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Latest news from SINTEF: Archive 2004

New company to customise medicines

Research into the inner life of a soil bacterium has produced a new spinoff company from NTNU and SINTEF. With the aid of gene technology the recently established Biosergen AS intends to persuade its chosen microbe to produce antibiotics with better...

Aquaculture boat with HSE focus

Here is the aquaculture boat of the future, as SINTEF research scientists see it. From bow to stern, it features solutions designed to look after health, safety and environmental concerns in the aquaculture industry.

New micro instrument controls medicine flows

SINTEF research scientists at the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory in Oslo have developed a flow metre with fluid channels thinner than a strand of hair. The new device controls that patients receive the correct dosage of medicine.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Plastic littering the countryside could soon be a thing of the past. Researchers have come up with an additive that enables plastic bags to be quickly decomposed by sun and rain. The post Ashes to ashes, dust to dust appeared first on...

Scientific dreamers

Many of us live in the delusion that the apparently […] The post Scientific dreamers appeared first on Geminiresearchnews.com .

Super net keeps Pharaohs in place

Several of the world’s best known cultural treasures are located in areas prone to earthquakes. A new metal alloy will secure their existence. The post Super net keeps Pharaohs in place appeared first on Geminiresearchnews.com .

One herring, two herring

One herring, two herring

Counting fish is difficult. But in the future laser technology may make the task fast and efficient. The post One herring, two herring appeared first on Geminiresearchnews.com .

Making food from water

Making food from water

Invisible but invaluable: raised in steel tanks, a tiny marine creature is capable of producing Omega-3 fat, a product in great demand. The post Making food from water appeared first on Geminiresearchnews.com .