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New Industrial PhD collaboration launched to bridge the AI “innovation gap” in the energy sector
Published Jan 30, 2026AI seems to be everything everywhere all at once, but how can, or should, it be applied in the energy sector? A new project led by industrial PhD candidate Angelina Rubow in collaboration with E1 Mana...
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Tracking the spread of microplastics
Microplastics in the oceans come from multiple sources, including the breakdown of plastic products, tyre wear, cosmetic products, industrial emissions, the washing of synthetic clothing and airborne transport, among others. (Photo: Mostphotos) Published Jan 29, 2026Microplastics are spread by currents and waves across the world's oceans, threatening both ecosystems and human health. In ongoing research, KTH researcher is developing a new modelling tool to track ...
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SuMoth CHALLENGE – When theory meets speed, sustainability, and real innovation
Ulysses Dhomé and Laura Marimon Giovanetti. Published Jan 28, 2026How can advanced engineering theory take the step out of the classroom and become real innovation? In the SuMoth Challenge, students get the answer the moment their own foiling sailboats rise out of t...
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New study enables safe reuse of concrete
Newly-produced concrete slabs await at a construction site. Producing and using new concrete accounts for as much as 9 percent of global carbon emissions. But reusing precast structural elements minimizes waste, reduces emissions and preserves value. (Photo: Tatiana Chekryzhova) Published Jan 28, 2026Recent research in Sweden and Finland shows how used concrete’s lifespan can be extended another 50 to 100 years when incorporated into new construction.
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AI is changing journalism – KTH contributes with contract education
Published Jan 27, 2026AI is already affecting how news is being produced, disseminated and consumed – often through technology and platforms that journalists themselves have no control over. At a time when algorithms contr...
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High‑Temperature Innovation for a Net‑Zero Industry: HPT Team Share Expertise at Key Events
HPT Researchers at the 2026 High Temperature Heat Pump Symposium in Copenhagen, Denmark Published Jan 27, 2026Researchers from HPT’s energy systems and high temperature heat pump team recently shared their expertise at recent key European events focused on accelerating industrial decarbonization. The team con...
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DNA Instead of Hard Drives? Major Grant for New Research on Data Storage
Ian Hoffecker's research project has been awarded the ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Photo: Jon Lindhe Published Jan 27, 2026A research project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology on how data can be stored in DNA was recently awarded the Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council. The research aims to make t...
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KTH maintains top 100 ranking in engineering, computer science
KTH’s rankings in engineering and computer science top the list of Swedish universities. Photo: Martina Frick Isberg Published Jan 21, 2026KTH stands out as the top Swedish university for engineering and computer science in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings by Subject.
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A match against energy waste
The temperature in the Framgångshallen sports hall at Bosön has been raised since the gym moved in, confirms KTH doctoral student Arvid Johannisson. Photo: Anna Gullers Published Jan 20, 2026While elite athletes push their limits on the tracks and in the gyms at Bosön, KTH researchers are taking on a different challenge behind the scenes: reducing energy waste in one of Sweden’s most adva...
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ElectroLight aims to reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyle
Helena Lundberg. Photo: Jon Lindhe, KTH Published Jan 20, 2026ElectroLight is a Strategic Research Initiative at KTH, a bottom-up initiative with focus on electricity- and light-driven chemical molecular processes. “Light- and electricity-driven processes hav...
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Polar researcher: Superpowers are taking what they want
Kati Lindström, associate professor and polar researcher at KTH, points out that nothing happens in the polar regions today without geopolitical interests in the background. (Photo: KTH) Published Jan 15, 2026Donald Trump's ambition to take over Greenland does not surprise Kati Lindström, associate professor and polar researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. According to her, it is yet another sign...
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From Waste Streams to New Resources
Published Jan 13, 2026In PLENTY’s Work Package 1, Aratrika Ray works at the intersection of enzyme technology and circular food systems. With a PhD in Food Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technolo...
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Turning Data into Insight for Circular Change
Published Jan 13, 2026For Joar Stephansson, food has always been more than just nourishment — it’s been a interest that now drives his scientific career. With a background in biotechnology and a master’s degree focused on ...
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Meet the Researcher Designing Future Proteins
Published Jan 13, 2026Maija is a postdoctoral researcher in PLENTY work package 3 with a background in food science and technology. She comes from Helsinki and completed her PhD at the University of Helsinki, spending a si...
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Wahl receives Equality Award
Anna Wahl, during her tenure as Vice President for Gender Equality and Core Values at KTH. Published Jan 13, 2026Anna Wahl, Professor of Gender, Organization and Management, who is awarded the President’s Equality and Diversity Prize 2025. How does it feel? "I am pleased that my efforts in the field have been a...
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Several research grants for projects on AI have been awarded to Mattias Wiggberg from INDEK
Published Dec 19, 2025About the research grants for AI projects awarded to Mattias Wiggberg and his blog about the highlights of being an AI researcher at KTH.
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Wallenberg-funded project to boost Sweden’s forest climate adaptation
Photo: Siggy Novak, Pixabay Published Dec 18, 2025KTH Royal Institute of Technology and WaterCentre@KTH are joining a major new research initiative designed to strengthen the resilience of forest management in the face of a changing climate. The effo...
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Study Sustainable Energy Engineering at KTH
Published Dec 18, 2025Apply by January 15 to our renowned Sustainable Energy Engineering Master Program
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KTH FOOD is recruiting a Theme Leader in AI for Food
Photo: Scott Graham, Unsplash Published Dec 17, 2025Be part of a creative multidisciplinary research environment working with sustainable and healthy food systems. KTH FOOD is recruiting a Theme Leader to be actively involved in developing new research...
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InspireTalk: How do gender norms shape society’s capacity for innovation?
Published Dec 17, 2025Listen to journalist and author Katrine Kielos talk about how gender norms shape our view of technological development and how they impact a society’s capacity for innovation.
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