...with marine plastics, and how they are influenced by variations in urban WW discharges. Antimicrobial resistance and marine plastic pollution are both major environmental and global health concerns. There is however limited knowledge concerning the occurrence of pathogens and antibiotic resistant bacteria...
...sector, and how cooperation between the parties locally in the workplace and the employees can help strengthen the efforts to prevent work-related health problems and strains. Sick leave and departure from working life are highest in the municipal services, with kindergartens and nursing and welfare...
...municipality, Child Welfare Service and Sørlandet Hospital, the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Children, Youth and Family Affairs collaborating on a project where they are trying out one organisation through a joint inter-agency emergency service for children and youth. The "Acute project"...
In the OMEGA project SINTEF aims at preparing products that can help people increase their intake of healthy fish oils and at the same time utilize rest raw materials from fish production in an optimal way. ...
...of the main renewable energy solutions for fulfilling the targets defined by the EU Energy Roadmap 2050 and the SET Plan. Most of the current commercial PV devices are formed by single junctions, and more complex device concepts allowing a significant increase in device efficiency (well beyond the theoretical...
...electrification and reduced third-party dependence on metals and fossil energy. The FIREFLY concept introduces renewable energy sources in the manufacturing process of (electro)catalysts from secondary resources, which will significantly lower the production costs. Using mainly spent, waste and off-specifications...
The project will contribute to development of automatic learning systems for use of an ergonomically improved hair dryer. Sensors and artificial intelligence are used to detect correct use of the dryer, providing basis for feedback to the user. The pilotproject is a feasibility study for such solutions...
EcoSolar envisions an integrated value chain to manufacture and implement solar panels in the most ecologic way by maximising resource efficiency, taking into account reuse of materials during production and repurposing solar panel components at end of life stage. EcoSolar will demonstrate that during...
...companies in the solar cell industry. The overall goal of the Centre is to increase the size and number of jobs in the domestic solar cell industry. SINTEF is leading the research on High performance silicon ingots and wafers....
...reducing the climate gas emissions associated with Norwegian consumption and production. Over a dozen circular strategies were selected and analysed as case studies with both the consumer perspective and the industry perspectives and their potential impact on reduction of green house gas emissions investigated...
In the ... multicrystalline ingots by influencing the recombination activity of structural defects through controlling how they interact with impurity elements and through in-situ hydrogen passivation....
...land-based aquaculture. CARBIOMEMBEX aims at developing novel technology for CO2 separation in aquaculture by combining state-of-the-art membrane technology and biocatalysis into innovative enzyme-membrane contactor systems for efficient CO2 removal from water. ...
The overall ... Energy in Latvia, who produces wood composite products. The Project will put into production a new product – a two-layer composite patio board. Materials and Nanotech - Building Materials...
Digital and innovative mine of the future The aim of the project is to radically transform and modernize the whole mining operation value chain by proposing solutions to move towards more selective, more efficient, and smarter mining to allow mining sites to increase productivity, enhance safety, and significantly...
Underwater video cameras are commonly used in the fish farming industry for inspecting the health and wellbeing of the fish, monitoring the feeding process, etc. However, for many applications it is desirable to do automatic analysis of the images, for instance for collecting statistical information...
...of light combined with artificial intelligence. By including micro- and nanotechnology from SINTEF and the University of Southern Denmark and a novel diagnostic technique from the University of Oulu, the goal is to make a compact and robust system for detection of cancer in tissue samples. Our hope is...
...pathways (CPPs) in Norway, we investigate how healthcare personnel work to realize CPPs and how patients experience services when being in included in CPPs. Aim The project's aim is to gain knowledge on how patients and service providers experience CPPs. Additionally, it seeks to assess whether the introduction...
Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology SAMCoT is a leading national and international centre for the development of robust technology necessary for sustainable exploration and exploitation of the valuable and vulnerable Arctic region. SAMCoT meets the challenges created by ice, permafrost and changing climate...
...processing and visualization into a Cloud-based platform for solving important real-life challenges in geospatial applications New and emerging data acquisition techniques provide fast and efficient means for multi-dimensional spatial data collection. Such raw data is generally big, and includes point...
...workplace learning and professional practice in community health- and care services. How is digitalisation influencing the everyday life and practice of health professionals, their managers, and patients? And how can 'praxis-near' learning be ensured that warrants quality, efficiency and safety in the services...