A bright future – with algae
Algae shells are perfectly constructed to exploit sunlight. These materials may provide efficient and cheap solar cells.
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How Western diets are making Indians sick
International Research Project: Why are so many Indian IT workers getting sick, and what can be done to prevent it?
Hi-tech skincare from the sea
European researchers and companies aim to microencapsulate minerals from the Dead Sea.
Fighting oil spills with bubbles
Curtains of air bubbles are turning out to be a new method of fighting oil spills.
Better rescue in major disasters
Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Forest fires and terror attacks. Norway and the rest of the world must be prepared for catastrophes.
A “lifeline” of flowers and stones
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more treatable than previously thought. A novel method has shown to be remarkably effective.
Feed your genes
The genes have spoken: your dinner plate should be divided into three, and you should eat six times a day.
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.
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.
Vital channels
These little tubes are in a laboratory at SINTEF Sealab. […]
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.
Ocean prophets
These scientists can predict the direction an oil spill will take, or if salmon lice will infect a neighbouring fish farm.
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?
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?
The secrets of Little grey birds
Researchers at NTNU’s Centre for Conservation Biology (CCB) have studied large populations […]
A new vessel for the Arctic
A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic.
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.
Ingenious design
Synthetic biology has arrived. At a stroke, gene technologists have become the world’s most significant and controversial designers.
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.