Research scientists have developed a new method for stabilising areas with difficult soil mechanics. The concept is based on blowing expanded clay (Leca) spheres into enormous “sausage skins”...
Samples of rock from the subsurface of Manhattan are being sent to Trondheim on a regular basis. New York is extending its subway system and renewing its water supply - and both projects are...
SINTEF Materials and Chemistry's EU projects in the 6th framework programme Tittel: Kontaktperson: Nano- and microcapsules - effective delivery of chemicals for special targets (NANOCAPS)...
A unique collaboration between African and European research scientists demonstrates how large African cities can electrify private transport using solar power and smart planning. The new study,...
The “From sand to solar cells” project was the start of a major Norwegian effort on silicon for solar cells - and has helped to give Norwegian industry the yellow jersey in this field....
Measurements made by SINTEF in its multiphase flow laboratory have given us new knowledge of how natural gas behaves on its way up from the gas field. The project, where scientists Maria Barrio...
An atom probe is coming to Trondheim that will enable researchers to see which atoms a mineral or material consists of. This research is vital to developing the kinds of building blocks needed...
By using a shared computer installed in the bus, passengers can pay however they like, regardless of local ticketing systems. What's more, this leaves the bus companies free to choose the...
For the first time, Norwegian scientists have managed to produce completely new antibiotics from bacteria found in the sea Professor Sergey Zotchev of NTNU and senior scientist Håvard Sletta...
Artificial Eye, brain and hands: Research towards developing new solutions based on “artificial eye, brain and hand” is expected to be a next generation technology that will bring the Norwegian...
ResMan AS - a start-up company based on spinning-off technology from SINTEF and IFE - will produce chemical intelligent materials to monitor flows in oil and gas wells. The whole process will...
..." The conference participants seemed to agree that CCS may be deployed tomorrow – if there is will to do so. The CLIMIT Summit 2015 took place 24–25 February in Oslo. CLIMIT is the Norwegian...
SINTEF is intensifying its efforts for emission-free air traffic, and became this week a member of two exclusive, European partnerships with ambitious plans for green aviation. "If we are to...
SINTEF researcher Marie Moe has a pacemaker. To her surprise, she discovered that it can be hacked. She recently held a presentation about the dangers when "everything" is connected to the...
March 2022 marked the start of “The Norwegian Continental Shelf: A Driver for Climate-Positive Norway” (NCS C+) project, a collaborative and knowledge-building project that focuses on developing...
The first steps have been taken towards rainwear which repairs itself In co-operation with research scientists and industry colleagues in eight countries, Susie Jahren, Stephan Kubowicz...
This finding has emerged from a report from hospital researchers at SINTEF. The “bed cluster concept” means that patient rooms are grouped into a “courtyard”, with beds in seven to nine rooms,...
Unni Steinsmo, President of the SINTEF Group, has been elected to membership of the European Research Area Board (ERAB). In April 2008, the EU commission announced the names of the members of the...
Standard Marine phytoplankton, or plant plankton, are incredibly important to life on Earth. As they go about their work of turning sunlight into energy, they produce fully 50 per cent of the...
Data is often heralded as the ‘new gold’, but it isn’t always easy to reap the benefits. According to SINTEF researcher Jan Tore Fagertun, digital twins using real-time simulation offer a tool...