NIU Antarctic-Bound Submarine
Antarctic-bound unmanned submarine Lake Tahoe test run could aid earthquake research Scientists and engineers plan to test NIU’s robotic submarine at Lake Tahoe, the nation’s second deepest lake, in mid-July, 2013. The unmanned yellow submarine—also known as a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) or sub-ice rover (SIR)—is equipped with a high definition camera. It also has [...]
DOER – Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
Why California? It is a question I am frequently asked by people who assume that we would have opted for Texas with its close proximity to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas interests. Although many of the companies that are considered competitors of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) are headquartered in, or have a [...]
THROUGH SYLVIA’S LENS
Before Sylvia Earle addresses a crowd, the famed oceanographer is sometimes asked how she’d like to be introduced. “Oh, I don’t know,” she says, ducking the question dozens of times each year. “Just tell them: here’s Sylvia.” Or instead you could pull a few lines from a list of achievements thick enough to float on: [...]
James Cameron Responds to Robert Ballard on Deep-Sea Exploration
The quickest way to destroy ocean science, James Cameron tells Newsweek, is to take human explorers out of the water. I know Bob Ballard well and continue to admire and support his efforts. But here’s the problem with his argument: it’s not as if more funding is being made available for ROV (remote operated vehicle) [...]
