Science

Norwegian big data analytics firm Swarm64 has raised $12.5 million in Series B funding led by Intel Capital and Investinor with participation from Alliance Venture and Target Partners. The new …

Norway’s third autonomous shipping test-bed has been opened on the Oslofjord in Horten, near Kongsberg Maritime’s local facility. The new site, along with the original test-bed in Trondheim, will be …

Norway has awarded VFS Global an extension to its global contract for visa processing services. The contract extension covers four regions – Europe & Russia, Asia & Oceania, Middle East …

Norway’s state secretary has boasted of the country’s data centre industry, advising businesses to make the shift to the region during Datacloud Nordic this week. Senior Norwegian politician Reynir Johannesson …

If you’re in academia, you’ve likely heard the mandate, “Publish or perish.” However, a recent report from the Research Council of Norway reveals that more than a quarter of the …

NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, …

On 5 April 2017, the Norwegian government proposed an amendment to the Norwegian code of criminal proceedings to allow the police to compel the use of biometric authentication. After two …

The world’s first crewless, automated ship will launch in 2018, reports the Wall Street Journal, and is expected to be fully autonomous by 2020. The Norwegian-built Yara Birkeland will use …

To improve offshore oil spill preparedness, Norway’s government and the oil industry are building an offshore broadband wireless network. When oil spills occur, the ability to exchange information quickly between …

Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement. More than a quarter of humanities researchers in Norway have never published, according to …

Turkey has so far built nine hybrid ferries for Norway, which is one of the world’s leading maritime nations, deputy board chairman of Yalova-Altinova Shipbuilders Inc. said Wednesday. “Norway is …

The Nordex Group has secured a follow-up order from Norway. For Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS, a long-standing customer, the manufacturer will be supplying eleven N117/3600 turbines for the Midtfjellet III wind …

Leading Norwegian companies Kongsberg Seatex and Radionor have joined forces to develop Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR) system that will enable exchange of information crucial in limiting damage when accidents occur. …

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has given permission to Norwegian research vessel Havila Subsea to enter the country’s territorial waters to take part in the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project from August to …

Russian scientists have again floated the possibility of raising a nuclear submarine that the Soviet Navy sank on purpose almost 40 years ago in an effort to salvage a long …

FIJI’S University of the South Pacific and Norway’s University of Bergen will establish a high-profile Joint Chair in Oceans and Climate Change to be hosted at USP’s Laucala Campus in …

Rolls-Royce has signed a deal to supply 15 natural gas engines to Norwegian ferry company Torghatten Nord AS. As reported, these engines will power five LNG ferries operating between Bergen …

Norwegian regional power company Lyse said it has become one of the owners of newly founded innovation company Digitalnorway – Toppindustrisenteret. The other owners are the Kongsberg Group, DNB, DNV …

Norway-based engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS reached an important milestone this month as technicians celebrated completing the 150th repaired CFM56 engine in the past 18 months.  Aero Norway has …

Researchers from Norway and Singapore are working together to build new cities floating at sea and six stories underneath the ground. Lack of space has provoked this initiative from Asian developers, …

Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) has selected Patria to supply on-aircraft maintenance for the Norwegian NH90 helicopters. The scope of the contract covers phase and calendar inspections, associated repairs and …

EU Supply has entered into a contract with Sogn & Fjordane County Council and participating municipalities in Norway for up to 28 local and regional authorities and other public sector …

On September 18, Telenor Norway will finally switch off the remaining analogue signals on its cable network. The decision gives the operator the opportunity to fully digitise its network and …

Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disease in children, affecting between 0.5 to 1 per cent of all children. In a newly published analysis of epilepsy diagnoses in Norwegian …

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to provide a mooring system for Statoil’s oil platform Njord A, which is being upgraded by Norway-based engineering and construction service provider Kvaerner. The platform …