Arkiv, October 2015

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Going for a geothermal world record

In Italy, researchers and drilling technologists are on the verge of making a geological breakthrough. They’re drilling deep enough to find what they call ‘supercritical’ water. If they succeed it will be a major technological breakthrough.

How about a Power Road?

Soon our roads and bridges will be paying back the energy used to build them. Power Roads are on their way!

A friendly robot

Researchers have developed a robot that adjusts its movements in order to avoid colliding with the people and objects around it. This provides new opportunities for more friendly interaction between people and machines.

Project lust and monument building

We build too many new buildings, and don’t take enough care of the ones we have— resulting in monument building and project lust.

Fish farming gobbles up phosphorus

Fish farming is the largest source of phosphorus emissions in Norway, generating about 9,000 tonnes a year. Finding ways to reuse the waste from the fish farming industry could cut consumption of this important and increasingly scarce resource.

Awash in trash at the top of the world

Every year, an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste blows, falls or flows into the world’s oceans. Earlier this autumn, participants in the annual Svalbard Course plucked up 512 kg of the stuff from just one beach in two hours.

Hearts on screen

With the patient’s heart displayed on a screen, cardiac specialists and engineers can run simulations of a variety of surgical procedures and predict their effects prior to an operation. This will save lives.

NTNU-studenter har utviklet ny app for å gjøre livet tryggere for studenter - og andre. Fra venstre Anders Hua, Jørgen Svennevik Notland, Svein Grimholt og Stian Sandø- Foto: Idun Haugan/NTNU

An app to help you stay safe

A group of student entrepreneurs has launched a new app that sends an alert to other users in the area if you find yourself in a dangerous situation.

Depression can lead to work disability

In Norway, men suffering from depression are three times more likely to become work disabled than non-sufferers. This risk is only twice as great for women.