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KTH ramps up efforts creating deep-tech companies of the future
Hannes Eder Öhrström, business development coach at KTH Innovation (left) in conversation with entrepreneurs Sandra Jernström, a researcher turned entrepreneur with experience in several deep tech startups, and Per Aniansson, with over 20 years in venture capital. Both will collaborate with Pioneer. Photo: Patrik Lundmark. Published Feb 18, 2025KTH Innovation and KTH Holding launch Pioneer, a programme that brings together research projects with entrepreneurs in a new way.
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AI on aircraft can reduce risk of mid-air stalls and sudden drops
The AI control system zeroes in on one particularly dangerous aerodynamic phenomenon known as flow detachment, or turbulent separation bubbles. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Feb 17, 2025Artificial intelligence aboard aircraft could help prevent mid-air stalls and terrifying drops in altitude. In a new study, an international research team successfully tested a machine learning system...
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KTH maintains high rankings in key subjects
KTH’s Engineering ranking is ninth highest in Europe, and the highest among universities in Sweden. Published Feb 14, 2025In the latest university subject rankings from Times Higher Education, KTH placed high among the world’s top universities.
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Bridging continents: Interest in sustainability led student to Japan
KTH student Armin Moghiman represented Sweden and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in a prestigious exchange program in Japan recently. Published Feb 14, 2025KTH student Armin Moghiman represented Sweden and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Japan, by participating in a prestigious exchange programme aimed at empowering students to lead the global susta...
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The facility that links to EU quantum communications
Dena Wibowo, research engineer, demonstrates the new facility (Photo: Malin Persson Mörk) Published Feb 11, 2025A pilot quantum communications facility has been inaugurated at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It will serve as Sweden's launching platform for the new EU quantum communications network.
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Scania cooperation shows promise of remanufactured products
The people behind the successful implementation of remanufactured gearboxes in new truck production at Scania AB: from left, Michael Lieder, Business Developer at Scania, Christer Wilhelmsson, workshop manager at Scania, Kevin Karlsson, Industrial Engineer at Scania, Farazee Asif and Jonny Gustafsson, researchers at KTH, and Jens Edberg, Manager Manufacturing at Scandinavian Transmission Service AB. Published Feb 10, 2025Scania last year made automotive history by incorporating remanufactured components into the production of new trucks. This innovative move, supported by research from KTH Royal Institute of Technolog...
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Alternative to studded winter tires reduces airborne particles by 20 percent
Beyond keeping cars from losing control studded tires also pulverize the pavement - generating micro-particles that go deep into the body when inhaled. Researchers have developed a metal that does less damage to the road surface. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Feb 05, 2025On icy roads, studded winter tires can save lives – but they pulverize pavement and fill the air with dangerous, inhalable particles. A new study shows that both road wear and airborne particles could...
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As Scandinavian peninsula rises from sea, new satellite data shows gravity changes
Two KTH researchers developed a more accurate way to measure gravity shifts as the Scandinavian peninsula continues its centuries-long rise from the sea. Pictured, a vew of Smögen on the west coast of Sweden. (Photo: Roger Borgelid/Visit Sweden) Published Feb 03, 2025Bouncing back from under the weight of Ice Age glaciers which have long since vanished, the Nordic region land mass is slowly rising above sea level. Two scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technolog...
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Clean fusion energy: important step forward in efforts to stabilise plasma
After months of preparation, KTH has reached an exciting milestone in its fast-moving effort to build a reactor that can create and control the magnetic field required to keep super-hot plasma in place. Photo: Torbjörn Bergkvist Published Jan 30, 2025KTH has, in collaboration with Novatron Fusion Group (NFG), reached an exciting milestone in a fast-moving clean fusion energy project. After months of preparation, the research team has recently succ...
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Compact living helps reach climate targets
What is a reasonable size of a home if we are to be in line with climate goals? Sustainability researcher Pernilla Hagbert will investigate this in a study (Photo: Josefin Backman) Published Jan 29, 2025Swedes should live smaller - for the sake of the climate. But how cramped are we willing to live? Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology will investigate this in a study on the limits of our...
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Energy technology that cuts emissions
Monika Ignatowicz, PhD student at the Department of Energy Technology in front of a self-built prototype of a HTHP pump. Published Jan 29, 2025The principle and technology are similar to those found in refrigerators, tumble dryers and ice rinks. However, high temperature heat pumps (HTHP) are based on a more advanced and powerful technology ...
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Congratulations to the Olympic medallists!
Olympic medallists and KTH students Jonatan Hellvig and Vilma Bobeck were celebrated at KTH.Två Published Jan 28, 2025Two of Sweden's eleven Olympic medals last summer were won by KTH students. Vilma Bobeck, silver in sailing, and Jonatan Hellvig, gold in beach volleyball, were finally able to celebrate their achieve...
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Paris Carbone is Teacher of the Year
“Students are really the toughest critics of every professor," says KTH Teacher of the Year Paris Carbone. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Jan 24, 2025He was destined to go for a career in music, until he discovered programming and computer science. Now, the student union at KTH has awarded Associate Professor Paris Carbone the title as teacher of t...
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Study on ship sliming suggests way to reduce costs in ocean transport
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed a model for estimating the speed and extent of biofilm growth, which could enable ship operators to schedule hull cleaning at optimal intervals to save on fuel consumption. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Jan 20, 2025Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A recent study, however, suggests a new approach to m...
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He aims for innovative technology in medicine
Joakim Lundeberg receives 30 million kronor from the Swedish Research Council to build a strong research environment in molecular biology (Photo: Wallenberg Foundations) Published Jan 14, 2025Joakim Lundeberg, professor of molecular biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has received just over 30 million kronor from the Swedish Research Council's distinguished professor grant ...
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AI better at detecting ovarian cancer
Emir Konuk and other researchers have shown that AI outperforms human experts in identifying ovarian cancer on ultrasound images (Photo: KTH) Published Jan 13, 2025AI-based models are better than human experts at identifying ovarian cancer via ultrasound images. This is the result of a study by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and KI.
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AI can help operators make quick decisions in the electricity system
Published Jan 08, 2025Securing the electricity supply is also about thinking smarter about the electricity we already have and increasing transmission capacity. The costs of managing bottlenecks increase as production and ...
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Increased demand for electricity requires new solutions and innovations
Measuring voltage in a modular multilevel converter prototype. (Photo: Emelie Smedslund) Published Jan 08, 2025The Swedish electricity system is changing. Electricity is now being produced in places where there have traditionally been no power lines, such as wind farms or offshore wind power. Consumption is al...
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KTH to fill knowledge gaps in large-scale battery production
Magnus Wiktorsson wants to join forces with process and product experts in batteries. Photo: KTH/Mostphotos Published Dec 19, 2024It is difficult to manufacture batteries on a large scale. For European industry to meet this challenge, researchers, experts, engineers and innovative solutions are required. KTH has a collective com...
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Major Investment in AI and Life Sciences
"Multiplex single-cell protein profiling of the human kidney. Photo: SciLifeLab Published Dec 18, 2024The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) has committed 400 million kronor to Alpha Cell, a groundbreaking research project that partially builds on data from the Human Protein Atlas (HPA), led b...
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