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Are you a young researcher working in the field of clean energy? Are you interested in meeting other young researchers from different disciplines working in the clean energy topics? Then you should check out the NTNU Young Researcher Clean Energy Forum, and join the next symposium.
Are you interested in cooking and trying new recipes? Then working with cement can be also an interesting subject for you. Working with cement…
How is it that some insects are capable of keeping its wings clean? Knowledge on this applied in the nano lab can help us…
How can we capture CO2 in a way that is not harming the environment? I use flowerpots in the lab as one way of…
When you are planning a neighbourhood with no greenhouse gas emissions, you need a thorough understanding of a neighbourhood’s buildings, their age, size, materials,…
Many previous studies are somewhat ambivalent about the climate benefits of the coal-to-gas shift. Our new study in Nature Climate Change shows that the shift may reduce climate impacts of at least 50%.
In order to stay warm, we usually require a certain indoor temperature all year around. This can get expensive in cold countries like Norway, not only for the household economy, but also for the environment. However, this might change with new, smart controls of heating systems.
To fix a cooling problem in for example electronic devices, we have experimented with a carpet of nano-wires. Guess what, it works.
When you are boiling water for your coffee in the morning, you are observing how energy is wasted. Water is boiling at 100oC, but…