Using EV tyres to counter traffic noise
Research shows that fitting tyres with very low rolling resistance, combined with the right road surfacing, can provide just as much noise reduction as traditional noise barriers.
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A major research effort into tomorrow’s digital power grids
How will a future electricity grid manage the demands of induction cooking, charging electric cars and roof-installed solar panels? The answer is Smart Grids, which involves digitisation of the electricity grid.
BLOG: Can we build artificial brain networks using nanoscale magnets?
Researchers apply advanced mathematical models and powerful computers to understand what happens when nanoscale magnets are made to mimic the synchronized activity of brain neurons.
New ears from algae
Scientists are using alginate from seaweed to try to get cells to form new body parts.
Why are populists successful?
Populist parties have long had the wind in their sails. And yet researchers know very little about how populists communicate or how populist messages influence voters.
Gemini.no/en has a new design — and a new web address
Starting today, you’ll find a new and simplified website design for Gemini.no/en. We hope it will improve your experience both in finding and reading the stories you like, whether you’re on your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Children exposed to adult radiation levels from CT scans
Research shows that the radiation doses given to children in CT scans in the1990s were significantly higher than today.
Lazarus ice
Global climate change is causing Arctic sea ice to melt at an accelerating rate, increasing the ability of ships and other structures to travel though Arctic waters. But even as they melt, some sea ice structures actually get stronger.
How to help adolescents with obesity?
Norwegian researchers are looking into how best to help overweight children and teenagers.
What if a climate-change denier ends up as US president?
Donald Trump has said he will reject any climate agreements that do not benefit the United States, if he becomes president. A Norwegian professor says there is no reason to doubt that he is serious.
Computer games – the key to managing IT restructuring?
Restructuring IT systems in the aviation sector requires cross-disciplinary collaboration between experts from different organisations and countries. This isn’t easy. Can help be found in the world of computer games?
Simple measures cut sepsis deaths nearly in half
Sepsis, commonly called blood poisoning, is a common affliction that can affect people of all ages. A series of simple measures tested at a Norwegian hospital can make a difference in successfully treating sepsis.
Beer and a calf’s head yield gold and silver
Scientists striving to recreate the 500-year-old technique of mint masters found their solution in a boiled calf’s head and good beer.
Want to end “ghost fishing”
Fish nets that float abandoned in the ocean continue to catch fish long after they have been lost, posing a major environmental challenge. Degradable fishing nets can be part of the solution according to researchers.
Three Arctic researchers at North Pole
Three NTNU researchers have visited the North Pole during a research cruise in their efforts to better understand sea ice.
What do you do when hackers threaten to shut down an oil platform?
Espionage, sabotage and blackmailing threaten commercial enterprises as well as governmental agencies when all computer systems are interconnected. Countering this is complex and challenging, but possible.
Robot vision helps detect diseases and keep fish healthy
Robot vision has given us self-steering drones, and may also help keep an eye on salmon in fish pens and make sure that our children are healthy.
Ocean acidification bad for cod
Increasing ocean acidification could double the mortality of newly-hatched cod larvae, a study just published in the American online journal PLOS ONE reports.
Do migraine sufferers have weakened blood vessels?
People with migraines have an increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. But impaired blood vessel function outside the brain is probably not the cause.
New method for detecting melanoma
Cancer in moles is not always easy to see with the naked eye. By analysing images, a new computer program can detect cancerous moles automatically.
A six-tonne tube helps make Norway’s government quarter safer
It weighs six tons, is 10 metres long, and is proving its usefulness in protecting the new government quarter, floating tunnels along Norway’s west coast and numerous other precious contraptions on a daily basis.
Democracy doesn’t happen automatically
If the powerful players in international politics had known their history, they would have known that attempts to create democracies abroad usually end in disaster.
Salmon and seaweed a golden combination
At least that’s what researchers believes. Now they are building a new research facility for seaweed off SalMar fish farm at Frøya in Norway.
Stressed-out salmon get sick
Long-lasting stress in farmed salmon makes them more susceptible to diseases. Researchers have now found a simple and reliable method for measuring stress in fish so that it is easier to take action if needed.
Getting to know more about sun storms
A violent solar eruption can disrupt the Earth’s magnetic field, which in turn can interfere with power grids. In Washington, the White House is making contingency plans – as is the electrical power sector in Norway.
Bringing tele-rehabiliation to Norway’s municipalities
Many elderly are open to using welfare technology for rehabilitation, but health care workers are sceptical, and many municipalities are shying away.
Exercise to combat metabolic syndrome
A landmark study from back in 2008 showed that interval training and a high pulse rate two to three times a week are more effective than weight loss and moderate exercise every day in controlling metabolic syndrome.
Exercise prevents gestational diabetes in pregnant obese women
Obese women who become pregnant are at higher risk of developing diabetes during their pregnancies. New research shows this risk can be reduced with exercise.
Summer is for the birds
Five Gemini stories that detail the secrets of Norway’s bird populations.
Jellyfish invaders: Trondheim Fjord in transition
Jarle Mork has spent the last 40 years of his career studying Trondheim Fjord and its finned inhabitants. Warmer waters and the arrival of new creatures are bad news for the fjord’s cod population, he says. But other fishing practices are problematic, too.
The elderly thinks social media is superficial
A SINTEF study suggests that the older generation takes an active choice regarding whether to be active in social media or not.
50,000 Norwegians require more morphine than the average Joe
When one patient received 60 times the normal dose of morphine, and still didn’t notice anything, the doctor called NTNU. Now researchers know why this patient didn’t respond to the pain medication.