TOO AGGRESSIVE: Moose on the road are a traffic problem in Norway. Photo: Scanpix Every day, roughly 18 deer are hit by either vehicles or trains, and each collision costs Norwegian taxpayers...
SINTEF scientists Mark Reed and Dag Slagstad work to predict how the ocean’s currents will move. Photo: Thor Nielsen April 22, 2010: It’s been two days since the disaster alarm has gone off in...
CHECK OUT: The blood sample is drawn into several channels and is analysed for eight diseases. Photo: Werner Juvik Today, a blood sample whose protein content, genes and so on are to be read...
High-humidity rainforest grows only a few kilometres from the simple but immaculately clean room to which a worried mother has brought her sick child. Between the walls painted in the colours of...
Norwegian research- and industry groups achieved attention in 2007 when they claimed that wireless sensor networks could help with the lack of effective environmental monitoring in the Arctic....
Driving in tunnels is actually twice as safe as driving in the open,when all factors are taken into account,” says SINTEF scientist Gunnar Jensen. However, a rough estimate suggests that as many...
Polar explorer Børge Ousland and research student Sindre Sandbakk have one thing in common: they are quite happy to push their own bodies to the limit in bitter cold.Their willingness to perform...
Household bacteria thrive on the walls and ceilings of dairies, and can also be found in raw milk and cheese-making equipment. These bacteria are among the causes of minor differences in the taste...
Entrepreneur Jon Tore Lieng is the man behind the new ”Deep Penetrating Anchor”. His story shows how an idea conceived at SINTEF, combined with drive and persistence, can bring good,...
No, this isn’t ice, but hydrates, ice-like crystals that are capable of burning, because they consist largely of natural gas. Hydrates can form when oil, gas and water are being transported in...
One pleasant evening in front of the TV not long ago, the future suddenly appeared in my life. A programme raised questions about the use of nanosilver in a number of products. Among the examples...
In comparison with other fossil fuels, charcoal emits low levels of sulphur and nitrogen oxides. This would result in lower local air pollution. Photo: Thor Nielsen Branches, tops, lopwood and...
Contact Ansattinfo mangler , dep. of Medical Technology Norwegian researchers have installed a system that uses 3D ultrasound and image guidance in one of Africa's biggest children's...
Contact Dagfinn Moe, Dep. of Transport Research 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...
Contact Lisbet Grut, Dep. of Health Research We have tended to associate welfare technology with support for the elderly. Now researchers are looking at whether technology such as digital...
Biologist Roman Netzer in SINTEFs "oil-library". His experiments shows that extra nutrients can enable bacteria to work more effectively in breaking down the oil. Photo: Thor Nielsen. We...
SINTEF research scientist Armin Hafner chose non-standard energy conservation technologies for the award-winning supermarket. Measurements of energy consumption will now lay the foundations for...
Today, most electricity generating stations powered by geothermal energy lie in areas of high volcanic activity, such as here in Iceland. The photo shows the Krafla geothermal power station,...
The majority of those asked thought that these 'likes' helped to promote humanitarian causes and their work. Only a few users went no further than simply 'liking' organisations or...
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...