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.
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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.
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.
Dementia sufferers benefit from 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...
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.