Collaborate Disseminate
Plankton are tiny organisms that drift around in the ocean. They aren’t just whale food — they are responsible for fixing up to 50% of the world’s carbon dioxide. That, …read more Continue reading Who Needs Sea Monkeys? Get PlanktoScope
Since sound is the primary sense used by most ocean life, disruptions to the natural noise levels in the ocean from human activities can be particularly problematic for marine life. …read more Continue reading Keeping the Noise Down Under the Sea
Companies can now apply for permits to shoot underwater airguns that hurt ecosystems to assess offshore drilling potential. Continue reading Trump Wants to Allow Seismic Oil Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean
Battery cells work by chemical reactions, and the fascinating Hybrid Microbial Fuel Cell design by [Josh Starnes] is no different. True, batteries don’t normally contain life, but the process coughs up useful electrons all the same; 1.7 V per cell in [Josh]’s design, to be precise. His proof of concept consists of eight cells in parallel, enough to give his cell phone a charge via a DC-DC boost converter. He says it’s not known how long this can be expected to last before the voltage drops to an unusable level, but it works!
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Continue reading Micro-Organisms Give Up the Volts in this Biological Battery
The M-AUE robots may look like Minions from the movies, but they are the culmination of 20 years of hard work. Now, if only scientists could stop them from getting picked up at bars… Continue reading These Plankton-Like Robots Are Drifting Through the Ocean to Help Save Sea Life