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New KTH course provides insight into food chemistry
The Food Chemistry and Technology course will give students a basic understanding of how the various components in food interact to give products their appearance, taste and texture. Photo: Mostphotos Published Aug 21, 2025A new KTH course in food chemistry and technology meets the needs of students, researchers and industry by raising questions about the future of food, sustainability and food technology. “Historic...
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KTH researchers develop holistic tool for wetland placement and resilience planning
Amir Rezvani together with Zahra Kalantari, Professor, Director of Watercentre and project leader from KTH Published Aug 20, 2025Climate change and human activity are causing major changes in how water systems function, leading to more frequent and intense floods and droughts, and declining water quality across the globe. A...
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Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption: Practices, Perspectives, and the Case of Food
Published Aug 18, 2025Vishal Parekh at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, will publically defend his doctoral thesis on 26 September 2025.
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Smart Design, Control, and Optimization of Thermal Energy Storage
The Juvelen building in Uppsala. Photo: Skanska Published Aug 12, 2025Amirmohammad Behzadi at the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, will publicly defend his doctoral thesis on 28 August 2025.
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Advancing collaboration for advanced high-strength steels
Henrik Sieurin is new adjunct professor at the Department of Materials Science. Published Jun 29, 2025Henrik Sieurin earned his PhD at KTH. Now he’s back as an adjunct professor and expert in fatigue of the world’s most recycled material – steel. With a focus on collaboration for smarter solutions in ...
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Trees important for lowering outdoor temperatures in cities
Published Jun 26, 2025Surface temperatures in a city are affected by trees. This is shown by measurements that researchers Ulla Mörtberg, professor of energy systems analysis and environmental assessment, and Elina Merdyms...
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Arctic offers new perspectives for students from California and Sweden
This group of Cal State Fullerton students arrived last week for the KTH summer course, Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic. (Photo: David Callahan) Published Jun 21, 2025Polar bears, abandoned coal mines and a deserted Russian settlement await 16 students from California who arrived at KTH last week to prepare for a unique field study course in the high Arctic, from J...
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KTH advances wireless communication research beyond traditional telecom
Published Jun 19, 2025How can wireless communication contribute to smart cities, climate-friendly farming or improved security? Through the new Strategic Research Initiative, 'Wireless Beyond Telecommunication', KTH is bri...
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QS ranking highlights KTH social impact, collaboration and sustainability
The new ranking places KTH second among universities in Sweden and 13th among those in the European Union. Published Jun 19, 2025With high marks for sustainability, social impact and international research collaboration, KTH was ranked 78th worldwide in the 2026 QS World University Rankings which were released today.
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“No Future Without the Sea” - the Role of Algae in the Future Food System
Kristineberg Marine Research Station. Photo: Armin Moghiman. Published Jun 17, 2025Kristineberg Marine Research Station is located right by the sea on the Swedish west coast. It is the world’s third oldest marine research station, and since it was founded in 1877 it has attracted re...
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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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KTH professor named Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion
Zahra Kalantari's winning paper shows that cities hold immense untapped potential to fight climate change. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Jun 17, 2025Zahra Kalantari, professor in Environmental Science and Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has been named international champion of the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize. Kalantari and...
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KTH project secures major funding to make climate-neutral cities a reality
Amir Rezvani, Zahra Kalantari and Jessica Page Published Jun 16, 2025Urban areas contribute to more than 60 percent of global greenhouse emissions. With cities around the world tackling climate change and extreme weather events, a research initiative at KTH Royal Insti...
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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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Under the Dome: An Educational Journey into Urban Energy Solutions
Published Jun 11, 2025The project aims to create a miniaturized model of energy systems for future cities, designed as an educational environment for KTH students.
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Singapore and KTH join forces on AI
The symposium takes place at Digital Futures on 16–19 September, 2025. Published Jun 02, 2025AI is reshaping how we work and learn – but how do we build inclusive and future-proof knowledge? On September 16–18, KTH/Digital Futures, Örebro University and Linköping University are bringing toget...
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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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Joint lab to find functional materials of the future
UTokyo professor Junichiro Shiomi and KTH professor Daniel Söderberg. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published May 27, 2025KTH Royal Institute of Technology is strengthening its collaboration with Japan. As part of a joint research project on nanomaterials, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and KTH are opening a joint lab ...
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When data makes a difference: How AymurAI helps the justice system in Latin America
Published May 26, 2025In Latin America, there is a lack of structured data on gender-based violence against women and LGBTI people. In order to statistically map gender-based violence against women and LGBTI people, Ivana ...
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