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Updated brain valve releases the pressure
Published Jun 14, 2011The condition creates dementia-like symptoms and affects around 2,000 Swedes each year. We are referring to an excess of cerebral fluid because of a defect in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. A soluti...
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Success for the virtual language teacher Ville
Published Jun 14, 2011Ville has already been downloaded by over 1,500 students and the Norwegians have taken him to their hearts. In addition, the virtual language teacher has a considerable number of advantages compared t...
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New X-ray technology reduces radiation by 40 per cent
Published Jun 09, 2011Greatly reduced radiation doses for both patients and doctors, less unhealthy contrast fluids and images with considerably better detail than those from conventional X-ray images. These are a few of t...
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These are tomorrow’s smart buildings
Published May 30, 2011According to the EU commission, buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of the total energy consumption and 36 per cent of carbon emissions. At the same time there are directives at EU level which s...
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5,000 kilometres on one litre of petrol
Published May 26, 2011These are tomorrow’s fuel-efficient vehicles. In late May, they will compete in fuel efficiency in Germany. These are the arguments of the two student teams from KTH, who will travel down to Germany t...
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Germicidal nappies just the beginning
Published May 25, 2011It has been called both a killer plastic and an infectious weapon. The technology is now being tested by researchers at KTH and the tests include dressing cellulose fibres with a polymer which can kil...
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National infrastructure plan leads to increased environmental impact
Published May 18, 2011Today’s transport planning is in conflict with transport policy objectives and will produce an increased environmental impact. As a result, they don’t contribute to long-term sustainable transport ser...
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Money is raining down on KTH company
Published May 17, 2011The KTH spin-off Scint-X, which among other things manufactures a critical component for digital x-ray detectors, is receiving SEK 10 million in growth capital from Conor Venture Partners and STING Ca...
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The largest environmental initiative in KTH’s history
Published May 12, 2011Several new heavy appointments, including a Vice-President for Sustainable Development and a new Environment Director. And a budget of SEK 8 million. KTH will now become a player to reckon with as reg...
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SEK 25 million for architectural research at KTH
Published May 11, 2011Formas’ research council has just awarded SEK 50 million to two strong research environments. Katja Grillner, Professor at KTH’s School of Architecture, will be responsible for half of the money. The ...
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KTH-student won prestigious environmental competition
Published May 09, 20115000 pounds and extremely close scrutiny. When the KTH-student Hjalmar Nilsonne recently won first prize in the competition Cleantech Challenge 2011 the review of his business plan was just as importa...
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Soon the coach can be replaced by the mobile telephone
Published May 05, 2011Kayak and canoe paddlers will now be able to do even better - with the help of ordinary mobile telephones. Dennis Sturm, Ph.D student at KTH, has together with a research colleague developed a techniq...
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Buys KTH spin-off for SEK 100 million
Published Apr 28, 2011TranSiC, founded in 2005 by KTH Professor Mikael Östling, together with Martin Domeij, at the time researcher at KTH, and the entrepreneur Bo Hammarlund, has been bought by the global semiconductor gi...
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First dna sequencing of cancer performed
Published Apr 26, 2011Now, the first so-called cancer cell line in Sweden has been DNA sequenced at Stockholm’s new Science for Life Laboratory, a national research centre, which is partly managed by KTH. The dna sequencin...
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Disaster warner and revolution catalyst in one
Published Apr 18, 2011Researchers at KTH have now developed a system for wireless sharing and communication which they call Podnet. The aim has been to investigate and facilitate sporadic communication between different de...
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Big Bang mathematics provides Hans Ringström with prestigious award
Published Apr 15, 2011The KTH mathematician Hans Ringström’s research revolves around the mathematics behind the Big Bang. His contribution to studies of cosmological models has been widely reported internationally. Now he...
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This is how hidden skull injuries are detected
Published Apr 11, 2011It has taken 20 man-years to develop the new tool, which can detect hidden skull injuries. But it is time well invested. Each year, about 50,000 patients with trauma to the head or to the neck are tak...
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New weapon against antibiotic resistance
Published Apr 04, 2011The European Centre for Disease ECDC estimates that 25,000 Europeans die each year due to antibiotic resistance. A multi-million crown project entitled RAPP-ID is now in full swing, its objective is t...
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This is how expensive power failures can be averted
Published Apr 01, 2011Transformers are the bridge between your computer, TV and washing machine at home and the nuclear power station. They also form a link between companies and the same power station. When the transforme...
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The quickest route to turbulence
Published Mar 22, 2011For decades, researchers in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics have debated exactly how fast waves and eddies, that is, turbulence can arise in different flows. KTH researchers have now come up with a...
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