Maritime Journal: A team of scientists from the UK, USA and Australia have used an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to capture ‘detailed, high-resolution 3D maps’ of Antarctic sea ice and provide accurate ice thickness measurements in areas previously too difficult to access.
An underwater robot has been used to produce the first detailed, high-resolution 3D maps of Antarctic sea ice.
CNET Magazine – 25 November 2014
When it comes to inhospitable environments, the Antarctic is about as harsh as it gets. For that reason, it has been extremely difficult to survey. Thanks to an underwater robot, though, the British Antarctic Survey has for the first time obtained detailed, high-res 3D maps of the sea ice, including regions that had been previously too difficult to access. Read article »
More news coverage from the WHOI press release:
From Phys.org: In their new paper, Owens and his collaborators—William Freeman, an MIT professor of computer science and engineering and one of his thesis advisors; Connelly Barnes of the University of Virginia; Flyby Media’s Alex Flint; and Hanumant Singh of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—assume that the object to be concealed is box-shaped, since that’s generally true of the real-world scenarios in which they envision their technology being applied.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-algorithms-patterns-eyesores.html
WCAI Radio: Dr. Hanumant Singh of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses the fact that he’d like to see the underwater robots he works with become more like commodities than celebrities – nameless machines that are inexpensive enough that scientists can push the envelope and not worry if one robot breaks or fails to return from a mission.
Listen here: http://capeandislands.org/post/exploring-ocean-comfort-home
The Arctic Gakkel Vent Expedition received extensive coverage in the mainstream press, due to the challenges inherent to working miles below the Arctic ice caps. An AP article was picked up by several media outlets, in addition to the TV, radio, and newspaper coverage highlighted below.
December 2008
A radio story on NPR’s RadioLab.
December 2007
Wired Magazine story on the findings of the expedition, “A Search for Hot Springs in the Arctic Yields Remarkable Finds”
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Wired Science story on the findings of the expedition.
June 2007
The Boston Globe’s coverage of the AGAVE expedition.
Discover Magazine pre-emptive coverage of the AGAVE dives.
We work on a number of multidisciplinary topics with high social relevance. Our work often winds up in the press. A couple of caveats with respect to press / media coverage. Reporters often work under guidelines that are in contrast with our view of the world. As an example, most articles about our vehicles and the applications have no room to mention more than a couple of researchers. The reality is that we are very team oriented and the contributions from all members of the team are critical to our success. The absence of mention of a member or several members of our team in terms of coverage does not detract from their contribution!
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