An abandoned chicken farm in Macedonia has been turned into one of the country’s most modern food factories. Its owner gives two SINTEF researchers much of the credit for the transformation. A...
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SINTEF led the European Union’s biggest bioenergy project (2006 – 10). The results could give us green electricity from an unexpected source. SINTEF’s Lars Sørum has led the European Union’s...
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2001: Hot cure for cold plugs
Direct electric heating of pipelines replaces the use of chemicals on the seabed, saving billions of kroner on the continental shelf. Pipelines with a system for direct electric heating (DEH)....
In the early 70s, the authorities in the USA set out stricter requirements for what car bumpers should be capable of withstanding. A big factory in little Norway took up the challenge. As early...
Two petroleum scientists at SINTEF were the first persons in the world to have the idea of capturing CO2 and storing it in geological formations for climatic purposes. Trondheim, 2011: Chief...
Development cooperation between SINTEF and special clothing manufacturer Helly Hansen has led to offshore workers on the Norwegian continental shelf being issued with helicopter suits that keep...
Gender balance in the labour market has improved little in Norway in the course of the past 20 years, according to a new survey. A growing proportion of female managers is one of the few bright...
As part of the research project Trygge Spor, more than fifty dementia sufferers have been using GPS for periods varying from several weeks to up to a year. The results show that localisation...
The sport of cross-country skiing has always been preoccupied with its skis and waxing. Research now demonstrates that to shave off those extra hundredths of a second, competitive skiers should...
From Drammen by car: Exit the E18 at Lysaker to Ring 3 north-east for Sinsen, Gardermoen and Trondheim. Pass the Gaustad tollplaza, keep to the far right and follow the sign for Rikshospitalet...
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...
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The beauty of the battlefield
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...