Fighting oil spills with bubbles
This was shown by recent trials carried out in winds of up to severe gale force in Skarnsundet in the Trondheim Fjord. The area is notorious for its strong tidal currents, which range from zero to ten...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Secrets of the High North
THE FACTS: The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz first discovered Spitsbergen, Svalbard’s largest island, in 1596. Since then, the archipelago has attracted whalers, coal miners and fur trappers, and now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Super bacteria” cleaning up after oil spills
We all know that marine bacteria can assist in cleaning up after oil spills. What is surprising is that given the right kind of encouragement, they can be even more effective. “We know that oil spills...
View ArticleA drop in the ocean provides the answer
Oil droplets are providing clues about environmental impacts following oil discharges What really happens to the oil that ends up in the sea during a discharge, and how can we minimise the damage?
View ArticleDrilling down to understand sea ice
Global warming is upending virtually everything that scientists know about the Arctic ice cap. During the first half of 2015, a multinational team of researchers froze the RV Lance into the Arctic ice...
View ArticleHigh-pressure wash cleans up oil spills
NTNU student entrepreneurs have joined up with an inventor from SINTEF to commercialize a new, green method for cleaning up oil spills.
View ArticleJapan-Norway Arctic Science and Innovation Week
Representatives from Japanese and Norwegian universities, research institutions, government agencies and industries interested in polar issues will gather in Tokyo in early June to present research...
View Article
