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AI servers could use ten percent of U.S. electricity by 2030
Francesco Fuso-Nerini is part of the international research team behind a study on AI's environmental impact. Published Nov 21, 2025A study recently published in Nature Sustainability warns that, by 2030, AI servers in the U.S. alone could consume up to ten percent of the country’s current electricity use, an amount comparable to ...
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Dani Zuhair wins first prize at EUCYS: “An unforgettable experience”
Dani Zuhair, Photo: Jelina Khoo Published Nov 19, 2025Dani Zuhair, affiliated with the Division of Light and Matter Physics at KTH, has been awarded first prize and an honorary distinction at the prestigious EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), held ...
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Arian Lundberg receives 6 million Swedish crowns for advanced Cancer Research
Arian Lundberg is excited about the opportunities it brings to train young researchers and to strengthen collaborations across disciplines. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Nov 19, 2025The Swedish Research Council has awarded Arian Lundberg at KTH a Starting Grant of 6 million Swedish crowns for research on aggressive and therapy-resistant prostate cancer. "We are looking at the l...
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KTH in three new national research schools for teacher educators
Strafan Hrastinski and Arnold Pers will run three new research schools. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Nov 19, 2025The Swedish Research Council has awarded funding to twelve national research schools for teacher educators. KTH is participating in three of them – two with a clear focus on AI and one in science and ...
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What is the rare interstellar object made of? New observations give clues
3I/ATLAS Image Credit: Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii) Published Nov 13, 2025A mysterious visitor from outside our solar system has once again captured global attention — and researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology played a key role in uncovering what it really is.
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Finding abundant elements for greener batteries
Published Nov 13, 2025As the demand for greener energy storage grows, researchers are looking beyond traditional lithium-ion batteries toward more sustainable and abundant options like sodium- and calcium-ion batteries for...
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New web platform accelerates greener freight transport
The platform offers an interactive map that helps users plan routes primarily by rail. Photo: Michael Erhardsson, Mostphotos. Published Nov 12, 2025A web platform developed by researchers at KTH, among others, will facilitate planning and logistics for transporting goods by rail.
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KTH professor receives prestigious geoscience award
Prosun Bhattacharya (centre) works at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH. Photo: R. Olsson KTH Published Oct 29, 2025Thanks to research developed by KTH, more than one million people have gained access to safe drinking water with life-saving health benefits. Professor Prosun Bhattacharya has now been awarded one of ...
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Prestigious IEEE award to EECS associate professor
Qianwen Xu receives IEEE award during the awards ceremony in Madrid Published Oct 22, 2025Last week Qianwen Xu, associate professor at EECS’ Division of Electric Power and Energy Systems received the J. David Irwin Early Career Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Enginee...
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RELAX opens the door to large-scale research
Free Electron Laser, Copyright DESY. Published Oct 07, 2025With RELAX, KTH is lowering the barriers for researchers who want to use large experimental facilities and take advantage of X-rays, neutrons, and muons. The initiative offers practical support, exper...
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Mathematics Professor from KTH Invited as Speaker at ICM
Published Sep 24, 2025“I see beauty in mathematics, it is like a beautiful beast whose tentacles are everywhere, underlying nature and everything we do.” Professor Danijela Damjanović from KTH has been invited to speak at ...
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Taking Humour Seriously in Graduate Training
Published Sep 24, 2025For nearly two decades, Benoit Baudry (Université de Montréal) and Martin Monperrus (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) have supervised master’s and PhD students. Along the way, they’ve drawn a perhap...
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KTH researcher receives the Leonardo da Vinci Medal 2025
Arnold Pears, Professor and Head of the Department of Learning. Photo: Anneli Nygårds Published Sep 24, 2025Arnold Pears, professor at the Department of Learning, is this year's recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest award presented by SEFI – European Society of Engineering Education.
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KTH participates in international collaboration with MIT
Published Sep 24, 2025Professor Fredrik Viklund from the Department of Mathematics at KTH is among the participants in the newly established Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory. The goal is ...
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Johan Håstad honoured with the Royal Society Milner Award 2026
Professor Johan Håstad. A pioneer in areas such as circuit complexity, cryptography, parallel computing and optimisation. Published Sep 23, 2025Professor Johan Håstad, of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, has been awarded the Royal Society Milner Award and Lecture 2026 for his sustained and transformational contributions to theo...
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Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Günter Blöschl visits KTH
KTH Climate Action Centre's Director Francesco Fuso-Nerini, WaterCentre@KTH's Director Zahra Kalantari, Professor Günter Blöschl and KTH's President Anders Söderholm Published Sep 10, 2025Professor Günter Blöschl, Vienna University of Technology and University of Bologna, held a seminar at KTH Campus on 28 August, the day after he received this year's Stockholm Water Prize from HM the ...
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Brake Wear – A Hidden Source of Gases
Photo: Pexels Published Sep 08, 2025As exhaust emissions from vehicles have decreased, non-exhaust emissions such as brake wear have become an increasingly important source of particulate pollution. A new study from KTH and Stockholm Un...
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KTH-developed chatbot makes climate research accessible
Published Sep 01, 2025Qbot is a KTH-developed chatbot that specialises in climate issues. What makes it stand out from similar services is that it relies exclusively on scientific and peer-reviewed sources and can be adapt...
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Plant cell–inspired drug delivery system
Anran Mao, a researcher at KTH who develops new drug delivery systems. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Aug 13, 2025Natural plant cells are excellent drug delivery systems, but they are not straightforward to load. Newly designed synthetic plant cells developed by researchers at KTH may solve this conundrum.
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Two KTH researchers appointed Research Leaders of the Future
Vitaly Petrov and Seraina Dual, Research Leaders of the Future from KTH. Published Jun 26, 2025The Foundation for Strategic Research has appointed the Research Leaders of the Future and among the 16 elected researchers are two from KTH: Vitaly Petrov and Seraina Dual. “I am truly honored to re...
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