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Norwegians who suffer from rare disorders feel that they are left to face their problems alone.

For the first time, Norwegian scientists have managed to produce completely new antibiotics from bacteria found in the sea.

This powder has the colour of our cold northern nights. But it is hot news for everyone who wants to extract more electricity from sunshine.

Scientists from Trondheim are helping Singapore to move its infrastructure underground.

Embedding sperm cells in a gel for artificial insemination increases the fertilization period for cattle and pigs and means more offspring.

In Scandinavia, the State guarantees welfare and health services for all citizens. However, the actual disparities in health are greater than the rest of Europe.

The world’s first induction heater with superconductors is based on a Trondheim invention. This technology can bring large savings to the aluminium industry.

No matter how you try, it’s impossible to protect your identity online. Researchers have found a major gaping security hole.

A robot that can move forward and inspect complicated pipe systems is currently under development. The robot can twist its way vertically up pipe walls.

HARALD JUSTNES BURNS FOR THE CHINESE ENVIRONMENT – LITERALLY.

We have reached the limits of the sea’s ability to sustain fisheries. We have to change our aquaculture practises.

Curtains of air bubbles are turning out to be a new method of fighting oil spills.

The idea of an intelligent earplug was conceived over a cup of coffee. Today, this special hearing protection unit is the best of its type in the world.

Experts believe that we can pump CO₂, the most common greenhouse gas, into reservoirs in the North Sea. It would essentially eliminate one of this century’s problems. But is largescale CO₂ storage on the Norwegian continental shelf really that straight forward?

This is the clothing that fire-fighters have been waiting for: an intelligent undershirt that cools overheated bodies

We Norwegians had hoped to pioneer “green” thermal power generation.However,we have been pipped at the post by Sweden,which is about to build the world’s first power station with CO₂ capture – in Germany.

We consciously wash plastic containers and take out the bags for recycling. But is this beneficial? Can the option of an additive that breaks down the plastic be just as good?

Here are Norway’s most energy efficient homes. Total energy consumption? Just over one-third of the national average.

A newly developed surface on implanted catheter may prevent complications from bacteria and infection.