Farmed fish feed fears flummox
Is farmed fish safe to eat? A European investigation into salmon feed looks to find out M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway From the Viking Age on, Norwegians have plied and harvested the seas. Fish...
Category: Research & Science
Pinpointing treatment of tumors
Phoenix Solutions is working on targeted delivery of medication to better treat cancer Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway Phoenix Solutions was founded in 2012 by three scientists from GE Healthcare (formerly Nycomed Imaging), Per Sontum,...
Herring could benefit from ocean acidity
Acidifying oceans will be bad news for most species, but herring may actually thrive Nancy Bazilchuk Gemini Research News Excess CO2 in the atmosphere is making the oceans more acidic. Some studies show that’s...
Balancing the needs of Arctic tourism
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Hurtigruten: A shipping lifeline for Norwegian coastal communities and today a popular tourist cruise between Kirkenes and Bergen. It is also a subject of science in...
50th anniversary of Norwegian satcom
Norway’s era of satellite communications began on May 17, 1968, with a ping from ESRO M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway A maxim in economic history holds that “Never in history has man successfully invented...
Norway to supply rare earth elements
A consortium of companies and researchers have received EU funding for the project Claude Olsen Research Council of Norway A Norwegian industry consortium has secured European Union (EU) funding to become Europe’s new major...
We need more disaster research
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Everywhere is vulnerable to disasters. Norway, too. From the 2004 Indian Ocean...
Do solar cells work in a Nordic climate?
Polar solar Christina Benjaminsen NTNU Gemini In recent years, the price of solar cells has fallen so dramatically that more and more people are now looking to invest in solar panels. These can be...
What Vikings put in pillows
Researchers at NTNU work on identifying birds from ancient fragments of feathers Steinar Brandslet NTNU Gemini Not too many people are able to identify birds by examining a single feather. But a number of...
Caring for Norwegian terrorists abroad
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway A former soldier guarding Norway’s king travels to Somalia to fight for a religious terror group. A Norwegian citizen massacres dozens in 2013 in Nairobi’s Westgate...
