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  • Study explains link between Caesarean birth and allergies

    Published Aug 15, 2013

    By analysing intestinal flora, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and other universities have found a link between Caesarean section delivery and a child's development of allergies.

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  • Biofuel research awarded 25 million SEK

    Published Jun 25, 2013

    A researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology has been awarded 25 million SEK as part of a Swedish and European effort to develop the use of the sea as a source of energy and other products, such ...

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  • Study may improve understanding of MS

    Published Jun 19, 2013

    A group of proteins identified by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology could play a role in helping multiple sclerosis patients get more accurate diagnostics about the severity and progres...

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  • Robotics work leads researcher from Turkey to NASA

    Published Jun 14, 2013

    Like many international students, Alper Aydemir was expected to return home after graduation. But an offer from NASA led to a change in plans.

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  • Grappling with digitalisation

    Published Jun 13, 2013

    Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt weighed in on the challenges of global digitalisation June 13 at KTH, calling “freedom on the net” the most important front in the struggle for freedom worldwide.

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  • Turn up the volume? A better way to broadcast over the noise

    Published Jun 05, 2013

    Loud, distorted and repetitive announcements are common in noisy public spaces like airports and train stations. But turning up the volume might not be the answer.

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  • Extending the concept of opera through technology

    Published May 30, 2013

    Technology that frees opera performers from the constraints of an orchestra and conductor is the centrepiece of a work that premiered at KTH Royal Institute of Technology before moving on to South Afr...

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  • European Inventor prize awarded to KTH professor

    Published May 29, 2013

    Biochemistry Professor Pål Nyrén was awarded one of Europe's most prestigious innovation awards yesterday for pioneering a DNA analysis technique that has revolutionised medicine.

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  • NASA to use KTH technology to study solar impact on Earth

    Published May 22, 2013

    When NASA launches four satellites next year to study the sun's impact on Earth's magnetic field, scientists will rely on engineering developed at KTH.

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  • Building the supergrid

    Published May 21, 2013

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology researchers are helping to ensure that the power grids of the future meet the new demands created by renewable energy.

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  • Pop star Robyn lights up KTH lab project

    Published May 14, 2013

    When a group of third- and fourth-year mechatronics students began designing a dancing robot inspired by Robyn, the Swedish singer took a keen interest in the project.

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  • Revealing the secrets of the human voice

    Published May 13, 2013

    A model of the human voice, which is being built at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, could lead to better voice care, voice prosthetics, talking robots and teaching opportunities.

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  • A noteworthy app

    Published May 02, 2013

    Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app – created by a Computer Science engineer from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a professor ...

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  • A noteworthy app

    Many musicians cannot write their compositions in music notation. Sven Emtell and his company now offer a solution. (Photo: Håkan Lindgren)
    Published May 02, 2013

    Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app – created by a Computer Science engineer from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a professor ...

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  • For Spotify founder, innovation combines science and art

    Published Apr 24, 2013

    He has been called the saviour of the recording industry. In any case, Daniel Ek’s creation, Spotify, has made an enormous selection of the world’s recorded music available on computers and mobile pho...

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  • Battery low? Give your mobile some water

    Published Apr 19, 2013

    A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest faucet, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging device.

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  • Battery low? Give your mobile some water

    Published Apr 18, 2013

    A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest faucet, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging device.

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  • Cheap and quick HIV testing made possible with DVD scanners

    Published Apr 17, 2013

    Video streaming and USB sticks have rendered DVD players are all but obsolete. But their cheap optics may find a new life in a cost-effective and speedy technique for on-the-spot HIV/AIDS testing and ...

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  • E-health made easier – and more comfortable

    Published Apr 16, 2013

    The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is inexpen...

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  • Students see promise in technology's convergence with performing arts

    Published Apr 11, 2013

    While an American audience watches this weekend's encore performance of the world’s first crowdsourced ballet, a pair of undergraduate students halfway around the globe are paying even closer attentio...

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