Remote Underwater Exploration
Hard to decide… the sea cucumber Enypniastes eximia looks like a headless chicken monster sometimes and like a graceful Spanish dancer at others. Either way, it is a fascinating find in both Antarctica and the Gulf of Mexico.
Full article at: ABC News 21oct18
We had an awesome time at the 2018 Spark Festival STEAM Carnival today! Huge thanks to all the volunteers (UTS, CSIRO, Data61, etc) who pitched in to organise such a great event and a special thanks to Spark Co-Founder, Liz Jakubowski.
It was great fun talking to Lillian and helping Jen adjust her buoyancy in the pool for the Daily Telegraph’s Spark Festival preview!
Full article at: Daily Telegraph 20oct18
Tasmania is leading the rest of Australia with ROV use in Aquaculture for routine net, rigging and mooring inspections. Huon Aquaculture in particular has been investing in ROVs for several years now, using SeaBotix and Saab Seaeye Falcons for pen security, net inspection and sea floor surveys. Tassal also uses ROVs for deep reef inspections and environmental monitoring.
Chemists at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are designing the “death of a plastic”, by building polymers with a self-destruct mechanism. It is great to see polymer chemists working to address issues like micro-plastics in the food chain or marine animal deaths from ingesting plastic waste.
Full articles at:
Sydney Morning Herald 10aug18 or
New York Times 06aug18
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/science/plastics-polymers-pollution.html?emc=edit_th_180807&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=323232630807
