Global DAS monitoring month February 2023
The IRIS Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Research Coordination Network (RCN) is coordinating a global measurement campaign of fibre systems in the period 1-28 February 2023.
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MEDiate
The Multi-hazard and Resilient-informed system for Enhanced Local and Regional Disaster risk management (MEDiate) project will contribute to enhanced assessment of disaster risks and to improved disaster risk management and governance.
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NORSAR technology listed!
Today, the company Nordic Technology group (NTG) was listed on the stock exchange. This group includes Wavetrains Systems, which 12 years ago set itself the goal of making it safer to cross train tracks. Research and development from NORSAR has made this possible.
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New article in Science - Compiled recordings of the huge 2022 Hunga eruption
Science has published a new article regarding atmospheric waves and global geophysical observations of the January 15th, 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga. Norwegian institutes have contributed.
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ENSURE : The work package acquiring data from the field examples is well under way!
Data collection from a downhole fiber cable has now commenced in Canada, allowing the project team to compare events registered by fiber, surface geophone arrays and downhole geophone instrumentations.
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ENSURE: How to Ensure Safe Carbon Capture and Storage
NORSAR will lead a newly funded research project on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Together with partners, the project has been allocated funds from the Norwegian Research Council and will take us one step closer to safe storage of CO2.
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The international day for women and girls in science!
On the 11th of February, the UN celebrates the international day for women and girls in science! During the last decades, the global community have made a lot of effort to inspire women and girls in the field of science. However, women and girls continue to be excluded from participating to the fullest.
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51 years of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Today, 5 March, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force 51 years ago. It opened for signature 1 July 1968 and entered into force 5 March 1970. The Treaty is described as the most important disarmament and arms control treaty of nuclear weapons.
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#WomenInScience at NORSAR
On 11 February, NORSAR celebrated the International Day for Women and Girls in Science: #WomenInScience. Throughout the week we interviewed some of our female colleagues.
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force after 50 ratifications on January 22 in accordance with Art. 15 (1). The ultimate objective of the treaty is a total elimination of nuclear weapons.