[By Nancy Bazilchuk] Most efforts to control ice build-up on structures like wind turbines and solar cells involve creating a surface that repels water. But Norwegian...
[By Albert H. Collett] Concrete can tolerate much more force that previously believed, which could open the door to a new kind of road structure: a floating tunnel. The...
A new vessel for commercial seaweed production is currently being developed by researchers in Trondheim, in close collaboration with business partners from a...
[By Nancy Bazilchuk and Anne Sliper Midling] Japanese researchers have access to the largest scientific vessel ever constructed, one that has a 120 metre...
[By Grete Wolden] How can ships travelling in the Arctic maintain their position when ice pushes them in different directions? Travelling in ice-choked waters can be a...
It’s been a warm winter on Svalbard this year. But this doesn’t apply to the laboratory where Niek Heijkoop works. There it’s a stable -10 degrees Celsius....
[By Svein Tønseth] Longyearbyen, the world’s most northerly city, could save more than $11.5 million US dollars a year in the cost of electricity if...
[By Nancy Bazilchuk and Anne Sliper Midling] Oshima Experiment Station, Japan — Professor Tokihiko Okada dug his shovel into a bucket of dead...
Eskil Aursand is working to make marine production and shipping of liquefied natural gas (LNG) safer. His efforts were recently recognized with the award of a Fulbright...
When you have an accident in the Arctic, help is far away, and visitors and workers face risks that are specific to high northern latitudes. To help improve safety...
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