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Northern bottlenose whales in a pristine environment respond strongly to close and distant navy sonar signals
(2019-03-20)Impact assessments for sonar operations typically use received sound levels to predict behavioural disturbance in marine mammals. However, there are indications that cetaceans may learn to associate exposures from distant ... -
Advice from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on riot control agents in connection to the Chemical Weapons Convention
(2018-12-19)Compounds that cause powerful sensory irritation to humans were reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in response to requests in 2014 and 2017 ... -
Ship tracking results from state-of-the-art space-based AIS receiver systems for maritime surveillance
(2019-04-11)Norway currently operates four satellites with Automatic Identification System (AIS) receivers. The first-generation satellites, AISSat-1 and AISSat-2, are equipped with a two-channel, single-antenna AIS receiver, while ... -
Fragmentation of an armour piercing projectile after impact on composite covered alumina tiles
(2019-11-18)In a typical body armour system, a hard armour plate is often used in conjunction with a soft ballistic panel. The main purpose of the armour plate is to erode and fragment an impacting projectile, such as 7.62 mm armour ... -
Using Publish/Subscribe for Short-lived IoT Data
(2018-09-12)Although the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in a smart city context primarily stems from civilian applications like management and monitoring, there are also other uses. For instance, military forces may utilize ... -
Intellectual disability associated with pyridoxine-responsive epilepsies: The need to protect cognitive development
(2019-03-08)Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)-responsive epilepsies are severe forms of epilepsy that manifest as seizures immediately after birth, sometimes in utero, sometimes months, or years after birth. Seizures may be treated efficiently ... -
Non-destructive testing of graphene/epoxy composites using THz waves
(2018-10-05)In earlier experiments [1] we found there was significant transmission of THz radiation through carbon-fiber enforced composites, despite that fact that the dc conductivity of the carbon fibers is expected to be good and ... -
Exploring the overlapping binding sites of ifenprodil and EVT‐101 in GluN2B‐containing NMDA receptors using novel chicken embryo forebrain cultures and molecular modeling
(2019-05-30)N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDAR) are widely expressed in the brain. GluN2B subunit‐containing NMDARs has recently attracted significant attention as potential pharmacological targets, with emphasis on the functional ... -
Datateknologi
(Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, 2003)Lenge ble store matematiske beregninger utført ved instituttets matematikkseksjon v.h.a. elektroniske bordregnemaskiner. I 1957 fi kk instituttet sin første digitale datamaskin “Fredric”, som representerte et gjennombrudd ... -
Terne - et anti ubåtvåpen
(Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, 2003)I 1946 nedsatte forsvarsminister Jens Chr. Hauge ”Forsvarskommisjonen av 1946” med oppdrag bl.a. å vurdere det teknologiske perspektiv i forsvarssammenheng. FFI bidro ves-entlig til kommisjonens arbeid gjennom sine ”Tekniske ... -
FFIs etablering på Kjeller og utviklingen fram til 1996
(Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, 2003)De første planer for opprettelse av et forskningsinsti-tutt for Forsvaret går tilbake til Forsvarets over-kommandos tekniske utvalg (FOTU), som var opprettet i London under krigen for å skaffe forskere til britiske ... -
Information-Centric Networking for mobile military networks
(2019-06-05)Summary Modern warfare requires an information infrastructure that facilitates extensive information sharing. It is challenging to build networks that can support this in an efficient manner, particularly for mobile ... -
Propagasjonsforhold for radiofrekvensspekteret i norske havområder - klimatologi for fordampningsducthøyde og atmosfærisk stabilitet
(2019-06-21)Kunnskap og oversikt over de atmosfæriske propagasjonsforholdene i det marine grenselaget er viktig for planlegging og gjennomføring av militære operasjoner på sjøen. Propagasjon i radiofrekvensspekteret er avhengig av de ... -
Hva vet vi om hvorfor spesialisten slutter i Forsvaret – en litteraturstudie
(2019-06-12)Med innføringen av Ordning for militært tilsatte (OMT) vil personellsammensetningen i Forsvaret endres. Framover skal Forsvaret ha flere spesialister enn offiserer. Målet er at spesialistene skal representere dybdekompetanse ... -
Falske nyheter som sjanger
(2019-06-04)Falske nyheter blir i økende grad ansett som et sikkerhetspolitisk anliggende. Dette fordrer forskning på spørsmål som hva falske nyheter er, og hvorfor de etterligner nyhetssjangeren. Hvorfor anvendes falske nyheter som ... -
Trust, ethnic diversity, and personal contact: A field experiment
(2019-03-22)We study how close personal contact with minorities affects in-group and out-group trust in a field experiment in the armed forces. Soldiers are randomly assigned to rooms with or without ethnic minorities. At the end of ... -
An automatic route planning service for unmanned surface vehicles
(2019-05-08)The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) has developed an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV), Odin, which is tasked with performing surveys and mine countermeasures missions. It is meant to navigate ... -
Et troverdig alliert mottak – erfaringer fra Trident Juncture 2018
(2019-05-08)I løpet av det siste tiåret har den sikkerhetspolitiske situasjonen blitt stadig mer krevende og kompleks, og varslingstiden har blitt potensielt svært lav. Dette stiller strenge krav til Forsvarets logistikkunderstøttelse ... -
Oversikt over FFIs vitenskapelige publiseringer i 2018
(2019-06-18)Rapporten gir en oversikt over FFI-forskernes vitenskapelige publiseringer i fagtidsskrifter med fagfellevurdering og annen publisering med nivåinndeling. Oversikten er hentet ut fra den norske publiseringsbasen CRIStin, ... -
Multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection of enteropathogens in sewage in Norway
(2019-03-04)The primary objective of this small-scale study was to investigate the occurrence of enteropathogens in sewage (municipal wastewater) in Norway using the commercially available FilmArray® multiplex polymerase chain reaction ...