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Tag: engineering

SURFO SPECIAL: Robotic Takeover in the 21st Century: Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Better Evaluate Our Water Quality
Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: Robotic Takeover in the 21st Century: Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Better Evaluate Our Water Quality

Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
September 4, 2021September 7, 2021 Ashley Mickens
The bionic walking octopus
technology

The bionic walking octopus

Standing at about 5 inches tall and walking on two suction-cup lined tentacles, a new octopus-inspired robot has the potential…
May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Julia Zeh
Schooling fish inspire underwater robot communication
ocean engineering

Schooling fish inspire underwater robot communication

Scientists and engineers frequently draw inspiration from the natural world around them. Swarms of insects and birds inspired the development…
February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
SURFO Special: How do you take a perfect picture…underwater?
Ocean Exploration

SURFO Special: How do you take a perfect picture…underwater?

Capturing the perfect picture has always been difficult… especially underwater. Current methods tend to be expensive and hard to operate,…
September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
New technology inspired from ancient art
Biology engineerings

New technology inspired from ancient art

When scientists find new applications for old ideas, they can open up a world of possibilities. A group of researches…
September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Anne M. Hartwell
Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles
Biology Chemistry deep sea Geology ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles

Seafloor exploration in areas of thick ice coverage has many obstacles. With careful planning and modifaction of AUV design and…
December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
MAC-EXP: A new sediment corer designed to maintain in situ pressure conditions
Book Review deep sea ocean engineering technology

MAC-EXP: A new sediment corer designed to maintain in situ pressure conditions

The MAC-EXP, a pressure-coring experimentation and cultivation system, was designed to advance our ability to analyze the microbial processes in…
November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
Biology

How fish can help design better filters

This new study takes a closer look at the fluid dynamics happening inside filter-feeding fishes. How might this save industries…
May 9, 2016May 10, 2016 Megan Chen
geochemistry ocean engineering technology

Happy Samples

How frustrating it must be to spend a bunch of money to get to the field, only to find out…
January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell

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