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Pan-disease atlas maps molecular fingerprints of health, disease and aging
"We can separate universal false alarm bells of inflammation from truly disease specific signals," says Mathias Uhlén, professor at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the director of the Human Protein Atlas project. (Photo: Gustav Ceder) Published Oct 10, 2025A new study has mapped the distinct molecular “fingerprints” that 59 diseases leave in an individual’s blood protein – which would enable blood tests to discern troubling signs from those that are mor...
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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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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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Quantum keys can keep our secrets safe
Vaishali Adya, Hilma Karlsson and Erik Svanberg protect their eyes from the laser light in the lab. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Sep 10, 2025Your bank login, your health data, even your private messages – all rely on encryption. But future quantum computers could crack them in seconds. To stay ahead, researchers at KTH are turning to quant...
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Quantum technology – from theoretical physics to revolutionary technology
Max Planck (right) is considered the father of quantum physics. Professor Mats Wallin (left) works with technological applications of quantum physics, among other things. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH/Pixabay/Transocean Berlin Published Sep 01, 2025Quantum technology is a hot topic right now – and we are said to be on the verge of a revolution. But what exactly is it? KTH professor Mats Wallin explains the concepts. "Quantum technology involves...
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Their student project is reshaping train safety
Isak Jarbo and Johan Allberg’s bachelor thesis on braking curves led to part time jobs at The Swedish Transport Administration. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Aug 20, 2025When KTH students Isak Jarbo and Johan Allberg started working on their bachelor’s thesis, they hardly knew what braking curves were. Today, their report has laid the foundation for a change in Swedis...
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Quantum researcher take next step towards superconductors
Oscar Tjernberg will use a new type of electron spectroscopy facility to study superconductors. The photo shows the current laboratory equipment, a photoelectron spectrometer for time- and angle-resolved photoemission. (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Jun 17, 2025Superconductors can make computers significantly faster and green energy technology even more environmentally friendly. But first, we need a deeper understanding of how superconducting materials actua...
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AI can help the body heal itself
Maths professor Henrik Hult is researching how AI can be used to develop revolutionary treatments for inflammatory diseases (Photo: Christer Gummeson) Published Jun 16, 2025Can we learn the body's own language - and thus treat diseases? Cutting-edge research is underway at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to decode the nervous system's signals. The goal is to develop ne...
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Fusion reactor could provide energy for the future
Christer Fuglesang, professor at KTH and an astronaut, envisioned all that fusion energy could do for life and the climate on Earth at the inauguration of the Novatron 1 fusion reactor. (Photo: Torbjörn Bergkvist/Novatron Fusion Group) Published Jun 12, 2025We are finally on the verge of harnessing solar energy. This gives us great confidence for the future. These were the words of KTH professor and astronaut Christer Fuglesang at the inauguration of th...
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Waclaw Gudowski receives the Borelius Medal: "Research is magical"
Published Jun 03, 2025Waclaw Gudowski, the driving force behind KTH’s highly regarded Master’s Programme in Nuclear Engineering, has been awarded the Borelius Medal 2025. The award recognises his outstanding contributions...
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Exhibition explores nuclear energy’s role in a fossil-free future
Pär Olsson and Christophe Duwig, leaders of KTH Nexus and intitiators of the exhibition. Published May 27, 2025Nuclear power is a controversial and crucial topic in today’s energy debate. An ongoing exhibition at the KTH Library highlights how an innovative nuclear technology, tiny modular reactors (SMRs), can...
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Zuheir Barsoum on the TekMek Research Days: The breadth of research areas enables useful networking
Published May 06, 2025In May 2025, TekMek Research Days will bring together researchers and industry representatives to exchange knowledge, establish contacts and open up for new collaborations. By making the diversity of ...
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KTH physicists among the winners of the Breakthrough Prize
Published Apr 15, 2025KTH scientists Jonas Strandberg and Christian Ohm are among the group of researchers that have been awarded the prestigious 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, as part of the ATLAS collabo...
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Divers and robots working together: AI-driven underwater collaboration could create safer missions
Published Apr 08, 2025How can we make diving missions in defence, rescue and law enforcement safer and more efficient? KTH is currently leading the SHARCEX project, which aims to develop new technologies that will enable h...
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Mapping unexplored areas in Greenland could provide new insights into ice-melting
Published Mar 11, 2025A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature shows that the world's glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate. Between 2012 and 2023, the world's glaciers lost about 36 per cent more i...
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Developing nuclear fuel for future reactors
Published Mar 11, 2025Maria Giamouridou works with a most interesting material. The PhD student is fabricating the more advanced type of nuclear fuel uranium nitride, which can be used for small modular reactors (SMR).
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Charging the future: transforming body heat into sustainable energy
Published Mar 10, 2025Jose Serrano, a postdoctoral researcher in applied physics, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship* from the EU to develop more sustainable thermoelectric hybrid gen...
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Dedicated teachers rewarded with KTH's Pedagogical prize
Rodrigo Muro and Carl Dahlberg, who were awarded KTH's Pedagogical prize for 2024 in December. Photo: Christer Gummeson Published Feb 27, 2025The two teachers Carl Dahlberg and Rodrigo Muro were awarded KTH's Pedagogical prize for 2024 in December, with excellence in teaching and encouragement of critical thinking among the motivations.
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