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How much microplastic is there in your laundry basket?

16 January 2020

Every time you wash clothes, you are releasing microplastics into the sea, but we know little about the amount and distribution of such material from different types of textile. Research scientists are now working on measuring and capturing microplastics in our laundry.

SF6: The Truths and Myths of this Greenhouse Gas

15 January 2020

The atmospheric concentration of the highly-potent greenhouse gas SF6 has never been higher. Fingers have been pointed at the expanding renewables industry, but is that a fair assessment?

Making future transport more climate friendly

14 January 2020

The world's transportation network is constantly growing. "Green asphalt" and sustainable bus transportation will ease the environmental impact of future transport routes.

Putting off old age on the Norwegian shelf

02 January 2020

Sand in the oil stream with the risk of well collapse is a well-known problem when sandstone reservoirs approach depletion. Advanced sensors and a super machine are helping research scientists to find the threshold at which profitable production ceases. This can increase the lifetime of reservoirs.

Potential economic impact of SFI Manufacturing: >3 billion NOK/year

09 December 2019

An independent report shows that SFI Manufacturing potentially can have an economic impact of >3 billion NOK per year in the Norwegian manufacturing industry.

Testing CO2 transport on the laboratory roof

05 December 2019

When scientists carry out experiments to investigate safe and efficient CO2 transport on the roof of the thermal power engineering laboratories at Trondheim, Norway, the noise they make will sound like a jet engine.

Still fewer pupils distracted by school desk computers

05 December 2019

In the classroom, non-educational distractions are only a click or two away. However, a recent SINTEF report demonstrates that these thieves of school pupils’ attention are already being severely weakened.

Could a chatbot be your friend or romantic partner?

27 November 2019

Researcher Marita Skjuve has been interviewing people who have a close relationship with a chatbot called Replika. Her conclusion is that such relationships offer value and meaning to the chatbot’s users, and can even be romantic.

More hydropower and a better environment

21 November 2019

The Norwegian public authorities’ estimates of the potential to expand the country's power plants are probably too low. A new approach is creating opportunities for increased production while also enhancing environmental aspects.
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