Developments in technology will leave their mark on Norwegian roads. More advanced IT systems make self-driving cars possible, as well as drones that can deliver parcel post – with built-in intelligence. Hyperloop technology is not just fantasy: this means of transport, based on very low air pressure and induction technology, can become a reality. Test…
Small Satellites Offer Major Commercial Opportunities
Small satellites are used mainly to monitor Norwegian territorial waters. However, the scope of applications will widen in the future, and researchers believe that Norway has the expertise to exploit the commercial opportunities these provide. Satellite Technology: Together with Kongsberg Seatex and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), SINTEF has been evaluating today’s small satellites…
Smart Firms Detect Their Problems in Advance
Sensors, data and analyses all help to give advance warning of critical situations developing on production lines. This can reduce downtime by 50 per cent. “Firms today have to deal with strict statutory regulations, uncertainty and increasing pressure from globalisation”, says Rimmert van der Kooij at SINTEF. “This requires a new category of companies –…
Promising Drilling Tool
An innovative new oil-drilling tool concept has seen the light of day. The tool is being developed by researchers at SINTEF Petroleum Research, and it has characteristics that will enable it to take on a number of different tasks. One of these is to bring up oil from small oil-filled pockets that lie close to…
Air Safety and Wake Vortices
Researchers are working on monitoring vortices created by aircraft during take-off and landing. The objective is both to maintain the level of safety and to improve the capacity of airports. During take-off and landing, strong vortices are produced in the air on both sides of large aircraft because of the pressure difference between the upper…
New 3D Camera for Space Missions
On behalf of European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space, SINTEF and Terma are now completing a study identifying alternatives to the cameras currently deployed on spacecrafts and space rovers. Both ESA and NASA are on the lookout for better and less resource intensive camera systems for current and future space missions. In the previous…