Injection moulding The equipment described below is used in R&D studies, but SINTEF can also fabricate prototypes and demos for the industry. Injection moulding machine SINTEF has a Battenfeld EM 50/120 injection moulding machine which is well suited for the components in this project. Being a servo-electric...
...5.9 million euros Funding Source: The European Union A EU project is dedicated to advancing energy efficiency through the development of innovative and eco-friendly corrosion protection methods, with the goal of replacing steel with aluminum. SINTEF coordinates the SURE2COATproject, which stands for...
...should satisfy the changing needs and tasks of the users on the move, and usually have a strong affinity with the physical world surrounding the users. We illustrate the potentials of this novel area for end-user development through the case of city exploration and we discuss how the different techniques...
...behaviour and cod density trials 2008 Guenther J, Carl C, Sunde LM (2008) Biofouling on aquaculture nets: results so far. Kyujin S, Klebert P, Fredheim A (2008) CFD simulation of flow through fish cage. Remen M (2008) Effects of fluctuating hypoxia on behaviour and physiology – background and setup. Remen...
Champion 2024 prize. Mona Mølnvik, Director of NCCS and Research Director at SINTEF, has been named the OG21 Technology Champion 2024 in recognition of her influential work for the development and implementation of carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS). The award was given to Mona Mølnvik at...
...2020. AQUAEXCEL2020 offers access to 39 topclass research infrastructures for both basic and applied research, giving aquaculture researchers (public and private, with a special focus on young researchers and SMEs) the opportunity to utilise AQUAEXCEL2020's installations. Interested researchers can...
...you're talking! The EU Societies project is all about technology and communication in extreme situations, such as rescue operations following major accidents. ICT researchers at SINTEF have been working on this topic for a long time, and the idea of developing a physical user interface for social media...
...process consists of four major work tasks: Prepare and organize General Analysis Scenario Analysis Implementation and follow up The CRIOP checklists Below you can download the CRIOP report with the full-length checklists of the general analysis and the scenario analysis. The method is freely available...
...be developed to realise this new concept and transfer the results it into production. The vision will be realised by the following specific objectives: To develop innovative methods for fabrication of low-cost Si based substrates To develop a process flow and advanced equipment for cost-effective fabrication...
C-Capture, the designer of world-leading and innovative chemical processes for carbon dioxide removal, is to work with Norway’s SINTEF on a new phase of its research and development programme. C-Capture, which is working with Drax Group on a bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at Drax Power...
...between 100 and 180 degrees. A new heat pump is able to deliver this, so it has great commercial potential. Such technology represents low-hanging fruit for an industrial sector aiming to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, say SINTEF researchers Michael Bantle (right) and Christian...
...adapt in the face of virus and hacker attacks. If software components are attacked they will be replaced automatically without any inconvenience to the user. Today, IT security is something that you and I don’t really understand – in spite of the fact that the levels of virus and hacker attacks have never...
January 50 people have to report to A&E clinics after slipping and falling on the icy streets. This greatly increases the risk of hip fractures. According to Norwegian state broadcaster NRK, almost 10,000 people suffer hip fractures every year. And according to figures from Norwegian Health Informatics, a...
...operations. Photo: Lars Grepstad In 1990, the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research awarded its most prestigious prize to Jens Glad Balchen (1926 – 2009), NTNU professor and SINTEF consultant, and the undisputed leading light of Norwegian cybernetics. The group that grew around...
NTNU and two local partner organisations in Tanzania. It has succeeded in developing and testing a new method of detecting hearing loss in children with the help of gaming technology. The technology is easy to use and can be made available universally because you only need a standard tablet and headphones...
...information system for mobile devices. The system is context aware: users only need to tell the system (in natural language) where they wish to go, and the system takes care of the rest. The users are presented with a list of possible routes they can take to reach their desired destination. The results...
...(CIGRÉ)’s Scientific Award. Founded in Paris in 1931, CIGRÉ is a global network consisting of 60 National Committees in 90+ countries, and is dedicated to sharing and cultivating power system expertise. The Scientific Award (“Elkraftprisen”) was created by the Norwegian National Committee in 1990 as a...
...the sea Professor Sergey Zotchev of NTNU and senior scientist Håvard Sletta of SINTEF have been collaborating on identifying valuable types of bacteria.. Photo: Thor Nielsen The eleven species of bacteria that create substances that kill cancerous cells and three other bacteria that produce new antibiotics...
...popular to develop and deploy company-specific Production Systems (XPS) in manufacturing companies. Often XPS are corporate Lean manufacturing programs, heavily inspired from Toyota Production System. The overall aim is increased competitiveness through controlled coordination and standardisation of...
...hydrogen-powered haulage vehicles, ships and trains when a “new Europe” starts to take shape once the Covid-19 crisis is behind us. "The Green Transition" has become a mantra for everything from the manufacture of tomorrow’s products to the ways in which we transport people and materials. However, according to...