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Revolutionary treatment for psoriasis
Three per cent of the world’s population suffer from the skin condition known as psoriasis. A Norwegian research-based company is close to developing a treatment that could help millions. The research may also prove beneficial in the treatment of other illnesses.
Published: 11.01.2013 -
Bugs reveal the richness of species on Earth
An international team of researchers has carried out a survey of the biological diversity in a tropical rainforest. Their efforts have helped them find the key to one of the existential questions to which people have long sought an answer: how many species exist on Earth?
Published: 07.01.2013 -
Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry
Waste from salmon production is currently being discharged into Norwegian coastal waters. Researchers say this is a resource – worth NOK 6 billion each year – that should be exploited for new biological production.
Published: 23.11.2012 -
Darkened fjord waters mean fewer fish, more jellyfish
The seawater in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and Norway’s coastal waters and fjords is gradually getting darker. Researchers are observing signs similar to those from overproduction of organic compounds. The result may be fewer marine areas with fish, and more jellyfish.
Published: 19.11.2012 -
Next-generation echo sounder soon ready
Norwegian researchers are putting the finishing touches on a new echo sounder that provides far more information than previous versions ever could – making it much easier to identify fish and zooplankton.
Published: 08.11.2012 -
Making climate taxes more palatable
A majority of Norwegians would accept increased climate taxes – if the taxes are understood as targeting specific environmental purposes. Earmarking of the revenues could help to gain public acceptance for such taxes.
Published: 02.11.2012 -
Fully automated football analysis
Using entirely new electronic solutions, football coaches can provide their players with video analysis as early as half-time or immediately following a match.
Published: 26.10.2012 -
Simulating secure CO2 storage
The race is on to develop the most secure solution for storing CO2 in the earth’s crust. A small Norwegian company has developed a method for studying precisely how this greenhouse gas is bound inside rock.
Published: 22.10.2012 -
More money for the science centres
Norway’s eight science centres will get a long-awaited increase of NOK 8.8 million in the national budget for 2013. This means the Research Council of Norway can distribute more than NOK 35 million to the science centres next year.
Published: 18.10.2012 -
Cold wind makes Norwegian Sea warmer
The Gulf Stream and the warm waters it brings are one reason the climate is milder along the Norwegian coastline than other places so far north. Researchers now know that the Gulf Stream is not only driven from the south, but also drawn northward by Arctic winds.
Published: 10.10.2012 -
Climate change to lengthen growing season
Across much of Norway, the agricultural growing season could become up to two months longer due to climate change. A research project has been studying the potential and challenges inherent in such a scenario.
Published: 09.10.2012 -
New material may replace silicon
Norwegian researchers are the world’s first to develop a method for producing semiconductors from graphene. This finding may revolutionise the technology industry.
Published: 28.09.2012 -
Research Council recognises excellence in research, communication and innovation
The Research Council of Norway’s awards for outstanding research, communication and innovation were recently presented at the Council’s annual Evening of Excellence.
Published: 21.09.2012 -
Developing a new ultrasound technology
European research groups are joining forces to develop a new ultrasound system and improve treatment for heart patients. The Norwegian Center for Cardiological Innovation (CCI) will play a key role.
Published: 14.09.2012 -
Biomarine-based value creation could increase six-fold by 2050
According to a newly published report, value creation within the Norwegian biomarine industry has the potential to grow 600 per cent - from NOK 90 billion today to NOK 550 billion - in 2050.
Published: 07.09.2012 -
Revolutionised production of titanium components may revamp industry
Norwegian titanium companies have been granted funding to develop a brand-new production technology, which may mark the beginning of a revolution in industry worth billions.
Published: 06.09.2012 -
The Rocky Mountains affect Norway’s climate
Both the Gulf Stream and the Norwegian Sea have a major impact on Norway's climate. However, it turns out that weather conditions are also influenced by geographical elements from much farther away. The Rocky Mountains, for instance, play a major role in weather in Norway.
Published: 03.09.2012 -
Westerly storms warm Norway
New research indicates that storms from the west are the main reason that Norwegians can enjoy temperatures 5-10°C warmer than other places so far north. Climate researchers are casting more and more doubt on the Gulf Stream’s role as the primary cause of Norway’s relatively high temperatures.
Published: 03.09.2012 -
Women academics stymied by X-factor?
When the percentage of women and men at the various rungs of the Norwegian academic career ladder is depicted in a diagram, the figure resembles an X. The Research Council of Norway will now implement measures to give more women a chance to overcome this mysterious X-factor.
Published: 31.08.2012 -
Computer program recognises any language
New technology that allows computers to recognise any language without pre-learning stands to revolutionise automatic speech recognition.
Published: 21.08.2012 -
Finding the nano-needle in the haystack
Norwegian researchers are among the first in the world to use radioactivity to trace nanoparticles in experimental animals and soil. Their findings have made it easier to identify any negative environmental impact of nanoparticles, which are found in an increasing number of products.
Published: 15.08.2012 -
New national strategy for nanotechnology
R&D activity is to support the responsible development of nanotechnology to benefit industrial development and society.
Published: 06.08.2012 -
Internet research to level the playing field
Short delays on the Internet can have serious consequences for share-traders or players of online computer games. Norwegian ICT researchers intend to do something about it.
Published: 01.08.2012 -
Few regular users of strong painkillers
Fewer Norwegians than suspected take opioids such as Paralgin forte and morphine regularly. Those who do, however, use these strong painkillers over extended periods.
Published: 30.07.2012 -
A better judge of character with nasal spray?
Ingesting the hormone oxytocin via nasal spray improves the ability to read people’s facial expressions. These findings hold great promise for treatment of mental health disorders and drug addiction.
Published: 30.07.2012 -
Stepping up Norwegian research in Antarctica
Research on krill and ice sheets will give new strength to Norwegian activities in the Antarctic.
Published: 06.07.2012 -
Genetic component to chronic back pain
Why do some people recover quickly from lower back pain while others suffer for much longer periods? Genetics may play a role.
Published: 29.06.2012 -
Impressed with Norwegian climate research
Norwegian climate researchers are world leaders in several areas, and are cited more frequently than researchers from any other field in Norway.
Published: 21.06.2012 -
Increasing Norwegian-Japanese space research cooperation in polar regions
Norwegian and Japanese space researchers recently convened together at a symposium in Oslo to discuss further cooperation in the polar regions.
Published: 15.06.2012 -
Researchers solve historical mystery
Norwegian archaeologists have solved one of the great puzzles of the Roman Empire: Why was the vibrant city of Palmyra located in the middle of the Syrian Desert?
Published: 14.06.2012
