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Researchers sending out home test kits to identify spread of COVID-19 antibodies in Stockholm
This letter, containing a corona virus self-test kit, will appear in 1,000 Stockholmers' mailboxes over the holiday weekend. Published Apr 07, 2020Corona virus self-test kits are being mailed to 1,000 residents of Stockholm over the Easter weekend by two professors at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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Visors, sanitizer and fruit donated to healthcare facilities
Stefan Sundström, caretaker at KTH, unloads chemicals with Tamara Church, a chemistry researcher at Stockholm University. Published Apr 07, 2020In the midst of the corona virus outbreak, KTH employees are contributing hand sanitizer, protective visors and fruit deliveries to healthcare personnel in Stockholm and a special aid organization has...
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KTH lab switches gears to fast-track open source COVID-19 home test
A paper-based DNA testing is process is being studied for possible use as a self-administered corona virus test method. Published Apr 06, 2020A research lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is repurposing its point-of-care DNA diagnostics research with the aim of producing a paper strip corona virus self-testing kit. If successful, the ...
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KTH researcher awarded large EU grant
Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, Photo: Håkan Lindgren. Published Apr 06, 2020It is now clear that Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, is a recipient of the prestigious research grant, the ERC Advanced Grant. This means that she will receive the equivalent of...
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"We must find a solution somehow”
Published Apr 03, 2020Professor Eva Malmström Jonsson is starting her new job as director of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, WWSC, by having to manage lab operations from home. “In times of a pandemic we need to find ...
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Lighter electric cars and aircraft possible with nano-scale electrical relay
The new relay requires only a tenth of the energy to work, compared with transistors. Published Apr 03, 2020A KTH research group has developed a nano-scale electromechanical relay that could be used to reduce the weight of electronics in electric cars or even aircraft.
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Big investment in digitalization’s next chapter: edge computing
Published Apr 02, 2020Now that cloud computing is firmly established in our society, the next big step in tech is edge computing. KTH is taking on the next chapter of digitalization with a new competence centre that is bac...
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Students attack pandemic with online monitoring tool
The tool, built by André Gerbaulet and Robin Sandström , monitors deaths and the number of infections reported. A Published Mar 31, 2020Master’s students Robin Sandström and André Gerbaulet have taken time away from their studies to dig into the corona virus pandemic. They created an online forecasting tool that epidemiologists can us...
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Using ordinary tape, researchers make chip that could speed up drug development
A chili pepper did what it was expected to do – namely, cause irritation – when tested with the chip-based model of a human gut. The "barrier-on-a-chip" was assembled at low cost with ordinary double-sided tape. Published Mar 24, 2020With ordinary double-sided tape, a team at KTH assembled a chip-based model of a human gut, and then fed it chili peppers to prove it works. The technique could dramatically lower cost barriers for la...
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Corona antibody test development drives forward
The novel corona virus, SARS-CoV-2 Published Mar 24, 2020A drop of blood is all that’s needed to tell if someone has been infected by the corona virus. A research team from KTH has begun developing an effective serological test for COVID-19 antibodies.
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Bacteria in the air visualised in hospitals
Published Mar 16, 2020KTH researchers are now using virtual reality (VR) to visualise bacteria in the air. “We visualise particle movement in indoor air and pollutants in operating rooms via so-called supercomputer simula...
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Wind in the sails of emission free shipping
Jakob Kuttenkeuler next to a model of the future merchant ship to be built in the department's lab. (Photo: Marc Femenia) Published Mar 16, 2020Engine powered shipping took over transport across the world’s oceans over one hundred years ago. Sailing ships can now be on the way back. KTH is developing wind-powered ocean going merchant ships of...
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The jaundice meter for babies
The jaundice meter. Published Mar 11, 2020Every year some 135 million children are born. Well over half, 80 million, suffer from jaundice. This medical condition can, if left untreated, lead to neurological damage in the new-borns and, in the...
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Research aims at cutting steel emissions
A fossil-free steel production process is coming in the near future, thanks to a research collaboration with SSAB. Pictured: the SSAB steelworks in Oxelösund (Photo: TT) Published Mar 10, 2020The steel industry, source of some of the highest emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2,) is on the verge of a green revolution. Together with three industrial giants, KTH is developing technology to make ...
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KTH spreading its mission to girls worldwide
Sweden's Queen Silvia and the King were special guests at the recent Tekla event in India. (Photo: Anushree Tandale) Published Mar 07, 2020In the last 12 months, KTH and Robyn’s Tekla Festival has been presented for girls in multiple time zones – from the U.S. to Brazil and India. Yet being encouraged to get creative with technology prov...
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Unpaid work stealing research time
Who is responsible for the service work that must be done? (Photo: Martina Holmberg/TT) Published Mar 06, 2020Who manages “academic housekeeping work” – tasks that have to be done, but you do not get credits for? These tasks are usually done by women, even though this affects their career.
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Newsmakers at KTH
Published Mar 06, 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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‘Of mice and men’ – Brain differences require caution in lab animal tests
A stained image of a mouse brain features parts of the cerebral cortex. (Image: Human Brain Atlas) Published Mar 06, 2020The kinds of proteins in lab animals’ brains aren’t different from those of humans, but a new study shows that there are important differences in where they are located. One of the study’s leaders, KT...
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KTH comes out strong in QS subject and faculty rankings
KTH's faculty ranked 30th worldwide in Engineering and Technology, and 84th in Natural Sciences, in the latest QS World University Rankings. Published Mar 04, 2020In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject and by Faculty, KTH Royal Institute of Technology has placed high in key areas.
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The Brighter program helps startups succeed internationally
A few of the Brighter program participants in New York last fall. Back row from left to right: Jasmin Sabir from the startup Ellure, Meysam Sadegh, from Noteful, Emelie Jin and Alexander Jakobsen from Waves and Vegas Simbelis from Art Value. Front row from left to right: Selah Li from Ellure and Patarawan Ongkasuwan from Art Value. Photo: Lisa Bäckman Published Mar 04, 2020KTH Innovation's Brighter program brings startups to international innovation environments where they learn what it's like to operate on a global market. One of these startups is Waves, who participat...
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