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The Sun doesn’t always shine exactly when you want to boil a kettle; the more we rely on renewable energy, the more energy storage we’ll need. You can store your excess electricity by using it to pump water up a hill. You can use it to compress air, or… Continue reading New undersea energy storage system harnesses the power of buoyancy
Blue Abyss Ltd. is building the world’s largest and deepest indoor pool in Cornwall. Set to hold 1.5 million ft3 (42,000 m3) of water or, to use the standard British unit, 168 million cups of tea. It will be used for testing advanced undersea robotics, as well as acting as the world’s first commercial astronaut training facility.
Category: Science
Tags: Diving, Underwater, Engineering, World’s Largest, Pool, New Atlas Audio
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Despite ongoing advances in the field of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the devices have remained tethered to the surface via communications cables. Such is not the case with the ExRay, however, which uses light instead.
Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Tags: Communications, Underwater, Underwater drones, Light, World’s First, Wireless
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The anole lizard may be a popular pet, but here’s something that not many people may know: some of the things can breathe while underwater. A new study has confirmed their ability to do so, and explains what makes it possible.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Study confirms that nose bubbles allow anoles to breathe underwater
Although there are glues that can be applied to underwater objects, they typically require at least 24 hours to set – which can be tricky in chaotic marine environments. A new additive, however, reportedly allows underwater resin adhesives to set in ju… Continue reading Microcapsule additive allows underwater glues to set in one minute
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have spent a number of years developing modular snake-like robots for all kinds of purposes, and the latest adaptation sees its serpent-inspired tech headed underwater. The team has developed a submersible… Continue reading Submersible snake-inspired robot can inspect ships and infrastructure
Last week we saw a hapless container ship vaulted to fame, where people converged on its combination of mind-boggling size suffering an easily relatable problem of getting stuck. Now that …read more Continue reading A Big Ship Chop Shop On The Georgia Coast
If you want to gather oceanographic data over long distances, the use of an “underwater glider” is often the best way to go. A novel system from California-based company Seatrec should soon power such vehicles, utilizing the temperature gradient of oce… Continue reading Seatrec tech uses changes in temperature to power underwater gliders
A stunning shot looking up at a pair of reef sharks during sunset has won the prestigious 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest. The spectacular highlighted images this year span everything from surreal undersea wrecks to rare glimpses of li… Continue reading The best of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year Awards
Even though lifeguards are essential to maintaining safety at swimming pools, they can’t always see everything that’s happening, nor can all pool operators afford to pay their salaries. That’s where a new swimmer-saving underwater robot is designed to … Continue reading Underwater robot rises from the depths to save drowning swimmers