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Editor-in-chief SINTEF:
Director of communications Petter Haugan

Editor-in-chief NTNU:
Information Director Christian Fossen

Editor SINTEF:
Åse Dragland
Email: Ase.Dragland@sintef.no
Tel: +47 73 59 24 76
Fax: +47 73 59 83 50

Reporters: Svein Tønseth and Christina Benjaminsen

Postal address: Gemini, SINTEF, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway

Editor NTNU:
Nina Tveter
Email: nina.tveter@ntnu.no
Tel: +47 73 59 53 21
Fax: +47 73 59 54 37

Reporters: Anne Sliper Midling, Lisa Olstad, Synnøve Ressem and Hege Tunstad.


Translation and English editing:
Hugh Allen, Stewart Clark and Nancy Bazilchuk.

  CO2 leakage:
A flounder in fizzy water
FLounder It is all well and good to store CO2 under the seabed. But what if the CO2 starts to leak? More...
Illustration: Line Halsnes

Computer models:
Ocean prophets
Ocean prophets These scientists can predict the direction an oil spill will take, or if salmon lice will infect a neighbouring fish farm. More...
Photo: Thor Nielsen

Dementia:
Into the mist
Dementia

About 40 million people worldwide have dementia, and many more will continue to be diagnosed in the future. How should society meet this challenge? More...

 

Archeology and metallurgy:
The archbishop’s mint
Coin workshop The medieval coin workshop found in Trondheim is the world’s best preserved. Now scientists have reconstructed the entire coin-making process. More...
Photo: Ole Morten Melgård

Ambient assisted technology:
Digital care
Digital care If a car tilts, a sensor beeps, and our mobile phones alert us when the battery gets too low. But who gets notified if grandma falls? Or who checks her blood pressure daily? More...
Photo: Geir Mogen

Is artificial turf better than we think?
Beginnings DOCTORAL WORK: Friction and shock absorption in artificial turf – what are the most important factors in the choice of artificial turf and soccer/football boots? More...
Illustration: Line Halsnes


 

 

 

 

Better rescue in major disasters

Ambulance Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Forest fires and terror attacks. Norway and the rest of the world must be prepared for catastrophes. More...
Photo: Morguefile

The United States arms most dictatorships

Weapons China is often accused of supporting totalitarian regimes in Africa. But the United States arms far more African dictatorships than China does. More...
Photo: Scanpix


Watch out – moose!

Moose An vehicle-based computer alert system that warns of moose on the road causes motorists to react quickly. Roadside warning signs just don’t have the same effect. More...
Photo: Scanpix

A water pulk from the rubbish dump

Water pulk With a simple water pulk or transporter, children in Haiti will have more time for schooling. More...
Photo: Olav Fåsetbru Kildal

Fighting oil spills with bubbles

Curtains of air bubbles Curtains of air bubbles are turning out to be a new method of fighting oil spills. More...
Photo: SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture

Gene therapy for ears

Hair cells Gene therapy may someday in the future replace the use of implants in deaf people. The carrier for this gene medicine may be derived from shrimp shells. More...
Photo: Science Photo Library/Scanpix


Feed your genes

Food The genes have spoken: your dinner plate should be divided into three, and you should eat six times a day. More...
Photo: photos.com

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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