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Study Finds Electric Bicycles Riskier Than Electric Scooters
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Study Finds Electric Bicycles Riskier Than Electric Scooters

It is wise to choose electric scooter ahead of electric bicycle, at least if one wants to reduce the risk of accidents. That conclusion can be drawn from a new study
Swedish Shipping Growth Hindered by Maritime Personnel Shortage
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Swedish Shipping Growth Hindered by Maritime Personnel Shortage

At the same time as shipping in Sweden is expanding, it is crying out for personnel. Hanna Andersson, 22, is one of the very few young people who is attracted to work in shipping
Dementia Care Facility with Garden Enhances Wellbeing in Stockholm
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Dementia Care Facility with Garden Enhances Wellbeing in Stockholm

Boule, own apple juice and freshly picked flowers on the kitchen table. At the dementia care facility Brommagården, the garden is a matter of course – but only half of the country's nursing homes have one of their own
Elderly Swedes Face Limited Access to Outdoor Spaces in Nursing Homes
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Elderly Swedes Face Limited Access to Outdoor Spaces in Nursing Homes

To sit in the sun with a cup of coffee is impossible for many elderly. A new dissertation shows that large parts of the country's nursing homes lack balconies, gardens or other outdoor environments where residents can be
Researchers Identify Key Stem Cells in Adult Brain's Memory Center
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Researchers Identify Key Stem Cells in Adult Brain's Memory Center

The formation of new nerve cells in adults' brains has created debate in the research world for years. Now, researchers in Sweden claim to have found the cell that makes it possible – in the important memory center hippocampus
Swedish Universities Seek Stronger Academic Ties with China
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Swedish Universities Seek Stronger Academic Ties with China

Sweden should increase its academic collaborations with China to focus on sustainable development and competitiveness, write rectors from four of the country's largest universities in a debate article in Svenska Dagbladet.
Oats and Wheat: Future of Sustainable Clothing
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Oats and Wheat: Future of Sustainable Clothing

Shirts of wheat and dresses of oats. It can become reality when researchers are getting closer to methods of making textiles from agricultural by-products
Electric Car Warning Sounds Harder to Locate Than Combustion Engines
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Electric Car Warning Sounds Harder to Locate Than Combustion Engines

Warning signals from electric cars approaching at low speed are clearly more difficult to locate than the sounds from a combustion engine, shows a study from Chalmers.
Brookfield Invests 95 Billion Kronor in Swedish AI Data Center
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Brookfield Invests 95 Billion Kronor in Swedish AI Data Center

The Canadian investment company Brookfield is investing up to 95 billion kronor in a new AI data center in Strängnäs.
Satellites to Measure Global Forest Biomass from Space
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Satellites to Measure Global Forest Biomass from Space

How much forest is there actually in the world? A new satellite with unique technology is to provide the answer. The hope is that the mapping will save the forests from climate change
Filter coffee healthier than automatic coffee
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Filter coffee healthier than automatic coffee

Most coffee machines at Swedish workplaces contain relatively high levels of cholesterol-raising substances – unlike coffee brewers with paper filters, research shows.
Feared art theft at Chalmers
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Feared art theft at Chalmers

Several works of art at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg have disappeared – and are feared to have been stolen, reports Gothenburg Post.
Researchers' trick against ill health – raise the tax
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Researchers' trick against ill health – raise the tax

Higher tax on French fries and soda and lower on fruit and beans. With food tax shift, researchers hope to get us to eat better and healthier food
The Government's Goal: More Students Proficient in Math
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The Government's Goal: More Students Proficient in Math

Sweden is to become sharper in natural sciences and technology, and therefore the government is raising the bar. One of the goals is that at least 15 percent of elementary school students should be high-achieving in mathematics
Self-driving cars are rolling slowly forward
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Self-driving cars are rolling slowly forward

In several parts of the world, cars and trucks are driving around on roads without drivers. They could do it already today in Sweden as well
Self-driving cars are moving slowly forward
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Self-driving cars are moving slowly forward

In several parts of the world, cars and trucks are driving around on roads without drivers. They could do it already today in Sweden as well
Warning about nuclear power plans: Affecting generations
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Warning about nuclear power plans: Affecting generations

The government's plans to build new nuclear power can have major economic consequences for generations to come, according to Tomas Kåberger, professor of industrial energy policy. The risk that one ultimately runs is that these projects are not completed, he says
Swedish universities climb the most in world rankings
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Swedish universities climb the most in world rankings

Europe is losing ground to Asia in the ranking of the world's best universities. But Swedish higher education institutions are climbing the most on the list when Times Higher Education ranks the 2,000 best in the world
Video support in the ambulance can save lives
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Video support in the ambulance can save lives

Having doctor support via video already in the ambulance can save lives in the event of a stroke, according to a new study. In the acute phase, when brain cells die every minute, it can make a huge difference, says researcher Stefan Candefjord
Researchers: Giant Boost Required for CCS Technology
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Researchers: Giant Boost Required for CCS Technology

It has been pointed out as a climate savior. But the new technology for carbon dioxide capture is developing too slowly, researchers warn
Climate Researchers: The Government is Wrong About the Air Travel Tax
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Climate Researchers: The Government is Wrong About the Air Travel Tax

Abolished air travel tax has no direct link to emissions, claims the government. Completely wrong, according to climate researchers
The air travel tax will be abolished next summer
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The air travel tax will be abolished next summer

The air tax will be abolished as of July 1, 2025, the government and the Sweden Democrats announced at a press conference.
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