Why we get seasick – and how to avoid it
Everyone gets seasick, says researcher Toralf Sundin Hamstad at SINTEF, but there are tricks we can employ to avoid the worst of it.
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Why are there traffic jams, and what can we do to avoid them?
No one likes sitting in a traffic jam. Research shows that the average Norwegian motorist is willing to fork out almost 100 kroner in order to spend one hour less in traffic. But traffic congestion can also be mitigated.
Harnessing nature to combat climate change in cold regions
How can nature-based solutions help us harness the power of nature to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change in cold regions? This is the topic of a new podcast.
Laboratories for the future
Two new laboratories will test energy systems that will make shipping green, and constructions that are necessary for offshore wind and other energy development offshore.
Don’t store food in plastic grocery bags!
The warning couldn’t be clearer. Standard plastic grocery bags are useful when we’re out shopping, but don’t use them to store food. So says research scientist Lisbet Sørensen at SINTEF.
We should be happy that we have so many bacteria in our bodies
Researcher Hanne Haslene-Hox at SINTEF claims that bacteria are much better than their reputation suggests. Each of us hosts as many as 38 million of them in our bodies.
The summer that changed Norway’s climate policy
He’s been called the father of carbon capture and storage in Norway – but Erik Lindeberg isn’t resting on his laurels. At 76, he’s still crusading to make sure this technology is put to use as quickly and comprehensively as possible, to help the...
The EU's investment fund boosts its efforts in Norway, invests 210 million NOK into SINTEF's seed fund
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is intensifying its support for Norwegian technology startups by making its third and largest investment to date in SINTEF’s seed fund.
Investment decision for REFHYNE II
Milestone hydrogen news arrives from Cologne, as Shell has taken a final investment decision on REFHYNE II, a 100-megawatt renewable proton-exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen electrolyser at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland in Germany.