Projects from industries
Many Norwegian industries submit project proposals to the Research Council. Some are successful, others are rejected. What characterises those who succeed?
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Norwegian research project recycles rare metals
Norway is investing in green technology, but what happens when important materials are imported from countries such as South Africa, China and Russia? In the innovation project RecirkIrRu, researchers have worked with groundbreaking technology to recover iridium and ruthenium. The result is less need for mining, increased competitiveness for Norwegian industry and sustainable recycling of metals that are important for the green shift.
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Sustainable and environmentally friendly aluminium products: the result of 30 years of research
With the use of artificial intelligence, the chairs from Flokk have become 200 grams lighter. This saves energy, reduces the use of materials and makes chairs cheaper in the store.
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Proof of concept funding for Norwegian research on blood cancer
Many years of research are behind the breakthrough Johanna Olweus and her team at the University of Oslo have achieved in their cancer research. Now they have achieved what few other Norwegian researchers have managed, a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council.
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Pilot-E contributes to a new possible industrial adventure for Norway
The world's first self-navigating vessel operates on a regular route between Moss and Horten in the Oslo Fjord. The ships are full of Norwegian technology, and could mean the start of a new Norwegian industrial adventure.
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Proof-Of-Concept Project for safer cancer operations
For patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, tumours are most commonly removed surgically, and the ends of the intestines are reconnected. Currently, up to 10 per cent of these patients endure serious complications caused by leaks from this surgical join. Scientists from St. Olavs Hospital have developed a safer solution in the form of a surgical stapler called Koppler.