IBM Research Senior Vice President Arvind Krishna on creating AI-powered robot microscopes that can clean the ocean. In January 1960, two fearless oceanographers eased themselves into a small steel sphere attached beneath a 50-foot submersible vessel and began an untethered descent to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Almost five […]
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Robot research vessel to set off on epic ocean voyage of discovery
On the 400th anniversary of the start of an epic voyage from England to the New World aboard the Mayflower, an autonomous, solar-powered marine research vessel is due to launch on a mission to gather environmental data about the ocean. Two years in the making, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship sets […]
Mapping Technology Reveals Channels of Warm Water Under Florida-Sized Glacier | Smart News
New research shows that a Florida-sized block of ice in Western Antarctica called the Thwaites Glacier is sitting on top of large channels that may allow warm ocean water to melt it from the bottom, Carolyn Gramling reports for Science News. Two new studies, both published in the journal Cryosphere, […]
Ocean Acidification Causing Coral ‘Osteoporosis’ On Iconic Reefs
WOODS HOLE, Mass., Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals’ ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean temperatures, which also influence coral growth. New research from the Woods Hole […]
Stark warning for Invercargill, 30 years on from the Ocean Beach closure
A former mayor has offered up a stark warning for Invercargill suggesting there is a 30-year economic recovery ahead if the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter closes in 2021. Justin Lester was Wellington’s mayor from 2016 through to 2019 but now works for Dot Loves Data, a data analytics company. Lester, […]
The Marine Technology Society announces its 2020 award recipients
IMAGE: The Marine Technology Society has announced its 2020 Award Winners. The diverse field of individual recipients have distinguished themselves in their work, through technological accomplishment, volunteer service, or mentorship. In… view more Credit: MTS WASHINGTON, DC– The Marine Technology Society has announced its 2020 Award Winners. The diverse field of […]
Scorched earth investing, a new ocean fund, and the $1.75 million elephant
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights . . . . A smoky, orange haze kicks off the beginning of autumn this morning in the Bay Area as red flag fire and evacuation warnings, forced power outages, earthquakes and high winds cast an end-of-times pall over much of California. More than […]
HOW TO KNOW A TRUSTWORTHY RETAILER
It is important to note where to buy electronics safely to avoid unnecessary heartbreak. Just because a retailer has a friendly website, that does not mean the retailer keeps digital criminals away from your financial information. In reality, they may even be fraudulent! Setting up a good website nowadays is […]
how technology is transforming the logistics industry
Most obviously, future cargo ships dispense with crew quarters, so Rolls’s sketches for autonomous vessels allow for containers to be stacked, and fuel burned, more efficiently – up to 15pc more efficiently. Such savings add up given that there are 96,000 merchant vessels in the world, carrying around 90pc of […]
Two Antarctic glaciers are breaking up and it could have major consequences for sea level rise
Satellite images show that two important glaciers in the Antarctic are sustaining rapid damage at their most vulnerable points, leading to the breaking up of vital ice shelves with major consequences for global sea level rise. © James Yungel/NASA Thwaites Glacier The Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers, which sit side […]
Ocean Power Technologies’ PB3 PowerBuoy(R) Achieves New Operational Milestone
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced that the PB3 PowerBuoy operating […]
Ocean Power Technologies Opens Houston Office to Support Energy Sector Business Development
Strategically Situated in the Hub of Global Oil and Gas Operations and Energy Innovation MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced the establishment of its Houston, Texas office […]
Ocean Power Technologies Unveils Its Subsea Battery Solution
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced the launch of its latest […]
‘Let’s understand the ocean through art’
One “pitch-black night” in 2015, Markus Reymann, co-founder and director of the ocean-conservation non-profit TBA21–Academy, and eminent marine biologist David Gruber were diving in the Solomon Islands. “I was really nervous,” recalls Reymann. Diving after dark, “there could be sharks… or saltwater crocodiles.” But the conditions – “no moon, no […]
Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world
Scientists considered Pluto to be a planet when it was discovered, but it later became the first dwarf planet. It’s not the closest one to Earth, though. Ceres is a dwarf planet and the largest object in the Great Asteroid Belt, and it has a new distinction today: ocean world. […]
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Today’s technologies allow us to explore the ocean in increasingly systematic, scientific, and noninvasive ways. With continuing scientific and technological advances, our ability to observe the ocean environment and its resident creatures is beginning to catch up with our imaginations, expanding our understanding and appreciation of this still largely unexplored […]
Perion to Acquire Pub Ocean, an Innovative Publisher Technology Platform, for up to $22 Million
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TEL AVIV & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perion Network Ltd., (NASDAQ: PERI), a global technology company that delivers its Synchronized Digital Branding solution across the three main pillars of digital advertising – ad search, social media and display / video – signed today an agreement to acquire the assets of Pub Ocean, […]
Penetron Technology Helps Waterproof Florida Residential Towers
Both the Gio Midtown in Miami and the Aurora Condominiums in nearby Sunny Isles Beach are high-end residential projects that were completed in January and July 2020, respectively. Beyond the extensive amenities and unforgettable ocean views, both projects also specified Penetron crystalline technology to ensure waterproof below-grade concrete structures. EAST […]
Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2018 kicks off in June
April 2018 The U.S. Capitol Building. Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), the premier ocean policy conference in the United States, brings together global stakeholders to discuss ocean and Great Lakes science, conservation, and management issues. Be part of the […]
Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem
Plastic bag in the ocean. Credit: Making Oceans Plastic Free Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows. Researchers compared estimates of current and future plastic waste with the ability of floating clean-up devices to collect it—and found the […]