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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 -
Nanoscale impulse radar measures depth of snow and ice
Snow is the be-all and end-all for alpine ski resorts. Now a tiny sensor has been developed to determine how much cold gold there is on the slopes and how much more should be produced. The sensor is based on Norwegian radar technology and is no larger than a match head.
Published: 17.12.2012 -
Cutting CO2 emissions with innovative technology
Researchers are testing a variety of technological solutions in the battle to reduce CO2 emissions. On this technological front, there is room for not just one but many winners
Published: 17.12.2012 -
Enormous interest in Polish-Norwegian research cooperation
The Polish-Norwegian Research Programme, funded under the scheme for EEA and Norway Grants, received a total of 269 joint project proposals for the November application deadline. This is almost four times the number received in the previous programme period.
Published: 17.12.2012 -
Big-data research spurs industrial development
One of the world’s largest specialist groups within the field of big-data analytics is being assembled in Norway. The centre for Information Access Disruptions (iAD), with its head office in Tromsø, is at the core of this activity.
Published: 13.12.2012 -
Promotes greater innovation in the public sector
The Research Council of Norway is expanding its efforts to promote innovation in the public sector. A new policy in this area has been drawn up. The objective is to stimulate the public sector to invest in and use research that produces new and better solutions.
Published: 05.12.2012 -
The petroleum sector: Interplay between governance and industry
Insight into the interplay between policy, economics and petroleum activities is critical for Norway as a major oil and gas-exporting nation. Over the past six years, activities under the Programme on Social Science Petroleum Research (PETROSAM) at the Research Council of Norway have resulted in new knowledge in this field.
Published: 03.12.2012 -
Priorities for Norwegian research for 2014
The Research Council of Norway is recommending an increase of NOK 1 billion for research in its proposal to the national budget for 2014. Close to half of this increase would be distributed among eight main priority areas.
Published: 26.11.2012 -
Found the brain’s GPS
The husband-and-wife team of Edvard and May-Britt Moser have put Norwegian neuroscience research on the international map. “We could never have achieved this without the Centres of Excellence scheme (SFF),” they assert.
Published: 26.11.2012 -
Fish feed for sustainable aquaculture
Norwegian researchers have been leading an international effort to make aquaculture more sustainable. In 10 years they have revolutionised fish feed.
Published: 26.11.2012 -
Combining disciplines yields more oil
The idea ten years ago was to integrate four classical disciplines in order to enhance petroleum research. Today, this collaboration between mathematicians, geologists, physicists and chemists has laid the foundation for recovering more oil and gas.
Published: 23.11.2012 -
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 -
Helping Internet users demand more from communication systems
Users should be the focal point when defining and assessing the quality of Internet services, believe top Norwegian researchers.
Published: 22.11.2012 -
Studying the forces in rock
Activities at the research centre Physics of Geological Processes (PGP) at the University of Oslo have been specifically set up for cooperation between physicists and geologists. Without this inter-disciplinary approach, the findings that are gaining the PGP international notice would not have been possible.
Published: 22.11.2012 -
Norway to take over as Chair of EUREKA
In the summer of 2013, Norway will assume the chairmanship of the EUREKA innovation network.
Published: 21.11.2012 -
Supplying knowledge to vital Norwegian industries
Originally, the focus at the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) was squarely directed on three industries critical to the Norwegian economy: aquaculture, petroleum and shipping. Over the past decade, however, the new industry of renewable energy has emerged in a strong position.
Published: 19.11.2012 -
HAV21: Setting the course for marine research
Marine research in the Arctic and northern areas is among the elements that need to be bolstered, according to the strategy committee behind the recently-launched integrated strategy for marine research in Norway, HAV21.
Published: 14.11.2012 -
The PETROMAKS programme: A major boost for petroleum research
The PETROMAKS programme model for funding of research has functioned well and triggered extensive support from trade and industry. The model has helped to bring Norwegian petroleum-related research and industry up to the international cutting edge.
Published: 08.11.2012 -
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 -
Follow up to success
According to two external evaluations, the Research Council of Norway’s large-scale Programme PETROMAKS has achieved its objectives. Its successor, the soon-to-be-launched PETROMAKS 2 programme, will build on the best from the preceding programme while further refining the thematic areas of research.
Published: 28.10.2012 -
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 -
Large Norwegian-US gathering on health and energy
Hundreds of Norwegian and US researchers will enhance their research cooperation during Transatlantic Science Week on 12-16 November. This time the annual event kicks off in Houston, Texas.
Published: 26.10.2012 -
Positive results from energy and petroleum research
Allocations from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy via the Research Council of Norway have helped to boost long-term value creation and ensure efficient, cost-effective and sustainable utilisation of Norway’s energy and petroleum resources.
Published: 25.10.2012 -
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 -
Norway to lead new marine research office in Brussels
JPI Oceans’ recently-opened office in Brussels is intended to be an active hub for dialogue and cooperation between the member countries of the European joint programme in the field of marine and maritime research.
Published: 17.10.2012 -
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 -
Ten years of the SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme
This autumn marks 10 years since the SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme was launched. Since then, some 21 000 projects have been approved under the Research Council of Norway’s largest initiative for promoting research and development activity in Norwegian trade and industry.
Published: 01.10.2012 -
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
