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Autonomous underwater robot reduces ship fuel consumption (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2009 |
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As the U.S. Navy minimizes its dependence on foreign oil, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is a front runner in supporting and bringing forth innovative solutions to fuel consumption challenges.
Robotic 'vacuum' offers shipping industry a cleaner solution
Sep 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An automated robotic cleaning system that removes marine growth from the hull of a ship is being pioneered at Newcastle University.
U.S. agency: Calif. 'ghost ships' are safe
May 16, 2006 |
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The U.S. Maritime Administration says World War II-era ships are safe to move from Suisun Bay, Calif., to Texas scrap yards, a report said.
Laser image aimed at achieving 85 percent reduction in costs
Jul 30, 2009 |
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An innovative laser imaging technique, developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), could cut more than 7,700 man hours from the manufacturing cycle of the VIRGINA-Class Submarine (VCS).
First images of barnacle larva's footprint
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The fouling or growth of sea organisms, such as barnacles, on ships’ hulls causes damage costing many billions of euros annually. In order to prevent this fouling, In Yee Phang of the University ...
New hull coatings for Navy ships cut fuel use, protect environment (w/Video)
Jun 04, 2009 |
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New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans - namely barnacles - on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing ...
Contamination under boats no worse than elsewhere in California bay, study says
Mar 13, 2009 |
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A yearlong federal study has determined levels of contaminated sediment found under obsolete, rotting government ships anchored in Suisun Bay, in central California, are no higher than those found elsewhere in local waters, ...
Hybrid Nanoparticles Image and Treat Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining a magnetic nanoparticle, a fluorescent quantum dot, and an anticancer drug within a lipid-based nanoparticle, a multi-institutional research team headed by members of the National Cancer Institute’s ...
Researchers develop nano-sized 'cargo ships' to target and destroy tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 12, 2008 |
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Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer ...
Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountain
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two ...
Non-toxic hull coating resists barnacles, may save ship owners millions
May 28, 2009 |
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North Carolina State University engineers have created a non-toxic "wrinkled" coating for use on ship hulls that resisted buildup of troublesome barnacles during 18 months of seawater tests, a finding that could ultimately ...
5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said ...
Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
Clean fuels could reduce deaths from ship smokestacks by 40,000 annually
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Rising levels of smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012 -- almost one-third higher than previously believed, according to the second major ...
Shark skin saves naval industry money
Jul 15, 2005 |
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Covering ship hulls with artificial shark skin could help ships sailing smoothly. The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major cause of increased energy costs in the naval industry. Shark skin ...
