SINTEF publishes annual report
The Norwegian SINTEF group, which performs contract research and development for industry and the public sector in the fields of science, technology and the natural and social sciences, has recently published its annual report for 1998. The company is one of Europe's largest independent research organisations and is an active participant in research projects funded by the European Union. The report gives a general overview of the company's research interests and developments during 1998. For example, it details how SINTEF's income from research increased in 1998 reversing the trend of the previous years. The report also provides more in-depth information on the organisation's activities in the following areas: - Applied mathematics; - Civil and environmental engineering; - Electronics and cybernetics; - Applied chemistry; - Materials technology; - Industrial management; - Telecommunications and informatics; - UNIMED; - Energy research; - Fisheries and aquaculture; - Petroleum research; - MARINTEK - The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute.