Populist parties choose divisive issues on purpose, researchers say
Populists use controversial issues to a far greater extent than other issues to promote their political messages. This is deliberate.
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Fresh hope for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have to wait a long time to find the right medicine. But the methods of a large interdisciplinary research team offer hope.
A truck drives across the border – with no driver!
When crossing a border, truck drivers have to deal with various national regulations, digital customs clearance and legal liability. But who takes over that job when the vehicle is driverless?
More than 100,000 Norwegians suffer from work-related anxiety
Researchers have investigated work-related anxiety in four countries. Bullying and lack of psychological support from managers top the list of workplace factors that can lead to serious mental health problems.
Ships need maintenance too. For the climate, it’s best to do it at home
If a worn propeller requires repair, the CO2 footprint will be a full 40 percent lower if the job is done in Norway than if the repair is done in China, the researchers write in this article.
Almost all pregnant women in Norway are worried
Pregnant women worry most about their baby’s health, having a miscarriage, and giving birth.
One step closer to quantum computers that work properly
You won’t find quantum computers in your local electronics store, but in the future, these superfast computers will probably become more common. NTNU researchers are bringing this future a small step closer.
Satellites and space trash threaten the ozone layer and space safety
Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space trash that threatens aerospace safety.
If you can hear your neighbour snoring, there’s something wrong with the building you live in
Does it sound like the guy in the apartment above you keeps dragging a sack of potatoes across his room? It’s not his fault –the building you live is not sufficiently soundproofed.
How your brain helps you as you get older
A small, blue-coloured organ in our brain plays a central role in how we interpret our surroundings. It can also adapt as we age.
Why ChatGPT is bad at imitating people
Large language models like ChatGPT and Copilot are useful for many things. However, they are not yet good enough to imitate the way people speak.
When does it pay for housing associations to replace water and sewage pipes?
Waiting until water damage occurs is expensive. But it also doesn’t make financial sense to replace pipes too early. We looked into the best time to do it.
The properties of slate make it a winner
Different building materials carry different climate footprints. Norwegian natural stone, such as Otta slate, turns out to have surprisingly good properties as a façade material.
Robot to the rescue when buildings collapse
When disaster strikes, a small robot steps in to save lives. The researchers have dubbed it a “Smurf.” It uses its eyes, ears and nose to find survivors in collapsed buildings.
YouTube can help people with bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder are taking to YouTube to talk about it. Researchers believe this may have a range of benefits
How penguins’ air tricks could help the shipping industry
‘Bubbles’ – taste that word – and think soda, soap, play and well-being. But did you know that air bubbles can also reduce fuel consumption and emissions from oceangoing vessels?
Making regular GPS ultra-precise
Self-driving cars need to know exactly where on the road they are located at all times. A new invention could revolutionize the development of driverless vehicles – and give us more accurate GPS on our mobile phones and fitness watches too.
When it comes to storing carbon, the Arctic presents a winter surprise
The ocean holds gigantic amounts of carbon, much more than in all land-based plants and soil. Scientists previously studied these carbon stocks in spring and summer. Now they have looked at what happens in winter.
How better paper can save billions in the power grid
Norway can save investment costs of a staggering 25 billion NOK [ca. €2.1 billion] in the power grid by upgrading the quality of insulation paper used in transformers – dramatically increasing their lifespans.
An uninvited guest leads to a new antibiotic
Alexander Fleming famously discovered penicillin back in 1928, when an experiment he was running was accidentally was contaminated by mold. When bacteria contaminated one of her cancer cell cultures in 2011, researcher Marit Otterlei decided to follow in Fleming’s footsteps.
The superfood that is in ever greater demand
Copepods are the perfect food package for marine fish larvae, such as cod, tuna and halibut. Now research shows that it is possible to drastically increase the production of the fish fry’s superfood.
The spiders that eat stars, and the scientists who catch them
Spiders can eat their partner. Some of the most extreme stars can do that too.
Afraid of the dentist? The cause may be something different from what you think
Young people who have experienced bullying, divorce, violence or abuse are significantly more likely to be anxious in the dentist’s chair.
Regulatory loopholes, endangered wild salmon and suffering farmed salmon
How can we save wild salmon from extinction, and at the same time ensure farmed salmon a life free from lice and other suffering? Research uncovers critical challenges related to management, fish welfare, monitoring and control in the aquaculture industry.