Accident and Emergency departments cause problems for the elderly
Norwegian Accident and Emergency departments are not designed for elderly patients, and their staff often lack geriatric experience.
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Most COPD patients in southern and eastern Norway
COPD mainly affects people in eastern and southern Norway and some municipalities in Finnmark. And smoking is not the only cause.
How your brain works during meditation
Your brain processes more thoughts and feelings during meditation than when you are simply relaxing.
On the hunt for new antibiotics
A Norwegian-Danish project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria.
A bird’s eye view of fish farms
Drones and “flying eyes” are making a major advance into the aquaculture industry.
Putting RFID technology to work
From Finnish hockey players to London double-decker buses to rhino horns, the humble RFID chip is hard at work. New software can help companies harness the power of this tiny technology.
Viking raids protected precious artefacts
A bit of British gold stolen in a Viking raid was given a new life when it was used as jewellery and buried with its new Viking owner. That twist of fate may have inadvertently saved a piece of one of the oldest known British croziers.
Hidden in plain sight
DNA barcoding is an invaluable tool in helping biologists understand biological diversity.
Breastfeeding protects mother’s health, too
Mums who breastfeed are better protected from deadly cardiovascular disease than those who do not.
No danger from magnetic fields in electric cars
Many people are concerned that electric cars produce dangerous magnetic fields. New research shows that this is not the case.
Ancient microbes with industrial potential
Microorganisms that live in the depths of an oil reservoir can withstand such extreme conditions they can be used in harsh chemical processes.
Understanding cultural differences can strengthen a multicultural team
Norwegian companies have been less than successful at developing software abroad. But there are scientific answers to the challenge.
Why your nose can be a pathfinder
May-Britt and Edvard I. Moser have won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2014. This is part of their work.
When headache is the answer, finding the right questions
Researchers who study the prevalence of headaches and their causes worldwide need survey results that are comparable across nations and cultures. A new questionnaire should help solve the problem.
Hunting lung tumors
The innumerable divisions of the bronchi often turn the hunt for tumours in the lungs into a game of chance. But soon, lung specialists will be able to navigate accurately inside the airways by “GPS”.
Research into the events of 22 July 2011
The research community in Trondheim has been asked to follow up the tragic events on Utøya in Norway. As part of a project called ‘The Next Disaster’, research data will be obtained addressing the lessons learned following major incidents of this type.
It’s not your fault
Children with parents suffering from drug or alcohol addiction, or with mental health issues, are in danger of inheriting their parents’ problems. But preventive benefits are obtained from a sense of coping and a clear understanding that it is not their fault.
Jacket works like a mobile phone
A fire is raging in a large building and the fire leader is sending a message to all firefighters at the scene. But they don’t need a mobile phone – they simply check their jacket sleeves and read the message there.
Cool climate – clean planet
Ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions and the potential need to deploy untested and expensive climate engineering technologies are just two of the many bits of bad news in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report on “Mitigation of Climate Change”, released on 13 April.
Key findings from IPCC
Professors from NTNU present key findings from IPPC on how we can mitigate climate change.
A global challenge
Three climate researchers talk about the latest report from Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC). In English, French and Italian.
They bake with sunshine
Ethiopians may soon be able to bake their own traditional bread, called injera, with help from the sun.
Passive houses save lots of energy
Housing is the easiest sector to change if we are to reach the climate targets.
We all have to make sacrifices
Greenhouse gas emissions from today will greatly affect our descendants for at least 1000 years.