Where do the water-pipes and electric cables lie? Could valuable cultural artefacts be hidden here? And how high is the salt concentration on the road today? A georadar can reveal what lies below the surface, providing information that can be extremely useful to industry. A georadar is designed...
In this article, Gerd Kjølle writes that a worldwide search is now underway to find smart solutions that will lead to a more digitalised and flexible electricity grid system. “SINTEF’s research centre has developed several such solutions, but we haven’t got to the finish line yet”, she says. Stock photo:...
...selling fish at an Indian foodmarket in Goa, without any refrigeration. Photo: Pexels Blog In India, the food sector is emerging as a high-growth and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly within the food processing industry. The paradox is that millions go...
Here you find instance definitions and the best known upper and lower bounds (to our knowledge) for the 23 instances of the CBMix benchmark created by Prins and Bouchenoua in 2004 [PB]. The values for the upper and lower bounds reported in the table only include traversal costs, i.e. service costs are...
...into osmotic power generation. New membrane technology and long-term trials will bring this renewable energy source one step closer to viability. Osmotic power generation is a renewable energy source which results in no pollution of the atmosphere and only moderate emissions to the sea. Globally, the energy...
...practice. By Åse Dragland Shipping is an industry which demands continuous training and re-certification of its captains, second and third officers and engineers. Officers should be skilled at navigating their vessels and must assume key roles. However, for many years now our experience of training at sea...
...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 themselves. Photo: SINTEF/Gry Karin Stimo. Communication is essential during the chaos generated by a fire, earthquake or similar...
...hits the top of the flagpole the flag dances to the wind's rhythms, often in complex ways. And as we all know: it takes two to tango. The air-flow is also influenced by the flag's movements; the direction and speed of air-flow changes along the flag's surface. This constitutes what is known as a two-way...
High-quality monitoring data and control actions altering blade position by roughly 20° could help prevent collisions between birds and wind turbines. The SKARV project held its second project meeting on 30 September to update partners on technical progress and to workshop next steps for the collision-avoidance...
Throughout last year, researcher Tor Sporsem shared his research on how digitization affects the way we work and what it takes to improve work methods. Now he has been awarded SINTEF Digital’s communication prize for 2021. Tor Sporsem (29) was driving home for Christmas when he was surprisingly called...
...helping to develop a communication system that will encompass all exchanges of data and reports between the airport and aircraft on the ground. Photo: Svein Tønseth Europe's desire to make air traffic more rapid, green and safe has led to a series of aviation projects for SINTEF. This year the Trondheim...
Care dwellings are unsuitable for the most feeble elderly people and those with dementia. This finding emerged from an interview study that SINTEF has carried out in 12 Norwegian municipalities on behalf of the Norwegian Nurses Organisation. While care dwellings are fine for the healthy elderly who...
...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 the Gulf of Mexico. News of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion fills the television and newspaper reports. Huge...
...deployed, and a single cast can result in a catch of up to 1000 tonnes. This is an enormous volume of fish, and means that the margins of error in any weight estimates can be very significant. Photo: TYD When pelagic fish such as herring and mackerel are coming to market, auctions are hectic and time is...
...hydrogen in, and get energy out, Federico Zenith, Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Digital, explains. He recently got back from Brussels, where he accepted the award on behalf of the StasHH consortium, which consists of original equipment manufacturers (OEM), fuel cell module suppliers and research,...
...download the software, and instructs you how to make your first flow solvers. The JOLT also contains an interview with Knut-Andreas Lie, in which he explains the background of MRST and why his research group chose to release it as free, open-source software. How to download and getting started with MRST...
...off-board elements of the charging system are considered to be within the scope of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, whereas the electric powertrain and on-board elements of the charging system would be within the scope of the Framework Directive on Motor Vehicles 2007/46/EC. Automotive EMC Directive...
...per cent hydropower and is one of the country’s most important natural resources. A recent report estimates that the SHOP program increases the value of the water in Norwegian reservoirs by two per cent. Photo: Statkraft Standard The hydropower industry needs to be able to use and store rainwater from...
A vicious circle is being broken. Refugees who have arrived in Norway with poor reading and writing skills rapidly become qualified for employment as a result of a multi-innovative training project. Photo: Leif Gabrielsen/Samfoto “Nobel Prize winner Malala gave them a face – the women who were deprived...
...that will trigger an alarm if she is unlucky and falls. Photo: Kjersti Fikse Ness, Adresseavisen The system developed by SINTEF and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology will make life safer for older people and those at risk of falling. And the prototype is surprisingly simple – a mobile...