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Hungarian wins top mathematics prize

Hungarian Endre Szemeredi has won the Abel prize, considered to be the "Nobel" for mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

From food waste to bus fuel and biofertilizer

Banana peel, coffee grounds and other food waste will be transformed into green fuel for Oslo’s city buses starting next year. The Norwegian capital’s new biogas plant will also supply nutrient-rich ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coming to terms with terror

How will the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July change the country? That question has been put to three social scientists at the University of Stavanger (UiS).

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zurich, Geneva and Sydney top corporate salaries: UBS

Corporate heads in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a new iPhone application launched on Tuesday by Swiss bank UBS.

Technology / Business

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

City buses turn to sewage for 'clean' fuel

Can the key to "clean" energy be found down in the sewer? That's the idea in Oslo, where city officials soon plan to introduce buses that run on biofuels extracted from human waste.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1