Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created MantaDroid, an aquatic robot that emulates the swimming locomotion of manta rays. The robotic manta ray, which swims at the speed of twice its body ...
Robotics
Nov 8, 2017
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The next frontier for unmanned military drones may not be solely in the skies. It could be undersea.
Engineering
Nov 2, 2017
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Carbon dioxide is an essential part of our atmosphere, but industrial and commercial activities over the past 150 years have seen CO2 emissions rise to problematic levels. EU-funded research is examining how to capture the ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2017
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The world's first underwater vehicle designed specifically to collect both biological and chemical samples from the ocean water column successfully completed sea trials off the coast of New England on July 9, 2017. The new ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2017
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A team of scientists from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) showed for the first time that many novel viruses are present in the fluids circulating deep in the rocky ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2017
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The U.S. Navy is enlisting the help of seals—but not the kind of highly trained special operatives with whom it usually associates.
Engineering
Mar 15, 2017
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NASA is developing technology that could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial intelligence (AI) that would ...
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2017
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Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have released a new version of a software system that processes images from the world's coral reefs anywhere between 10 to 100 times faster than processing the ...
Software
Jan 11, 2017
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An ocean glider christened Challenger will set sail for Sri Lanka in the longest journey ever attempted by an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2016
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When I was offered a spot in the science team for the Popping Rocks cruise I got really excited: My first research cruise! The open ocean! Mid-ocean ridge basalts! HOV Alvin dives! Escaping the New York City winter! At the ...
Robotics
Mar 25, 2016
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