Engineering
Scientists have developed a new method that converts seawater into drinking water that could be useful in disaster zones where there is limited electrical power.
Sep 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of engineering and materials scientists from China, Australia and the U.S. has developed a process for using sea water to produce hydrogen without having to first pretreat the water. In their paper published in the ...
Engineering
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy. Further away from ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Robotics
If you've ever watched Planet Earth, you know the ocean is a wild place to live. The water is teeming with different ecosystems and organisms varying in complexity from an erudite octopus to a sea star. Unexpectedly, it is ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A breathable garment has been designed for underwater wear and it has futurists thinking along the lines of a wearable that we actually may need for daily tasks. To what extent would this clothing come in handy if sea levels ...
Engineering
Over the weekend, the Australian government revealed that last Tuesday its navy divers had sustained "minor injuries," likely due to sonar pulses from a Chinese navy vessel.
Nov 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday launched the world's first container ship running on bio-methanol, a key step in its effort to lower its huge carbon footprint.
Sep 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Norway inaugurated the world's biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.
Aug 23, 2023
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Robotics
At the bottom of the ocean lie lumps of valuable metals such as copper, manganese, nickel and cobalt—materials crucial to accelerating the energy transition.
Nov 8, 2022
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Engineering
Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this.
Sep 2, 2022
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