Feed your genes
The genes have spoken: your dinner plate should be divided into three, and you should eat six times a day.
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A water pulk from the rubbish dump
With a simple water pulk or transporter, children in Haiti will have more time for schooling.
The United States arms most dictatorships
China is often accused of supporting totalitarian regimes in Africa. But the United States arms far more African dictatorships than China does.
Gene therapy for ears
Gene therapy may someday in the future replace the use of implants in deaf people. The carrier for this gene medicine may be derived from shrimp shells.
Into the mist
About 40 million people worldwide have dementia, and many more will continue to be diagnosed in the future. How should society meet this challenge?
The secrets of Little grey birds
Researchers at NTNU’s Centre for Conservation Biology (CCB) have studied large populations […]
Is artificial turf better than we think?
DOCTORAL WORK – David McGhie: Friction and shock absorption in artificial turf – what are the most important factors in the choice of artificial turf and soccer/football boots?
The archbishop’s mint
The medieval coin workshop found in Trondheim is the world’s best preserved. Now scientists have reconstructed the entire coin-making process.
A flounder in fizzy water
It is all well and good to store CO2 under the seabed. But what if the CO2 starts to leak?
A most unusual cancer patient
One of humankind’s genetic cousins is baker’s yeast. That makes this humble yeast a perfect guinea pig for cancer research.
Smarter prostheses using iPhone technology
Simple, cheap microtechnology paves the way for a new generation of prostheses.
Skeleton greenhouse
Artificial hips would not be quite so artificial, if researchers succeed in developing living bone mass.
Eating their genes?
Many moose hunters are looking for the largest and finest bulls. But does this mean that the best genetic material ends up on the dinner table?
From poison to palatable
Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds more edible.
The future factory
A one-hundred-year old institution is celebrating its centennial. But what’s the larger historical significance of this milestone?
The force from nowhere
NEW PROJECT: New knowledge about Casimir energy, including how the energy changes when the surrounding temperature changes.
A toolbox out of the ordinary
This “hacker’s toolbox” contains equipment that can be used to […]
Save the planet? Stop eating meat.
Growing and producing food make agriculture and food consumption among the most important drivers of environmental pressures, including climate change and habitat loss.
Lead-free electronics
A new approach may get the lead out of consumer electronics.
Problems with maths?
Troubles with handwriting – and motor skills? The explanation for your difficulties may be in the workings of the cells in your eyes.
“Carbon Footprint of Nations” website wins recognition
How much carbon does your country emit – and where does it come from?
The coral reef conundrum
NEW PROJECT: Life in coral reefs. Why are coral reef fishes coloured the way they are?
Autonomous robots at sea
This boat has no captain. Nor is it remotely controlled. It nevertheless manoeuvres safely between other vessels.
A network apart
Genetically, we are almost the same as chimpanzees. But an important difference is how our genes form highly complex networks.