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LOBSTER EGGS: The size of the larvae’s eyes inside the egg tells researchers when they expect the eggs to hatch. Photo: Tora Bardal, NTNU Click to open In the early 1950s, the Norwegian wild...

GOOD NEWS: A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an axle – needs lubricating at all times. Illustration: Line Halsnes A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an axle – needs lubricating...

KEY FACTS: At latitudes of more than 70 degrees north there are no good Internet systems. Satellite signals are difficult to obtain and other radio frequencies are very patchy. INTERNET – NOT TO...

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,...

Photo/illustration: Geir Mogen/Raymond Nilsson Røros Airport, January 2009: American scientist Craig Venter, the most renowned biotechnologist in the world, has just landed in his private jet....

Advanced sensors are produced in SINTEF’s MiNalab. This image shows the process of photolithography, which is utilized to produce the sensors. A few seconds of powerful light enables the...

The time between the approval and completion of construction projects is too long. The Speed-Up project aims to address this issue.  The completion of roads and building projects takes too long,...

So now we have it in black and white – the emotional centre in young men's brains overrides the area controlling their ability to make rational decisions. This leads to accidents among...

Two years ago Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS (KOGT) introduced the steady-state and transient multiphase flow simulator LedaFlow® to the oil and gas industry. Now the version LedaFlow...

A new Norwegian fishing rod is about to be launched onto the world market. The inventor calls it fly fishing’s equivalent of carving skis. The silhouette against the sky is the same as it’s been...

According to the textbooks, both high doses of chlorine and hot water are lethal to legionella bacteria. But now Norwegian scientists are sounding the alarm that the bacteria can survive these...

SINTEF takes an extremely serious view of the forgery of a MARINTEK report, and has reported the incident to the police as a case of document forgery. The Norwegian daily Dagens Næringsliv (DN)...

Contact Ansattinfo mangler  Relevant info The Research Council of Norway The Research Council of Norway recently awarded IFE and SINTEF 40 million NOK to upgrade their multiphase flow...

Ex-drug and alcohol abusers who have completed their treatment need a simple support system and daily motivation. Now they are getting both – in a handy pocket format. How are my finances, and...

For the first time, a car manufacturer has opened the way for Norwegian research scientists to log data directly from the innermost systems of cars. If this practice becomes widespread, the...

Long pipelines crammed with electronics are being tested in the waters of Orkanger harbour. They are the first in the world able to report their technical condition to personnel onshore. By...

Long pipelines crammed with electronics are being tested in the waters of Orkanger harbour. They are the first in the world able to report their technical condition to personnel onshore By...

The robot effortlessly picks up one castor after another from the pile in the box and puts them into the channel. No matter how the wheels are lying, the robot manages to get an exact grip. By...

A Norwegian, satellite-based system aims to ensure that helicopters and light aircraft are prevented from colliding with power lines and other obstacles. By Åse Dragland Collisions between...

While Europe invests in wind energy, Norwegian hydropower offers the key to stable electricity supplies. The key driver of the development of a northern European offshore power grid is the...