Diagnosing patients at an early stage
Norske forskere har utviklet den første sensor i verden som kan finne enkeltpartikler i en blodprøve.
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The jacket that talks to Facebook
Collision. Fire. Accidents. Chaos. In a rescue operation, it’s no use trying to communicate via a small mobile phone display. But a jacket – now you’re talking!
Surfaces that repair themselves
A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an […]
Polar perils
Activity in the Arctic is on the increase, but how safe is it to operate there?
Overlooked by aid
Millions of people suffer permanent disabilities simply because they are poor. Norwegian experts say they are overlooked in the fight against poverty.
Design affects patient care
The design of “bed clusters” is important.
The internet of things
Monday morning and you’re in a hurry. On your way out, you check your pockets. Money. Mobile phone. Where are the car keys? A quick text message, and the keys let you know that they are under the papers on the dining table.
Robots in the classroom
The next generation of industrial robots is just around the corner. They will be able to see, remember and make their own decisions.
Low wages = poor working conditions
Price pressure leads to “cowboy” contracts and poor working conditions in service jobs in the construction and cleaning industries.
What in the world is “witch soot?”
You go to bed with white, freshly painted walls and wake the next morning to find the living room black with soot!
No joshing about sloshing
Computational tools help identify the effects of fluids slamming against a structure
Hi-tech skincare from the sea
European researchers and companies aim to microencapsulate minerals from the Dead Sea.
Tears? Forget them!
The first steps have been taken towards rainwear which repairs itself.
Watch out – moose!
An vehicle-based computer alert system that warns of moose on the road causes motorists to react quickly. Roadside warning signs just don’t have the same effect.
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?
Little chip – instant diagnoses
Soon, your family doctor will no longer have to send blood or cancer cell samples to the laboratory.
Finding faults in exhaust gas systems
New technology can measure soot particles in the exhaust of diesel engines.
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.