Alexandra Bech Gjørv appointed new CEO of SINTEF
The SINTEF Board has today appointed Alexandra Bech Gjørv as its new CEO and President.
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Helena in Hawaii
Master student Helena has been at the ISOPE conference in Hawaii presenting part of her work on the clad pipes. Here's her travel letter!
Through-process modelling of hyperbaric welding
The mystery of hydrogen embrittlement in welding is expected to be solved through an integrated understanding of arc physics, molten pool flow behaviour as well as thermo-mechanical modelling of weld joint properties.
Self-training to discourage the jobless from returning to the benefits system
Unemployed people who have spent long periods on benefit become passive, and surrender responsibility for their situation to others. Research is now being carried out to develop a system to help them obtain a sense of empowerment.
Users to fine-tune hearing aids themselves
More than 20 per cent of people with hearing aids use their devices for less than one hour a day because of problems they encounter with tuning the settings. But now users can participate in fine-tuning their devices themselves.
On Beyond Oil*: John Olav Tande
John Olav Tande is Centre Director for NOWITECH, a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
On Beyond Oil*: Atle Harby
Atle Harby is the Centre Director for Cedren, a Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls
It isn't cars and vehicle traffic that produce the greatest volumes of climate gas emissions – it's our own homes. But new research will soon be putting an end to all that!
Whale tails can make for efficient seafaring
If testing goes well, an invention that helps save fuel in ships may soon be in production, with the support of the British industry.