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Space balloon with telescope provides new insights into black holes
The space balloon carrying the two-tonne XL-Calibur telescope collected valuable data at an altitude of 40 kilometres between Kiruna and Canada. During the flight, which lasted almost six days, the telescope was controlled around the clock via satellite communications by researchers in Japan and the United States and at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Published Jun 19, 2024A KTH team will explore neutron stars and black holes through a new, twelve-metre-long space telescope weighing about two tonnes - XL-Calibur. "We have lifted the telescope to an altitude of 40 kilom...
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Leading academics call for extending, reframing Sustainable Development Goals
“Achieving the social and economic goals can’t be done at the expense of planet,” says Francesco Fuso-Nerini, director of the KTH Climate Action Center. Published Jun 17, 2024A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be extended past their 2030 target date and updated. In a paper led by KTH Associate Professor Francesco Fuso-Nerin...
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Water conflicts more frequent - how to solve them
- The trend in recent years is that conflicts over water have increased. We have not recognised this in time and have let things go in the wrong direction," says Zahra Kalantari. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Jun 17, 2024Water is a scarce resource,causing an increasing number of conflicts. A project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is exploring how nations and regions can better resolve the problems.
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Electrifying transport in the forestry sector
The forestry industry wants to reduce emissions from transport and aims to have half of freight transport electrified by 2030 (Photo: Scania) Published Jun 13, 2024The forestry industry has set an ambitious target – to electrify half of the transports by 2030. How to get there? KTH researchers will help to answer that question.
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More participants in THE's Impact Ranking - KTH in 72nd place
KTH has been ranked on eight of the 17 global goals in THE's latest Impact Ranking. Image: OTW Published Jun 12, 2024On June 12, Times Higher Education's (THE) Impact Ranking 2024 was presented. The results show that KTH was ranked 72 out of 1,963 universities.
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KTH students received SEK 50,000 each: Here are the results
KTH student Weronika Tuszynska's thesis aims to assess the severity of forest fires using satellite data and artificial intelligence. Photo: Peter Asplund Published Jun 10, 2024At a time when surveys such as The Nordic youth barometer show that interest among young people in sustainability issues is on the decline, there is evidence to the contrary. Like the 12 KTH students ...
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QS ranks KTH 74th worldwide
Nearly unchanged from last year, KTH ranks 74th in the QS World University Rankings. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Jun 05, 2024KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s was ranked 74th among 1,500 universities worldwide in the 2025 QS World University Rankings released today. Nearly unchanged from last year, the ranking places KTH ...
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Inventor of bed bug machine receives bursary
Now it's revelead: KTH student Maja Åstrand, one of the founders of SimulAir, has been awarded a newly established entrepreneurship scholarship of SEK 100,000. Photo: Lisa Bäckman. Published Jun 03, 2024KTH student Maja Åstrand, one of the founders of SimulAir, has been awarded a newly established entrepreneurship scholarship of SEK 100,000.
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From CEO to Business Coach at KTH
“Because we don't want to create unnecessary barriers for the students and researchers who approach us, we choose to have low thresholds for the projects we take on. We want to give as many people as possible the chance to try to bring their inventions and ideas to the market,” says Eva Halén, business development coach at KTH Innovation. Published May 31, 2024After decades as a CEO of large companies, she returned to the university - now in the role of a business coach. Today she helps researchers and students realise their dreams through KTH Innovation. ...
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Newsmakers at KTH – May 2024
Top from left: Jennifer Mack, Lars Wågberg, Nemrit Kaur. Bottom: Sverker Sörlin, Catherine Trask and Daisy Pooler. Published May 31, 2024Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsmakers, we provide a selection of the latest news an...
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How to make government information more understandable
Palácio do Planalto - Brazil's government building. Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas/Unsplash. Published May 31, 2024In a polarized time when facts from researchers and politicians can be misinterpreted or distorted, the need for comprehensible knowledge dissemination is increasing. KTH student Tiago Maranhao Barret...
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KTH researchers are mapping the cellular and molecular landscape of childhood diseases
Researchers at KTH will map key molecules and cell types involved in the pathogenesis of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs. Photo: iStock Published May 27, 2024Researchers from three universities in Stockholm are trying to understand cellular mechanisms involved in the development of childhood diseases, with a special focus on the brain, spinal cord, heart a...
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Investigating whether AI can replace human trainers
Published May 22, 2024Artificial intelligence, AI, is making inroads everywhere in society. One example is KTH student Malin Jauad Almeida Marques, who in her degree project at Scania is studying whether AI-generated movin...
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New lab trains space robots in weightless environments
Two out of the three free-flyers, or "spacebots". In the background: Elias Krantz, PhD student at KTH, and part of the DISCOWER team. Published May 20, 2024At a newly opened lab at KTH, space robots are training to navigate in weightless environments. The lab, one of the biggest of its kind in Europe, was built by the WASP NEST-project DISCOWER. The ...
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Science journalist on the rise
After 30 years at Swedish Radio, curiosity is still a strong driving force for Lena Nordlund in her work as a science journalist. (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published May 17, 2024After a long and devoted service, her career received an extra boost. First through an award-winning interview with Iggy Pop, then as a contestant on På spåret. Now Lena Nordlund, a science journalist...
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Smaller than a grain of sand—silica glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fiber
Lee-Lun Lai demonstrates the setup to print silica glass microstructures on an optical fiber. (Photo: David Callahan) Published May 15, 2024In a first for communications, researchers in Sweden 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on the tips of optic fibers—surfaces as small as the cross section of a human hair. The advance could enable f...
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Space takes centre stage during Danish state visit
The Queen of Denmark learnt about KTH Royal Institute of Technology's space research during a panel discussion with Professor and astronaut Christer Fuglesang. Published May 07, 2024The Swedish and Danish royal couples were given an insight into KTH's research in space technology and sustainable development during a visit yesterday to KTH Royal Institute of Technology. “The visi...
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KTH's Alum of the Year 2024 wants to engage Swedish households in the energy transition
“At a time when we charge our cars the same way we charge our phones, and private households can produce their own electricity, households can become part of a common energy solution for the whole society. My goal is for all of Europe's electricity consumers to have access to each other's surplus electricity. We should be able to move the supply of electricity between countries," says Tanmoy Bari, co-founder of Greenely and KTH's Alum of the Year 2024. Published May 07, 2024He is the co-creator of a digital platform developed to give private households full control over their energy consumption. The vision is to connect electricity consumers to a virtual power plant for ...
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How to think about climate issues
Researchers Nina Wormbs and Maria Wolrath Söderberg hold a climate show of seriousness and silliness at the launch of their book on how people in society think about climate issues (Photo: Isabelle McAllister) Published May 06, 2024How can we live in a way that does not harm the climate? A new book explores how to strive towards a green transition in our everyday lives. The authors, from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Söd...
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Mathematician believes in teamwork
Passion, joy and scientific progress are what drive Svante Linusson in his work as professor of mathematics (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published May 06, 2024Make a difference. This is the driving force for Svante Linusson, a maths professor who has also had a political career alongside his academic one. “It's about both when students learn and when that ...
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