Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain but are notoriously difficult for scientists to account for — a little like trying to identify and count motes of dust in the air. A trul... Read more
Heavy-duty trucks will soon be driving around in Trondheim, Norway, fuelled by hydrogen created with solar power, and emitting only pure water vapour as “exhaust”. Not only will hydrogen tec... Read more
Maps show species threat ‘hotspots’ to make connection between consumers, impacts The things we consume, from iPhones to cars to IKEA furniture, have costs that go well beyond th... Read more
By controlling a mix of clay, water and salt, Norwegian and Brazilian researchers have created nanostructures that might help boost oil production, expand the lifespan of certain foods or th... Read more
Soon it may be easier to design, plan and carry out infrastructure operations in deep water. The EU project called “SWARMs” aims to achieve this by integrating autonomous vehicle... Read more
Norwegian hydropower could make Norway the “green battery” of Europe — not by building new power plants, but by further developing those we have HYDROPOWER: NTNU’s enormous Hydraulic Laborat... Read more
Imagine that everything in your mind had been erased, and you had to learn everything all over again. What would that process be like? Two researchers at NTNU have made a robot that learns l... Read more
Hybrid cars have been a success. The shipping industry is now moving in the same green direction. ABB is convinced that vessels fitted with hybrid main propulsion machinery are the future, a... Read more
PSYCHEDELIC drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms should be made legal as banning them is “against human rights”, scientists have said Researchers say the drugs are much less harmfu... Read more
A Norwegian research group has been able to achieve bio-oil yields of 79% from a common kelp. Other researchers working with the same species have yields closer to 20%. The secret is to heat... Read more
A future where electricity comes mostly from low-carbon sources is not only feasible in terms of material demand, but will significantly reduce air pollution, a study published in the 6 Octo... Read more
Several decades ago, a number of clinics used LSD to treat alcoholism with some success. But until now, no research has pulled together the results of these trials to document exactly how ef... Read more
Tiny capsules with different substances on their surface could be useful in medicine and materials technology Hollow capsules that have a selectively permeable shell are promising candidates... Read more
Now, the combination of nanowires and graphene facilitates much broader and more flexible solar cells. Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of sola... Read more
Housing is the easiest sector to change if we are to reach the climate targets. By 2050, 7 million people will live in Norway instead of the 5 million that live here today. In spite of this... Read more
