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Snake robot ready to go on watch in the deep seas

22 January 2019

A snake robot will soon be relieving divers and mini-subs in the North Sea. But first researchers have to test its mettle in the Trondheim Fjord.

Research exchange from India to Norway

17 January 2019

An Indian PhD student from IIT Kharagpur has been on a research exchange to SINTEF Ocean in the RE-food project working with the Norwegian whitefish supply chain in the iProcess project. In iProcess he worked together with researchers at SINTEF and NTNU with optimizing the delivery strategies to minimize travel distance as well as the losses in the whitefish supply chain

Danish-Norwegian Cooperation on Offshore Wind Expanded

16 January 2019

Better and cheaper offshore wind farms are the goal for a new cooperative effort on renewable energy.
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Well cementing: The illusion of bonding

16 January 2019

In order to access hydrocarbon and geothermal resources, wells are drilled from the Earth’s surface all the way down to the underground reservoir.…

Nominations open for the SINTEF and NTNU CCS-award

08 January 2019

The SINTEF and NTNU CCS Award is given for outstanding achievements within the field of carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS). Provided worthy…

Is it better to light your stove from the top using small wood chips?

07 January 2019

We have yet to demonstrate whether it is better to place small wood chips between the logs. Many combinations of wood chips and…
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