Health

The health care sector has great potential for improved utilization of already scarce resources, while facing ever increasing demand from a growing population. We contribute to improved quality...
The health care sector has great potential for improved utilization of already scarce resources, while facing ever increasing demand from a growing population. We contribute to improved quality...
Operations management is at the core of every organisation. It concerns how companies deliver to its customers at the right time, cost and quality. Productivity is created in an interplay between...
Integrated energy systems The future energy system must support and facilitate a zero-emission society. Decarbonisation will be the most significant driving force on the road to such a society,...
SINTEF conducts research, project investigation, consultancy and third-party control of most types of constructions. We see constructions and physical infrastructure in a life cycle perspective....
SINTEF collaborates with the construction industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to construction activities and develop zero-emission solutions and new technologies. The construction...
Plastics are an integral part of modern life, but their environmental impact, especially on marine ecosystems, is a growing concern. At SINTEF, our multidisciplinary research on plastics...
About half of the oil in known North Sea fields has been produced and finding more is becoming increasingly difficult. A good alternative is to find means of extracting the remaining known oil,...
One of SINTEF's primary objectives is to provide a better in-depth understanding of how to assess, monitor and control safety and reliability. We analyze and develop new knowledge on the...
SINTEF has expertise along the entire value chain from manufacturing to product for most industrial metals and metal alloys. Together with our customers and partners, we develop production...
SINTEF has expertise throughout the entire value chain from manufacturing to finished product for all types of plastics such as thermoplastics, thermoplastics, plastics composites, elastomers and...
The construction industry is going through a major transformation to become more efficient and climate- and environmentally friendly. We must take better care of the infrastructure and resources...
The world needs better water infrastructure and new solutions for safe and sustainable management, treatment, and water distribution. Climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth and...
Buildings account for forty percent of the total energy consumption in Norway. In order to solve the electricity crisis and reach the climate targets, we must improve energy efficiency. We must...
We develop fireproof solutions for buildings and infrastructure. In addition, we conduct research on health risks of those who extinguish fires....
Digitalization has the potential to make the construction industry more sustainable and profitable. Digitalization in the construction industry holds great promise for creating more efficient,...
Building physics is about the transport of heat, moisture and air in materials, building components and buildings. Together with the construction industry, we work to understand and manage these...
Research on societal security aims to strengthen society's ability to protect itself against and manage events that threaten fundamental values and functions, and endanger lives and health,...
SINTEF contributes to a reliable, environmentally friendly and cost-effective energy system Our research is developing the future's system solutions for hydropower, wind power and the power grid...
SINTEF has over 30 years experience in working with industry on upgrading, processing and conversion of oil and gas feedstocks through refinery and petrochemical processes. This spans from...
For decades, SINTEF has closely collaborated with the industry on a wide range of technologies to develop solutions for carbon capture, storage, and utilization, thereby contributing to...