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26 July 2010 Email Share Comment Save A Scandinavian firm is developing earplugs that warn wearers when they are at risk of losing their hearing due to extremely loud noise.

A European project has developed a one-stop shop to support companies, especially SMEs, in the rapid design and manufacture of novel micro-devices for use in applications ranging from medical diagnosis to mobile phones.

Scandinavia's largest independent research organization, SINTEF is cooperating with the international energy company Statoil and the technology

Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik koordiniert europäisches H2MOVES-Projekt (PresseBox) München/Oslo, 20.07.2010, In Skandinavien wird in den kommenden Jahren ein großes europäisches Demonstrationsprojekt zu Elektrofahrzeugen mit Brennstoffzellen laufen.

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Context Chronic low back pain (LBP) with degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis (OA) is widespread in the adult population. Although glucosamine is increasingly used by patients with chronic LBP, little is known about its effect in this setting.

As our society becomes increasingly mobile, while at the same time getting more and more connected, batteries are becoming more widespread and more important. Two years ago, Americans purchased close to three billion batteries a year.

After gushing for 86 days, does the worst oil spill in U.S. history have an end in sight? Engineers with oil giant BP closed valves on their new 150,000-pound cap atop the ruptured well Thursday afternoon, and at 3:25 p.m.

Trondheim, Norway - International energy company Statoil has partnered with SINTEF, Scandinavia's largest independent research organization, and

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Oil & Gas IQ is proud to announce the upcoming Pipeline Integrity Maintenance Forum 2010 taking place in Amsterdam on 11th â?? 13th October 2010.

How can scientists monitor what's going on under the sea? For instance, to survey populations of fish in the Arctic, scientists generally gather data manually during expensive research cruises.

(Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- International energy company Statoil has partnered with SINTEF, a Scandinavian independent research organization, and

TRONDHEIM, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- International energy company Statoil has partnered with SINTEF, Scandinavias largest independent

Several research and development (R+D) centres, both national and foreign, settled in the southern regions of Chile - Los Ríos and Los Lagos - in the last three years, which have become major suppliers to aquaculture enterprises.

TRONDHEIM, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International energy company Statoil has partnered with SINTEF, Scandinavia?s largest independent research

TRONDHEIM, Norway--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Statoil has partnered with SINTEF and Nacre to create the next generation of intelligent hearing protection and communication technologies for use in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Last Tuesday managers working in the international oil industry gathered for a gala dinner in London. Beforehand, though, they made a serious appeal to the US President.

-- The event will address the challenges in ensuring the reliability and safety of offshore pipelines, from corrosion prevention to dealing with ageing infrastructure.

Norwegian scientists will teach Indians to handle their hazardous industrial waste in new ways. SINTEF aims to improve and speed up the treatment of hazardous industrial waste in the country.

The agreement with a major electronics and semiconductor manufacturer announced in 2009, has been extended.

The Swedish eTrace project used EPC Gen 2 RFID tags and EPCIS software to document the fishes' provenance?which served to reassure consumers and thus boost sales.

An ear plug developed by a Norwegian company features electronics technology that allows speech to pass, but shuts out unwanted and hazardous noise. The basic technology in the QUIETPRO ear plug was developed at Norwegian research organisation SINTEF.

An earplug with a built-in computer that allows speech to pass but shuts out unwanted and hazardous noise will make life easier in noisy environments. The basic technology in the QUIETPRO earplug was developed at SINTEF ICT .

Although a major accident such as the one on Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico could happen in the North Sea, well-established organisational models and stringent safety measures reduce that risk, reports a Norwegian research project.