In Arctic ‘cold war,’ Russia plows ahead0

August 6th, 2008 by admin in Technology and NEWS

A new cold war is breaking out in the race for Arctic oil, natural gas and minerals, and it involves front-line icebreakers. Russia has seven and the United States has three, if you count one that’s laid up in Seattle and won’t be seaworthy for a year.

The competition is heating up because of global warming and high energy prices. They’ve made the Arctic coastline and seafloor, despite their harsh climate, one of the most appealing places in the world for energy exploration. Much the same goes for the gold, platinum, copper and other metals found along the Arctic coast and likely in its continental shelves. more…

Aquanaut emerges from biosub0

April 19th, 2007 by admin in Technology and NEWS

BREATHING air provided by algae watered with recycled urine, and pedalling a bike for electricity, an Australian aquanaut emerged today after 13 days living underwater in a “biosub”.
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Zylotech buoys to protect Japanese sub0

March 30th, 2007 by admin in Military and Technology and NEWS and Wrecks

High-tech buoys fitted with video and acoustic equipment, manufactured by Australian company Zylotech, have been purchased by the NSW government to protect a Japanese midget submarine recently discovered off the coast of Sydney.

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British unmanned sub used to clear mines0

March 30th, 2007 by admin in Military and Technology and NEWS

An unmanned submarine which detects and destroys unexploded mines has been unveiled in Hampshire.

The Talisman, which is size of a small family car, was built in Waterlooville by BAE Systems.

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Korea to launch unmanned submarine (ROV)0

May 1st, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and Technology and NEWS

Seoul, Korea - South Korea plans the fourth ever launching of an unmanned submarine which can explore depths to 6 kilometers, next Wednesday.

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“Airacuda” the first fish with pneumatic drive0

April 30th, 2006 by admin in Technology and NEWS

Festo presented during the Hannover Fair, Hannover, Germany the first fish with pneunatice drive with the name “Airacuda”.

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The Secret of the Pearl Islands Revealed After 137 Years0

April 23rd, 2006 by admin in Technology and Stories and NEWS and ARTICLES and Wrecks

For the past 137 years, a mysterious wreck has emerged at low tide each day on a beach off the coast of Panama. Researchers now know that it’s the presumed lost “Sub Marine Explorer,” one of the world’s first submarines and a vessel that would ultimately kill its German inventor.

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Remote-controlled devices will search waters for red tide0

April 14th, 2006 by admin in Technology and NEWS

SARASOTA - Don’t panic if you spot a winged torpedo in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s not like a scene from “The Hunt for Red October.” It’s the hunt for red tide.

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Inventor develops ‘artificial gills’0

April 6th, 2006 by admin in Technology and NEWS

An Israeli inventor has developed an underwater breathing system that literally squeezes oxygen directly from seawater, doing away with the need for compressed air tanks.
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Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to operate from the torpedo tubes of U.S. Navy Submarines1

April 6th, 2006 by admin in Military and ROV, AUV, UUV and Technology and NEWS

We’ve all held our breath in the movies as the submarine with the good guys in it slides between the mines, touching a chain here and there to heighten the drama. In the future, that scenario will need to be rewritten as it’s likely that an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) will be fired from the torpedo tubes well in advance of a minefield and scope out exactly where the mines are.
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