by 2030, AI servers in the U.S. alone could consume up to ten percent of the country’s current electricity use, an amount comparable to ...

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