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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...

This is the story of the norwegian company GasSecure who made the very first wireless gas detector. Foto: Geir Mogen. The idea behind GasSecure was to develop the world’s first battery-powered,...

Unni Steinsmo has notified the SINTEF Board that she wishes to resign her position as CEO on reaching her 62nd birthday in 2016. Unni Steinsmo has held the position of CEO at SINTEF since 2004....

Norway is ideally suited for exploiting solar energy. The coutry has sufficient light in spite of the winter's long dark nights and freezing temperatures. Illustration: Thinkstock. “This is a...

Children and young people with ADHD can find it difficult to keep appointments and easy to forget what they have to bring with them in different situations. Welfare technology can help. Photo:...

Norway is considering the use of four different kinds of full-scale carbon capturing technologies for cement production. (Illustration: Thinkstock) CARBON CAPTURE — Membrane-based technology...

The project combines expertise of 9 partners in 8 countries to foster nanomedicine innovation and facilitate regulatory approval. SINTEF is part of the project "European Nanomedicine...

Kongsberg Maritime’s Amundsen Spirit is one of many ships that have Kongsberg Gruppen’s DP system installed. (Photo: Kongsberg Maritime) MARITIME TECHNOLOGY: Dynamic positioning does not sound...

A Norwegian transformer station in Skien suffered an explosion in June 2000, causing a fire and a serious oil release. Photo: Mads Aas, Statnett “Transformer failures have cost human lives when...

This is why scientists at SINTEF Energy Research are starting up a research project with the aim of reducing emissions and enhancing the heating comfort provided by our wood-burning stoves. An...

Some 30 000 people in Norway suffer from rare hereditary or congenital disorders. They can be further divided into several groups, in which fewer than 500 share the same diagnosis. Senior...

The office is located in Brusselhuset, right in the heart of the city’s European Quarter. We will share the premises with NTNU and the University of Bergen. - The aim is to create many more...

...2. September HRH The Crown Prince Haakon Magnus opened our new SINTEF Energy Lab. SINTEF Energy Lab represents the next generation in energy laboratories and is a vital tool for the development...

With their new ChemFree technology, Anette Andersen, Nina Heir and Karl Nevland hope to enable oil spills to be cleaned up in a greener way. Their technology was one of the competitors in the...

The building industry has not taken on board the idea of adapting to local climatic conditions, and is mainly supplying identically designed houses all over the country.   Norwegian houses...

Europe is to invest NOK 730 million in joint European laboratories for CO₂ capture and storage – and will use almost a third of the total in Norway. NTNU and SINTEF will coordinate the...

The most environmentally friendly product in the building materials store could soon be the cheapest too.    Mads Mysen and Kristin Holthe, SINTEF Building     and...

Using open international standards and new technology will contribute substantially to a sustainable development of the Norwegian construction industry. The board of Catenda AS (From the left:...

SINTEF ICT and a group of industrial companies from Ireland, Sweden and Norway are currently forming an alliance that will help to give the aviation industry greener and more rapid routes across...

SINTEF has signed a memorandum of understanding with Stellenbosch University, which is recognised as one of the four best research-driven universities in South Africa. SINTEF President Unni...