Could refrigeration technology – against all the odds – kick-start CO2 storage in the North Sea? All over the world, scientists are on the hunt for solutions that will allow CO2 to be captured...
Contact: Ansattinfo mangler 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...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently appointed Norway's former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as one of two Special Envoys on Climate Change. The other one is Ghana's former Prime Minister...
Two full scale tests were carried out in spring and autum 2013 to assess the effect of sweep length on herding of fish during semi-pelagic trawling for cod and haddock. The results showed that...
Sushi is more popular than ever. However, many of the ingredients are imported from Asia. But Norwegian researchers are now cultivating an alternative to the popular Wakame seaweed salad that...
Live start-feed, cultivated in Trondheim, has enabled large numbers of lobster and tuna fry to survive in tanks. Now, SINTEF is setting up a production plant that will supply the world market...
...A fire is raging in a large building and the fire leader is sending a message to all firefighters at the scene. But they don’t need a mobile phone – they simply check their jacket sleeves and...
Elderly people may have complex symptoms, and it is often not the most visible symptom in the elderly that is the most important in the sequence. Photo: Trinity Health. Accident and Emergency...
Nanocapsules containing cancer drugs can be more effective than traditional treatments. Ilustration: SINTEF/NTNU This new means of delivering drugs has already been successfully tested on mice...
Powerhouse Kjørbo is the name of the project, whose objectives have been to reduce energy consumption and emissions from materials to a minimum, and to create a building capable of supplying...
Twelve monitor screens, three doctors, one engineer, a cytodiagnostician, four nurses and a patient are all needed for the trial of the new bronchoscope and its navigating system. Photo: Thor...
Some of the most basic work will involve looking into how Norway is managing public security issues. How do complex learning processes develop in the wake of tragic events such as that of 22 July...
Some of the children interviewed said they dreaded being with the parent who was suffering from addiction or mental health problems. Living with that parent was stressful, not least because of...
Rescue operations are often carried out by large teams of professionals drawn from different organisations. These teams must maintain high levels of coordination and communication among...
In order to assess the vessels' power requirements, SINTEF has carried out a series of simulations for small fishing boats in a variety of operational modes. Photo: Hallvard Aasjord. Boat...
Traditional methods have tended to create detailed requirement specifications, and then important decisions were taken about how systems should be constructed before they were actually developed....
Researchers have created algorithms that allow viewers to report when their mobile phone, tablet or computer has a poor quality Internet TV picture. The app uses a scale of between one and five...
Researcher Paal Skjetne is standing in his office with a marker in his hand. “Imagine that it’s Saturday and you’re sitting with your bottle of wine all ready on the table,” he says. The dark red...
HOLIDAY WITH TREATMENTS: The Dead Sea is well known for its positive effects on psoriasis, acne, and skin damage. Photo: Scanpix The Dead Sea contains 21 different minerals that have long been...
SUPER COATING: All rainwear has a waterproof coating which is applied to the textile in liquid form. Susie Jahren is a material Senior Research Scientist who is working on incorporating...