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Skin patch with microneedles proves effective alternative to injections
A flexible base, combined with stainless steel needles, could make the patch created at KTH an effective alternative to injections. Published Dec 12, 2016It’s only a matter of time before drugs are administered via patches with painless microneedles instead of unpleasant injections. But designers need to balance the need for flexible, comfortable-to-we...
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Probe offers more accurate detection of biomarker for cancer and other diseases
A close-up image of hypochlorous acid (HOCI) generated in an injured mouse liver. The image on the right shows illuminated HOCI overlayed with an image of the surrounding liver tissue. Published Dec 07, 2016A new technique offers better sensitivity and accuracy in detecting an essential biomarker of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
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World class education integrating entrepreneurship in technical programmes
Graduates at EIT Digital Academy celebrate at the graduation ceremony. (Photo: Jann Lipka) Published Dec 05, 2016Read the article -
New research shows one way LED efficiency is far from optimal
LED efficiency is impeded by trace amounts of iron, a byproduct of production of the semiconductor structures in light emitting diodes. Published Nov 25, 2016Even though LED lights are among the most energy efficient available, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Researchers recently found that light emitting diodes’ efficiency can be impeded by ...
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Latest ranking: KTH graduates among world's most employable
Recruiters meet with KTH students in the KTH Entré this week during the annual Armada jobs fair. KTH is one of nine universities in the Nordics to make THE's top 150 list of graduate employability. Photo: David Callahan Published Nov 23, 2016KTH graduates are among the most employable in the world, according the latest rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). The Global University Employability Ranking by THE places KTH at 91 in...
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Risks with aneurysm surgery made clearer with mathematical model, researchers say
Patients aged 65 to 80 years with aneurysms sized 30 to 55 mm stood to gain the most significant improvement from surgery, report researchers Antti Siika, left, och Robert Mattila. Photo: Peter Ardell Published Nov 10, 2016Even though operating on an abdominal aortic aneurysm can be risky, there are no patient-specific guidelines for deciding the optimal time for surgery. A mathematical model developed by Swedish resear...
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KTH has made 'big strides'
Peter Gudmundson leaves the post of President on November 11, after nine years. (Photo: Susanne Hobohm) Published Nov 01, 2016KTH President Peter Gudmundson can be proud. He has presided over nine years of progress at the university, though he quickly stresses that everything achieved during his term has been the result of t...
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Visionary researchers to receive doctoral honors
Published Nov 01, 2016Two visionary researchers in the fields of particle physics and information technology will be awarded honorary doctorates at KTH’s annual ceremony for awarding PhDs and installing new professors in N...
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Sensors to monitor bridges – and even enable them to tweet
Like a stethoscope or heart monitor, bridge sensors enable early detection of impending structural problems, says researcher Raid Karoumi. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Oct 31, 2016While bridge collapses are rare, there have been enough of them to raise concerns in some parts of the world that their condition is not sufficiently monitored. Sweden is taking a hi-tech approach to ...
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Project receives EUR 3.2 million to explore limits of efficient computability
Published Oct 28, 2016Research dealing with complex computational problems and the methods for solving them is one of the projects at KTH that recently received funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
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Researchers target tenfold increase in X-ray resolution
Hans Hertz, Professor of Biomedical and X-ray Physics at KTH. Photo: Håkan Lindgren Published Oct 25, 2016For all of its benefit to society, the technology we use for medical imaging is nevertheless flawed. Relevant little details go undetected due to limitations in resolution. But a recent investment in ...
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Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel
Packaging is one area where biomass could replace oil as a resource, as a result of improvements in cellulose processing such as that published in Scientific Reports by a KTH researcher. Published Oct 19, 2016The potential for at least partly replacing oil with cellulose as a renewable source of energy and materials has just improved.
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Low cost method for examining single leukemia cells could transform treatment
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells do not consist of a single cell type, but of a number of sub-clones that exhibit entirely different gene expression. Published Oct 14, 2016Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now KTH researchers have found a cheap way to examine individual leukemia cells. Reported in Nature Communications, t...
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Nobel economics theory supports KTH research into small business financing
The Nobel Prize in Economics recognizes research into how bonuses for CEOs affect corporate finance both short term and long term. (Illustration: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Published Oct 12, 2016Research in contract theory, which was recognized by the Nobel Prize in Economics, is being used at KTH Royal Instiute of Technology to examine the impact of the financial crisis on small businesses.
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Material physics work at KTH builds on Nobel laureate' discovery
Phase transition is when matter goes from one phase to another, as when ice melts into water. In the thin layer of very cold matter, other types of phase transition occurs, which were described by the Nobel Prize winners in Physics using topology. (Illustration: Royal Academy of Sciences) Published Oct 11, 2016Research that was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physics this week has spawned an entirely new research area that could lead to super-fast quantum computers.
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For KTH researcher, report of water vapor on Europa isn’t vindication - yet
This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o’clock position off the limb of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Photo: NASA/ESA/W. Sparks Published Oct 06, 2016The reported sighting of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, appears to confirm observations made by KTH Royal Institute of Technology researcher Lorenz Roth three years ago. Nevertheless, the Swe...
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Major investment in 'living laser'
Photonics will be a key technology in the years to come, says researcher Fredrik Laurell. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren) Published Oct 06, 2016Fibre optics will likely become a greater part of our lives in the years ahead, with photonic applications in such areas as medicine and solar energy. That's what KTH professor Fredrik Laurell and his...
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Ohsumi’s work enables treatments for wide range of illnesses
Our cells have different specialized compartments that contain enzymes for digestion of cellular contents. (Image: Nobelprize.org) Published Oct 04, 2016A very important discovery which paves the way for new and more effective treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and a host of age-related disorders. That’s KTH ...
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Mikael Östling nominated as Deputy President
Mikael Östling, a professor in solid state electronics, has been nominated as Deputy President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. (Photo: Camilla Cherry) Published Sep 26, 2016Mikael Östling has been nominated as the new Deputy President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Östling comes to the role from his current position as a researcher and head of department at Kista ...
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They lower the cost for surface patterning plastics
Published Sep 14, 2016Researchers at the Department of Micro- and Nanosystems at KTH have developed a new way to simultaneously shape and surface treat plastic components. The new method can reduce the manufacturing cost o...
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