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 Trondheim is more expensive than both Zurich and Oslo, according to recent survey. A comparison of prices of 241,000 different goods and services puts Trondheim at the top of the list for the world’s most expensive city, writes adressa.no. Behind the list of the 20 most expensive cities and the survey is the website [...]  Imagine a navigation system that works where GPS signals don’t. With its new “Campus Guide”, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is now the first university in the world where you can navigate from inside a building using a mobile phone. Both students and visitors often get lost on [...] With the snip of a underwater robot claw, Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry cut the ribbon for a new underwater robotics laboratory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Environmental monitoring of the ocean, marine research and the offshore oil and gas industry all demand strong technical expertise [...]  The Norwegian coastal cruise line, Hurtigruten, will maintain its present schedule, and will continue to call daily at all of its 34 ports along the coast between Bergen and Kirkenes. Continuation of Hurtigruten service was assured after the shipping line and Norway’s Department of Transport signed a new agreement regarding the purchase of [...]  NTNU neurobiologists and researchers Edvard and May-Britt Moser have been awarded the 2011 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for their pioneering work in the discovery of “grid cells” in the brain. The award recognizes the Mosers, director and co director of NTNU’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, along with a German biologist, [...] .jpg "http://www.nortrade.com/UserFiles/DSC_1449%20copy(5).jpg") In the past several years, there has been a clear increase in the number of clean tech finalists for the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises’ Innovation Prize, the award recognizing commercially successful products and services with the most promising future. This latest trend highlights the revitalization of two of Norway’s traditional [...] Losing a limb can be a devastating experience, and while electrically powered prostheses can serve as a replacement for a lost arm, they are notoriously difficult to operate, and will never fully replace normal hand function. NTNU researchers are working to improve this situation through the use of smartphone technology. The [...] The Norwegian Marine Research Institute Marintek is leading a public-private initiative to build a World Ocean Space Centre in Trondheim by 2020. The concept has been called the third wave, referring to the historic opening of the first ship towing tank in Trondheim in 1939 and the ocean basin in 1981. The [...]  Rosenborg BK coach Nils Arne Eggen said he would “leave it to the youngsters to celebrate” after a 1-0 win against Tromsø IL secured his 14th title in charge of the Trondheim side. Rosenborg BK clinched their 22nd Norwegian title on Oct. 24 thanks to a 1-0 win against Tromsø IL which came courtesy [...]  Audited figures for 2009 show a considerable strengthening of the municipalities’ finances compared to 2008. Net operating surplus for the municipalities is estimated at 2.7 percent in 2009. The municipalities’ gross operating surplus in 2009 was about NOK 3.3 billion. The figures show that the municipalities’ gross operating revenue was [...] |
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