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The Professor Profiles: Dima Arzyutov and his research on the Siberian region
Dima Arzytuov in the Yamal Peninsula, Siberian Arctic, in 2018. Credit: Photo Courtesy of Dima Arzyutov. Graphic: Lily Pace | Managing Campus Editor For the past two years, Dima Arzyutov has been sharing his knowledge about the Siberian region...

New stem cell-based strategy could enhance neuronal regeneration and neuroplasticity
The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a study by the University of Barcelona describes a new strategy based on stem cell therapy that could enhance neuronal...

Sweden extends future fighter system study deal with Saab through 2027
Saab has been awarded a contract to continue concept study work on future fighter technology for Sweden, extending an activity which commenced in March 2024. Announced on 14 October and placed by Stockholm’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV),...

Cascade Engineering is building a flood solution as climate-driven events rise
Cascade Engineering Inc. is helping communities fight floods through a project with Sweden’s NOAQ Flood Protection AB. The injection molder is producing NOAQ’s patented lightweight, self-anchoring flood barrier systems called Boxwall and Boxpool...

Researchers test 250-year-old heart medicine in patients with deadly pancreatic cancer
Researchers in Sweden are testing a 250-year-old medicine in patients with one of the world's deadliest cancers. A heart medicine first prescribed in the 18th century is now being tested as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer — one of the...

Swedish prince who had kidney transplant meets kidney expert in Tokyo
A prince of the Swedish royal family who received a kidney transplant spoke with a kidney expert at the University of Tokyo on Tuesday. Prince Daniel, the husband of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, has been in Japan since Saturday. He met...

Immigrants Make Up More Than 30 Percent of Nobel Science Winners Since 2000
Of the 202 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize. The remaining 63 laureates left their country of birth before winning a Nobel prize, sometimes...

Researchers win Nobel Prize in Economics for insights on innovation and economic growth
STOCKHOLM -- Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older...

TrusTrace Recognized As A Representative Provider For Digital Product Passports In Gartner® Research
STOCKHOLM — October 14, 2025 — TrusTrace, an AI-powered supply chain traceability and compliance supplier, announced it has been named a Representative Provider in the Gartner® report Innovation Insight: Digital Product Passport — Unlocking Value...

NY National Guard experts mentor Swedish division staff during exercise
ENKÖPING, Sweden— In 1997, there were seven division headquarters in the Swedish Army, the “Svenska Armen.” By 2000, with the Cold War over, there were none. Sweden’s Army was now built around much smaller battalions and brigades. But when Russia...

Scientists Map 715 Proteins Inside the Cell’s “Antenna”
Attached to nearly every human cell is an antenna-like structure known as the primary cilium, which senses the cell’s environment and controls how it responds to signals from its surroundings. New research from the U.S. and Sweden has mapped and...

Stockholm Open today's prediction: Men's singles matches ft. Matteo Berrettini vs Giulio Zeppieri, Marin Cilic vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | Oct 14, 2025
Day 2 of the 2025 Stockholm Open (October 14) will feature five first-round matches. The day's action will only see unseeded players, as all the seeded players have been given a bye to the second round. Even though there will be no seeds in...

World | Oct 14, 2025 | 8 min read Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers
News World # Stockholm Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their research into the impact of innovation on economic growth and how new technologies replace older ones, a key economic...

Three share Nobel in economics for work on how technology drives growth
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University; Philippe Aghion of Collège de France, INSEAD and the London School of Economics; and Peter Howitt of Brown University for their work on how...

U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...

Anders Sjöblom of Recover: “Science and Fashion Must Forge a Connection”
An impeccable navy blue suit made from recycled fabric by Recover, with a label on the sleeve that says so. This is the outfit Anders Sjöblom (Stockholm, Sweden, 1984) chooses for special occasions, such as visiting a brand he has to convince to...

Swedish delegates visit Duluth with a focus on economic development
Local news, sports, weather presented by the WDIO News Team A Duluth organization received an official mayoral delegation from Växjö, Sweden, with a focus on entrepreneurialism and economic development. Duluth Sister Cities International welcomed...

Swedish Telco Tele2 Teams up with Skylo on IoT Service
Stefan Trampus, executive vice president, Tele2 B2B Tele2 is the latest telco to team up with a satellite player to launch a satellite-based IoT service. The Swedish telco is teaming up with Skylo to launch a new Global Satellite IoT Connectivity...

Exclusive: Flow Engineering raises $23 million Series A led by Sequoia to power hardware’s new era
17 years later, Singh still can’t talk about the details of that business (at least, not to a reporter). But the deal kicked off a seminal episode in his life. “It wasn’t a lot of money, but enough that I thought I’d sold out,” said Singh, who...

Is Alexander Isak to blame? How Sweden’s World Cup qualifying campaign turned to disaster
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...