...depending on the location and availability of the callee is important both for the individual and for the organization in which they belong. The recent proliferation of smart phones can provide the end user with new graphical representations of relevant configurations, and open up for new ways of triggering...
WHO (the World Health Organization) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. The WHO position on human exposure to EMF is to comply with the ICNIRP guidelines for short-term high-level exposure. The WHO recommendations for long-term, low-level exposure...
The project was successfully launched 1st and 2nd October 2008. The project partners gathered together at SINTEF ICT for this two-day event....
...large number of stops, such as newspaper distribution and waste collection. Better tools for route planning will make drastic savings in transport costs and planning time. In Effekt, we improve state-of-the-art in vehicle routing technology, and move the leading edge of transportation management systems...
...is that of providing solutions to major challenges to society. This is a part of our social duty. Climate, energy, food, health, clean water, safety and the work-places of the future are major global challenges that affect us all. At SINTEF, our everyday work is dedicated to finding better ways of dealing...
...cooperation project oriented to assess quality parameters in smolt production. The initiative started in 2012 and finished after a year of work and cooperation of the salmon companies involved, and was coordinated by AVS Chile “Assessment of parameters used in smolt quality index by Chilean salmon producing...
GreenShift event was held in Brussels. The GreenShift project aims at fostering innovation and collaboration in the North Sea region. “Norway and the EU need to cooperate even more closely in the future on the research and innovation front because of all the challenges that need solving in a short timeframe”:...
Jia a, F.Falk a, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells Black thin film silicon, Svetoslav Koynov, Martin S. Brandt, and Martin Stutzmann, J. Appl. Phys. Correlation between the haze ratio and the surface roughness of electrochemically deposited nanostructured ZnO films, K Lovchinov, O Angelov, H Nichev,...
...technology with support for the elderly. Now researchers are looking at whether technology such as digital calendars and smartwatches can also provide support for children with autism and ADHD. By Åse Dragland Being able to function well in the morning is a challenge for parents of children with cognitive...
...batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines. Illustration photo from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH Standard Green technologies need new and customized minerals and materials. Solar panels, super magnets, batteries and new building materials are being developed from raw and other materials with...
... prevent undesirable incidents and give them more time to care for patients. The researchers have reviewed literature and conducted interviews with nursing staff and managers at three of the hospitals using the concept. They compared and analysed existing hospitals and planned hospital projects. Less...
...technology with support for the elderly. Now researchers are looking at whether technology such as digital calendars and smartwatches can also provide support for children with autism and ADHD. By Åse Dragland Being able to function well in the morning is a challenge for parents of children with cognitive...
...carbon in metal production and contribute to the green transition in the industry. Today, the metals industry is one of Norway’s leading export sectors, with significant production of ferroalloys and aluminum supplied to global market. The global metal industry relies on coal and coke to extract metals...
...developed white fish filleting machine could give this Norwegian industry a much-needed boost. Unlike farmed salmon, white fish varies greatly in size and weight. This means that until now, no one has been able to develop a machine that can fillet these fish. However, there is now a filleting machine that...
...using mathematics and optimisation techniques. Traffic controllers receive a constant stream of data, and they need to be updated at all times on the traffic patterns that make best use of runway capacity.Photo: ThinkStock Researchers at SINTEF have been working to optimise road and rail traffic patterns...
...batteries, H2 and fuel cells) and nano-materials research. CEA is heading the N.ERGHY research grouping. Within CEA Liten, the DEHT (Electricity and Hydrogen technologies for the Transports Department) is now staffed with more than 150 employees. The laboratory covers R&D on low temperature and high temperature...
...improve fish welfare and reduce treatment-induced mortality. Now SINTEF Ocean lead a project where they investigate to what extent this is possible. The company Blue Lice AS has developed and patented technology that catches lice larvae before they reach the fish using light signals and pumps. The system...
On his way to Brussels and the leadership of EERA, Nils Røkke, Executive Vice President Sustainability – SINTEF in Norway. Photo: Thor Nielsen/SINTEF FACTS: What is the EERA? The EERA is a public research alliance that brings together more than 175 research centres and universities, working together...
...practical support tools and systems to transform shopping centres into energy-efficient architectural complexes. This is the future vision of the shopping center City Syd. The outline is designed by ARC architects from Trondheim. We are spending more and more time in shopping centres, and now that autumn is...
Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is a large and global challenge. The new Norway-based research center FME MarTrans aims to find sustainable solutions for the maritime energy transition. FME stands for research center for environmentally...