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Do you see
the pattern?
How does pattern recognition make sure that the bottle bank pays out the
correct refund, that the farmer sprays only the weeds in his fields, and
that Hydro Aluminium saves money?
Putting
a face on hydrogen
Scandinavian-designed hydrogen filling stations will soon be in use in
Iceland. The pump is designed to tell consumers they’re purchasing
an environmentally friendly product.
 The
optimal ski jump
Gale force winds, a 60-kilo test dummy, and one of Norway’s largest
wind tunnels are helping researchers at the Norwegian University of Science
and Technology perfect the optimal ski jump.
Slimy,
disgusting and useful
Medical researchersconduct cancer research on a primitive fish, and make
astonishing finds.
Am I really a bad guy?
Middle-aged man, white collar, briefcase in one hand, shotgun in the other. Staring down the barrel of his gun, he despairs: “Am I the bad guy?
Looking through you
This is how doctors are looking inside your body in the operating theatre. The technique enables doctors to use keyhole surgery for cancer operations that would otherwise require major surgery. 
Cold
war against hydrates
Researchers are on the brink of a breakthrough. They want to prove that
oil can be transported from the bottom of the ocean in bare steel pipes
– without insulation or warming devices. This smells of money.
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A root to success
A magic plant called roseroot grows wild in
Norway. Roseroot helps improve memory and the immune system and stabilizes
cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. More...
Tough little electric car
The first thing that the scientists did was
to build a mobile phone battery that runs on metal plates and air. Now
a somewhat larger version is on the way - for electric cars! More...
Underground in New York
Norwegian scientists are key figures in the
first major expansion of New York's subway system since 1930.
More...
Let there be light
Do you hunger for daylight indoors? A glass
plate or some prisms can give you more of it. More...
Does my child have cerebral palsy?
In a research laboratory in Trondheim, a physiotherapist
is using a computer to identify signs of CP in new-born babies. More...
Cultural health check
Portable equipment will make it easier to
check the state of health of historical stone buildings. More...
Culture on two wheels
With a little help from American movie stars,
the Vespa has become a powerful cultural symbol. More...
Preventing the bends
Two researchers at NTNU have discovered a
new biochemical process that could revolutionize the treatment and prevention
of decompression sickness. More...
A nose for better vaccinations
A recently developed nasal spray could revolutionize
vaccination techniques. More...
Quality cork for a noble product
Norwegian researchers are developing a tool
to check the quality of cork. More...
Shifting sculptures
An unusual marriage between robotics and engineering
sciences has given birth to a new kind of art: interactive sculpture that
moves and changes the way it looks in response to people and its surroundings.
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From speech to text
Physicians’ handwriting can be impossible
to decode. But their speech may soon be understood by a machine. More...
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