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Research scientists believe it will be possible to manufacture a competitive aviation fuel by 2020-2025. On behalf of the Rambøll consulting company, SINTEF Energy Research has carried out a...

Relevant info Dep. of Industrial Management Hard times for the shipping companies. Some of the blame lies with ships' officers who are failing to put new procedures into practice. By Åse...

Every night at 8 p.m., Belgium’s Menin Gate resounds with the fanfare “The Last Post”. This tribute to fallen soldiers was played for the first time here in 1928 to honour the soldiers who died...

The EU Societies project is all about technology and communication in extreme situations, such as rescue operations following major accidents. ICT researchers at SINTEF have been working on this...

Norway has added 300 000 new jobs in the past decade. Many are in the cleaning industry and the building and construction sector, and are held by immigrants. “We would not have been able to fill...

In a research laboratory in Trondheim, a physiotherapist is using a computer to identify signs of CP in new-born babies. CURVES AND LINES: The blue curves show Lars Adde’s key to fidgety...

Contact: Ansattinfo mangler  Chief scientist Erik Lindeberg of SINTEF Petroleum Research has been awarded the international research prize “The SINTEF and NTNU CCS Award” for his pioneering role...

A flag waving in the wind can illustrate what we call "air-solids interaction". When the wind hits the top of the flagpole the flag dances to the wind's rhythms, often in complex ways. ...

Aluminium components make vehicles lighter, which reduces fuel consumption. If a Norwegian project is successful, manufacturing them will soon also be less energy-intensive. by Svein Tønseth...

A new on-board system enables fishermen to keep track of their own and other vessels’ fishing gear. By Åse Dragland In the grey light of morning and squally weather a fishing boat stops its...

Rare earth metals are important components in green energy products such as wind turbines and eco-cars. But the scarcity of these metals is worrying the EU. The demand for metals such as neodymium...

In this Norwegian-Danish hunt for new antibiotics, SINTEF will analyse a large number of substances that a species of soil bacteria will be stimulated to produce. Here, Research Director...

Many householders have experienced the problem of their white, freshly decorated walls suddenly becoming dirty-grey in colour. This sticky soot which adheres to surfaces around the house is...

I am doing very well and managing nicely at the moment with my security alarm and telephone”, says 91-year old Ellen Owesen in Trondheim. Like many others of her age, she enjoys living alone. Her...

Illustration: www.doghouse.no The touch screen has evolved over time. Although many smart phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) had touch screens long before Apple entered the market, the...

Llewellyn Padayachy is holding the probe against a patient's eye socket. By doing so he is able to obtain ultrasound images and information in his work. Photo: SINTEF. SINTEF researchers...

SINTEF researcher Jan Erik Olsen studies the turbulence generated in the sea current. "We have very little quantitative data on this and need more in order to improve our computational models",...

This fish weighs 200 kilos and is one of the broodstock tuna that have supplied the Norwegian company Fortuna Mare with eggs to start industrial tuna farming in Spain. Photo: SINTEF/Jan Ove...

Contact us: Trond Bakken  A Norwegian, satellite-based system aims to ensure that helicopters and light aircraft are prevented from colliding with power lines and other obstacles. Collisions...

Contact us:  Researcher: Ansattinfo mangler  If scientists get their way, we will soon be able to measure grandma’s acceleration. If she has a fall, that is. By Christina Benjaminsen  ...