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india's first inland aquarium bridges the gap between formal science education and the community at large. The post spiraling like a nautilus, INI design studio’s aquatic gallery in india fosters immersive learning appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle).Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Underwater, Autonomous, Biomimicry
Exploring the world under the waves can be exhilarating, and exhausting. An underwater scooter could help you venture farther and discover more, and the latest from China's LeFeet is currently motoring through Kickstarter.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Kickstarter, Underwater scooters, Diving, Electric, Modular
the adaptable units utilize a structurally graded shell and embedded pneumatics. The post autoflux resilient aquatic units shapeshift between emergency and living states appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
A new study has found that glitter can negatively affect the growth of cyanobacteria, commonly called ‘blue-green algae,' an important player in aquatic ecosystems and a key component of marine food webs. The researchers say their study highlights the importance of reining in the use of this stealthy microplastic.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Cyanobacteria, Marine Biology, Micro
While most of us may just think of krill as baleen whale food, the tiny crustaceans are also very adept swimmers … enough so that scientists have now developed a krill-inspired robotic platform in hopes of one day creating swarms of ocean-exploring swimming robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Brown University, Swimming, locomotion, Biomimicry, Swarm Robotics
using electrodialysis, captura filters carbon dioxide from the water and flushes it back into the ocean to further cleanse atmospheric carbon. The post aquatic facility ‘captura’ purifies carbon dioxide in water and filters it back into the ocean appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Whatever's in the water down in Florida, we want some. As ridiculously awesome as it is awesomely ridiculous, the Shadow Six Typhoon places a UTV body on top of a pair of high-performance jet skis, creating the world's first "aquatic utility vehicle."Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Jetski, Watercraft, Water Sports, Crazy
Although aerial drones can travel much faster than their underwater counterparts, they certainly aren't as good at gathering water-related data. The MEDUSA multi-rotor drone addresses this conundrum, by landing on the water and deploying an underwater pod.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Imperial College, Empa, Eawag, Amphibious, Underwater


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