News tagged with glider
Nissan's new concept car 'feels like flying' (w/ Video)
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Nissan unveiled Thursday a futuristic concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Washington Seaglider operated for 9 months and 5 days in the Pacific Ocean, an endurance record more than double what any other autonomous underwater vehicle has accomplished ...
Trans-Atlantic Glider Passes Spot Where Predecessor Sank
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On July 31, 2009, the submersible robot glider RU27, also known as the Scarlet Knight, passed east of the spot in the Atlantic Ocean where its predecessor, RU17, was lost on Oct. 28, 2008.
Seaglider monitors waters from Arctic during record-breaking journey under ice (w/Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2009 |
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The University of Washington has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips ...
Yellow submarine to try again for Atlantic glide
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A second try is about to get under way at sending a little yellow submarine gliding across the Atlantic Ocean to collect scientific data from beneath the waves.
Flying Underwater, Staying Dry
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Rutgers physical oceanographer Scott Glenn and his students are flying a submersible robot glider, the Scarlet Knight, across the Atlantic – very slowly, underwater, and without getting wet.
