Søk i SINTEF

Tops and branches from tree-felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets. However, the energy industry will not act until the price is right.         We have all...

Research scientists have developed a new method for stabilising areas with difficult soil mechanics. The concept is based on blowing expanded clay (Leca) spheres into enormous “sausage skins”...

Contact Ansattinfo mangler  As part of the FHF funded project "Human factors and escapes from salmon farms", SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture arranged an international workshop associated...

Instability in power grids can have serious consequences. A new publication from SINTEF Academic Press describes a mathematical method to help prevent such instability. The power industry places...

A workshop titled “New technology for the Nordic fishing fleet: Fishing gear and effective catch handling” will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 1st & 2nd 2013. The goal of the workshop...

The ESA wants its operations on other planets to have greater mobility and manoeuvrability. SINTEF researchers are looking into whether snake robots could be the answer. So far, NASA has landed...

Contact us:   Truls T Gjestland  Anders Homb  If you choose the right equipment, drilling in concrete won’t bother people in neighbouring rooms. Nordland Hospital in Bodø plans...

Researchers in Trondheim have achieved surprising results by exploiting nature's own ability to clean up after oil spills. We all know that marine bacteria can assist in cleaning up after oil...

The demand for metals such as neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy) is increasing much faster than production. These metals are used in technologies such as the generators that store power in wind...

GOOD NEWS: A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an axle – needs lubricating at all times. Illustration: Line Halsnes A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an axle – needs lubricating...

This finding has emerged from a report from hospital researchers at SINTEF. The “bed cluster concept” means that patient rooms are grouped into a “courtyard”, with beds in seven to nine rooms,...

Photo/illustration: Geir Mogen/Raymond Nilsson Røros Airport, January 2009: American scientist Craig Venter, the most renowned biotechnologist in the world, has just landed in his private jet....

Advanced sensors are produced in SINTEF’s MiNalab. This image shows the process of photolithography, which is utilized to produce the sensors. A few seconds of powerful light enables the...

Ex-drug and alcohol abusers who have completed their treatment need a simple support system and daily motivation. Now they are getting both – in a handy pocket format. How are my finances, and...

A Norwegian, satellite-based system aims to ensure that helicopters and light aircraft are prevented from colliding with power lines and other obstacles. By Åse Dragland Collisions between...

While Europe invests in wind energy, Norwegian hydropower offers the key to stable electricity supplies. The key driver of the development of a northern European offshore power grid is the...

Contact: Ansattinfo mangler  The robot effortlessly picks up one castor after another from the pile in the box and puts them into the channel. No matter how the wheels are lying, the robot...

Some of the most basic work will involve looking into how Norway is managing public security issues. How do complex learning processes develop in the wake of tragic events such as that of 22 July...

Traditional methods have tended to create detailed requirement specifications, and then important decisions were taken about how systems should be constructed before they were actually developed....

HOLIDAY WITH TREATMENTS: The Dead Sea is well known for its positive effects on psoriasis, acne, and skin damage. Photo: Scanpix The Dead Sea contains 21 different minerals that have long been...