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NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Thermoelectric materials; synthesis, electronic structure, functionality

Thermoelectric cooling and generation of electricity have many attractive ffeatures compared with other methods of cooling and electric power generation, such as long life, no moving parts, no emission of toxic gases, low maintenance and high reliability. The major challenge is to develop stable...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

KLINISK-Klinisk forskning

Genetic susceptibility and development of chronic sciatic pain - possible implications for future treatment

Previous findings suggest that development of chronic sciatic pain results from multiple functional changes in the peripheral and central nervous system. As described in this grant proposal, several recently described human genetic variants may affect suc h processes. Hence, individual genetic su...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Governance of the precautionary principle and the nano-consumer: A comparison of ethical aspects in nano-products in Norway and the UK

The theme of this proposal is the increasing marketing of nano-products in the consumer market. In late November 2006 The Wilson Centre have identified more than 356 products in the consumer market up from 212 in March 2006. Most common are textiles, sp ort equipments, cosmetics and information...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanostructured biomaterials for improved vascularization in tissue engineering

Understanding the interactions between cells and materials is of fundamental importance for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. An ideal scaffold should mimic the natural tissue microenvironment, directing cells to organize into a functional mul ticellular architecture by presenting the...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

GNBIO-Grunnleggende næringsrettet bioteknologi

Genetic Engineering of the Plastid Genome for the Efficient Production of Proteins of Biotechnological Importance

The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing remarkable changes with the discovery and introduction of new biotech drugs. However, the production of biotech drugs is both complicated and time-consuming. This is mainly due to production costs using traditiona l cell culture methods. To overcome this ...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Rogaland

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Conducting Oxides and Nanostructures for Energy Technology

The access to clean and sufficient energy represents probably the largest challenge of this century. Research programs world-wide put major emphasis on the need for rapid development of alternative and novel energy technology, and indeed, this calls for m aterials and components with performance ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Template based synthesis of nanoporous metal-organic frameworks with high surfaces areas

Metal-organic frameworks, also known as coordination polymers, have eminently promising properties regarding application as gas storage systems, sensors, magnetic materials, in ion exchange or catalysis. The principal objective of the project is to prepar e novel micro- to nanoporous metal-organi...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Resource Optimization and recovery in the MAterials industry

One objective in ROMA is to recover as much heat as possible from off-gases from Al-industry. A technology for electricity production from low temperature waste has been developed and tested in a test rig developed in the project. The results are promisin g, but with some challenges. Larger pilot...

Awarded: NOK 29.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Sustainable Aluminium Surface Applications

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Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

AT-ONE: Developing a method for service design

The AT-ONE project will further develop the AT-ONE method and create a centre of competence within the area of service design. AT-ONE is a practitioner-based method for service-design, aimed at the early stages of concept development and developed from c ommercial experience. In this project we ...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

NEVRONOR-Nasjonal satsing på nevrovitenskap f

Combining electrophysiological recording and imaging in investigations of the rod pathway of the retina

The retina serves as an ideal model system for investigations that aim to bridge the gap between systems level descriptions and underlying mechanisms at cellular and molecular levels. The principal objective is to understand, at a molecular and microphysi ological level, the integrative dynamics ...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utvikling av kvantitative multiplekse PCR metoder for deteksjon av allergener i næringsmidler

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Awarded: NOK 0.78 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Østfold

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Multiple stress responses and adaptations

Farmers and breeders know that combinations of biotic and/or abiotic stresses in the field (e.g. disease and drought or high-light and cold) cause the greatest losses to crop productivity worldwide. Responses and tolerance to stress combinations are rarel y addressed in genomics research because ...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Søknad om regional FUGE-støtte 2007 - 2011, Midt-Norge

FUGE Midt-Norges arbeid i FUGE I perioden og de planer som er lagt for FUGE II (2007-2011) bygger på det mandat som er gitt av FUGEs styre i referat fra møte 04.11.2002. FUGE Midt-Norge har gjennom egenvurdering målt innsats og oppnådde mål i FUGE I peri oden opp mot overnevnte mandat og de måls...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Effects of "Paperwork management" and Integrated Operations on managerial practice and HSE offshore: a comparative study

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Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Rogaland

PRAKUT-Praksisrettet utdanningsforskn

Bruk av digitale verktøy. Eleven som aktiv kunnskapsprodusent

Hensikten med prosjektet er å studere sammenhengen mellom elevenes digitale kompetanse og læring på grunnskolens ungdomstrinn. Vi vil prøve ut ulike måter å arbeide med digitale verktøy i fagene og forsøke å måle hvilke effekter disse arbeidsmåtene kan ha på elevenes læringsutbytte. En grunnlegg...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Innlandet

SMARTRANS-Næringslivets transp. og ITS

INTRANS - Intelligent goods in transport systems

The Norwegian industrial sector is facing tremendous opportunities and challenges in today's ever-changing global market environment. Norway's location on the outskirts of Europe provides special challenges for logistics, and thus a key challenge for Norw ay is to develop transport systems that a...

Awarded: NOK 7.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Ny industriell prosess for konvertering av naturgass til høykvalitets karbon og hydrogen

Carbontech Holding AS (CTHAS) har utviklet, patentert og verifisert en ny metode for fremstilling av høykvalitets karbon og hydrogen fra naturgass ved en spesielt utviklet prosess basert på ufullstendig forbrenning. I prosjektets første fase (2001 - 2005) , ble det bygget og gjort vellykkede fors...

Awarded: NOK 8.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

FRIMEDBIO-Fri prosj.st. med.,helse,biol

The life history trade-off between immune function and brain development

As immunity has been proven to be costly in energetic terms, these investments are likely to conflict with other, important and energy-demanding fitness traits. Several studies have addressed trade-offs between the immune-system and other factors, like gr owth, development or reproductive investm...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Vestland

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

IT-enabled Patient-Provider Partnerships in Health Care

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Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

SOA i praksis Ressursnettverk

Utgangspunktet for nettverket "SOA i praksis" er arbeidet til det eksisterende nettverket og faggruppen "Applikasjonsintegrasjon, metoder og arkitektur" i Den Norske Dataforening, som har vært aktiv siden 2004. Dette arbeidet ledes av Dr. Arne-Jørgen Berr e fra SINTEF. Til nå har arbeidet vært fo...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

FRINETT - RESSURSNETTVERKET FOR FRI PROGRAMVARE

Fri programvare representerer det raskest voksende segmentet i programvaremarkedet. Gartner Group antar at dette markedet vil 8 dobles på 5 år og vil vokse til 1/5 av det totale programvaremarkedet i 2008. EU gjennomførte nylig en kartlegging av verdiskap ning knyttet til fri programvare i Europa...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

IT-FUNK-IT for funksjonshemmede

Tunge/munstyring av datamaskiner og elektrisk utstyr for funksjonshemmede

FoU aspekter: 1 Indentifisere tunge/mun bevegelse slik at det er mulig å nøyaktig registrere museklikk og musebevegelse 2 Utvikle egnet signalbehandlings algoritme 3 Utvikling av fullt kommandoset 4 Software til kommersiell standard, windows driver, treni ngsmodul og brukerhjelp 5 Miniatyrisering...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Buskerud

TJENESTER-Helse- og omsorgstjenester

THE EFFECT OF AN EPJ/TQM-SYSTEM ON MEDICAL QUALITY IN STRATEGICALLY SELECTED NORWEGIAN NURSING HOMES

The intervention element in this study is the electronic medical record- and quality system tested in a period of one year. This system has been developed through the project "Geriatric Basis Dataset - development, implementation and testing", supported b y "Kvalitetssikringsfond "? and described...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

MarCom - Bredbånd til sjøs, Internett for maritim, offshore og havbruks-virksomhet

MarCom tar utgangspunkt i Nærings og handelsdepartementets MARUT-IKT satsing, tilsvarende aktiviteter i ITS-Norges maritime faggruppe som igjen er forankret i nasjonal transportplan og det generelle behovet for bedre kommunikasjonsløsninger i norske farva nn og da spesielt i nordområdene. MarCom ...

Awarded: NOK 14.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Agder

KLINISK-Klinisk forskning

Stimulating self-management in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome through web-based situational feedback

Self-management of chronic pain is increasingly seen as an important tool in providing adequate care to patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and other types of Chronic Non-malignant Pain. Enhancing the patient's self-management of his condition is th ought to be effective in reducing pain an...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

Ressursnettverk: Universell Utforming og IKT

I Stortingsmelding nr. 17 2006/2007 (IKT-meldingen) formuleres det som en målsetning for regjeringen at all teknologisk utvikling med IKT innen offentlig sektor skal bygge på universelt utformede løsninger. Videre oppfordrer regjeringen privat sektor til å gjøre det samme. Universell utforming ge...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

TU-Tungt utstyr

Vitenskaplig utstyr til samarbeidsprosjektet BTV-Teknologi mellom avd for teknologiske fag ved høgskolene i Buskerud, Vestfold og Telemark

Prosjektet BTV-Teknologi har sitt utgangspunkt i avtaler som er inngått mellom høgskolene i Telemark, Buskerud og Vestfold i 2004, ARENA prosjekter, samt offentlige prioriteringer og strategi for utvikling i regionen. Prosjektet er planlagt i perioden 200 5 til 2008. Hvert delprosjekt er planlagt...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestfold

FOLKEHELSE-Folkehelse

How the environment affords physical activity in adolescents

Guidelines for physical activity address the importance of spatial and structural aspects of the environment to increase physical activity. Young people are a target group for action as their physical activity levels are decreasing with age, more in girls than in boys. Yet, we lack studies that ...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Biopolymer Engineering

The project is based on a multidisciplinary research platform with extensive industry co-operation to perform research on marine biopolymers and their microbially produced analogues, providing novel biomaterials, initially designed for drug delivery syste ms, tissue engineering, nutraceuticals an...

Awarded: NOK 24.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage