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New game simplifies complex climate change issues

November 1, 2012 - Source: NORD-STAR

Researchers from the Nordic Centre of Excellence NORD-STAR have taken part in developing an interactive game named ‘Broken Cities’.

The game creates discussion around the ...
Large Norwegian-US gathering on health and energy

October 28, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

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, ...
Millions for gender balance

October 26, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

For the first time ever, the national budget includes dedicated funding to the Research Council of Norway’s initiative on gender balance in research management. The allocation amounts to ...
Passionate about global health research

October 24, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

“Global health research forms an important part of the foundation for the Government’s health and care policies,” says Norway’s new Minister of Health and Care Services, ...
University of Stavanger joins network of innovative universities

October 23, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at The University of Stavanger

The University of Stavanger is the first and only Norwegian university to become member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU).
Norway to lead new marine research office in Brussels

October 22, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

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 ...
Volcanological supersite led by Icelandic scientists

October 15, 2012 - Source: University of Iceland

Freysteinn Sigmundsson, geophysicist at the Nordic Volcanological Centre at the University of Iceland’s Institute of Earth Sciences heads an extensive cooperative project involving ...
World Record in data transmission over a single fibre

September 28, 2012 - Source: DTU Fotonik

One petabit per second fiber transmission over 50 kilometres has been achieved in collaboration between Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Fujikura Ltd., Hokkaido University, Japan, ...
Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote

September 19, 2012 - Source: Copenhagen University

A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature’s own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Developing a new ultrasound technology

September 16, 2012 - Source: Read the full story at the Research Council of Norway

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 ...

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Cloud computing: How safe is your data?

June 19, 2013 in Technology

Cloud computing enables users to save their data online rather than on their hard drive. This data may, however, also become available to strangers. Danish scientists are working on a solution.