How much damage can sun storms cause? Norwegian researchers are now going to find out. Illustration: Shutterstock. One particular feature of sun storms which makes it important to be prepared is...
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The daily energy saving using the new system is 20 MWh, which is equivalent to 18 month’s consumption by an average Norwegian household. For all the platforms on the continental shelf, the daily...
Mental health is gradually becoming a more important cause of work disability, and in OECD countries they currently account for between a third and half of all cases. Researchers at SINTEF and...
The Christmas tree is to be put outdoor and not into the stove. Most municipalities provide collecting washed up Christmas trees. Please contact your local waste department for more info. Photo:...
The world’s first special ship for cargoes of liquid hydrogen is already being built. SINTEF researchers have evaluated a number of solutions, and concluded that Svalbard, which currently obtains...
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iShipping in Copenhagen
Most ship owners are now looking very closely at the benefits that digitalization can bring in operational gains. This applies to the commercial as well as the technical activities. iShipping...
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An ear for success
Photo: Nacre It is 1989, and at SINTEF’s Department of Acoustics, research scientist Odd Kr. Pettersen is struggling over a letter. A Danish company wonders whether Norwegian acoustics scientists...
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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
DEGRADATION: An additive based on natural ingredients helps to break down plastics faster than a fallen apple. SHOW MORE Nor-X Industry AS, a company located in Sunnmøre, has launched the...
Welcome to the 6th Conference on Learning Factories, arranged by NTNU Gjøvik and SINTEF Raufoss Manufacturing, the 29th and 30th of June at Gjøvik. The conference is sponsored...
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Focus on reduced emissions
The shipping companies that are contributing to the Smart Maritime SFI have great hopes of this major research effort: they are anticipating solutions that will lead to reduced emissions from...
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Important for the marine sector
No fewer than nine Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) were opened by NTNU and SINTEF recently. The Smart Maritime centre is led by MARINTEK, and it alone has been awarded NOK 192 million...
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, the Norwegian Minister of Research and Education, promised greater funding for his sector, emphasising that the Ocean Space Centre needs to be built to enable us to...