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The unit for combustion engines closes down
Published Dec 01, 2021The Department of Machin Design (MMK) is closing down the Internal Combustion Engine unit. The underlying reason is that fossil-fueled vehicles are on their way out of society.
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Researchers experiment with future of sustainable student housing
Roommates gather in the kitchen of an experimental apartment designed for research in sustainable co-living for university students. (Photo: Fredrik Persson) Published Nov 17, 2021A new, eco-friendly student residence project indicates that students in Sweden can expect a different kind of housing in the future.
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He examines adaptations in society to climate change during times of deep uncertainty
Per Wikman Svahn undersöker risker och däribland hur vi kan anpassa samhället till de stigande havsnivåerna. (Foto: Hanna Kalla) Published Nov 17, 2021Per Wikman Svahn is a researcher at the Division of Philosophy and examines, among other things, decision-making strategies during times of deep uncertainty, philosophical aspects of worst-case scenar...
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SVT visits CoKitchen at KTH Live-In Lab
Published Nov 16, 2021SVT recently visited the CoKitchen apartment at KTH's campus. One of the participating students in the CoKitchen project gave SVT a tour of the apartment, where a total of four students will be living...
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New centre uses a system approach to tackle climate crisis
Giant iceberg from a melting glacier in Ilulissat on Greenland. Photo: Maridav / Mostphotos Published Nov 10, 2021Why hasn’t the climate crisis been met with faster action? In the newly-launched KTH Climate Action Centre, researchers aim to speed up the climate action process by engaging the whole of society.
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Economics researcher: Invest more in the climate
The expansion of charging points is a key part of the transition to electric vehicles. (PHOTO: GAMMA-MAN/Mostphotos) Published Nov 03, 2021Larger investments in the climate even if it means less money for other things now, but that can easily profit future generations. This is an important step along the way to meet Sweden’s climate goal...
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Researchers find way to stabilize promising material for solar panels
This image shows the difference between an ordinary perovskite solar cell, top, and a perovskits solar cell with a water-repellent molecular-thin layer, below. Published Oct 25, 2021One of the solar energy market’s most promising solar cell materials—perovskite—is also the most frustrating. A research team in Sweden reports a possible solution to the environmental instability of ...
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Senseable Stockholm research delivers results for safety, transport and segregation
Carlo Ratti, MIT, Sigbritt Karlsson, KTH and Anna König Jerlmyr, City of Stockholm debate city development and the joint Senseable Stockholm Lab in City Hall. Published Oct 22, 2021In the space of just over two years, collaboration within the Senseable Stockholm Lab has delivered a number of research results that over time, can benefit both Stockholmers and their city. “Our col...
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Changing norms around housing and everyday life can lead to more sustainable lives
Foto: Unsplash Published Oct 20, 2021The climate debate has long had a tendency to individualize responsibility and place great focus on technological development - and painted this as the saviour for the planet. Pernilla Hagbert researc...
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Sverker Sörlin is awarded IVA's Great Gold Medal
Sverker Sörlin. Photo: Karin Tengby Published Oct 20, 2021Sverker Sörlin, Professor in Environmental History at the Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, has been awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) Great Go...
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Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense
“Bacterial cells are interactive, and so are dendritic macromolecules,” says KTH Professor Michael Malkoch. “When they meet, it doesn’t turn out well for the bacteria.” Published Oct 14, 2021In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the body’s own...
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Method recycles batteries faster, with less environmental impact
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 Published Oct 11, 2021As the electrification of society increases, so does the amount of used batteries that need to be recycled. Scientists at KTH have developed a new method to recycle valuable metals from used lithium b...
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Student's training brings sustainability to family business
"You can talk openly with the teachers about what you need and then they focus on it." Suganya Senthil Kumar Published Sep 01, 2021A year ago, Suganya Senthil Kumar was studying in the international master's programme, Sustainable Production Development, at KTH in Södertälje. Now she is applying the knowledge she gained to her fa...
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Symbiosis - multifaceted exhibition in collaboration with KTH research
Foto/Photo: John Jakobsson Published Aug 26, 2021Researchers Mattias Höjer, Timos Karpouzoglou , Katarina Larsen and David Nilsson have collaborated with artists from Färgfabriken and developed elements in the upcoming exhibition Symbiosis.The exhib...
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Champion for women's and children's health receives KTH Innovation Award
Rustam Nabiev was named the first recipient of the new KTH Innovation Award as co-founder of Shifo. (Photo: Patrik Lundmark) Published Jul 01, 2021The very first KTH Innovation Award goes to Rustam Nabiev, co-founder of the non-profit Shifo Foundation, which focuses on children’s health in countries with low vaccination rates. Nabiev has a cryst...
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'Consuming more won’t make us any happier'
“We are facing major systemic changes. We have entered a new renaissance. Sustainability is increasingly proving to be the way forward towards modern welfare, that which can result in more stable societies and by extension, more peaceful times,” says Johan Rockström, climate researcher and Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Photo: Fredrik Persson Published Jun 29, 2021As a diligent debater on environment issues, climate researcher Johan Rockström has long warned that climate changes on Earth are leading towards a global crisis. Today, he is a director of one of th...
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His tools can optimize our future transport systems
Illustration: Gordian Published Jun 24, 2021An old observation is that nothing is more difficult to predict than the future. But based on existing trends, it is safe to assume that electrification, digitalization and automation will have a majo...
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KTH researchers help Stockholm to recover wastewater heat
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Learning sustainability by doing - Collaborative, active and reflexive learning
Foto: Kaleidico / Unsplash Published Jun 16, 2021Kateryna Pereverza and Oleksii Pasichnyi are researchers and teachers at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED). With a strong interest in teaching, co...
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From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment
From left to right, foam materials consisting of whey, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyethylene and polystyrene. The top row represents unexposed materials and the bottom row represents the materials exposed to 150 degree air for one month. Published Jun 10, 2021A new high-performance plastic foam developed from whey proteins can withstand extreme heat better than many common thermoplastics made from petroleum. A research team at KTH Royal Institute of Techno...
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