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25-10-09
Professor Magnus Langseth was awarded an honorary doctorate
Professor Magnus Langseth was awarded an honorary doctorate from the French university Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis. Read more

29-04-09 (Gemini)
Safer with light metals
A cheap and simple structure made of aluminium can mean the difference between life and death the day that bombs go off. One of SIMLab’s research projects is developing aluminium structures for protection against impacts, projectiles and explosions. “We have developed a light, cheap and flexible solution to protect buildings, ammunition magazines and containers”, says SIMLab Director, Professor Magnus Langseth. » Read GEMINI article Safer with light metals.

25-02-09 (Gemini, VG)
Testing guardrails daily and virtually
Testing crash barriers in full scale is a particularly expensive and time intensive undertaking. Barriers must be designed, produced, mounted, and finally tested with various vehicles. But at SIMLAB, new virtual tests of crash barriers are being developed. This may make it possible to undertake 50 fullscale tests instead of a meager one or two. Virtual tests can save Norway large sums and result in fewer traffic injuries and fatalities. Contact: Henning Fransplass.
» GEMINI article Simlulerer autovern (25.02.09);
» VG article: Smadrer virtuelle autovern hver dag (24.02.09)