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  • Rewarding being a mentor to future researchers

    Smiling man with glasses.
    Antonio Capezza is a postdoc researcher in polymeric materials. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Aug 17, 2022

    During the summer, postdoc researcher Antonio Capezza has mentored two unusually young KTH researchers - high school students Klara Wagenius and Mathias Chang. Together, they have researched the use o...

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  • New catalyst can provide cheaper and more efficient production of hydrogen

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    Hao Yang and Mårten Ahlquist. Photo: Sabina Fabrizi and Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Jun 22, 2022

    Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have participated in developing a new, very effective catalyst for the oxidation of water into oxygen and hydrogen. The results, which have recently be...

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  • New Horizon Europe project aims at reducing emissions from the agricultural sector

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    Assistant Professor Shareq Mohd Nazir. Photo: Åsa Karsberg: KTH
    Published Jun 15, 2022

    Researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering are collaborating with other European partners to develop and implement technologies that could significantly reduce emissions of methane and nitr...

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  • Secondary school pupils learn programming at campus Flemingsberg

    Secondary school pupils at Vistasolan
    Two of the pupils from Vistaskolan in front of the computer. Photo: Mikael Sjöberg
    Published Jun 15, 2022

    During five Tuesdays this spring, ten Secondary school pupils (ages 10 to 12) from the Vista school (Vistaskolan) in Huddinge have been learning programming in one of the computer rooms at campus Flem...

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  • New films to highlight KTH:s five campuses

    New campus films
    Published May 04, 2022

    Why are KTH’s five campuses located where they are? New campus films – one for each campus and one film with all campuses – explains and highlights the strategic focus areas of each campus. There’s of...

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  • CBH student awarded for Best degree project

    Louise Ulveland
    Louise Ulveland. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH.
    Published May 04, 2022

    The Trade Association Swedish Water (Svenskt Vatten) every year awards Best degree project within the area of water and wastewater. One of the winners 2022 is Louise Ulveland from the Degree programme...

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  • Knots that can solve the problems of the future

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    Fredrik Schaufelberger. Photo: Åsa Karsberg, KTH
    Published Apr 21, 2022

    A new type of molecular knot that forms weaves recently led to a publication in the scientific journal Science. ”It was a satisfying aesthetic form. This type of knot exists everywhere in celtic myth...

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  • New way to identify functional genomic regions

    Two women.
    Anniina Vihervaara and Adelina Rabenius. Photo: Privat
    Published Mar 28, 2022

    Researchers at the Department of Gene Technology have developed a protocol that describes how to identify active genes and functional genomic regions from nascent RNA-sequencing data.

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  • Emma Lundberg awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize

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    Professor Emma Lundberg. Photo: Daniel Roos, Scilifelab
    Published Mar 09, 2022

    Professor Emma Lundberg is one of five promising young scientists who are awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize from the Swedish Academy Of Science. The prize is given in five different categories, mathe...

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  • Céline Montanari, Biocomposites

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    Céline Montanari. Photo: Gabriella Mastantuoni, KTH
    Published Feb 02, 2022

    In recent years, the development of transparent wood biocomposites derived from delignified wood substrates have gained interest because they combine attractive structural properties with optical func...

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  • Identified protein-ligand binding could contribute to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

    Yogesh Todarwal.
    PhD student Yogesh Todarwal is first author of the article in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B where the results have recently been published. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Dec 22, 2021

    Researchers at the department Theoretical Chemistry and Biology have contributed to the understanding of the interaction between markers and the proteins behind Alzheimer’s disease.

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  • New AI method provides a better understanding of our cells

    Emma Lundberg.
    Professor Emma Lundberg, Scilifelab.
    Published Dec 14, 2021

    A new AI-based method can give researchers a better understanding of the structure of our cells. Using the new technique, called Multi-Scale Integrated Cell (MuSIC), an international research team has...

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  • Xuying Wang, Surface chemistry and corrosion science

    Xuying Wang.
    Published Dec 08, 2021

    When assessing hazards of metals, alloys, and metal-containing items, the metal release (bioaccessibility) is of high importance. Triggered by increasingly stricter hazard classifications for metals, ...

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  • New Lifelong learning project group at CBH

    Per Berglund, LLL coordinator at CBH
    Per Berglund is LLL coordinator at CBH. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Nov 25, 2021

    The number of Lifelong Learning courses (LLL) are increasing at CBH. A new working group has been formed in order to discuss and handle all matters of LLL. A new e-mail address has been created for co...

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  • Fangyuan Chang, Technology in Health Care

    Fangyuan Chang.
    Fangyuan Chang. Foto: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Nov 24, 2021

    In her dissertation, Fangyuan Chang investigated the digitalization of social alarm systems in Swedish nursing homes.

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  • Secil Yilmaz Turan, Biotechnology

    Secil Yilmaz Turan.
    Published Oct 27, 2021

    In her dissertation, Secil Yilmaz Turan presents new materials developed from agricultural by-products.

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  • Shirin Khaliliazar, Fibre Technology

    Shirin Khaliliazar.
    Shirin Khaliliazar. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH
    Published Oct 14, 2021

    In her dissertation, Shirin Khaliliazar presents techniques that could be used for manufacturing fast and reliable self-tests on paper and textile for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

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  • Faster battery recycling using ultrasound

    KTH researcher Xiong Xiao in laboratory.
    KTH scientist Xiong Xiao uses ultrasound in combination with acetic acid and citric acid, instead of sulfuric acid, to extract the metals from the batteries. Photo: Peter Ardell, KTH
    Published Oct 12, 2021

    As the electrification of society increases, so does the amount of used batteries that need to be recycled. Researchers at KTH have developed a new method to recycle valuable metals from used lithium ...

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  • Division of Ergonomics continues with Lifelong Learning courses

    Mikael Forsman, Professor in Ergonomics at KTH
    Mikael Forsman, Professor in Ergonomics at KTH, Photo: Adam Fredholm
    Published Oct 07, 2021

    KTH’s project Lifelong Learning continues and the division of Ergonomics launches new courses in work environment and ergonomics in spring 2022.

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  • Johan Rockberg awarded for his ability to share

    Dag Larsson, Johan Rockberg, Martin Skoglund and Mohammed Homman.
    Dag Larsson, Johan Rockberg, Atlas Antibodies (represented by Martin Skoglund) and Mohammed Homman all received prices from SwedenBIO. Photo: SwedenBIO
    Published Oct 06, 2021

    Johan Rockberg, professor in antibody technology at the CBH School, has been awarded the Life Science Star Award for ”Sharing is Caring” by Sweden Bio. The organization has handed out four awards to l...

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