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Catharina Erlich receives IVA’s new award in technology
Published Oct 27, 2026The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has established a new award to recognize and reward dedicated technology teachers in primary and secondary education. Catharina Erlich, former s...
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Jenni Reuben explores when to trust AI
Jenni Reuben is interested in where the line is drawn regarding when one can trust an autonomous AI system. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Oct 21, 2026An AI system may perform well in testing and still encounter a situation it was never designed to handle. How can we tell when it is approaching its limits, and when we should no longer trust its deci...
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How Cycling Infrastructure Can Shape the Cities of the Future
Published Oct 21, 2026How can cycling research contribute to smarter urban planning? In his docent research, Malte Rothhämel, Associate Professor at KTH, investigates how the interaction between humans, vehicles, and infra...
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Johan Silfwerbrand awarded Excellence in Civil Engineering 2026
Photo: Ellen Norrman/Samhällsbyggarna Published Oct 21, 2026Johan Silfwerbrand has been awarded this year’s Excellence in Civil Engineering award by Samhällsbyggarna. The award was presented during the Samhällsbyggnadsdagarna on 12 October 2026.
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Elected Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Published Oct 19, 2026Congratulations Andris Vaivads Professor of Experimental Space Physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Class for Astronomy and Space Science at the Royal...
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Recycling water opens up energy savings
Published Oct 16, 2026Water used in our buildings does not have to be a depleted resource. By integrating water and energy systems, we can recover both water and energy. A new doctoral thesis from KTH Royal Institute of Te...
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New doctoral students mark GRAITE launch
Published Oct 15, 2026Last year, the Swedish Research Council awarded funding to twelve national research schools for teacher educators. Among them is GRAITE (GRAduate School for AI and Teacher Education), which seeks to s...
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Researchers study how tourists use Stockholm’s public transport
Photo: Pixabay Published Oct 13, 2026Stockholm attracts more visitors every year – and like in every tourist destination, they put a strain on local public transport. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have studied the tour...
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Researchers identify aggressive molecular features in low-risk prostate cancer
Arian Lundberg is an assistant professor in biomedical proteomics. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Sep 30, 2026Researchers at KTH has developed a new approach that reveals molecular features of aggressive prostate cancer that are not captured by conventional clinical risk classification. The results could lead...
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Research from the front row
Published Sep 29, 2026ForskarFredag (ReserachFriday) is an annual event where school students and the general public can experience exciting research in practice. The event includes ForskarGrand Prix, a competition where r...
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Common plastic additives may be carcinogenic
Cecilia Williams has studied three chemicals on behalf of the WHO agency IARC. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Sep 29, 2026Three common additives used in the plastics industry may cause cancer. A World Health Organization working group’s review of research highlights the danger posed by three common "plasticisers" – or so...
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New lab for building materials at the atomic scale
Four crucial components for the new Atomfab: Adrian Iovan, Vladislav Korenivski, Erik Holmgren and the ALD financed by WISE (Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustain-ability). Published Sep 24, 2026Materials built up layer by layer, with a thickness of just a few atomic layers. It may sound impossible, but researchers at KTH now have new capabilities for this kind of materials research.
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Joakim Lundeberg receives IVA's Gold Medal
Joakim Lundeberg’s innovative method for spatial transcriptomics has become a global standard tool in life sciences and is of particular significance in cancer research. Photo: Tomas Johansson, IVA Published Sep 24, 2026Joakim Lundeberg, professor of molecular biotechnology at KTH, has been awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ (IVA) Gold Medal 2026 for his pioneering work in molecular biotechno...
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International Recognition for Kristin Kirchner’s ERC-Funded Project FunCalc4Stats
Kristin Kirchner leads the ERC-funded project FunCalc4Stats, which develops new mathematical and computational methods for analysing large volumes of spatial and temporal data. Published Sep 22, 2026Kristin Kirchner’s ERC-funded project, FunCalc4Stats, aims to develop next-generation statistical methods for analysing large and complex data sets. Combining ideas from mathematics, statistics, and n...
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Space food: Beyond survival
KTH researcher Tor Blomqvist talks about the future of space food at the Nobel Prize Museum. Photo: Per Larsson, SU Published Sep 21, 2026A round trip to Mars takes several years. What will the astronauts eat when they cannot replenish their supplies along the way? KTH researcher Tor Blomqvist is studying the food systems that will be n...
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KTH played a key role in bringing ECCV back to Sweden after 32 years
The European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), held on 8–12 September 2026 Published Sep 18, 2026Thirty-two years after ECCV was held in Stockholm, thousands of researchers gathered in Malmö for ECCV 2026. Behind the scenes, Professor Atsuto Maki, KTH, played a key role in bringing the event back...
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AI should support learning, not replace it
Published Sep 18, 2026AI will transform education. Pupils and students should not be banned from using AI. Instead, they need to learn how to use the technology in a critical and responsible manner, says Arnold Pears, a pr...
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Building Trust in the Digital Age
Published Sep 16, 2026Behind every weather forecast, digital twin, and advanced AI model are mathematical calculations that attempt to describe reality. But all models contain uncertainties. Jennifer Ryan is a Professor of...
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Moss being baked in the researchers' oven
Published Sep 15, 2026It may look like ordinary moss, but it is the subject of important research. KTH researchers Filip Strand and Fredrik Asplund have been in Umeå to investigate the moisture level in the forest. Why? Th...
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Japanese students held workshop
Published Sep 10, 2026QR codes, holograms and cultural exchange were in focus when 20 students from the Institute of Science in Tokyo met upper secondary school students at the House of Science (Vetenskapens Hus). Through ...
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