As a PhD Candidate, I love my job. In Norway, we are well-paid, have research money, and generally are spoiled compared to our colleagues…
Engineering
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Pioneering Research on Glass From Karoline Osnes
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 7 November, 2019Our craving for daylight has accelerated the use of glass in modern constructions. However, for those concerned about safety, our passion for the light comes with a dark side.
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EnergyEngineeringEnvironmentnanotechnologyoil and gasResearch
Tasty Cement Recipes with Nano-Spices for Oil and Gas Wells
by Narjes Jafariesfad 9 October, 2019Are you interested in cooking and trying new recipes? Then working with cement can be also an interesting subject for you. Working with cement…
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Energynanotechnology
Insect wings teach us about the super repellent state
by Wenwu Ding 3 October, 2019How is it that some insects are capable of keeping its wings clean? Knowledge on this applied in the nano lab can help us…
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CyberneticsEngineeringEnvironment
Drones help reveal the secrets of glacier crevasses
by Richard Hann 4 June, 2019Many 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
by Carine Lausselet 23 May, 2019When 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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EngineeringGenereltResearch
Demo video of R/V Gunnerus’ Digital Twin
by NTNU TechZone 28 February, 2019As 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
by Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen 13 February, 2019Petter 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.