Contact Terje Moen Relevant info Dep. of Transport Research Heavy goods vehicles on Norwegian roads will soon be checked and weighed automatically – while on the road. Advanced sensors...
Contact us: Ingelin Clausen A small pressure sensor can make the difference between life and death. The first tests on humans will be carried out in April on patients with spinal injuries...
Two days after the catastrophic fire in Lærdal in Western Norway, which destroyed 40 buildings, an eleven-year-old report from SINTEF NBL, the Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory, once again...
In addition to having good operating characteristics in the open sea, the 120-metre intervention vessel has been designed to operate in and make its way through the ice. Given the harsh...
A researcher is making gentle, gymnastic hand movements in front of his tablet computer. Why? By Åse Dragland "We are working to develop interaction between myself and this iPad which...
Batteries as big as houses could become an important component of our electricity supply in the future – enabling us to exploit renewable energy that at present literally just flies past us. By...
A newly developed white fish filleting machine could give this Norwegian industry a much-needed boost. Unlike farmed salmon, white fish varies greatly in size and weight. This means that until...
Thermal imaging cameras at airports could calculate queues and check-in times better than systems that make estimates using Bluetooth and WiFi on passengers' mobiles. Current security control...
Here you'll find the full press release The European project NANOMED2020s core mission is to federate the nanomedicine community. The projects newly released Map provides thorough insights...
We are not using most environmentally friendly energy source,” says Tor Helge Dokka. FROM 300 TO 80 KWH A YEAR SINTEF researcher Tor Helge Dokka stands outside the 42-year-old Skedsmo apartment...
At school we learned about osmosis and the principle of equilibrium, which evens out differences in the concentration of a solute: if freshwater and saltwater are put into a pressurized...
A glimpse of a dented material re-created at atomic level with the aid of mathematical modelling. The “strings” are formed when we crash, and these can decide the outcome of a collision. Each...
Every summer thousands of tourists stop and study the West Front of Nidaros Cathedral with all its sculptures. The scientists think we should have more information about this culture heritage....
The President of SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture, Karl Andreas Almås, crouches over his laptop, opens one of his presentations and finds an illustration. It shows one red curve and one blue....
Superconductors are materials that conduct current without resistance. For this reason, this field of research has always generated enormous interest, and considerable effort has been expended on...
The researchers emphasise that it is local managers who can have an effect on many aspects of employment relationships and working conditions. They can make a big difference – much more so than...
..."We know that hormone mimics are harmful to us, and that they don’t break down naturally, says Per Stenstad at SINTEF. They accumulate in waste water and soil". Photo: Thor Nielsen. In a...
The Norwegian researchers have chosen to focus on ultrasound. This technology enables the whole screen to be used – which means a larger working surface. Photo: Werner Juvik/SINTEF. “We are...
By using our electricity in a smarter way, we can reduce peak load in the grid by 10 to 12 percent by 2040, according to a new SINTEF study. Illustration photo: NTB Viewpoints The power system in...
The “Neuron” sensor nodes are the size of a bowling ball and full of sensors. Photo: Heimdall Power Standard The grey sphere is about the size of a bowling ball. It’s full of sensors and will...