http://www.sintef.no/home/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:00:27 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/A-microphone-that-listens-with-light/ A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Finding-the-way-to-lung-tumours-by-GPS/ 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”. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Immaculate-light-metal-recycling/ In Holmestrand, Norway, scrap aluminium gains a new lease of life – via energy-efficient technology, while Europe gets rolled recycled aluminium panels that are tough enough to be used as external cladding for buildings. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:12:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Artificial-liver-support-for-the-chronically-ill/ Helping people with chronic liver failure to live longer, better lives. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:51:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Getting-broadband-in-the-Arctic/ Is it really possible to get broadband coverage in the Arctic? "Yes, indeed!", say Telenor, the Norwegian Space Centre and the SINTEF company MARINTEK, who are currently looking into how they can make it happen. Wed, 29 May 2013 12:19:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Breakthrough-for-SINTEF-Brasil/ SINTEF's South American spin-off, the Brazilian research foundation Instituto SINTEF do Brasil, has brought into harbour its first three contracts worth NOK 28 million (USD 4.8 million). Tue, 28 May 2013 13:52:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Big-Data--for-better-or-worse/ A full 90% of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years. The internet companies are awash with data that can be grouped and utilised. Is this a good thing? Wed, 22 May 2013 07:18:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Top-class-biofuel-from-the-depths-of-the-forest/ Tops and branches from tree-felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets. However, the energy industry will not act until the price is right. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Easier-transition-to-offshore-production-of-heavy-oil/ Tomorrow’s offshore oil will be highly viscous – and it will be a heavy job to bring it ashore. But newly-won knowledge is offering hope for fields that today would have been turned down by the economists. Mon, 06 May 2013 14:22:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Controlling-robots-with-your-thoughts/ This is Angel Perez Garcia. He can make a robot move exactly as he wants via the electrodes attached to his head. Fri, 03 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Maritime-personnel-need-better-training-/ Hard times for the shipping companies. Some of the blame lies with ships' officers who are failing to put new procedures into practice. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:05:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Weighing-trailers-on-the-road/ Heavy goods vehicles on Norwegian roads will soon be checked and weighed automatically – while on the road. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:33:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SINTEF-launches-Multiphase-Flow-Centre/ SINTEF has established a research centre for multiphase flow technology. The centre strengthens an already world-leading research group. The new Multiphase Flow Centre includes researchers and laboratories from several parts of SINTEF into a single centre under joint management. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:28:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Promising-drilling-tool/ A new-born “mole” homes in on small oil reservoirs – an almost untapped source of income. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Bringing-fish-processing-back-to-Norway/ Researchers aim to make it just as economic to process fish in Norway as to send them to China. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:03:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Gets-stroke-patients-back-on-their-feet/ A robot is now being built to help stroke patients with training, motivation and walking Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:30:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Calling-on-European-Commission-to-revitalise-CCS-/ SINTEF, as part of the CCS Leadership Coalition, writes to President of European Commission calling for help getting CCS back on track. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/The-right-high-performance-skiwear/ The sport of cross-country skiing has always been preoccupied with its skis and waxing. Research now demonstrates that to shave off those extra hundredths of a second, competitive skiers should pay more attention to their clothing. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:23:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Measuring-individual-car-noise-/ SINTEF intends to try and measure the noise generated by individual cars in traffic. This information will form one of several types of data registered at a measurement station. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:16:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/-Dementia-sufferers-benefit-of-GPS/ As part of the research project Trygge Spor, more than fifty dementia sufferers have been using GPS for periods varying from several weeks to up to a year. The results show that localisation technology helps achieve an increased sense of security, freedom and quality of life, both for sufferers and their next of kin Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:14:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Still-good-hope-for-the-Norwegian-fish-processing-industry/ Nine out of ten Norwegian fish-processing plants have closed, and a great deal of fish leave the country without being processed. However, according to a recent SINTEF report, the Norwegian fish-processing industry can be put on its feet again with the aid of new technology. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:40:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norwegian-Japanese-hunt-for-stronger-Al-alloys/ A bilateral competence project has opened the door to Japanese expertise in the field of alloy development for the aluminium giant Hydro. “This is an extremely important area for us,” says Trond Furu, a senior advisor in Hydro. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:58:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Praise-for-industrial-help-in-the-Balkans/ An abandoned chicken farm in Macedonia has been turned into one of the country’s most modern food factories. Its owner gives two SINTEF researchers much of the credit for the transformation. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:02:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Damaged-metal-surfaces-repair-themselves/ A coating filled with tiny lubricant capsules could come to the rescue when metal surfaces dry out and friction builds up. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Swedish-Norwegian-Collaboration-on-Fire-Technology/ SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden and the Norwegian research institute SINTEF have today signed an agreement concerning close collaboration between SP Fire Technology and SINTEF NBL AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of SINTEF. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:10:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norway-and-Korea-sign-MoU/ SINTEF and the South Korean research institute Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding collaboration. Multiphase transport of oil and gas is one of the areas of mutual interest. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:43:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Big-data-without-system-collapse/ What really happened  when 25,000 people missed the Denmark vs. Norway game this autumn because Canal+ had problems with its servers? Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:21:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Bad-business-outsourcing-to-India/ Many Norwegian companies are considering developing their software in India or China in order to cut costs. However, researchers are critical. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:38:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Data-services-with-in-built-self-defence/ Researchers are developing data systems which can adapt in the face of virus and hacker attacks. If software components are attacked they will be replaced automatically without any inconvenience to the user. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Ocean-Space-Centre-reaches-a-milestone/ On Wednesday December 5, 2012, the report “Quality Assurance Phase 1 (KS1 – Choice of Concept) of the Ocean Space Centre was published. The report has been written by Metier og Møreforsking Molde, which were engaged as the external quality assurers of the project by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:20:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Diagnosing-patients-at-an-early-stage/ Norwegian researchers have developed the world's first sensor capable of measuring individual particles in a blood sample. This new innovation could cause a sensation in the medical world. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:04:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SINTEF-given-2012-Diversity-Award/ This year’s Diversity Award has gone to SINTEF. The jury based its choice on the fact that we have managed to create an international environment of highly competent staff from many different cultures, who are represented at most levels of the organisation. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:24:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Lobster-farming-breakthrough/ Researchers have recently succeeded in doubling survival rates among lobster larvae under farmed conditions. This could boost populations of a species threatened in the wild. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:53:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Destroying-tumours-with-ultrasound/ SINTEF scientists are helping to develop a tool for surgical operations that will allow tumours in internal moving organs to be eliminated with the aid of high-intensity focused ultrasound. The technique opens the way for a new type of treatment that uses neither scalpels, lasers nor anaesthetics. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:52:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/IT-building-blocks-for-the-man-in-the-street/ Would you like to create your own tourist guide? Or put together telecom services that give you better control of the everyday functions on your phone?   Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:38:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Stress-alarm-for-smoke-divers/ Smoke-divers are exposed to high temperatures, physical exhaustion and stress, and they can easily exceed the limits of what good health can tolerate. A new method based on measurements made by a wireless sensor system lets them know when the body has had enough. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:09:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SpinChip-analyses-blood-samples-on-the-spot/ The Norwegian company SpinChip aims to help doctors analyse patients’ blood samples on the spot and provide immediate results. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:19:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Air-safety-and-wake-vortices/ Researchers are working on monitoring vortices created by aircraft during take-off and landing. The objective is both to maintain the level of safety and to improve the capacity of airports. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:57:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Working-towards-a-better-hearing-aid/ Twenty per cent of hearing aid users in Norway use the equipment for only an hour each day. The reason is often poor fitting and inadequate support. Now all this could change. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:57:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/The-jacket-that-talks-to-Facebook/ Collision. Fire. Accidents. Chaos. In a rescue operation, it’s no use trying to communicate via a small mobile phone display. But a jacket - now you're talking! Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:28:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/New-3D-camera-for-space-missions-/ On behalf of European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space, SINTEF and Terma are now completing a study identifying alternatives to the cameras currently deployed on spacecrafts and space rovers. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:13:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/South-Africa-sniffs-at-Norwegian-sensors/ South Africa’s need to be able to detect explosive gases in mines before they explode has given SINTEF ICT its first footprint in that country. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:19:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SINTEFs-radiation-sensors-help-find-Higgs-boson/ This summer’s announcement of the discovery of the new Higgs boson particle came as a major milestone in particle physics. Now it seems that Norwegian radiation sensors played a part in the discovery. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:41:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Recycling-to-save-renewables-from-shortage-of-materials/ Norwegian scientists are extracting rare earth metals from scrap. Their aim is to prevent scarcity of materials from holding back energy-conservation efforts. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:41:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Kjetil-Solbrakke-new-CEO-for-SINTEF-Brasil/ Solbrække has been appointed new CEO for the research organization Instituto SINTEF do Brasil (SINTEF Brasil). Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:37:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/New-venture-Improving-safety-in-oil-and-gas/ What happens if an oil installation experiences a process upset, a gas alarm and a vessel collision all at the same time? And what do you do if a platform originally designed for a lifetime of 20 years has to produce hydrocarbons for another 25? Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:10:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Joint-effort-to-improve-user-experience-/ SINTEF and the University of Oslo are joining forces to establish a strong, and highly visible, centre of expertise that will help to focus even more sharply on user experience as the ICT systems of the future emerge. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:26:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/About-mathematics-and-brazilian-football/ This week SINTEF ICT organised an international conference about  timetabling – and football. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SINTEF-scientist-joins-Norwegian-Board-of-Technology/ Andy Booth, a specialist in environmental technology and senior scientist at SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, has been appointed to the Norwegian Board of Technology. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:22:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Connecting-fall-alarms-to-social-media/ When the elderly suffer falls, many agencies should be alerted so that help can arrive as quickly as possible. So researchers, students and physiotherapists are trying to connect fall alarms to social media. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:50:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Hospital-design-impacts-on-patient-care/ When hospitals group patient rooms into small clusters, nurses have more time for their patients. But the design of these ‘bed clusters’ is important. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:33:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norway-reinforces-national-combustion-research-team/ “If we had been footballers, this would have been the equivalent of a Barcelona super-star joining our team,” says SINTEF research scientist Sigurd Sannan about a recent “transfer” in the world of energy research. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:13:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Frequently-cited-IT-researchers/ Who is successful in, and what is achieved by, step-by-step software development, the IT industry’s countermeasure against fiascos? A review article by two SINTEF researchers has become a “bible” in this field. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Award-for-research-on-industrial-management/ Research on management at Hydro has brought social anthropologist and SINTEF researcher Emil A. Røyrvik (39) SINTEF’s Award for Excellence in Research. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Offshore-problem-improves-fire-protection/ Fire tests on a simulated North Sea “problem platform” have left SINTEF NBL with a unique laboratory module, developed in-house, that will raise fire-protection standards at sea. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:09:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Instituto-SINTEF-do-Brasil-accredited-by-ANP/ Instituto SINTEF do Brasil has been officially accredited by the ANP (Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíves) for receiving R&D funding through the Special Participation Fund. Mon, 21 May 2012 14:24:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Minister-inaugurates-indoor-river/ A new “lab-flume” at the CEDREN research centre will help electricity generators to sell more hydropower when prices are highest – without negative environmental effects on rivers. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Power-to-the-people/ Anita Fossdal and Fride Vullum-Bruer want the i-Phone’s battery to last longer – even when we are on Svalbard, and even when we have downloaded a whole load of apps. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:22:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Press-Releases/PRESS-RELEASE1/ SINTEF Materials & Chemistry and ECN signed an agreement to strengthen their long-standing collaboration in the field of crystalline silicon photovoltaics. With this agreement SINTEF and ECN combine the operation of pilot infrastructure for silicon feedstock production, crystallization, wafering and solar cell manufacturing. The collaboration between SINTEF and ECN will increase the effectiveness of their R&D efforts. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Creating-the-next-generation-of-osmotic-power-stations/ Statkraft has assigned a new two-year project to SINTEF to carry out research into osmotic power generation. New membrane technology and long-term trials will bring this renewable energy source one step closer to viability. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:12:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SINTEF-reinvents-Gyro-Gearloose-machine/ In a 1996 Donald Duck comic, inventor Gyro Gearloose has invented a super-machine that sorts cheap scrap and metal poured into a tube, while out of another pipe emerge gold and shiny new coins. Now, SINTEF scientists are trying to do the same thing. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:55:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Sixty-years-in-the-service-of-society-/ Millions of mobile telephones, the world's first floating wind turbine and the landing system that brings natural gas up from Norway's first deepwater field have one thing in common; expertise from SINTEF is built into them. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:46:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Press-Releases/Lars-Sorum---new-head-at-SINTEF-Petroleum-Research/ Lars Sørum appointed new head at SINTEF Petroleum Research Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:23:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Protecting-his-hearing/ Just before Christmas, 80 workers on the oil drilling platforms in the North Sea started their shifts by putting an intelligent plug in their ears. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Equal-opportunities-at-a-standstill/ Gender balance in the labour market has improved little in Norway in the course of the past 20 years, according to a new survey. A growing proportion of female managers is one of the few bright spots in the picture. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:53:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Little-creatures-do-great-damage/ Pink and insidious: a tiny animal has become an expensive neighbour for fish farmers. Now scientists intend to make it hot for the little pest, and without using toxic chemicals. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:11:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Creating-the-plastics-packaging-of-tomorrow-out-of-wood/ A wood fibre only 100 nanometres thick will help to give us tomorrow’s plastic food packaging, if SINTEF and its partners are successful. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:44:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norway-invests-in-deep-geothermal-energy/ The Research Council of Norway has granted NOK 24 million to the four-year project NEXT-Drill, in which scientists and industry will develop the technology and tools needed to produce geothermal heat from the earth. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:31:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Can-air-traffic-controllers-benefit-from-other-industries/ Could European air traffic controllers manage more flights with the help of modern productivity gains? Experts from Austria and Norway intend to answer that question. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:46:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Nordic-cooperation-in-CO2-capture/ Scandinavian, Finnish and Icelandic experts on the capture, transport and storage of CO 2 are meeting for the first time in a Nordic Centre of Expertise. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:44:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Honoured-in-Brussels-for-exploiting/ A Nobel Prize was awarded when "high-temperature superconductors" were discovered in 1986. Now the world has at last found an application for lossless conductors, thanks to two Norwegians who received a European "Innovation Oscar" on Wednesday for their pioneering work. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Settings-new-standards-for-pipeline-design/ Several years of Norwegian research on fracture mechanics have resulted in new numerical modelling tools. The new software means that we can calculate the risk of fracture in pipelines much more accurately than current methods permit, according to the SINTEF group behind the method. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:04:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Smart-grid-will-raise-ceiling-for-use-of-renewables/ The EU wants electricity distribution systems that can utilise more solar and wind energy – and sixteen European partners from ten countries are now playing a key role in preparing for them. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:03:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Oslo-hotspot-for-zero-emission-vehicles/ The Oslo area saw the opening of its third hydrogen refuelling station on November 21, 2011. This station, located at SINTEF's Oslo office, offers a fuel produced of water. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:29:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Better-pictures-with-mobile-devices/ The world’s smallest autofocus lens for mobile devices is ready, and Apple and Nokia are among the companies interested in introducing it. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:29:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/New-theory-explains-collapse-of-Twin-Towers/ According to a theory advanced by a SINTEF materials scientist, a mixture of water from sprinkler systems and molten aluminium from melted aircraft hulls created explosions that led to the collapse of the Twin Towers in Manhattan. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:02:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Tears-Forget-them/ The first steps have been taken towards rainwear which repairs itself Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:45:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Mathematics-will-increase-aluminium-recycling/ Using mathematical models, Norwegian research scientists and Scandinavian industry are working on tailoring alloys which will increase the usefulness of recycled aluminium. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:47:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Resolving-deadlocked-child-custody-disputes/ Four out of ten child custody cases which are heading to court end in agreement following mediation Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:28:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Kelp-farming-is-on-its-way/ An underwater “field” as big as a Norwegian county could provide two billion litres of kelp-based fuel a year. SINTEF is currently establishing a centre of expertise that will enable us to cultivate seaweed and kelp on a large scale Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:32:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Better-prepared-for-major-disasters/ The subject of the EU’s BRIDGE project is transnational and interagency cooperation in the event of terror attacks, natural disasters and industrial accidents. The project is being led by SINTEF and was launched in April 2011. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:49:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Ocean-prophets/ They can predict the direction an oil spill will take, or if salmon lice will infect a neighbouring fish farm.
 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:51:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/SALMODIS-project-Getting-an-overall-view-to-get-salmon-diseases-under-control/ It should soon become easier to identify measures that will also be effective in the long term when outbreaks of disease in salmon farms need to be prevented or combatted. Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:31:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/New-skills-needed-to-avoid-major-disasters/ Regulations and procedures in themselves are not enough to ensure safety during oil-drilling operations, conclude SINTEF researchers who have studied the accident investigation reports from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:41:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Towards-the-safer-use-of-nanoparticles/ What kind of HSE know-how do we really need to manage the new substances now found in everything from our clothes to cosmetics and electronics? Are nanoparticles harmful to the environment – or are these invisible particles safer than we think? Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:38:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/LedaFlow-commercialised/ Kongsberg Oil &Gas Technologies (KOGT) recently introduced the multiphase flow simulator LedaFlow to the oil and gas industry. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:59:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/International-CO2-prize-to-SINTEF-scientist/ Chief scientist Erik Lindeberg of SINTEF Petroleum Research has been awarded the international research prize “The SINTEF and NTNU CCS Award” for his pioneering role in research on storing CO2 in geological strata. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:51:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Carbon-capture-and-storage-heavyweights-form-alliance/ The research institutes SINTEF in Norway, TNO in the Netherlands and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) in France are joining forces in the newly established “Tri4CCS Alliance”, which aims to make the capture, transport and storage of CO2 (CCS) safer and more cost-effective. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:52:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Statoil-and-SINTEF-sign-new-framework-agreement/ Statoil and SINTEF have signed a new long-term framework research agreement. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:43:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Press-Releases/SINTEF-records-healthy-profit-in-2010/ SINTEF achieved good financial results in 2010. The group’s operating profit was NOK 139 million, compared with NOK 107 million in 2009. Good earnings over a period of several years have made it possible to invest more than half a billion kroner in laboratories and scientific equipment in the last five years. Mon, 30 May 2011 08:08:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/EU-project-will-cut-cost-of-capturing-CO2/ A project funded by the European Union and led by SINTEF in Norway with ten other European partners aims to demonstrate a cost-effective CO2 capture technology that could herald a new generation of power-generation plants with integrated CO2 capture. Wed, 18 May 2011 10:40:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Forklift-trucks-that-run-on-a-green-charge/ The first forklift trucks in Europe that will run on fuel cells and with hydrogen in their tanks are on the way to the market. No fewer than 30 demonstration units are to be tested, and Norway is among the countries potentially involved in the trials Mon, 09 May 2011 08:51:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/A-week-of-sick-leave-costs-13000-kroner/ Industry has estimated that a week of sick-leave costs companies an average of NOK 13,000 in lost production and increased costs. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:55:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Popular-animated-film-about-carbon-capture-and-storage/ One of Norway's national centres for research on environmentally friendly technology is being helped by the film industry to show the world why carbon capture and storage (CCS) is important. The result has won widespread praise, not least from the environmental organisation Bellona. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:58:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/In-depth-radar/ Where do the water-pipes and electric cables lie? Could valuable cultural artefacts be hidden here? And how high is the salt concentration on the road today? A georadar can reveal what lies below the surface, providing information that can be extremely useful to industry. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:55:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norwegian-sensors-for-CERN/ SINTEF ICT is a world leader in manufacturing integrated 3D radiation sensors. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:25:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/The-goal-is-gigantic-offshore-wind-turbines/ What will it take to build a floating 10 MW wind-turbine? This is just one of many questions that the European Union’s HiPRWind project aims to answer.SINTEF will work on two of the project’s ten work-packages. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:52:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Norwegian-CO2-hunters-look-to-China/ China has already donned the yellow jersey in building first-generation carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants. Now a Norwegian-Chinese “team-tempo” squad has been set up to tackle the next stage. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:40:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/Carbon-capture-and-storage-of-gas-fired-power-station-flue-gases-in-Norway/ Uncertainty about potential effects on health is not a sufficient reason for postponing a decision about full-scale scrubbing of CO2 from Norwegian gas-fired power stations until 2016. SINTEF believes that it is possible to deal with these challenges scientifically without postponing such a decision. It is very important in an international context that Norway should lead the way in developing efficient scrubbing technology for power plant flue-gases. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:47:00 GMT http://www.sintef.no//home/Press-Room/Research-News/CenSES---a-national-energy-team-with-a-social-perspective/ SINTEF is a partner in one of the three new national centres for research in environmentally friendly energy (FMEs) which were launched in February. The CenSES virtual research centre will focus on studies and decision-support systems that will underpin the development of a new sustainable energy system. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:33:00 GMT