News tagged with ships hull


Robotic 'vacuum' offers shipping industry a cleaner solution

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- An automated robotic cleaning system that removes marine growth from the hull of a ship is being pioneered at Newcastle University.





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Autonomous underwater robot reduces ship fuel consumption

Autonomous underwater robot reduces ship fuel consumption (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

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.


U.S. agency: Calif. 'ghost ships' are safe

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2006 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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

Laser image aimed at achieving 85 percent reduction in costs

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

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

First images of barnacle larva's footprint

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(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)

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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, ...


Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?

Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A joint experiment by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. succeeded in solving the riddle: Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?


Hybrid Nanoparticles Image and Treat Tumors

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 26, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 0

(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 ...


Nanometer-Sized Cargo Ships Illustration

Researchers develop nano-sized 'cargo ships' to target and destroy tumors

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 12, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (50) | comments 0

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

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(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 ...



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