News in sustainability
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KTH helps Nepal shift to cleaner cooking fuels
New research highlights that by adopting cleaner cooking technologies, like electric cooking, Nepal could prevent around 9,563 deaths annually and reduce health costs and emissions significantly. Published Oct 17, 2024KTH is part of a collaboration to make Nepalis to use cleaner fuels when cooking.
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Newsmakers at KTH – October 2024
Top from left: Léa Braud, Johan Rockberg, Kaspar Norberg. Below: Nicolai Kristersson Campbell, Georgia Destouni, Sverker Sörlin. Published Oct 16, 2024Who has received what when it comes to funding? What findings, results and researchers have attracted attention outside KTH? Under the vignette Newsmakers, we provide a selection of the latest news an...
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Research on lignin and superconductors receives Wallenberg grant
KTH professors Egor Babaev, Minna Hakkarainen and Oscar Tjernberg are recipients of project grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for their basic research. Photo: KTH Published Oct 14, 2024What is the structure of lignin and can it be used to create new sustainable materials? Can a new kind of spectroscopy method reveal how electrons bind together and what are the properties of a comple...
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“The importance of technology for our oceans”
Peter Sigray talking about his research in the arctic waters of Greenland Published Oct 04, 2024Water-related research at KTH covers a wide range of themes. A common denominator is the practical approach and the solution-oriented quality of projects and research areas. This makes it ideal for ex...
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Using AI to fight youth gang recruitment
Researchers Susanne Nilsson and Rob Comber will use an AI-powered database to help social actors collaborate better and more innovatively. (Photo: Anna Gullers) Published Oct 01, 2024Researchers at KTH are using AI to tackle youth gang crime. By bringing together knowledge, contacts, and expertise in a database, they aim to boost cooperation between different societal actors.
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How to reduce the energy use of buildings
iStock: Khanchit Khirisutchalual Published Oct 01, 2024“In the DigiCityClimate project, we are trying to reduce citizens’ energy use with the help of AI. We will also help condominium associations balance and optimize their properties’ operation and make ...
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The ocean's smallest creature is mapped
Anders Andersson, professor, and Karin Garefelt, PhD student, studying microscopy images of marine plankton analysed and identified with image recognition software (Photo: Magnus Glans) Published Oct 01, 2024How will a warmer climate affect the ecosystem? Genetic researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are mapping changes in marine plankton to get closer to the answer. Using AI-based image analys...
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Researchers granted 4 million SEK in funds by Trafikverket
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The enzymes that can reduce emissions
The Rubisco enzyme, the key enzyme for fixing carbon dioxide in algae and plants, is now the target of AI-based protein design in Paul Hudson’s laboratory at KTH/SciLIfeLab. Published Sep 23, 2024With the help of advanced AI technology, KTH researchers are developing completely new proteins to contribute to a more sustainable world. These include accelerating the uptake of carbon dioxide by ...
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Better understanding of charging options for electric trucks
When KTH student Noah Eriksson Tewolde Berhane came to Berkeley, he had to change his mind. But that went well too. Photo: Peter Asplund Published Sep 10, 2024When Noah Eriksson Tewolde Berhane arrived in Berkeley this summer for an eight-week internship, he expected to work on making electric vehicles up to 30 percent more energy-efficient as part of the N...
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Stronger eco-friendly asphalt from forest waste
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 Published Sep 06, 2024KTH 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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ERC grants to develop medicines and sustainable materials
Helena Lundberg, chemist, and Tobias Bensefelt, fibre and polymer researcher, have been awarded ERC Starting Grants. (Photo: Jon Lindhe) Published Sep 02, 2024One 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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Urban Designer of the Year with focus on sustainability
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German exchange student arrives at KTH after bicycling 1,800 kilometres
1800 kilometres by bike in 13 days can help anyone realise how little they actually need in life. Published Aug 27, 2024He’s the exchange student who just bicycled all the way from Karlsruhe, Germany, to Stockholm and KTH. In just under two weeks, he pedalled 1,800 kilometres and arrived in Stockholm 6 kilograms lighte...
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KTH Robot exploring the melting ice caps of northern Greenland
Research activities on Oden will continue around the clock during the six-week expedition. The midnight sun means that it will be bright even during the night shifts. “The aim of the expedition is to help build reliable models of how sea levels might change in the future,” Peter Sigray says. Published Aug 02, 2024The icebreaker Oden is on its way to the difficult-to-access waters and glaciers of northern Greenland. The polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean includes about 40 researchers, including a team from KT...
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Will reduce emissions in cows farts
Initial laboratory tests showed a 92 to 99 per cent reduction in methane with the new feed additive. Photo: Kasper Nymann Published Jun 28, 2024KTH student Martin Blomberg and researchers have developed a new type of food additive that has the the potential to reduce methane emissions from cow burps and farts by about 90 per cent. The additiv...
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KTH students received SEK 50,000 each: Here are the results
KTH student Weronika Tuszynska's thesis aims to assess the severity of forest fires using satellite data and artificial intelligence. Photo: Peter Asplund Published Jun 10, 2024At a time when surveys such as The Nordic youth barometer show that interest among young people in sustainability issues is on the decline, there is evidence to the contrary. Like the 12 KTH students ...
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How to make government information more understandable
Palácio do Planalto - Brazil's government building. Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas/Unsplash. Published May 31, 2024In a polarized time when facts from researchers and politicians can be misinterpreted or distorted, the need for comprehensible knowledge dissemination is increasing. KTH student Tiago Maranhao Barret...
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IRNOP to bring insights in sustainable project management
The conference will be held in the main KTH building with the beautiful E1 as the main hall. Published May 28, 2024Hi Anna Jerbrant, one of the organisers of the IRNOP Conference taking place at KTH Campus 11-14 June. What kind of conference is IRNOP?
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KTH's Alum of the Year 2024 wants to engage Swedish households in the energy transition
“At a time when we charge our cars the same way we charge our phones, and private households can produce their own electricity, households can become part of a common energy solution for the whole society. My goal is for all of Europe's electricity consumers to have access to each other's surplus electricity. We should be able to move the supply of electricity between countries," says Tanmoy Bari, co-founder of Greenely and KTH's Alum of the Year 2024. Published May 07, 2024He is the co-creator of a digital platform developed to give private households full control over their energy consumption. The vision is to connect electricity consumers to a virtual power plant for ...
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