The professor who misses his tail
Professor Dag Svanæs has lectured at Stanford University and is inspired by the philosophers Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. He has also had a furry mechanized tail that he still sometimes misses.
Fit older people fall just as much as their less active counterparts
People in good shape are as prone to falling as others. But practicing specific balance tasks and simple exercises can help.
The road to longer-lasting batteries
Are you sick of your phone’s battery dying after only a few hours? NTNU researchers are hard at work on improving the technology.
New cancer treatment is gentler
A new option for cancer treatment is just as effective as, but less toxic than similar drugs.
Think a thought — and then take flight
It took two students just two months to figure out how to control a drone using brainwaves.
Training a dog you can trust
There are six breeds of dogs that are illegal in Norway. According to dog training expert Ane Møller Gabrielsen, this ban is not supported by the science.
Great heights and deep valleys
Some children are more aggressive than others when they have bad experiences. But they are also calmer when life is good.
Medieval Norwegian realm comes under the microscope
Norwegian school children may have learned that Norway was once a superpower. But was Norway really an empire?
The jewel in the crown
“Dynamic positioning” has been hailed as “the jewel in the crown” and Norway’s greatest engineering feat since World War II. But what is it?
The day terrorism came to Norway
“July 22 affected individuals and Norwegian society in a way we have not experienced since World War II,” writes Tor Einar Fagerland.
Eating habits matter most when children gain weight
Some children gain weight faster than others. Eating habits seem to have far more to say than physical activity.
Jump in the sea and swim with salmon
With the help of new 3-D technology, you can dive underwater and swim with farmed salmon.
Norwegian iron helped build Iron-Age Europe
Two thousand years ago, Norway produced iron in significant quantities. Much of it was exported both southward and northward from Trøndelag in central Norway.
It pays to replace asphalt
Switching to more durable asphalt could save significant amounts of money on some Norwegian roads — possibly as much as NOK several hundred million a year
Whale tails can make for efficient seafaring
If testing goes well, an invention that helps save fuel in ships may soon be in production, with the support of the British industry.
The robot that learns everything from scratch
Imagine that everything in your mind had been erased, and you had to learn everything all over again. What would that process be like?
Working with the EU on climate change
NTNU is the first Norwegian partner involved in Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative.
Peat moss – the bane for our existence
Where peat moss takes over in a northern lawn, it strangles almost all of its grassy neighbours. Nevertheless, there are good reasons to take care of peat moss.
The Viking’s grave and the sunken ship
See a Viking’s grave or travel to the ocean floor. New technology allows archaeologists to easily map excavation sites in 3D.
Clay can be used for carbon capture
Ordinary clay can be as good as more advanced materials for capturing carbon dioxide.
Big discoveries about teeny tiny particles
Space elevators, more effective solar cells, super-fast computers. All of these technologies are dependent on new information about the characteristics of nanoparticles. Researchers in Norway are giving us this insight.
The mystery of a deeply gouged Viking shield
This gouge may be the result of a successful parry, says archaeologist Ingrid Ystgaard, referring to the deep notch in the shield’s protective metal boss.
Cutting nano-wire
Earlier this year, students and employees at NTNU’s Nanolab cut a 100-nanometre thick platinum wire. That’s a thickness of just one ten-thousandth of a millimetre.
Computer games for classroom teaching
Computer games can help improve instruction. Pupils learn more. Teachers get a better overview of what and how well their students are learning.
A new look at corruption and greed
Substantial revenues from natural resources bring opportunities, but also problems, in developing countries. A new research project will look at best practices in resource management.
Here’s how Norway can be a leader in global health
The health of people all over the world is dependent on a slew of different variables, so interdisciplinary work is vital to professionals in global health. Twenty-two European countries, the USA and South Africa are all taking part in a comprehensive Norwegian global health survey.
Saving the lives of mothers and babies
Mortality among childbearing mothers is still high in many countries. Simple methods can save both mother and child.
A photographer’s favorite photos
People from NTNU travel around the world to do research. Photograph Per Harald Olsen has documented a number of these trips. He also has some advice for photographers who would like to take pictures like his.
Norway needs good climate laws
Norway needs its own climate laws, but these laws will only be effective if they are good. Bad climate policies may be worse than none at all, according to NTNU researchers and policy makers.
Hug a robot with your grandchild’s voice
How would you feel about robots taking over elder care? It may seem odd to you, but most Japanese wouldn’t even think twice about robots caring for their grandparents.
Secrets of a traditional Norwegian Christmas sausage
Making sausages is not just a question of good ingredients and skill. There’s a little science involved, too. Professor Trygve Magne Eikevik makes his own sausages, and is willing to share his technique and his recipes, especially for Norwegian Christmas sausage.
Gertrude, Tarzan, and the rest of the Nobel gang
2014 NOBEL PRIZE: Animal welfare is important for Nobel laureates May-Britt and Edvard Moser. Not just because that is how it should be, but also because the researchers get the best results that way.