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
Norwegian scientists have made a breakthrough in the production of biofuel from wood. The new process reduces the time that it takes to convert woodchips or sawdust into ethanol from weeks t... Read more
You may know Botox from its use by the rich and famous to eliminate facial wrinkles. But now Helene Johannessen, a PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU),... Read more
A microorganism living in Trondheim Fjord will provide you with better protection against skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Norwegian researchers have recently discovered a microorganism... Read more
By designing droplets using electricity, researchers have opened new possibilities in physics. This technique could possibly be used for everything from extracting oil from wells to creating... Read more
Regular training improves maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), which is a well-established measure of physical fitness. However, just how much exercise, and how intense that exercise should be to... Read more
Angel Perez Garcia can make a robot move exactly as he wants via the electrodes attached to his head. “I use the movements of my eyes, eyebrows and other parts of my face”, he sa... Read more
New study shows solar power is not only better in terms of energy efficiency, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions — but cost competitive, too In 2005, President George W. Bush and A... Read more
