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Building Sustainable Materials from Nature’s Smallest Structures
Published May 20, 2026Proteins are among nature’s most versatile building blocks. By studying their structures and behaviors, Christofer Lendel and his team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are uncovering new possibili...
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Tiny fungi, big potential: Ievgeniia Tiukova on yeast research for sustainable foods
Dr. Ievgeniia Tiukova. Photo: private Published May 14, 2026In Sweden, yeast is mainly known for its crucial role in the making of cinnamon buns. For thousands of years, the single-celled fungi have been used in baking and brewing, but nowadays their role as v...
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The New Geopolitics of Food: Navigating Policies for Resilient Self-Reliance.
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From Fossil Resources to Sustainable Biotechnology
Published May 13, 2026At KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Antonius van Maris is developing biotechnological solutions that could reduce dependence on fossil resources and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Through research ...
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KTH’s smallest food producers celebrate 10 years
Published May 07, 2026Did you know that KTH has its very own honey bees? Since 2016, several beehives on KTH Campus have been home to thousands of bees. KTH Food recently joined the bee experts Karolina and Mattias as they...
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Thinking Through Uncertainty
Published May 06, 2026As a researcher in risk philosophy at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Per Wikman-Svahn studies how uncertainty shapes decision-making in society. His work spans climate risks, scenario planning, an...
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From Molecular Insights to Sustainable Solutions
Published Apr 30, 2026At KTH Royal Institute of Technology, multidisciplinary scientist Vaibhav Srivastava explores the complex biology of plants and microorganisms to address global challenges in agriculture, aquaculture,...
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Questioning Sustainability: Understanding Systems, Not Labels
Published Apr 28, 2026Michael’s journey from mechanical engineering in the automotive industry to a leading role in industrial ecology reflects a deep curiosity about sustainability. Rather than defining what is “sustainab...
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Turning Food Waste into Opportunity: Meet Researcher Joar Stephansson
Published Apr 23, 2026How can overlooked resources in our food system be put to better use? Joar Stephansson is exploring exactly that. As a researcher at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, he studies how food wa...
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Breaking out of the silos: integrated approaches to food systems planning
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A new way to stop global spread of pathogen once linked to Ireland's Great Famine
A comparison of two potatoes inoculated with Phytophthora infestans. Seven days after inoculation, the untreated potato (left) shows the characteristic late blight symptoms, while the potato treated with the peptide CS5 (right) shows no symptoms. Published Apr 23, 2026Research at KTH has taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered an historic famine in Ireland and now threatens to spread globally due to climate ch...
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Designing a More Sustainable Future: Annelise de Jong’s Research Journey
Published Apr 12, 2026At KTH Royal Institute of Technology and IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Dr. Annelise de Jong is rethinking what sustainability really means in practice. By combining design, behavioral ...
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Rethinking Food: From Byproducts to Breakthroughs
Published Apr 10, 2026At KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Dr. Aratrika Ray is shaping the future of sustainable food systems through cutting-edge research in biopolymers and food engineering. With a PhD in F...
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New analysis reveals climate risks to Sweden’s food and water supply
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A framework to analyze municipalities’ capacities in planning for food systems resilience
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Making Use of the Invisible Pantry
Published Mar 31, 2026How can we build a more sustainable food system by making better use of what already exists? For Louise Bartek, postdoctoral researcher within PLENTY at KTH, the answer lies in the resources we often ...
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Turning residual streams into resources: the role of Work Package 2 Systems in PLENTY
Published Mar 31, 2026What residual streams exist within the food system, how can they be valorized, and which pathways offer the most sustainable outcomes? These questions sit at the heart of WP2 in the PLENTY project, wh...
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BioRESorb: Transforming Food Biomass Side-streams to Porous Materials
BioRESorb team. Photo: Antonio Capezza Published Mar 26, 2026Antonio Capezza leads the BioRESorb research team, focusing on converting food- and bio-based industrial side-streams into functional, biodegradable porous materials. On the recent lunch webinar, Cape...
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Making food systems sustainable in practice: Courtney Adamson's licentiate seminar
Courtney Adamson. Photo by: Sara Borgström Published Mar 18, 2026Courtney Adamson recently held her licentiate seminar on governing food systems for resilience. Now she shares the main insights and takeaways from her research.
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