Researchers at NTNU have developed a new elastomer with unprecedented stiffness and toughness, inspired by spider silk. Inspired by extremely strong spider silk, researchers at…
What did people make clothes from in the Neolithic? Çatalhöyük, the world’s largest known Stone Age settlement, gives us answers after 60 years of debate….
This may well be the most interesting story about pillows and bedding you will ever read. The burial field in Valsgärde outside Uppsala in central…
A brand new species of parasitic cuckoo wasp was discovered based on its clever use of pheromones. Cuckoo wasps – also called emerald wasps –…
The world’s richest man and the world’s largest oil company dominated the petroleum market in Norway long before landmark finds on the Norwegian continental shelf…
Bioplastics may be not produced from oil, but that’s about the only benefit, researchers say. Conventional plastic is made from oil. The production of plastic…
Yes, there are benefits to working from the home office; but there are traps, too. Working at home has given many people the opportunity to…
Writing by hand creates much more activity in the sensorimotor parts of the brain, researchers found. New brain research shows that writing by hand helps…
Existing drugs may offer a first-line treatment for coronavirus outbreak. The number of people infected with the new corona virus continues to skyrocket, with more…
Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less. New research shows that…
Wetting a Polymer Membrane Improved Its Ability to Capture CO2 Reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere will probably require carbon capture. A surprising…
Scarring in their brain’s white matter does more harm than previously thought. It’s quite possible that you are one of those people with white spots…
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogen. Hydrogen as an energy carrier can help us move away from fossil fuels, but only if…
Materials scientists who work with nano-sized components have developed ways of working with their vanishingly small materials. But what if you could get your components…
A Norwegian Centre of Excellence explores how pores affect all kinds of materials, including concrete. It sounds a bit strange, but some materials become stronger…
It doesn’t take that much fish for young children to reap big health benefits. Even eating fish just once a week yields good results. Children…
Passion, grit, the right mindset and support from others are what’s needed to rank among the best in a given field. That’s the only way…
Researcher proves that boat wakes can be skewed. He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centered boat wakes could exist. Five…