NTNU professor receives book prize in Japan
Professor Odilio Alves-Filho recently received a Japanese research prize for his book on environmentally friendly drying using heat pumps.
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A major research effort into tomorrow’s digital power grids
How will a future electricity grid manage the demands of induction cooking, charging electric cars and roof-installed solar panels? The answer is Smart Grids, which involves digitisation of the electricity grid.
Want to end “ghost fishing”
Fish nets that float abandoned in the ocean continue to catch fish long after they have been lost, posing a major environmental challenge. Degradable fishing nets can be part of the solution according to researchers.
Three Arctic researchers at North Pole
Three NTNU researchers have visited the North Pole during a research cruise in their efforts to better understand sea ice.
Ocean acidification bad for cod
Increasing ocean acidification could double the mortality of newly-hatched cod larvae, a study just published in the American online journal PLOS ONE reports.
Salmon and seaweed a golden combination
At least that’s what researchers believes. Now they are building a new research facility for seaweed off SalMar fish farm at Frøya in Norway.
The elderly thinks social media is superficial
A SINTEF study suggests that the older generation takes an active choice regarding whether to be active in social media or not.
Scandinavian experiment receives prestigious sustainable energy award
The EcoGrid EU project, an energy-market concept empowering households to manage renewables, wins one of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards 2016.
Building façades will soon be thinking for themselves
Technology embedded in walls or windows is going to make our homes even smarter.
Prize for e-messaging research
The introduction of e-messaging by the Norwegian municipalities has made communication between health visitors, doctors and hospitals much easier.
SINTEF wins design award
For the sixth time, product designers Ole Petter Næsgaard and Tore Christian B. Storholmen have received the Award for Design Excellence by the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture.
Surplus heat for Norwegian homes
A district heating grid supplying low temperature heat is set to boost surplus and renewably-sourced heat utilisation.
Nobel Prize exhibition opens
NTNU and St. Olavs Hospital devote a new permanent exhibition to Nobel Laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser.
NTNU joins the EU’s Climate-KIC programme
NTNU launched its partnership on 24 September with the EU’s premier programme to address climate change.
NTNU and SINTEF open new Brussels office
The Norwegian research community is now permanently represented in Brussels. The goal is to increase the number of international research projects and to find new research partners.
Kavli researchers find speed cells in the brain
A “Flintstones car” helps neuroscientists discover speed cells in the brain, a critical part of the brain’s navigation system.
Discovery Channel Canada visits NTNU and Trondheim Fjord
The science program Daily Planet has 8 million viewers. During the last week of June, a production crew from the program filmed an expedition to look for a plane wreck from the Second World War that is located on the bottom of Trondheim Fjord.
Texas researcher recognized with NTNU/SINTEF award
A Texas chemical engineer has been recognized with the 2015 SINTEF and NTNU CCS Award.
Working with the EU on climate change
NTNU is the first Norwegian partner involved in Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative.
Electric vehicle analysis wins prize
Ever wonder how green your electric car really is? A team of NTNU researchers answered that question — and won a prize for their work.
Mosers elected members of the American Philosophical Society
Nobel Laureates May-Britt and Edvard Moser have been elected to an American scientific society started by Benjamin Franklin.
Ebola claims another Capacare student
The Ebola outbreak continues to claim lives in West Africa. Capacare.org, a programme that offers surgical training to community medical officers in Sierra Leone, has lost two of its students to the virus.
Facebook use reflected in student grades
A recently published study reveals that the more time students spend on Facebook, the worse their grades. But Facebook is not the problem.
Cheaper heating using environmentally-friendly wood-burning stoves
Firewood is a key energy resource. Norway has about two million wood-burning stoves, with a little over half in regular use. For this reason, it’s important that they are efficient and environmentally-friendly.