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Auctions increasingly important for economies
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to two researchers who found new ways to buy and sell things at auctions. (Illustration: © Johan Jarnestad / The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Published Oct 12, 2020The research cited in the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics will continue to be used more in the future, according to researchers at KTH.
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Wheat gluten can be used to make sustainable diaper material
Most of the billions of diapers used each year are made with petroleum-based absorbent material. That could change with the development of new sustainable materials like the one recently reported by researchers at KTH. Published Oct 08, 2020More sustainable diapers are one possible use for a new bio-based material that researchers in Sweden are developing. The superabsorbent material is made with wheat gluten proteins from wheat starch p...
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"Chemistry prize is a result of great freedom for researchers"
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the discovery of one of genetic engineering's sharpest tools: the CRISPR / Cas9 genetic scissors. Illustration: Johan Jarnestad / The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Published Oct 07, 2020New groundbreaking discoveries require freedom to test unconventional ideas, in combination with a foundation of knowledge, and through systematic and patient research work over a long period of time....
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“Black holes are such strange objects”
The Cignus X-1 black hole binary is one of the objects that Mark Pearce's research group is studying. (Photo: NASA/CXC Published Oct 06, 2020The announcement of the shared Nobel Prize in Physics was greeted with excitement at the KTH Physics Department, where experimental physicist Mark Pearce has been investigating X-ray emission from the...
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Researchers follow Hannes Alfvén's path of discovery
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden presents the Nobel Prize in Physics to Hannes Alfvén in 1970. Photo: Nobel Prize Museum Published Oct 06, 2020On the 50th anniversary of Hannes Alfvén’s Nobel Physics Prize, researchers reflect on the KTH scientist’s contributions to our understanding of space, and the paths of discovery they continue to forg...
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Sewage analysis shows sharp increase in COVID 19 virus in Stockholm
Published Oct 05, 2020The coronavirus is spreading again in Stockholm and surrounding suburbs, according to COVID 19 RNA measurements in local sewage, which are being conducted at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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New initiative to build tomorrow’s society
Matilda Ernkrans, Minister of Research, tests an industrial robot during the inauguration of Digital Futures, together with Karl Henrik Johansson, professor (left) and Erik Ekudden, Chief Technology Officer at Ericsson . (Photo: Fredrik Persson) Published Oct 02, 2020Robot co-workers, self-driving cars and social carers – more and more smart solutions are becoming part of our lives. What do we want tomorrow’s society to look like? KTH has just inaugurated Digital ...
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New center focus on integrated science
A potato in section. Published Sep 30, 2020Meet Agneta Richter Dahlfors, director of a new interdisciplinary research centre with the focus on societal benefits, that was inaugurated on 30 September. What is AIMES?
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Study examines contact tracing apps' compliance with individual rights
If aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the apps will appeal to more users and get more downloads, researchers say. Published Sep 24, 2020Some of the COVID-19 contact tracing apps in use today fall short of meeting the UN's criteria for individual rights and fairness, a new study shows.
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Study shows what makes plant cell walls compress and stretch
Researchers added pure mannans and xylans separately to cellulose media in order to observe how they became integrated in the fibrillar network of plants. Published Sep 17, 2020Researchers have identified the individual mechanical functions of wood hemicelluloses in plant cell walls for the first time.
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Boliden CEO on the mining industry and the future
“Ever since the Bronze Age, metals have been fundamentally necessary for human social development. Today, we need metal to tackle the climate crisis. The mining industry is having a greater impact on society than ever before,” says Mikael Staffas Published Sep 14, 2020Staffas, CEO of Swedish mining company Boliden, describes the prejudices against the Swedish mining sector as a long, hard uphill struggle to overcome. “The fact is that we lead the world when it com...
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Sep 14, 2020Who 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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Lightning fast implementation of alumnus´master´s thesis about smart charging of electric vehicles
Jacob Dalton wrote a master´s thesis on smart charging of electric vehicles. The solution has been implemented by the electricity company Tibber, where he´s now employed. Photo: Tibber Published Sep 01, 2020Two years ago Jacob Dalton completed a master´s thesis proposing how household charging of electric vehicles can be used to stabilize the power grid. Now the KTH graduate’s idea has been introduced as...
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Bitcoin can grow in the wake of the crisis
Bitcoin was created in 2009 to enable payments over the Internet directly between users without the involvement of third parties. (Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT) Published Aug 21, 2020Cryptocurrencies can get a boost in countries that have encountered an economic recession and inflation crises as a consequence of the pandemic. This is the view of economics researchers from KTH that...
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"We must dare to break ingrained patterns"
Published Aug 10, 2020Swimmer Maja Reichard was already beginning to lose her sight in her teens, but has continued her career at elite level. During her time as a Master of Science in Engineering student at KTH, she won 2...
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Documentary film maker Tom Alandh wins the KTH Great Prize for 2020
Journalist and documentary filmmaker Tom Alandh is awarded the 2020 KTH Great Prize. Photo: Cato Lein Published Jul 01, 2020After 50 years at Sveriges Television and with over 100 documentary films that have touched and entertained the Swedish TV viewers, Tom Alandh has become a national treasure in Sweden. This master of ...
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One year with Stockholm Trio
Ole Petter Ottersen. Astrid Söderbergh Widding and Sigbritt Karlsson signing the agreement on the Stockholm trio university alliance May 27 2019. (Niklas Björling) Published Jun 29, 2020Just over 12 months ago, the Stockholm Trio University Alliance was launched. The university alliance between the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and KTH has been extended and further deve...
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A new material takes shape – all by itself
Produce packaging could be one of the first areas where research scientists’ Robotic Matter is used. Published Jun 24, 2020Remember the T-1000 robot from Terminator 2? It could change form into anything at all, including a human being. The microrobots in the animated feature, Big Hero 6, offer another example of matter th...
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Transport model could help predict virus’ spread
Researchers at KTH have created a tool that can show which areas in a city are at risk of being particularly harshly affected by spread of infections, such as Covid-19. Photo: Peter Ardell Published Jun 16, 2020Researchers at KTH are developing a computer model to simulate the connection between the spread of the coronavirus and the travel habits of Stockholm residents. The tool would provide epidemiologists...
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Jun 15, 2020Who 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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