First Deep-Sea Mining Company Asks Trump for International Permit
; said Representative Maxine Dexter, an Oregon Democrat.Privately-held Impossible Metals, which has asked Washington to auction American Samoa's minerals, told the hearing it had no plans to operate without conducting more environmental testing.An engineering expert from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told the hearing the effects of deep-sea mining may not be as severe as some people have speculated but added the practice requires robust regulation.(Reuters
Europe’s Seafood Farmers Get Boost from AI Research
explains how maching learning is being developed to take on operational challenges and reduce costs in aquaculture, particularly in inaccessible waters far offshore.In the global seafood market, European aquaculture could expect a boost from AI solutions developed by researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.At the Blue Food research center, KTH researcher Fredrik Gröndahl oversees several projects that harness machine learning to take on operational challenges and reduce costs in aquaculture, particularly in inaccessible waters far offshore.Seafood farmers incur high costs
Schmidt Sciences Fosters AI Research
, explores how large language models can create powerful AI agents to act on our behalf and execute plans—including by interacting with each other and cooperating to jointly achieve goals.The 2024 AI2050 Early Career Fellows include:● Sara Beery, assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology● Sarah Dean, assistant professor at Cornell University● Tim Dettmers, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University● Simon Du, assistant professor at the University of Washington● Gabriele Farina, assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology● Anjalie Field, assistant
OceanAlpha Delivers Research USV to Hong Kong University
delivered a L12E USV, dubbed The Clear Water Bay, to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), to bolster the school's technology R&D initiatives, underscoring its commitment to advancing robotics education.The final recipient of the unmanned vessel is Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (CKSRI) at HKUST, a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to fostering research, development, and education in robotics. The Clear Water Bay USV will directly support the Institute's innovative technology research and development efforts, enabling secondary development activities and expanding
Wave Measurement Technology Helps Protect Vietnam’s Coastal Population
, protecting the coast from erosion caused by powerful waves during the monsoon season, and minimizing seawater intrusion. However, barriers such as wooden fences and concrete breakwaters haven’t proven adequate.To find a more effective solution, Jonas Bauer, a PhD student at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and colleagues from KIT have joined forces with Vietnamese institutions to better understand the sea and coast at the very southern end of the Mekong Delta.Parts of the coast of the Mekong Delta are already experiencing significant flooding and erosion, putting people’s homes
Sonardyne Holds Seabed Deformation Technical Workshop
bringing together some key members of the Sonardyne academic user community in the USA and Canada to share insights, experiences and how its GNSS-A and AZA instruments can be further improved to meet future needs.These included; Ocean Networks Canada, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Washington, as well as our hosts Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. As well as providing the stunning backdrop for this event, Scripps Institution of Oceanography furnished instruments for the workshop from the large
VideoRay Names Snyder Director of Applications Engineering, Integration and Testing
Jeff Snyder as its new Director of Applications Engineering, Integration and Testing.Snyder began his career with a degree from Duke University before serving as a special operations officer for the US Navy. After his service with the US Navy, he earned a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Now a highly seasoned marine technology professional, Snyder brings to VideoRay over two decades of expertise garnered from leadership and field positions at robotics and technology organizations such as SeaVision Underwater Solutions, L3 Harris-Oceanserver, and Terradepth.With VideoRay&rs
Greensea IQ Expands its Plymouth, MA Production Facility
on-water demonstration as part of the Blue Future Conference held in Plymouth, Massachusetts held at the Cordage Park Marina, Greenea IQ’s on water testing area. In addition to the Bayonet 250 other participants at the demo included Jaia Robotics, SeaTrac, and students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Read about the vision of the new Greensea IQ in the MTR100 edition of Marine Technology Reporter.The Everclean hull cleaning robot. Image courtesy Greensea I
Modeling Micro-algae to Better Understand the Workings of the Ocean
for further research opened up by this more realistic representation are huge.The NOTION research project described in this article is generously supported by Foundation BNP Paribas as part of its Climate and Biodiversity Initiative.AuthorsDomitille Louchard, Assistant researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichMar Benavides, Research scientist, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)Translation by Joshua Neicho(Source: The Conversation
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