“TENSEGRITY” – SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN THE OCEAN
In their search for better solutions for the aquaculture, fishing […]
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REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Refrigeration scientists at SINTEF and NTNU have been honoured by […]
COOL SURGEONS
During surgery, surgeons can become hot and sweaty. This can […]
TENDER MEAT DETECTOR
A new tool has been designed for hunting enthusiasts. The […]
NEW COMPANY INTENDS TO TAILOR MEDICINES TO PATIENTS
Biosergen AS is the brainchild of a group of scientists […]
LUNAR INFLUENCES ON FISH STOCKS
Fish populations in the Barents Sea fluctuate considerably. NTNU researcher […]
BIOTECHNOLOGY FIGHTS PSORIASIS
One to three per cent of the world’s population suffers […]
LIFE-SAVING CLOTHING FOR FISHERMEN
Fishing is one of Norway’s most dangerous occupations. Between 1988 […]
NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR OIL AND GAS WELLS
ResMan AS – a start-up company based on spinning-off technology […]
SINTEF/NTNU ABLE TO MASS-PRODUCE SUPER-MATERIAL
Scientists at SINTEF Materials and Chemistry are among the first […]
ARCTIC À LA CARTE
Two Norwegian students crossed Greenland on skis last year, and […]
HUNGER HAMPERS PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Even mild or moderate malnutrition in early childhood may hamper […]
NORWEGIAN ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESS LIFE IN THE BALKANS
SINTEF is helping to create much needed jobs in the […]
RED HOT CAR IN A FEW MINUTES
With CO2 as the working medium in your car’s cooling […]
Cool undershirts
This is the clothing that fire-fighters have been waiting for: an intelligent undershirt that cools overheated bodies
A LITTLE PIECE OF SWEDEN
We Norwegians had hoped to pioneer “green” thermal power generation.However,we have been pipped at the post by Sweden,which is about to build the world’s first power station with CO2 capture – in Germany.
Recycling or degradation?
We consciously wash plastic containers and take out the bags for recycling. But is this beneficial? Can the option of an additive that breaks down the plastic be just as good?
New solar cells see the light
A new generation of more efficient solar cells is on the horizon.
Energy saving deluxe
Here are Norway’s most energy efficient homes. Total energy consumption? Just over one-third of the national average.
Rock hard workouts
Physical activity can help reduce women’s risk of developing osteoporosis. But taking a stroll simply isn’t enough.
The threat inherent in our imaginations
“Money? For something that may never pay?” grumbles the dull troll called Society every time a call is made for an increase in funding for basic research. And here is the explanation:
Not so lady-like?
At first she is shy and reserved, just like a nice girl ought to be. Then she is transformed into a macho chick.
Zero grip for bacteria
A newly developed surface on implanted catheter may prevent complications from bacteria and infection.
Instant success
Midt ute på en ungarsk åker tørkes erter og mais etter oppskrift fra Trondheim.
Measures your walk
The way you walk can reveal a lot of useful information about your health.
Absorbing sound with hard materials
Sound-absorbing metal plates seem impossible – but they are not.
Encrypted crimes
Criminals have discovered cryptography. By encrypting their messages they can communicate with each other undetected.
Versatile plastic chip
A little plastic chip makes it possible to identify recycled bottles, assure the quality of food and measure our blood sugar levels.
Á la Jules Verne
A spectacular platform has been designed to drift across the oceans of the world with the aid of the currents and the wind.
THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
A pine took root in the early Iron Age and was felled towards the end of the Viking Period. Last year archaeologists rediscovered it – the stuff that an archaeologist’s dreams are made of.
Heart attacks from air pollution
The number of heart attacks increases on days with higher levels of pollution.
2020: AN AQUACULTURE ODYSSEY
Free-range farmed fish. Sea cages that sail off to the south and deliver their fish by themselves. Large autonomous fish farms that float unmoored in the sea. This could be the aquaculture of the future.