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The EU’s funding arrangements for European renewable electricity production have been a success. But now the regulations are being changed. Photo: SINTEF. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION The future of the...

With the backing of expertise from SINTEF, Singapore is aiming to develop huge floating structures capable of dealing with the city’s critical lack of space. Entire floating districts are among...

Reidun and Richard: Reidun Gully has been testing the EziSmart for two months, and it is her first smartphone. She particularly likes the external keypad and extended GPS function, one of the...

SINTEF research has shown that ISA (Intelligent Speed Adaptation) is a very good way to persuade Norwegian car drivers to reduce speed and thus prevent many serious road accidents. Adoption of...

Organised activities are varied in nature and take place in the home or the local community. It is the helper's responsibility to select and carry out activities that are meaningful to the...

A boy taking a cycling test wearing glasses with installed sensors costing NOK 250,000 a pair. The results from this trial will help Norwegian children to get even better cycling instruction....

The research team behind a recent report recommends that the regulations for payment of rehabilitation benefit should be more strictly implemented where young people who are not seriously ill are...

Researchers have developed a new classification system which provides an objective assessment of the aesthetic qualities of concrete. The photo was taken in the Science Building at NTNU. Photo:...

When biologist Netzer (left), who specialises in bioprocesses, met electrochemist Colmenares, whose field is water purification, they came up with the idea of a practical, microbial,...

Photo: Rune Petter Ness SHOW MORE               Carbon dioxide, or CO₂, is currently at the heart of the world’s biggest headache, global warming. Fossil fuel combustion...

Illustration: Mads Nordtvedt SHOW MORE In «the Da Vinci Code» the hero and heroine chase mysterious secrets; their quest requires them to crack one code after the other – from picture puzzles...

Illustration: Jacques Rougerie This unique creation known as the “Sea Orbiter” has been designed by the famous French architect Jacques Rougerie. The design suggests the fantastic world of Jules...

The Research Council of Norway has awarded MARINTEK NOK 5.5 million to participate in a research project that aims to develop decision-making simulation software for marine lifting operations....

A series of model tests of a floating wind-turbine using a completely new method has recently been carried out in MARINTEK's ocean laboratory. "Setting up the complete system was a major...

NTNU hopes that the Ocean Space Exploration Day will inspire young people to appreciate technology while they are still at junior secondary school. This makes it an obvious strategy for the...

Ships will increasingly be built of composite materials in the future, making them more efficient and thus producing fewer emissions. And not least, vessels will be propelled with the aid of wave...

The HSE award for 2014 has been presented to the Draupner lifeboat project carried out by Statoil and Gassco operations. MARINTEK has contributed in the project with forward distance (sail-away)...

LEANWIND project to contribute to cost saving for the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind energy will play a key role in stimulating growth and investment in Europe over the next decade....

The scientists decided to focus mainly on the direct costs and the costs caused by loss of life and illness/injury’. Photo: Work: SINTEF was commissioned by the Norwegian Labour Inspection...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN estimates that a third of all food produced on the planet is wasted. This isn’t simply just an economic or ethical problem, but also causes major...