Highlights of MRST 2023b The new release comes with some improvements in functionality and minor bug fixes. In particular we would like to highlight the following: Our GitHub has migrated to https://github.com/SINTEF-AppliedCompSci. This is the address of our official github mirror that offers an easy...
The sport of cross-country skiing has always been preoccupied with its skis and waxing. Research now demonstrates that to shave off those extra hundredths of a second, competitive skiers should pay more attention to their clothing. Research at SINTEF shows that what you wear is closely linked to performance...
...surfaces and point represented surfaces Algebraic tools for geometric constructions Geometric modelling usually involves piecewise algebraic representations of shapes. Their effective treatment leads to the resolution of polynomial systems of equations, which requires the use of stable and efficient...
...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...
...tests of microgrids together with Skagerak Nett. The stadium of Odd football club in Skien has 4,300 square metres of solar panels mounted on its roof, and an 800 kW battery installed by the entrance. When the battery is fully charged it has sufficient capacity to provide floodlighting for the stadium for...
Norway has all the attributes needed to be in the forefront of commercial macroalga cultivation, and that red Porphyra algae has great potential as a "superfood" that will tempt Norwegian palates. Photo: Thinkstock Hopes are being raised for a new Norwegian business venture. The modest red alga, best...
...the end that is implanted in the patient’s abdominal cavity. The other end hangs out of the body and is connected to a pump and liquid containers. The central piece is situated between the peritoneum and the skin. Photo Thor Nielsen Patients suffering from kidney problems cannot filter the blood to...
EMIL RØYRVIK (32) qualified as a social anthropologist at NTNU and is now a researcher at SINTEF Technology and Society where he works with learning, knowledge and culture in the working life. Foto: Roar Øhlander SHOW MORE Many of us live in the delusion that the apparently respectable success stories...
Packaged meat products can be found today on fresh food counters with labels declaring their level of tenderness and tenderisation process. However, the consumer has no guarantee of the veracity of these labels. Photo: ThinkStock Have you ever bought an expensive steak for your evening meal only to...
...belay device than you might think. Film and editing by Philippe Mainçon (SINTEF) and Edvin Viggen (Smidesang&Lyng). Photo: Istock Standard The construction of offshore wind and solar farms requires electrical cables, both as components of the farms themselves, and to carry the generated electricity onshore...
Nine out of ten Norwegian fish-processing plants have closed, and a great deal of fish leave the country without being processed. However, according to a recent SINTEF report, the Norwegian fish-processing industry can be put on its feet again with the aid of new technology. White-fish processing employed...
Relevant info Dep. of Health Research The sport of cross-country skiing has always been preoccupied with its skis and waxing. Research now demonstrates that to shave off those extra hundredths of a second, competitive skiers should pay more attention to their clothing. Research at SINTEF shows that...
...digital interaction in the Norwegian building and construction sector is leading to higher than necessary levels of energy consumption. Stock photo: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Viewpoints The recent and alarming UNEP emissions gap report states that rapid and effective measures in all industrial sectors...
...from an oil or gas platform may take place using between 10 and 50 wells. To maximise oil recovery the operators must prepare production plans. Production must be balanced to maintain efficiency and prevent the wells from being damaged, and this requires a knowledge of how much each well is producing...
...complex technological operation, and for it to succeed, new methods of care and feeding must be developed. Photo: Thor Nielsen. A few years ago, fish farms in Chile produced enormous numbers of salmon. Now the industry is on its knees as a result of several years of disease and devastation by lice. Also in...
...development of the next generation of high performance and sustainable batteries. Batteries play an important role in our daily lives, powering smart phones, computers, and cars. As the world races to reduce CO2 emissions, the development of sustainable and high-performance batteries takes on an even more...
...such as anti-carcinogens, antioxidants and anti-inflammatories that can help us combat diseases and conditions such as arthritis, obesity, diabetes and fatigue. Farming of these animals is thus a hot topic. Jan Ove Evjemo is a researcher at SINTEF Ocean, Norway, and shows us a photogenic sea cucumber that...
...taste of really fresh fish can only be experienced from shops for two to three months during the winter. But new handling methods can change all this and provide us with the best quality all year round. The results come from the SINTEF-coordinated research project QualiFish. Photo:Thinkstock Standard ...
...areas at one and the same time. In 1989, a major sun storm disabled the power system in Quebec in Canada, and in 2003 power cuts caused by a sun storm resulted in major economic consequences across the north-western USA. In our society in particular, which is so dependent on technology and infrastructure...
...different system, and in Bergen they have a third. “Moreover, the bus companies are having trouble updating and replacing their modules”, says Jan Håkegård at SINTEF ICT. “They use a multitude of IT systems that are expensive both to hook up and operate. The systems are outdated and lack flexibility because...