News articles tagged with 'current'
Stanford researchers use river water and salty ocean water to generate electricity
— 30 Mar 2011 16:43 | TechnologyStanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity…
Tying the knot with computer-generated holograms: Winding optical path moves matter
— 15 Mar 2011 21:08 | TechnologyIn the latest twist on optical knots, New York University (NYU) physicists have discovered a new method to create extended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions. This method,…
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study
— 28 Jan 2011 16:36 | EnvironmentThe temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland - the warmest water in at least 2,000 years - are likely related to the amplification…
New long-range undersea robot goes the distance
— 3 Nov 2010 11:26 | EnvironmentOver the past decade, the undersea robots known as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become increasingly important in oceanographic research. Today's AUVs fall into two groups:…
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current
— 20 May 2010 13:13 | EnvironmentScientists monitoring the US oil spill with ESA's Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the Gulf of…
Massive Southern Ocean current discovered
— 28 Apr 2010 12:28 | EnvironmentA deep ocean current with a volume equivalent to 40 Amazon Rivers has been discovered by Japanese and Australian scientists near the Kerguelen plateau, in the Indian Ocean sector of…
Bering Strait influenced ice age climate patterns worldwide
— 11 Jan 2010 15:27 | EnvironmentIn a vivid example of how a small geographic feature can have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait helped drive global climate…
Cold water ocean circulation doesn't work as expected
— 14 May 2009 09:28 | EnvironmentThe familiar model of Atlantic ocean currents that shows a discrete 'conveyor belt' of deep, cold water flowing southward from the Labrador Sea is probably all wet…
'Ocean glider' home after two-month voyage
— 21 Apr 2009 12:33 | EnvironmentScientists are celebrating the first successful deployment and retrieval in Australia of a remotely controlled, deep ocean-going robotic submarine destined to play a central role in…
New plasma transistor could create sharper displays
— 5 Feb 2009 14:24 | TechnologyBy integrating a solid-state electron emitter and a microcavity plasma device, researchers at the University of Illinois have created a plasma transistor that could be used to make…