Improving the range of electric vehicles
If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy efficient. Of course researchers are eager to make that happen. With aluminium.
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Better offshore wind solutions
Constructing offshore wind turbines is both costly and challenging, but researchers are working to make offshore wind more profitable and secure.
Soldiers can cope with killing
Researchers have investigated the mental health of all of Norway’s Lebanon and Afghanistan veterans. One factor determines whether they struggle after having killed another person.
The smallest premature babies are less physically active as adults
Poorer gross motor skills, such as the ability to walk quickly, run, or jump, may explain some of the correlation between being born prematurely and the tendency to engage less in physical activity.
Prejudice against victims can result in reduced rape sentences
Rape myths such as ‘scantily clad’ and ‘being promiscuous’ can influence sentencing in Norwegian courtrooms. In court cases where victims are described in a prejudiced manner, defendants typically receive prison sentences that are 16 months shorter than in cases without such descriptions.
Why are there fewer murders in democracies?
You are less likely to be murdered in a democracy than in an undemocratic country, but the reason is not democracy itself. Quite the opposite.
Fantastic walrus ivory treasures coming to Norway
World-famous treasures crafted from walrus ivory are on their way to Norway, including chess pieces from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Were they originally from Norway? And why did the walrus trade disappear?
New theory on dense gases and liquids could help carbon capture
The transport of dense gases and liquids is becoming increasingly relevant in relation to carbon capture. New research is helping us understand more about how this can be done most efficiently.
Making the world’s fastest skis
They won’t feature at this year’s World Championships in Trondheim, but NTNU researchers believe the world’s fastest and most flexible cross-country skis will be ready for the 2027 World Championships in Falun.
Equal distribution of wealth is bad for the climate
The climate benefits if only a few people have a lot of power and money. So, should the rest of us be held back because of this fact?
A ski festival is good, but does it have to cost so much?
“It would be boring if you could never have a party! The challenge is to do it in a way that the cost is in a reasonable proportion to the benefit to society,” says researcher Denis Becker about the 2025 World Ski Championships in Trondheim.
Why a groundbreaking discovery about tiny RNA molecules may be helpful for humans and wildlife
Short strands of genetic material called microRNA have implications for human health – but they could also revolutionize species identification, and perhaps even allow monitoring of wildlife health. Here’s how they work and the potential they offer.
Researcher warns against technostress
New technology aims to enable us to always do even more. A researcher has issued a warning about what this ‘efficiency hysteria’ is doing to us and our workplaces.
Trump wants Greenland – but here’s what the people of Greenland want
Donald Trump used a 2018 survey on Greenlandic preferences for national independence to bolster his argument for annexing the autonomous territory.
PFAS: found 180 times more ‘forever chemicals’ in birds
These man-made toxic substances are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’. There are thousands of different variants, and researchers are finding more and more of them.
Why is it so hard to bring clean cookers to Africa?
Despite decades of innovation, more than a billion people in sub-Saharan Africa still don’t have access to clean cooking. Low-tech, affordable cookers exist, yet firewood remains the go-to fuel. Why?
Young people can be helped to develop more grit
A recent study shows that a new programme can increase ‘grit’ and self-efficacy in adolescents. Approximately 16,000 young people will soon have access to this programme each year.
The Norwegian Holocaust began in Trondheim
What was it like as a Jewish Holocaust survivor returning to Trondheim, a city where many inhabitants had been involved in the genocide?
NTNU physicist honoured in Australia
Physicist Sol Jacobsen from QuSpin has been awarded a prestigious award.
For Twenty Years, Grid Cells Kept a Secret
Rather than simply tracking an animal’s real-time location, grid cells coordinate to perform rapid, rhythmic sweeps into the space ahead of the animal.
Sámi reindeer herders are more afraid of predators than climate change
Climate change is affecting the Sámi rhythm of life and their faith in the future. Yet Norwegian and Swedish reindeer herders see predators, forestry and wind farms as greater threats.
Just a few hours of yoga can greatly reduce stress
Ten years of research on yoga as a stress-reducing activity provides a clear answer: A little effort offers real health benefits.
Improving the range of electric vehicles
If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy-efficient. Not surprisingly, this is a problem researchers are working on – using aluminium.
The sexes have different strengths for achieving their goals
Women and men differ in drive, passion and flow, a new study shows.