News Articles with Category: Hull

ESS Extends Product Line for Oceanographic Use

January 16, 2014 – via Engineered Syntactic Systems “We recently discovered that there is a need for readily available, off-the-shelf products such as cable floats and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) buoys. We are nimble enough to respond quickly and work closely with customers to provide cost-effective solutions that will address these needs.”

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Reducing the barnacle bill

September 20, 2013 – via The Economist Anti-fouling technology: Ships’ hulls are kept clean using poisonous chemicals, but a number of cleaner alternatives are being pursued

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Submersible Cyclops : Hull Design “Revolutionary”

August 22, 2013 – via Oceangate The ability to accurately place thousands of individual strips of pre-impregnated fiber will overcome many of the hard to control variables surrounding traditional filament winding processes and permit the hull to withstand the very high compressive loads at 3,000 meters (300 bar).



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Giving slime the slip

July 31, 2012 – via Harvard New coating prevents 99% of harmful bacteria from forming on surfaces

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