SINTEF Ocean news

Through the EU project INSECTEC.OCEAN, SINTEF Ocean will assist the Portuguese INESC TEC in establishing a 'Centre of Excellence' for marine research and engineering in Porto, Portugal.

Sustainable shipping and increased value creation in Norwegian industry are the goals for one of the world's largest maritime research centres. 60 of the project's partners met in Trondheim during the official launch.

Fish welfare: Using a digital eye and artificial intelligence, scientists have found a way of monitoring the breathing of salmon. The method can reveal whether or not the fish are stressed.

The EUR6.3 million EU Horizon project LOWNOISER will work to protect marine ecosystems from underwater noise pollution from ships, where SINTEF Ocean leads two of the work packages.

Now the robot is able to grab objects that no other robot has been able to grab before. – A real “Matrix robot,” says researcher Ekrem Misimi.

Japan and Norway have a lot in common despite first appearances. One of the commonalities are long coastlines and deep waters, meaning that offshore wind will, at least in parts, be floating.

Detecting small holes in cage nets in real time is not a technology that is readily available in today's market. The inspection company Njord Aqua and SINTEF have developed software that does just this and can thereby help reduce the risk of escapes...

Say hello to the robot called Bifrost. With the help of AI technology, it uses its tactile capabilities to manipulate soft and pliable objects to order. Bifrost is in fact a world-beater.

Catching lice before they settle on the fish can improve fish welfare and reduce treatment-induced mortality. Now SINTEF Ocean lead a project where they investigate to what extent this is possible.