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...
...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...
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...
...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...
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...
Brussels/Trondheim, 4 mai 2021 – A new study carried out by SINTEF and European partners shows that all hydrogen technologies will play an important role in Europe reaching its zero emissions goals by 2050. The study also shows that to reach these goals in a cost-effective way, it will be necessary to...
...consortium of Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications with SINTEF, one of Europe's largest independent research organisations, and fellow Norwegian company Geonor has been awarded a three-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a natural disaster early warning...
...hybrid and fuel cell vehicles), two conventional gasoline and one diesel car have been used to study the level of the magnetic field inside these cars. A measurement set-up made-up of a "mannequin" with sensors in the area of the head, chest and feet has been used to achieve standardized and comparable...
...modelling activities within the FACE Centre with relevant experimental data in order to validate and build confidence in the flow assurance models. The fluids that will be used are particulate suspensions, emulsions and heavy oils, although in the initial phase (2007-2009), the emphasis will be on suspensions...
Submergible cage farming and technology improves reliability of cage sinking-floating process by means of process control, automation and remote controlling Main expected result: Create and improve existing cage systems, feeding systems, nets and mooring as one submersible unit in order to be used offshore...
Expandable knowledge-based system for the elimination of defects on injection molded parts. - Wincool - Program for the determination of theoretical cooling and cycle times. <!-- Mattec - Opplæringsprogram for sprøytestøping. --><!-- Mime - Programvare for problemløsning og optimalisering i.f.m. sprøytestøping...
...microBUILDER has developed a standard fluidic interface slide for combination of silicon/glass chips and plastic slides and for integration into the ThinXXS microfluidic construction kit. Fluidic silicon/glass chips-to-world connections are provided. In addition, the new fluidic interface slide gives...
...has been awarded the international research prize “The SINTEF and NTNU CCS Award” for his pioneering role in research on storing CO2 in geological strata. Candidates for the award were nominated through an open international process, and the winner was chosen by a three-man jury of representatives of...
...sustainability, innovation and research. The close relationship between research and industry in these areas was particularly emphasised. Dag Eirik Nordgård gave a general introduction to SINTEF’s vision and areas of expertise. “We spoke about the collaboration between Renergy, industry actors and SINTEF within areas...
...understand this complexity and prepare all relevant parties for the transition to come, CINELDI undertook a successful multidisciplinary foresight process. Through this systematic review of inputs including megatrends and smart grid driving forces, a set of potential scenarios and mini scenarios were developed...
Researchers fear that our personal and consumer data protection is being compromised by the growth of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. On behalf of the Norwegian Consumers’ Council, Petter Bae Brandtzaeg and Marika Lüders of SINTEF have been gathering knowledge of the challenges that new media...
...external domain experts and potential end-users. The first scenario that was evaluated is Shared Experience. Our first interviewee is a middle-age eager amateur photograph, an “ordinary” PC user, not data green-fingered. He is positive to the concept of service composition and had clear requirements regarding...