# energy and environment (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover energy and environment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Strümke: Seriously, what’s wrong with us?](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/strumke-seriously-whats-wrong-with-us/) _2026-08-20 · William Lee-Wright · Norwegian SciTech News_ When Meta glasses can turn individuals into surveillance robots that film and identify unsuspecting individuals, consumer power is not enough. ## [Can artificial intelligence help save nature?](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/can-artificial-intelligence-help-save-nature/) _2026-08-18 · Frid Kvalpskarmo Hansen · Norwegian SciTech News_ AI and eight million digitized old plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world. ## [Pregnancy increases immune burden on women with arthritis and lupus](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/pregnancy-increases-immune-burden-on-women-with-arthritis-and-lupus/) _2026-08-13 · Anne Sliper Midling · Norwegian SciTech News_ New research shows how the immune system actually behaves throughout pregnancy – cell by cell. In women with lupus, the immunological differences also persist after birth. ## [The Iliad – an extremely violent text – now in modern Norwegian](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/the-iliad-an-extremely-violent-text-now-in-modern-norwegian/) _2026-08-11 · Ingebjørg Hestvik · Norwegian SciTech News_ A story about honour, war and death – and a cornerstone of Western literature. A new Norwegian adaptation of the famous epic The Iliad is about to be published. ## [Norway’s thermal energy solution: Powering Europe without the nuclear price tag](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/norways-thermal-energy-solution-powering-europe-without-the-nuclear-price-tag/) _2026-08-10 · Hege Tunstad · Norwegian SciTech News_ Installing just four percent of Europe's commercial buildings with a Thermal Box from Norway — about the size of an American industrial refrigerator — would spare Europe the need to build seven nuclear power plants. ## [The Brain’s Searchlight](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/the-brains-searchlight/) _2026-08-06 · Rita Elmkvist Nilsen · Norwegian SciTech News_ Grid cells were supposed to tell the brain only where it was. Now it turns out they also point towards where it wants to go. ## [Robots improved student motivation and helped them perform better](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/robots-improved-student-motivation-and-helped-them-perform-better/) _2026-08-06 · Sølvi Normannsen · Norwegian SciTech News_ When Pepper the social robot was given the chance to try its hand as a teaching assistant, it showed that it can be even better than a human teacher at motivating pupils and helping them learn. ## [Why municipalities need to conduct more cybersecurity exercises](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/08/why-municipalities-need-to-conduct-more-cybersecurity-exercises/) _2026-08-04 · Maria Lillemoen · Norwegian SciTech News_ A cyberattack on local government authorities can result in disruption to critical services such as healthcare, water supply, schools and social services. ## [Meet Sashimi-Bot – a robot that slices and dices like a sushi chef](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/07/meet-sashimi-bot-a-robot-that-slices-and-dices-like-a-sushi-chef/) _2026-07-31 · Henriette Louise Krogness · Norwegian SciTech News_ What's one of the most difficult things for a robot to do that hasn't already been done? How about a robot that can see, understand, grasp and cut soft, slippery and deformable objects – without destroying them? ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7x0YuKncmvFY) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Why making lighter and better batteries takes time](https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/07/why-making-lighter-and-better-batteries-takes-time/) _2026-07-30 · Ingebjørg Hestvik · Norwegian SciTech News_ Chinese car manufacturers aren’t the only ones trying to develop new types of batteries. New materials are being tested in Norwegian laboratories to make batteries lighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly.