Ocean

The world's first ocean cleaning system will be deployed in 2016

Posted in Science on 29th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

There are five gigantic patches of swirling plastic throughout the Earth's oceans, known as gyres.

Sentinel to measure ocean height

Posted in Science on 12th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Sentinel-6a is likely to go into orbit in 2020 on an American rocket. It will measure changes in the height of the oceans, a key indicator for understanding weather and climate.

MIT invention turns salt water into drinking water using solar power

Posted in Science on 26th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Winners of the Desal Prize have been announced, part of a competition to see who could create an affordable desalination solution for developing countries.

Why Ocean Energy Needs Digital Technology to Create Our Power

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Almost one third of electricity needs can be met by a predictable, renewable and yet largely untapped resource: ocean waves.

Oxygen-depleted oceans had key role in mass extinction

Posted in Science on 5th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Changes in the chemical balance of the ocean were crucial in the end-Triassic extinction, during which half of all plant, animal and marine life on Earth perished.