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KTH researcher's invention saves salmon from damage at hydropower plants
Published Mar 19, 2024Hydropower plants have major problems with migrating fish getting injured in turbines. KTH researcher Jowan Rostami has developed a unique bio-based foam material to serve as a protective barrier, red...
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KTH, Chalmers and Lund University strengthen Swedish semiconductor capacity
Published Mar 19, 2024A common denominator in both the green transition and digitalization is the semiconductor. Despite the great importance of the small chip, Sweden and EU have lagged behind. KTH, Lund University, Chal...
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The people have their say on climate change
Published Mar 13, 2024A newly formed citizens' climate assembly will provide new perspectives on the great issue of our time. Sverker Sörlin, professor and one of the citizens' climate assembly's two mentors, believes the ...
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Swish your way to greener payments
Published Mar 13, 2024Next time you indulge in an ice cream treat, leave the cash behind. Opting for a digital payment method like Swish is a savvy move for the environment. That's the key finding from a recent study condu...
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They compete in rocket launching
Published Mar 13, 2024The ÆSIR student organisation at KTH builds rockets in their spare time. As the first Swedish team ever, they recently participated in a European rocket launch competition. With their self-designed Si...
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Virtual brain tools to combat mental illness
Published Mar 08, 2024Virtual models of the brain may be the way forward to overcome mental illness. In a new project, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology hope to improve the treatment of patients with schizop...
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New hydrogen producing method is simpler and safer
Published Mar 06, 2024Researchers unveiled a new concept for producing hydrogen energy more efficiently, splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen without the dangerous risk of mixing the two gases.
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Deep learning tool may help cut emissions caused by air resistance
Published Mar 05, 2024Aerodynamic drag is a major contributor to global emissions. Here’s how a recent development in deep learning can help reduce it.
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Hello there alum Malte Gleim...
Published Mar 01, 2024...who, with funding from KTH and others, was able to realise the Boomerang rocket project. “I want to thank the Opportunities Fund and all donors for their generous support. It has been crucial in ...
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Hello there alum Elsa Arksand!
Published Mar 01, 2024You led the team that won gold in iGEM Stockholm, one of the world's largest student competitions in the field of synthetic biology. How would you describe the societal problem the team tackled?
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AI protects power grid from fluctuations caused by renewable power and EVs
Published Feb 28, 2024In order to prevent power grid failure in a society where electrification is supplied increasingly by variable sources like solar and wind, researchers report the development of artificial intelligenc...
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3D microprinter hacked to fabricate transistors for bioelectronics
Published Feb 26, 2024The speed of innovation in bioelectronics and critical sensors gets a new boost with the unveiling of a technique for fast-prototyping of devices.
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Q&A: Students take second in ‘intense’ cybersecurity competition
Published Feb 21, 2024Elin Granstedt was on the KTH student team that recently made it all the way to the final of Cyber Challenge 2024, which is held by the Swedish Defence University and the National Cyber Security Cente...
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Marcus Wandt landed at KTH
Published Feb 20, 2024After 22 days in space, astronaut Marcus Wandt has landed at KTH. In front of a packed auditorium, he talked about his journey before, after and during the space flight. “It's so fascinating that you...
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New cybersecurity analysis solution leads to significant reduction in energy consumption
Published Feb 19, 2024By offloading calculations for complex cybersecurity analyses to network accelerators, energy consumption can be reduced by over 30 times, according to Mariano Scazzariello, a postdoctoral researcher ...
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How all of Europe can get green electricity
Published Feb 14, 2024Sun, wind and water are enough to supply Europe with electricity. In a study, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have shown that it is possible to replace fossil fuels with a renewable e...
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In teaching and research, KTH's reputation ranked high worldwide
Published Feb 12, 2024Once again KTH's reputation for research and education has been cited among the world's best.
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Inaguration of Sweden's first cyber campus
Published Feb 07, 2024The need for increased cyber security is growing exponentially. The Swedish government is investing just over SEK 100 million in the coming years in Cybercampus Sweden, an initiative inaugurated today...
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Sensor technology finds leaks and tracks contaminants in drinking water
Published Feb 06, 2024Leaks from pipes in water supply networks cause significant losses of drinking water. Pipe leaks are often difficult to locate, and KTH researchers are developing sensor technology that would make it ...
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Handbook offers guidance for faster climate transition
Published Feb 06, 2024The technology exists to tackle the climate crisis, but the political will lags behind. This is one of the messages in the new handbook, Climate Change and Technology, on one of the major issues of ou...
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