Many of the glaciers in Svalbard are heavily crevassed. A multidisciplinary research group is now using drones to create high-resolution maps of glacier surfaces to study how crevasses influence the rate of heat exchange with the atmosphere.
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EnergyEngineeringEnvironment
All you need to know about buildings to plan sustainable, green neighbourhoods
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,…
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As we described in our December blog-post, we used the summer of 2018 to develop a digital twin of NTNU’s research vessel Gunnerus. A…
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EngineeringMaterials ScienceResearch
New Model for Computing the Strength of Fibre-reinforced Polymers
Petter Holmström’s fresh PhD thesis brings good news to the automotive- and every other industry which moulds fibre-reinforced thermoplastics for withstanding extreme loads.
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To fix a cooling problem in for example electronic devices, we have experimented with a carpet of nano-wires. Guess what, it works.
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EngineeringProduct DevelopmentResearch
NTNU students build Digital Twin of RV Gunnerus during summer project
The summer of 2018, five NTNU students from the Department of Marine Technology and Department Mechanical Engineering were involved in a student project. The…
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Birgit Søvik Opheim never considered a PhD until a couple of people gave her a personal, gentle push. A push that changed her life…
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When you are boiling water for your coffee in the morning, you are observing how energy is wasted. Water is boiling at 100oC, but…
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ElektronikkEnergyEngineeringEnvironmentProduct DevelopmentResearch
Occupant behaviour in a zero emission dwelling may influence electricity grid stress
The building sector makes up 40% of the total energy use in Norway. That is why policy makers aim to encourage the construction of…
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