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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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New MSc in biostatistics and data science jointly offered by KTH, KI and SU
The introduction of the new programme is meant to meet demand for advanced computational statistical methods, machine-learning tools and deep learning in biology and medicine, which have increased sharply in recent years. Photo: Magnus Glans Published Oct 12, 2023Students can prepare for careers as data scientists in medicine and public health, with a new master’s programme jointly offered by KTH, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University beginning in 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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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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A bright future for Nobel Prize-winning chemistry research
Quantum dots, which are the focus of this year's chemistry prize, have many special properties, including the ability to change colour depending solely on their size. (Illustration: ©Johan Jarnestad/Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien) Published Oct 05, 2023The research on quantum dots, which has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry and has already benefited humanity, has even greater potential for the future. This is according to Val Zwille...
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No end in sight for new uses of mRNA
“The beauty of that is, as with the covid vaccine, the mRNA has a transient effect,” says KTH Professor Per-Åke Nygren. Published Oct 03, 2023By discovering a chemical tweak to mRNA, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman made it possible to mass produce billions of Covid vaccines within a year. But the breakthroughs aren’t likely to end there. T...
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KTH climbs on THE World University ranking
KTH is again ranked among the world's top 100 universities in the THE survey (Photo: KTH). Published Sep 29, 2023In the most recent Times Higher Education ranking, KTH ranked as the 97th best university in world. Topped by University of Oxford, the ranking includes 1904 institutions worldwide.
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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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English teaching leads to more dropouts and poorer results
According to a new study, students who took the Swedish language version of the course answered an average of 73% more test questions correctly than the English language course. Photo: Shubham Sharan / Unsplash Published Sep 27, 2023English as a language of instruction in higher education has a clear negative impact on study results, according to a new study published by KTH and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
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Honorary doctorate as the link to industry
"Nova vouches for the fact that the right expertise is brought in and then we get a fruitful collaboration between academia and industry. Here, KTH is by far the most important for us," says Principal Bengt Karlsson Moberg in Oskarshamn, who has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate at KTH. (Photo: Johan Gustavsson/JG Photography) Published Sep 25, 2023He plays a key role in KTH's close collaboration with the Swedish high-tech industrial town Oskarshamn. Bengt Karlsson Moberg is appointed 2023 Honorary Doctor at KTH for his significant contributions...
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‘If there’s any life on Europa, it would be in the ocean’
Published Sep 21, 2023Today’s report that carbon dioxide was found on one of Jupiter’s biggest moons further teases the prospect of extraterrestrial life. Lorenz Roth, a KTH researcher who contributed to the NASA study, wa...
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Early detection of Alzheimer’s thanks to groundbreaking medical technology
She is making a dream come true by contributing to the early detection of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, as a creator of groundbreaking microscope technology. Padideh Kamali-Zare is this year’s recipient of the KTH Innovation Award. Published Sep 18, 2023At 14 she took care of her grandmother, who was diagnosed with mild dementia. Today, Padideh Kamali-Zare is the CEO and founder of biotech company Darmiyan. “Just two days after my dear grandmother p...
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KTH launches three new competence centres
KTH has been granted funding to lead three competence centres and be part of another three in an initiative by Sweden’s innovation agency, Vinnova. (Photo: KTH) Published Sep 15, 2023KTH to lead major initiatives in wireless communication, sustainable building production, and neutron and X-ray science.
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Newsmakers at KTH
What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsmakers, we provide a selection of the latest news and events at KTH. (Photo: KTH) Published Sep 07, 2023Bespoke cancer medicines, superfast computers and the homes of the future. These are some of the areas in which students and researchers at KTH have recently garnered widespread attention.
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KTH to play key role in Sweden’s Cybercampus
Sweden’s defense and education ministers join KTH President Anders Söderholm for a demonstration of how easily a computer can be hacked. From left, Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence, Söderholm, Mats Persson, Minister of Education, Pontus Johnson, Director of CDIS, and David Olgart, Director of Cybercampus Sweden. Published Sep 07, 2023KTH Royal Institute of Technology is to play a central role in developing cyber defense education and research, under the budget proposal announced yesterday for a new Cybercampus Sweden. (Photo: Fred...
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Study: Making cities greener doesn’t just capture carbon – it reduces it
Creating more agreeable environments for walking and bicycling not only helps capture carbon, but a new study shows how it can help reduce emissions. Pictured, Karlavägen in Stockholm. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Sep 01, 2023Dozens of European cities could reach net zero carbon emissions over the next 10 years by incorporating nature into their infrastructure, according to a new study.
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“Trust in AI is far too low in Sweden”
“I don’t think there’s any chance that today’s language-based AI can reach a level comparable to human consciousness, or that the technology will turn against us,” says AI expert John Sinderwing, here with a KTH constructed robot. Published Aug 25, 2023“The opportunities offered by AI are greater than the risks,” says John Sinderwing, AI expert and corporate consultant in Sweden and the US. He is concerned that “an exaggerated fear of AI technology...
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New life for discarded food
Francisco Vilaplana and his research team are developing new ways of how side streams in food production can be useful in the food of the future. (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Aug 16, 2023Will the next generation’s food be made from today’s waste? A team of researchers at KTH is looking into new ways of dealing with unused waste products in the agriculture and food sectors.
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In sensory perception, brain makes trade-offs between accuracy and speed
Competition and survival in nature drive animals to think fast when startled. A new study shows this principle may already be wired in the way the brain processes sensory information. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Jun 26, 2023When an animal takes notice of an approaching figure, it needs to determine what it is, and quickly. In nature, competition and survival dictate that it’s better to think fast—that is, for the brain t...
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Student field study: how coffee beans can lift farmers out of poverty
Filip Borgström (center) and David Sigge (right) together with coffee farmer Aphiwat Sukphong's employee. Published Jun 21, 2023KTH students David Sigge and Filip Borgström spent two months in Thailand as part of their degree project in industrial economics. They looked at if and how farmers could increase their income in a su...
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