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Study explains why new kinds of steel needed to build lead cooled reactors
The steel used to build existing nuclear power stations may not be suitable in lead cooled fast reactors (LCFR). Research from the Division of Nuclear Science and Engineering at KTH reveals new details that explain why. Pictured, the Doel nuclear power station in Belgium. (Photo: Werner Lerooy/Mostphotos) Published Dec 09, 2025Promising safer operation, better fuel efficiency and lower waste, lead-cooled nuclear power represents a potentially dramatic shift from the water-cooled nuclear stations the world has relied on sinc...
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Alternative to BPA passes toxicity and sustainability standards set by EU innovation guidelines
Plastic cups and other products could potentially be manufactured without endocrine-disrupting bisphenols like BPA. A new study highlights the multidisciplinary process that could make this a reality. Photo: Tal Revivo Published Dec 04, 2025Polyester and a host of other plastic products could potentially be manufactured with non-toxic and sustainable BPA alternatives identified in a multidisciplinary study published today by researchers ...
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Three KTH professors elected to IVA
Henrik Sandberg, Johan Rockberg and Tina Karrbom Gustavsson have been elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Photo: KTH/Håkan Målbäck Published Dec 03, 2025The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has elected 39 new fellows, three of whom are professors from KTH: Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, Johan Rockberg and Henrik Sandberg. “It feels gr...
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Chemist and mathematician appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows
Helena Lundberg and Aron Wennman receive prestigious grants for basic research. (Photo: Wallenberg Foundations) Published Dec 03, 2025Helena Lundberg and Aron Wennman have been awarded grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for groundbreaking basic research. The funding will enable them to further their research projec...
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Study shows potential for more affordable and efficient hydrogen gas production
A recent advance in the science of hydrogen fuel production could lead to faster, more efficient and more sustainable ways to produce clean fuel. Published Dec 03, 2025A recent advance in the science of hydrogen fuel production could enable higher output and more sustainable production of this renewable energy source, researchers with Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute...
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Female enrollment in master’s programmes hits all-time high
“Given the numbers of qualified students, KTH is in higher demand – it’s more competitive to get in,” says Åsa Andersson, who leads the university international student recruitment team in the Education Office. Published Nov 28, 2025Enrollment figures for 2025 show the KTH master’s programme has increased female enrollment by 10 percentage points over the last seven years, while becoming even more attractive in terms of the numbe...
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KTH researchers receive grants for technology promoting independence
KTH professors Danica Kragic Jensfelt and Lanie Gutierrez Farewik at the Promobilia event. Photo: Sara Rossi Published Nov 27, 2025How can technology give people more freedom in their daily lives? It’s a question that unites KTH professors Danica Kragic Jensfelt and Lanie Gutierrez Farewik who have now been recognised by the Prom...
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AI to reduce the number of wildlife accidents
Published Nov 27, 2025Over 70,000 wildlife accidents were reported in Sweden last year, resulting in a societal cost of approximately SEK 11 billion. Now, start-up Flox is presenting an AI solution that will make roads saf...
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New partnership to improve Swedish cancer treatment
KTH is among the partners in a new research centre on medical radiation science with a primary focus on medical radiotherapy, imaging of tumours, cancer-related biomarkers and radiation protection. Photo: Karolinska University hospital Published Nov 26, 2025KTH together with Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and Region Stockholm intend to establish a new centre for medical radiation science in Stockholm. By combining the universities' cutting-e...
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‘Build AI that supports collective well-being’
Amir H. Payberah works at the Division of Software and Computer Systems at KTH. He also leads the WASP cluster on Legal, Ethical, and Societal Aspects of AI, and runs several courses and initiatives on technology, feminism, and decolonialism. (Photo: KTH) Published Nov 26, 2025On a quest to create more inclusive AI systems, the KTH researcher Amir H. Payberah explores equity and justice in the development of large language models. His goal is to challenge the structural sil...
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Calcium-sensitive switch designed to boost efficacy of cancer drugs
The concept takes aim at a common challenge with targeted drugs, which tend to cling too tightly to receptors expressed by tumors. Published Nov 24, 2025Cancer-fighting antibody drugs are designed to penetrate tumor cells and release a lethal payload deep within, but too often they don’t make it that far. A new study shows how this Trojan Horse strate...
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Few differences between green and conventional funds
How green are your green funds? Photo: Mostphotos Published Nov 19, 2025Are funds that market themselves as green actually investing in something different? A new study from researchers at KTH and Stockholm University suggests the answer is more complicated than many inve...
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Turning deepfake porn into a design challenge
Alejandra Gómez Ortega and Madeline Balaam present their photo booth, which generates implicit images of its subjects. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Nov 17, 2025It takes one photo and five minutes and your face could appear in a fake porn video. KTH researchers Madeline Balaam and Alejandra Gómez Ortega are investigating how generative AI fuels this form of a...
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How she reveals hidden norms
The design of technical products often signals narrow ideas about who the user is expected to be, according to Karin Ehrnberger. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Nov 17, 2025The design of technical gadgets influences more than we think – from our behaviour to who is welcomed or excluded. Researcher and industrial designer Karin Ehrnberger shows how design can reveal norms...
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Feeling safe at the station – a question of fairness
If certain groups feel that they cannot travel safely, it becomes a question of equality, says Vania Ceccato, professor of urban planning. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Nov 17, 2025The feeling of safety at Swedish railway stations varies significantly between different groups. Women, LGBTQI people and people with disabilities more often feel unsafe in station environments, which...
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Nuclear power in a warmer climate
Per Högselius wants to see an open and level-headed debate about the pros and cons of nuclear power. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Nov 12, 2025How will nuclear power cope with climate change? A new book, edited by historian of technology Per Högselius, examines how a warmer climate and water shortages could affect nuclear power plants.
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Potential treatment may prevent brain damage in premature babies
New research reveals details about how cerebral hemorrhages cause brain damage during premature birth. “Instead of remaining flexible and ready to grow into different types of brain cells, the stem cells start changing too early or stop growing altogether,” says Professor Anna Herland. Published Nov 11, 2025A treatment that could protect premature babies from brain damage showed promise in a recent study. Using a first-of-its-kind prenatal brain model created with human cells researchers observed new det...
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ERC funding: researchers to map how cancer spreads
Doctor examining an X-ray image of a patient with lung cancer. (Photo: Mostphotos) Published Nov 06, 2025A majority of cancer-related deaths occur because a primary tumour has produced metastases. However, the primary tumours and cancer cells that give rise to metastases, how they spread, and how they ev...
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Council awards 155 million Swedish crowns to KTH research
A total of 36 KTH researchers receive grants from the Swedish Research Council. Photo: KTH Published Nov 03, 2025A total of 36 researchers at KTH will receive 155 million Swedish crowns in grants from the Swedish Research Council's major distribution within natural sciences and technology. The KTH projects recei...
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KTH partners with Singapore on quantum technology
The agreement was signed in Singapore by Camilla Johansson, QSIP, and Ling Keok Tong, NQO, and witnessed by ministers Ebba Busch from Sweden and Jasmin Lau from Singapore. Photo: EnterpriseSG Published Nov 03, 2025Sweden and Singapore are stepping up their collaboration in quantum technology to speed up research and innovation in an area expected to underpin future technologies. A newly signed Memorandum of Und...
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