🇸🇪 Sweden
- KTH Innovation — record rise; 18 new startups (Aug 27)
+20% ideas H1’25, ~350 projects active; AI driving submissions.
New cohort enters KTH Innovation Launch.
Source: KTH+1 - Chalmers — ‘gigantic bubble’ around a supergiant (Aug 6)
Largest such structure seen in the Milky Way; mass ≈ Sun.
Advances stellar-eruption science.
Source: Chalmers University of Technology - Chalmers — chemical-engineering breakthrough (Aug 25)
New method flagged by university’s press; industrial relevance noted.
Part of Health/Eng research focus.
Source: Chalmers University of Technology - Chalmers — AI companions & youth mental health (Aug 12)
Study explores risks/benefits to inform human-centred AI policy.
Social-impact lens on emerging tech.
Source: Chalmers University of Technology - Epishine — “Next-gen IoT powered by indoor light” (Aug 19)
Roll-to-roll printed OPV for battery-free sensors/tags.
Sweden scales ambient-light energy harvesting.
Source: epishine.com+1 - LiU — self-driving tractor demonstrator (Aug 25)
Interchangeable batteries; doubles as farm power source.
Applied robotics for agri-productivity.
Source: Linköping University - LiU — hosts ICTMA22 (Aug 10–15)
Global modelling/edtech community meets in Linköping.
Strengthens Sweden’s STEM innovation profile.
Source: Linköping University
