Materials Science and Engineering
At Materials Science and Engineering research is conducted on metallic and ceramic materials. The research covers the whole chain Processes – Structures – Properties. The department has three units and three competence centres working closely with the industry and providing research-related infrastructure.
Research units
Competence centres and research infrastructures
News
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Quantum mechanical modeling predicts strong interactions between glucosides of the tip of the S1 subunit of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and inorganic surfaces. These interactions depend largely on the type of surface and on the presence of surface bound water. 4 May 2022
Calendar
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2JunSeminarsThursday 2022-06-02, 15:00Lecturer: Professor Bo SundmanLocation: ZoomVideo link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/610112874532022-06-02T15:00:00.000+02:00 2022-06-02T15:00:00.000+02:00 Hillert Materials Modeling Colloquium series IV: The Equi Entropy Criterion (EEC) for the 3rd generation unary database (Seminars) Zoom (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Hillert Materials Modeling Colloquium series IV: The Equi Entropy Criterion (EEC) for the 3rd generation unary database (Seminars)
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10JunLicentiate seminarsFriday 2022-06-10, 10:00Location: Sefström, Brinellvägen 23, StockholmDoctoral student: Elena Sidorova , Processer2022-06-10T10:00:00.000+02:00 2022-06-10T10:00:00.000+02:00 Non-metallic inclusions in pipeline steels and their effect on the corrosion resistance (Licentiate seminars) Sefström, Brinellvägen 23, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Non-metallic inclusions in pipeline steels and their effect on the corrosion resistance (Licentiate seminars)
Societal benefits – impact

High energy X-rays reveal the resistance of steel to embrittlement
The high energy X-rays at the Swedish Material Science beamline make it possible to see what’s happening within steels, in real-time, also in environments that mimic how the steel is used. This enable...
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Recovered electronics reduce carbon footprint
Waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is estimated to grow to about 12 million tons by 2020 in EU, which makes it the fastest growing waste stream. By mixing recovered WEEE in metal pr...
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Sustainable refrigerators thanks to magnetic materials
Magnetic heat-pumps offer a low-energy demand and environmentally friendly alternative for the classical refrigeration industry. The process is called Magnetocaloric refrigeration and the Department o...
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HYBRIT will de-carbonize the steel industry
When the UN Climate Summit gathered the world's leaders in New York last fall, two Swedes were the talk of the town: Greta and "HYBRIT" - an initiative by SSAB, Vattenfall and LKAB that will make stee...
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