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ARENA Supports Tidal Energy Mapping in Australia
A three-year project will produce an online atlas mapping tidal energy nationwide to the nearest 500 meters.
Zebrafish Embryos Successfully Cryopreserved with Gold Nanotechnology
Researchers have been able to produce the first-ever reproducible evidence for the first successfully cryopreservation of the fish embryos.
Breaking News from Antarctica: Massive Iceberg Calves Off Larsen Ice Shelf
A massive 2,240 square-mile (5,800 square kilometers) iceberg has broken off the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica.
How Abrasive Blasting with ARMEX™ Works
When baking soda impacts a substrate, the impact energy is transferred back into the baking soda crystal itself, which gets fractured and blown apart. The substrate remains unchanged.
Submarine Groundwater Discharge: An Overlooked Water Resource
The water resource is valued for drinking, hygiene, agriculture, fishing, tourism, culture or ship navigation.
Oil Spills Impact on "Food Webs"
While it is commonly understood that oil spills negatively impact species and habitats, recent research has been delving into how far reaching that impact truly is.
Wave Energy System Advances for Seawater Desalination
Full-size seawater pumps have been built and tested off the coasts of Oregon and Peru.
6.7 Kilometer Underground Tunnel Completed Between Hong Kong and Zhuhai
An underground tunnel section of “the long-awaited” Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) was completed on Friday.
Composite Material Catches Spilled Oil
A novel oil sorbent was devised by impregnating cellulose pulp with a sugar-derived oleogelator.
Repurposing Shells
Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are investigating different uses for the 7 million tonnes of mollusk shell waste discarded by the seafood industry each year.
Watch: Shell's Monster Vessel for LNG Production
The Prelude FLNG facility is 488 meters long and 74 meters wide, making it one of the largest offshore floating facilities ever built.
The Cold First Mission of Boaty McBoatface
The first Antarctic voyage of Boaty McBoatface has provided UK researchers with an abundance of data on some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on Earth.
Advanced Elastomers Solve Old Sealing Problems, Prevent New Ones
While elastomers used for O-rings, seals and gaskets don’t seem like a major point of design concern, selection of their material is critical to reliable semiconductor processing due to issues of plasma-induced erosion, UV/ozone exposure and electrostatic discharge.
Male Fish Demonstrating Female Characteristics Thanks to Houshold Cleaners, Birth Control Pills
Professor Charles Tyler and colleagues from the University of Exeter in Britain have observed male fish laying eggs and, in some cases, found male fish becoming transgender. Tyler and his colleagues believe that the chemicals being flushed down toilets (many of them found in our urine) are causing the problem, particularly birth control pills.
LA Port Upgrade Planned by New Owners
Growth strategy includes capital investments in cranes, other handling equipment and technology to increase capacity and efficiency.
Lightweight Materials Launched for Shipbuilding
An EU project was initiated to obtain recognition and an established role for advanced materials in the European maritime industry.
Washing Machines: Another Source of Microplastics in Wastewater
The research investigated the number of possible reasons for the release of the microfibers into the wastewater.
Six Things You Should Know About Syntactic Foam: A Primer
Here are six things that you should know about syntactic foam - and why it should be on your list of materials for your next design project.
Seagull Droppings Impacting the Environment
According to researchers, the nutrient-rich droppings can result in algal blooms capable of robbing surface waters of the oxygen needed to maintain aquatic life.
Efficient Scrub Water Treatment for Hybrid Ferries
Scrub water from the vessels' closed-loop exhaust gas cleaner is processed in an onshore treatment system.