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Ultrasound is being used in an increasing number of medical contexts, including diagnostics, treatment and examinations. Imaging techniques are also being used during narcosis in a process called...

Di Sabatino's lab has been the source of many academic publications and produced many PhDs. She is shown here to the far right with Cecilie Esser, Krzysztof Adamczyk (back), Kai Erik Ekstrøm...

This house was once a car workshop. Now it is upgraded to an energy efficient and modern apartment with help from energy and construction researchers. Photo: Lisbet Jære. “I think we’ve been...

It's easy for fish that live in tight quarters to get sick. Photo: Thinkstock SALMON: Since the start of Norway’s aquaculture adventure, the salmon industry has been challenged by disease and...

EFFICIENT: The bubble curtain is an efficient way of closing off a vulnerable area to prevent an oil spill from entering it. Photo: SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture This was shown by recent...

SMARTWEAR: Together with Stein Yttereng of Trondheim Fire and Rescue Service, Ingrid W. Langmoen has developed an “intelligent” undershirt. Photo: Gorm Kallestad “These shirts are a valuable step...

If Norway replaces half of its gasoline and diesel passenger cars with electric vehicles by 2020, CO₂ emissions in Europe would plummet by one million tonnes, according to Norwegian scientists....

It isn't big. Nor is it unique. But a nail can provide an unstable well construction with "superpowers". Researcher Andreas Nicolas Berntsen is taking his doctorate in the subject. He...

Astrid Skreosen has worked for many years as an auxiliary nurse in the maternity ward. She became fed up with the little mats that were supposed to lie under women who were giving birth to soak...

..."The new pipes mean that we can measure fatigue development and thus get accurate estimates of pipeline lifetimes", says SINTEF-scientist Ole Øystein Knudsen. Photo: Thor Nielsen/SINTEF...

The Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries envisages that Japan will import large quantities of energy in the form of liquified hydrogen – perhaps including from Norway – in large specialised...

The more the bumper and front of the car deform, the better it is for the people inside a car during a car crash. That is how NTNU experts evaluated the car that cross-country ski racing star...

The SINTEF Board has today appointed Alexandra Bech Gjørv as its new CEO and President. "The Board has come to the decision that Alexandra Bech Gjørv is the best person to lead SINTEF...

The study has confirmed that dementia sufferers can maintain their independence, enjoy their freedom and continue to pursue their outdoor activities in spite of the development of their illness...

A large research project at SeaLab, which is run by NTNU and SINTEF is studying how best to raise and produce ballan wrasse, a fish used in the salmon farming industry to combat salmon lice....

The production of oil and gas at temperatures between 40 and 60 degrees below zero means that researchers must advance the development of materials that can withstand these harsh conditions. The...

In the arctic, steel constructions must be able to withstand temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees. But our current materials are not tough enough. Photo: Ragnhild Lundmark Daae. The oil...

Norway’s most sophisticated travel-wear keeps the body cool in hot helicopter cabins, but transforms into a heat-retaining suit if the helicopter falls into the sea. We are in one of SINTEFs...

Sixty-five exploration wells have been drilled in the part of the Barents Sea in where the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has estimated some one billion cubic metres oil equivalent lie hidden....

Photo: Geir Mogen Click to open Ropes smothered in billowing brown marine plants hang in the sea on several sites off Tjeldbergodden in Møre og Romsdal county. This is Norway’s brand new...