...carbon in metal production and contribute to the green transition in the industry. Today, the metals industry is one of Norway’s leading export sectors, with significant production of ferroalloys and aluminum supplied to global market. The global metal industry relies on coal and coke to extract metals...
Research scientists have been compiling our current knowledge about how light impacts on school pupils. Their findings may result in more learning and less disruption. The photo shows 7th grade pupils enjoying themselves at Ulsmåg school in Bergen. Architects: Ola Roald Arkitektur. Photo: Eva Rosa Hollup ...
...is that of providing solutions to major challenges to society. This is a part of our social duty. Climate, energy, food, health, clean water, safety and the work-places of the future are major global challenges that affect us all. At SINTEF, our everyday work is dedicated to finding better ways of dealing...
...cooperation project oriented to assess quality parameters in smolt production. The initiative started in 2012 and finished after a year of work and cooperation of the salmon companies involved, and was coordinated by AVS Chile “Assessment of parameters used in smolt quality index by Chilean salmon producing...
GreenShift event was held in Brussels. The GreenShift project aims at fostering innovation and collaboration in the North Sea region. “Norway and the EU need to cooperate even more closely in the future on the research and innovation front because of all the challenges that need solving in a short timeframe”:...
Jia a, F.Falk a, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells Black thin film silicon, Svetoslav Koynov, Martin S. Brandt, and Martin Stutzmann, J. Appl. Phys. Correlation between the haze ratio and the surface roughness of electrochemically deposited nanostructured ZnO films, K Lovchinov, O Angelov, H Nichev,...
...batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines. Illustration photo from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH Standard Green technologies need new and customized minerals and materials. Solar panels, super magnets, batteries and new building materials are being developed from raw and other materials with...
... prevent undesirable incidents and give them more time to care for patients. The researchers have reviewed literature and conducted interviews with nursing staff and managers at three of the hospitals using the concept. They compared and analysed existing hospitals and planned hospital projects. Less...
...technology with support for the elderly. Now researchers are looking at whether technology such as digital calendars and smartwatches can also provide support for children with autism and ADHD. By Åse Dragland Being able to function well in the morning is a challenge for parents of children with cognitive...
...using mathematics and optimisation techniques. Traffic controllers receive a constant stream of data, and they need to be updated at all times on the traffic patterns that make best use of runway capacity.Photo: ThinkStock Researchers at SINTEF have been working to optimise road and rail traffic patterns...
...conversation about the dangers of Ai and the ethical implications. Instead we want to take a closer look at the enormous benefits of Artificial intelligence. It is a fact that technology will lead to a dramatic change in how we think about value creation, change and leadership. This will be a conversation...
NTNU and SINTEF celebrated today the official opening of HighEFFLab: a national research infrastructure for experimental research in the field of energy efficiency. This research infrastructure HighEFFLab will be accessible for all industry, research and academia interested in experimental testing of...
...the ocean. The hope now is that this buoy in the Trondheim Fjord will provide us with answers about the state of the ocean - how we can look after it and how we can develop new technology. Over the next ten years, the sensors that are connected to the buoy will collect data that we can use to learn about...
...international standards within navigation and radiocommunication (IEC TC80), more general ship technology (ISO TC8), digital commerce (IMO and ISO TC8). Mr. Ørnulf Jan Rødseth is also the chairman of the Norwegian mirror committee to IEC TC80, NK80. Read more about NEK here, and about the lates meeting in Finland...
...oil spills in broken ice. Experiments are performed for several ice coverages (0, 30, 50 70 and 90%) and energy levels. Totally five different oil types are tested (napthenic, asphaltenic, waxy, parafinic and a condensate). The experiments are continued until August 2008. Contact: Per Johan Brandvik...
...inter-app communication and development tools. Author: Erlend Stav. Presented at the Android workshop at SINTEF ICT, November 11 2009. Link to the presentation (PDF). This presentation is an updated version of the previous Android and iPhone overview presentation (Android part was revised and iPhone material...
...developed white fish filleting machine could give this Norwegian industry a much-needed boost. Unlike farmed salmon, white fish varies greatly in size and weight. This means that until now, no one has been able to develop a machine that can fillet these fish. However, there is now a filleting machine that...
...1993 in the same area. The plan for this field experiment will be to carry out full scale test and verification of the main findings and most important systems as a final examination of previous experiments and studies. The plans for this experiment will be developed over the next couple of years....
...187865/S10. More information about VERDIKT and the Research Council of Norway is available from the links below: VERDIKT The Research Council of Norway Related projects: EzWeb m:Ciudad OPUCE Relevant conferences and workshops: IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing International Symposium...
Disabled people are largely excluded from romantic life in spite of their having the same needs for love, romance and sex as everyone else. Illustration photo: Thinkstock. Standard “The literature and our own studies indicate that disabled people are often regarded as very different when it comes to sexuality”...