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02.09.2026

Why some buildings collapse in an earthquake while others stay standing

The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June 2026, collapsing buildings across northern Venezuela, from Yaracuy state to Caracas, have revived a question that follows every major quake: why do some buildings fall while others nearby remain standing?

02.09.2026

Arendalsuka 2026: Research as Defence and the Importance of Research for Municipalities

Among the nearly 2,300 sessions at this year's Arendalsuka, NGI's two events attracted strong audiences. Discussions highlighted the importance of research for Norway's total defence capability and for building better public services, smarter transitions, and more resilient municipalities.

01.09.2026

The risk we know about, but fail to address

Norway has detailed maps of landslide hazards, but no criteria for determining how much risk people should have to live with in homes that are already standing.

21.08.2026

Doctoral Thesis: How frost heave in the railway track can be mitigated

A new doctoral thesis at NTNU finds that almost 70 percent of isolated track defects along the Trondheim–Støren line are caused by frost heave rather than settlement, with the culverts beneath the track as the main cause.

06.07.2026

Less than two per cent of PFAS emissions can be removed

A new peer-reviewed study shows that even highly costly treatment can remove only a vanishingly small share of Europe's PFAS pollution.

24.06.2026

Could Norwegian bedrock become a future local store for CO₂, and “conjure” carbon away?

Norway holds large deposits of so-called reactive volcanic rock. Researchers and industry partners are now investigating whether these rocks could be used to store smaller volumes of CO₂ onshore in Norway, close to where the emissions occur. When that happens, something rather elegant unfolds in nature’s own chemistry: the rock reacts with the carbon, and it turns to stone.

24.06.2026

NGI signs cooperation agreement with Japan’s OYO Corporation

The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Japan’s OYO Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Tokyo on 3 June. The agreement sets a framework for joint projects, joint research, and knowledge sharing in offshore wind, and supports NGI’s entry into the fast-growing Japanese market.

18.06.2026

The bridgebuilder in Houston

From Tehran to Texas, by way of France and Trondheim, the road to NGI’s Houston office was anything but direct. Today, Mohammad Ali Salehi builds a bridge between geotechnics and geoscience, turning complex seabed data into models that entire project teams can rely on.

09.06.2026

“Hi ground, how are you feeling?” How AI is transforming geotechnics

NGI’s Andreas-Nizar Granitzer received the Bright Spark Lecture award at an international conference in Hong Kong in May 2026, a distinction reserved for particularly promising early-career researchers. The recognition follows research showing that AI is already delivering measurable results in geotechnical practice, and that the industry is ready for the step change.