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  • KTH researcher's invention saves salmon from damage at hydropower plants

    Jowan Rostami at KTH courtyard
    "It feels rewarding to contribute to the utilization of renewable resources in the forest industry while at the same time promoting biodiversity at hydropower plants," KTH researcher Jowan Rostami says.
    Published Mar 19, 2024

    Hydropower 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

    Some chips and semiconductors.
    KTH, Chalmers and Lund University are collaborating on an initiative to strengthen Sweden's expertise in semiconductors.
    Published Mar 19, 2024

    A 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

    A river that has overflowed its banks.
    According to research, climate change will lead to more extreme weather events. The image shows the flooding of the river Svartån in Västerås last autumn (Photo: Mostphotos).
    Published Mar 13, 2024

    A 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

    Man paying with card
    Niklas Arvidsson and his research team have evaluated how different payment methods influence our climate. Photo: Ulrika Georgsson
    Published Mar 13, 2024

    Next 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

    group picture, KTH students with rocket
    KTH students dream of a career in the space industry, engineering or defence. Image: ÆSIR.
    Published Mar 13, 2024

    The 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

    Portrait of researcher
    Jeanette Hällgren Kotaleski, professor of computer science, is involved in a European research project focused on improving the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. (Photo: Christer Gummeson)
    Published Mar 08, 2024

    Virtual 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

    man in white lab coat working on machine in lab
    A new way to produce hydrogen gas, simply and safely, was published today in Science Advances. Co-author Esteban Toledo, PhD student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, works with the decoupled water splitting prototype.
    Published Mar 06, 2024

    Researchers 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

    Airplane in the sky.
    A deep learning tool developed by researchers in Sweden, the U.S. and Spain could reduce emissions from aircraft and other forms of transportation.
    Published Mar 05, 2024

    Aerodynamic 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...

    Portrait 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!

    Portrait of Elsa Arksand
    Thanks to support from the KTH Opportunities Fund, Elsa Arksand's team was able to participate in the iGEM 2021 competition. For a year, the team in Albanova worked on the Mikroskin project, in collaboration with experts from all over the world. The project was awarded the gold medal of the competition. "We focused on acne in our project. Through Mikroskin, we wanted to shed light on different skin diseases, to break the stigma often associated with them and to find new treatment methods."
    Published Mar 01, 2024

    You 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

    Woman adjusting electrical equipment in laboratory
    Open-access AI algorithms have been developed to protect electrical grids from random fluctuations introduced by renewable energy and EVs. Assistant Professor Qianwen Xu in her lab at the Department of Electric Power and Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
    Published Feb 28, 2024

    In 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

    Man in lab suit working with 3D printing machine in office.
    PhD student Lee-Lun Lai loads a tray into a 3D microprinter to demonstrate how polymer transistors can be made faster, cheaper and more sustainably.
    Published Feb 26, 2024

    The 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

    Five people with bouquets of flowers standing next to each other looking at the camera.
    Left to right: Roberto Guanciale, senior lecturer at KTH and the students' coach, and Ludwig Kristoffersson, Elin Granstedt, Hampus Carlens and Gustaf Zachrisson. Photo: Anders G Warne.
    Published Feb 21, 2024

    Elin 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

    Two men in front of an auditorium.
    The astronaut Marcus Wandt told a packed auditorium at KTH about his space adventures. Christer Fuglesang, Director of the KTH Space Centre and an astronaut too, was also present.
    Published Feb 20, 2024

    After 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

    A programmable switch that was used in the research.
    A programmable switch that was used in the research.
    Published Feb 19, 2024

    By 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

    Portrait of researcher
    “Our study shows that it is possible to get rid of carbon dioxide emissions by switching to a renewable energy system,” says Anders Wörman, professor and research leader (Photo: Christer Gummeson).
    Published Feb 14, 2024

    Sun, 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

    students studying at the KTH Library
    Based on 38,796 responses from respondents in 166 countries KTH is ranked in the 101-125 bracket. Photo: Magnus Glans
    Published Feb 12, 2024

    Once 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

    Two people are holding a ribbon that two other people are cutting.
    From left: David Olgart, Director of Cybercampus Sweden, Minister of Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister of Education Mats Persson (L) and KTH President Anders Söderholm. Photo: Sanna Johannesson, Blackbox Videoproduktion.
    Published Feb 07, 2024

    The 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

    Broken pipeline leaking water on ground
    “One goal is for municipalities to make better decisions about water networks and reduce resource waste. Thanks to modeling using sensor data, we can more easily see what is happening in the pipes and more quickly locate leaks," says research leader Viktoria Fodor.
    Published Feb 06, 2024

    Leaks 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

    Portrait of researcher.
    Frauke Urban, editor of a new handbook on the climate crisis, calls for a climate policy that keeps pace with climate science (Photo: Christer Gummeson).
    Published Feb 06, 2024

    The 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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