Research NTNU in two ambitious European research projects towards net zero maritime transport The global fleet will have to reduce emissions fast to contribute to less global warming. Research Full speed towards green shipping “This centre will help us achieve the goal of net zero emissions in shipping. There will also be close collaboration between the maritime sector and the land-based energy sector,” said Trond Vikan Johnsen, Centre Director for FME MarTrans and Market Manager at SINTEF Ocean Research A new generation of Outstanding Academic Fellows at NTNU The fifth generation of the Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme is now in place, featuring 29 researchers—the largest number of fellows in the programme’s history. News A special Lars Onsager lecture Emmanuelle Charpentier’s Onsager lecture was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic and the time table became significantly busier after she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Blog Beyond the horizon: Robots collaborate on remote sampling of zooplankton In the first week of summer, a dynamic team of robots, researchers, students, and engineers in SFI Harvest and AUR-Lab embarked on a mission to sample zooplankton off the coast of Mausund, Norway. Research AI Lab receives 40 million kroner NTNU and SpareBank 1 SMN enter into a historic collaboration on artificial intelligence. The partnership agreement entails SpareBank 1 SMN becoming a full partner in the AI Lab, with an annual allocation of 8 million kroner for AI research over the next five years. News What does the strike mean for NTNU employees? We will try to provide som answers to important questions employees may have about the strike. Innovation Developing new therapies and methods to treat diseases The newly established company Zenit Science will develop new tools and new treatments for complex diseases. Zenit Science has been established by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the University of Oslo/Oslo University Hospital. Blog Floating solar islands can give the world green energy while saving valuable land area My PhD consists of working with a membrane-based structure for floating solar panels in the ocean.