The EU’s SMARTIEHS project will enable MEMS structures to be tested one hundred times as fast as they can today. This will mean cheaper and more reliable electronic equipment for people you us....
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Dropping anchor in deep waters
Maybe it looks like a giant arrow or a rocket, but this 13 metre-long, 80-tonne anchor is currently being tested as a new mooring concept for offshore installations. Each anchor starts its...
Relief for PC users on the move
When a PC user changes his location, his environment also changes and problems often arise. However, with the aid of the appropriate software the computer’s software can be modified automatically...
When the Norwegian dairy company TINE makes cheese, it deliberately adds certain organisms to the raw milk. Others get there by chance and shape the end-product. But such games of chance will soon...
Kallak Torvstrøfabrikk in Trøgstad in eastern Norway has developed a peat moss mixture with unusually good absorbent qualities. The material could be a useful tool for clearing up oil-spills...
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Thursday April 29 opened a new CO2 research and development facility at SINTEF. The new test facility aims to develop more effective carbon...
The Research Council of Norway has provided NOK 45 million in funding for the development, construction and installation of a 225 kW floating wind-turbine for research on offshore wind energy. ...
Membrane technology has great industrial potential, not least in energy and environmental technology. For this reason, SINTEF has signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening and...
Focused warfare on weeds
Weed-killer consumption could be cut in half if farmers sprayed it only on weed-infested areas instead of wasting these chemicals by spraying whole fields. This is how the scientist plan to put...
In June SINTEF and the Norwegian Embassy in Dehli signed an agreement with aim of reducing India’s waste and environmental problems. SINTEF aims to improve and speed up the treatment of hazardous...
SINTEF is cooperating with Statoil and the technology company Nacre in the development of next-generation hearing protection and communication technology for the offshore industry. The aim of the...
IRIS and SINTEF together with the universities in Trondheim (NTNU) and Stavanger (UiS) have just established an international Center for Drilling and Wells for Improved Recovery in cooperation...
Petrobras and SINTEF have signed a General Research and Development agreement.The agreement was signed on 26th of August, as a part of the Innovation Norway Brazil Day at ONS in Stavanger,...
A new report is helping to remove the dirty image attributed to climate gas emissions from HEP reservoirs. The vitality of the reservoir’s ecosystem determine whether or not the climate gas...
The EU project SOCIETIES intends to revolutionise the way we work during major crises – by exploiting social media. Wireless technology has enabled us to go online ─ not only with our office...
Nacre wins technology award
Nacre, the SINTEF spin-off company, was victorious in the competition for the NTNU and SINTEF Technology Award during this year’s Technoport Awards. Nacre won the award for its QUIETPRO+...
Robot technology
SINTEF is working on the development of robot technology and the cybernetics community at NTNU/SINTEF is one of the world leaders in the field of snake robotics. At last twenty people are working...
Fewer flight delays ahead
With SINTEF as part of the crew, the European aviation industry is well under way with a program that should result in more punctual flight departures. Project manager Jan Erik Håkegård...
BILAT-INDIA project (2009-2011) workshop was successfully conducted at the campus of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in Nagpur on 6th October. The workshop is a...
The efficient functioning of a low-energy home depends to a great extent on its occupants. “This is why the human factor must be taken into account during the planning and design of such...