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To develop more environmentally friendly and durable asphalt mixtures, KTH researchers are combining chemical and mechanical tests with 3D imaging techniques from X-ray and neutron radiation sources. “The combination of testing methods allows us to understand the internal properties of the new biomaterial. We want to be able to ensure that the material maintains the right quality throughout the life of the road,” says KTH researcher Maria Chiara Cavalli. Photo: Mostphotos

Stronger eco-friendly asphalt from forest waste

KTH researchers aim to make paved roads more sustainable by using the natural material lignin, a by-product of the wood and paper industry. “The new material will reduce the need for oil-based asphal...

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KTH offers technical foundation year programme at three learning centers in the Stockholm region. (Photo: Magnus Glans)

New initiative for foundation programme in the Stockholm area

KTH will be offering a technical foundation year programme at learning centres in Norrtälje, Nynäshamn and Södertälje. "This is part of our continued commitment to the region. It's a way of offering ...

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Helena Lundberg, chemist, and Tobias Bensefelt, fibre and polymer researcher, have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. (Photo: Jon Lindhe)

ERC grants to develop medicines and sustainable materials

One conducts basic research in organic chemistry, the other in fibre and polymer technology. Helena Lundberg and Tobias Bensefelt have been awarded ERC Starting Grants 2024 for projects in their respe...

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Lorenz Payonga, doctoral student at KTH’s Department of Energy Technology, is involved in the PARMENIDES project.

A humanized electricity grid

Can you combine the requirements from the electricity grid and the needs from the consumers? Researchers at KTH will combine multiple energy storage technologies with insights from human behavior, the...

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Saman Nimali Gunasekara explores how flexible sector coupling between thermal energy and electric power can be designed for different realities.

Saman wants to save the climate – with flexible energy storage

50 percent of the world's final energy is used in cooling and heating. Yet little attention is paid to the technologies behind it, the role thermal energy storage plays in it, and its connection to el...

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Rafael and Silvia visiting Exheat Ltd’s electric heater manufacturing facilities.

New EU funding boosts thermal systems research

New funding for KTH’s experts in thermal systems paves way for new experiments and brand new rigs in the lab at the energy department. We sat down with researchers Rafael Guedez and Silvia Trevisan to...

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