...lie under women who were giving birth to soak up waste products and fluids. “Restless women in labour and unstable mats caused problems for everyone. None of these underlays fitted the delivery beds, and we were wading in foetal fluids and blood. I was just as irritated by people who said that we shouldn’t...
...rational from both socio-economic and ecological perspectives? JANUS is a collaborative project between NTNU (The Department of Sociology and Political Science and the Department of Biology) and SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (SINTEF F & H). It started in the fall of 2012 and will run until the middle of...
Combining physical, psychological and social support in a holistic approach are important factors in reducing feeling of social exclusion among youth. Photo: SINTEF Standard A four-week residential stay in rural surroundings in Telemark. A programme with physical activity and structure in daily living, combined...
All prospective authors of a chapter in the new MRST book must express their interest to the editors as soon as possible, and in any case, no later than September 15 2019. The expression of interest does not need to follow any specific format, but must contain the information described below. For illustration...
Multiscale simulation is a promising approach to facilitate direct simulation of large and complex grid-models for highly heterogeneous petroleum reservoirs. Unlike traditional simulation approaches based on upscaling/downscaling, multiscale methods seek to solve the full flow problem by incorporating...
...exploring MRST features and modules Presents list of all available modules List of examples for each module List of relevant research literature for each module - be it description of the module itself or work that uses the module in some significant way. Completely reworked examples and tutorials These illustrate...
...substances now found in everything from our clothes to cosmetics and electronics? Are nanoparticles harmful to the environment – or are these invisible particles safer than we think? These are just some of the questions to which SINTEF researcher and environmental chemist Andy Booth wants to find the answers...
Ocean Energy (ICOE) and Ocean Energy Europe’s (OEE) annual conference. Held in the San Sebastián/Donostia, in Spain, the event took place from 18 to 20 October, with the organisers promising “an unparalleled opportunity for the [wave energy] sector to showcase its successes, network and do business”. Is...
...was one of two winners in Telenor Objects' FindIt competition, and was chosen to develop an asset tracking application for the Telenor Objects' Shepherd platform. The Shepherd platform collects sensor data from heterogeneous sources, and makes them available to applications. Tellu is building the Tellu...
Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/????> Norwegian Public Roads Administration Municipality Stavanger Det Norske Veritas NTNU Social Research AS University Oslo NTNU Trondheim and SINTEF came together in January...
Ultrasound is being used in an increasing number of medical contexts, including diagnostics, treatment and examinations. Imaging techniques are also being used during narcosis in a process called ‘ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia’, during which a greater part of the patient’s body is anaesthetised...
...more strain. Norwegian buildings are to be made more robust against climatic stress. Photo: Scanpix Climate change will lead to more extreme weather, and buildings in some parts of the country will have to withstand greater stresses, especially the effects of humidity. This is the backdrop for Klima 2000...
...disabled people in low-income countries has long been on the agenda of the UN and national authorities in Africa. Here we are in Malawi. Photo: Benedicte Ingstad Together with local universities, local organisations for the disabled and the Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabled People (FFO), SINTEF...
A new project is making the hydrogen production process more cost effective and sustainable by reducing the use of critical raw materials. Green hydrogen is a promising alternative to fossil fuels, allowing decarbonization of crucial industry sectors. It can be converted to electricity for use in the...
Club consisting of SMEs was assigned to advise microBUILDER and to make sure that all offered services met the demands of industry. Members of the SME User Club had the opportunity to provide wishes for relevant technologies and applications and to influence the offered services. The User Club members were...
...transport system of the future – and enjoy it! Illustration courtesy of SINTEF Standard The world’s first fully electric high-speed ferry has arrived! It was launched only recently in Stavanger in south-western Norway, where it will be transporting the inhabitants to and from the islands that lie north...
CO2 has become the symbol of human consumption and industrial production. The gas that pours out of cement factory chimneys and belches out of exhaust pipes and combustion plants is the reason behind the biggest environmental challenge of our age. “If we want to inject gas underground or beneath the...
...manufacturing in a high-cost country like Norway is possible, and what it takes to improve global competitiveness. The research centre has had a good start-up period. – I am very pleased to see how our strong consortium of industrial- and academic partners is developing SFI Manufacturing into a vital...
A major challenge linked to land-based facilities for fishfarming is the adequate control of microbial conditions and chemical water quality. The project DigRAS will look into this. This is how future land-based fish farms are going to look like. Illustration by AKVA Group Standard In order to promote...
Department of Microsystems and Nanotechnology has performed numerous feasibility studies and designed various microdevices, including inertial sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes), gas sensors (microacoustic, photoacoustic, microoptical), a variety of pressure sensors and microfluidic/biomedical elements...