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Vital channels

These little tubes are in a laboratory at SINTEF Sealab. […]

Ocean prophets

These scientists can predict the direction an oil spill will take, or if salmon lice will infect a neighbouring fish farm.

Digital care

If a car tilts, a sensor beeps, and our mobile phones alert us when the battery gets too low. But who gets notified if grandma falls? Or who checks her blood pressure daily?

See me! Feel me! Touch me!

What exactly happens when we send an SMS or enlarge or shrink images on a mobile screen? And why doesn’t it work if we wear gloves?

A new vessel for the Arctic

A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic.

Ingenious design

Synthetic biology has arrived. At a stroke, gene technologists have become the world’s most significant and controversial designers.

The thin film

Plant photosynthesis depends on membranes, and human beings would be unable to hear without the eardrum. Could yet another membrane help rescue us from a climatic catastrophe?

Looks to Norway

For years, the whole world has looked up to the Japanese industry. Now, Toyota wants to learn about evaluating team organization from Norwegian researchers.

Energy underfoot

There is a solution for the world’s insatiable energy needs. It is CO2-free and safe. And it’s located right under our feet.

The health army

They are not professionals, but they are specially trained: A ‘health army’ of foot soldiers saves the lives of children in areas without doctors.

Wireless ocean monitoring

Wireless sensor networks work well in monitoring the oceans. The concept has been tested and found to be watertight.

Warfare on weeds

Herbicide consumption could be cut in half if farmers sprayed only weeds instead of whole fields.

Tunnel vision

Dark tunnels make drivers feel insecure. Better lighting technology can help.

Cool calculations

How much cold can we actually tolerate without affecting our performance?

Water mix produces electricity

The world’s first prototype of a saline power plant demonstrates a simple – and surprising – principle: mixing freshwater and saltwater can produce electricity.

Fishy business

Thanks to two researchers and a chef, miracles have taken place in this aquarium.

New approach to offshore anchors

Maybe it looks like a giant arrow or a rocket, but this 13 metre-long, 80-tonne anchor is currently being tested as a new mooring concept for offshore installations.

Fire and ice?

No, this isn’t ice, but hydrates, ice-like crystals that are […]

The invisible technology

Nanoproducts have slipped into our lives, almost without being noticed. Man-made particles end up in the air, soil and water. What happens to them?