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  • Revenge of the Jukebox

    Published Apr 03, 2012

    Tired of hearing boring, generic background music when you’re out with friends? That could be a thing of the past if the Blicko “digital jukebox” service takes off in bars and cafes.

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  • Put a Medical Advisor on Your Finger

    Published Mar 28, 2012

    It’s hard not to invoke the epic fantasy catchphrase from The Lord of the Rings: “one ring to rule them all.” The KTH spin-off company SenseM wants to put a band on your finger that will do everything...

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  • New Scholarships for Vietnamese Students

    Published Mar 27, 2012

    Students from two Vietnamese universities are now eligible to apply for a new financial aid programme for studies at KTH. A combination of direct funding and the possibility of on-campus employment ar...

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  • KTH at Nordic Energy Outlook

    Published Mar 26, 2012

    The KTH Energy Platform put the university’s research breadth on display in March at the annual Nordic Energy Outlook conference in Gothenburg. Staged by the Swedish Energy Agency, the conference brou...

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  • Volvo Foundation Honours KTH Professor

    Published Mar 16, 2012

    The Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research has awarded its 2011 scholarship to Professor Annika Stensson Trigell, Director of the Centre of Vehicle Engineering Research at KTH. Chosen ...

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  • Professors Give Failing Grades to Electronic Vote Systems

    Published Mar 12, 2012

    KTH researchers have found major security flaws in commercial electronic voting systems used in the U.S. and Norway. They say the most serious weakness is a lack of a certifiable audit trail.

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  • New Helmet Technology Reduces Brain Injury

    Published Mar 07, 2012

    It’s been about 15 years since neurosurgeon Hans von Holst decided he was tired of seeing so little done to reduce the severity of head injuries from sports or bicycle accidents that he saw in the eme...

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  • Leggett at KTH: Revising How We Understand the Arrow of Time

    Published Feb 21, 2012

    At the AlbaNova Colloquium, Sir Anthony Leggett, the 2003 Nobel Physics Prize winner, talks about the science of quantum mechanics, looking at how research into the very strange behaviour of atomic pa...

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  • Sweden’s Best-Kept Technology Secret

    Published Feb 19, 2012

    Did you know that the world’s first commercial Internet-like data communication system was developed in Sweden in the early 1970s? KTH Professor Torsten Cegrell, back then an employee of the electrica...

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  • Making Cars Safe for Cell Phones

    Published Feb 16, 2012

    Research shows that using a mobile phone handsfree device while driving is no safer than simply holding the phone to your ear. Other studies show that attempts to require use of handsfree or ban SMS t...

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  • Smart Home Research Set to Begin

    Published Feb 08, 2012

    KTH researchers are about to begin work on designs for innovative new “smart homes” in Norra Djurgårdsstaden, the gigantic showcase development that will re-shape the northeastern edge of the Swedish ...

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  • Carbon Dioxide Puts Waste Heat to Work

    Published Feb 08, 2012

    Yang Chen’s PhD research shows the promise of carbon dioxide as a working medium for turning low-grade waste heat into power to drive electric turbines, refrigerators and heat pumps.

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  • Research Looks to Cut Drug Development Costs

    Published Feb 07, 2012

    The pharmaceutical industry is facing a financial meltdown. The cost of bringing new drugs to market has doubled over the last 15 years, and in 2010 the total bill for medical research in the U.S. and...

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  • KTH Broadens Commitment to Sustainability Education

    Published Feb 06, 2012

    KTH’s focus on environmental issues — underlined in 2011 with the appointment of a vice-president for sustainability — is gaining momentum with new targeted investments in education. The university’s ...

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  • High-Speed Train Research Pulls into the Station

    Published Feb 02, 2012

    The Gröna Tåget (Green Train) study is approaching its final destination. The potential benefits of future high-speed trains presented by researchers include increased revenue for train operators, few...

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  • Microfluidics and Nanotech Research Aims for New Cancer Diagnostics

    Published Feb 01, 2012

    KTH is home to a new research project in droplet microfluidics and nanowire technology, aiming to develop techniques for rapid detection of cancer cells circulating in patients’ blood. The team has se...

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  • A Man of Magnetism

    Published Jan 30, 2012

    Physicist Stefano Bonetti prepares to move from KTH to Stanford on a two-year post-doctoral fellowship studying the smallest and fastest magnetic phenomena known to science.

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  • Better Insulation for Durable Transformers

    Published Jan 30, 2012

    Arun Venkatamaran’s degree project on insulation for electrical transformers spans a range of fields, from computer simulations and design to construction and electrical power. Collaborating with a ch...

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  • Managing Distant Network Equipment with Text Messages

    Published Jan 16, 2012

    A group of KTH students has developed an SMS-based remote management system for network devices located in inaccessible areas.

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  • Fighting Childhood Cancer with a Nanotech Capsule Therapy

    Published Jan 13, 2012

    Researchers from KTH’s Microsystem Technology Lab are working with colleagues at Karolinska Hospital to develop and test a nanotechnology capsule for precise delivery of stem cell medicine. The aim is...

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