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Football-size robot can skim discreetly along a ship’s hull to seek hollow compartments concealing contraband

Featured Image: (From Article Below) A screen shot from an animated video shows how the robot could be used to perform ultrasound scans. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. (Fair Use)

Science Daily

Date:
September 26, 2014
 
Source:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
Summary:
Football-size robot can skim discreetly along a ship’s hull to seek hollow compartments concealing contraband.
Last week, at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, MIT researchers unveiled an oval-shaped submersible robot, a little smaller than a football, with a flattened panel on one side that it can slide along an underwater surface to perform ultrasound scans. . . . Read Complete Report
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youtube by mitseagrant2 on Oct 28, 2013
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A Robot Turtle to Inspect Shipwrecks

Featured image: Aquatic Turtle by Michael Miloserdoff SOURCE: publicdomainpictures.net

From Science Daily

Nov. 26, 2013 — The Robot Safari in London Science Museum will see the world premiere of the underwater robot U-CAT, a highly maneuverable robot turtle, designed to penetrate shipwrecks.

U-CAT’s locomotion principle is similar to sea turtles. Independently driven four flippers make the robot highly maneuverable; it can swim forward and backward, up and down and turn on spot in all directions. . . Read Complete Report

Turtle Robot Dives Wrecks

Featured Image:A maritime archaeologist working with LAMP (Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program) documenting a large bronze ship’s bell from the late 18th century “Storm Wreck,” a colonial sailing vessel that was lost offshore St. Augustine, Florida. CREDIT: Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license).

From DiscoveryNews NOV 26, 2013 09:21 AM ET // BY JESSE EMSPAK

EXCERPT

Diving shipwrecks can be dangerous work. As their name implies, these deep sea curiosities are underwater disaster zones that could trap an unwary diver. Robotic vehicles can help, but most are too big to explore the nooks and crannies and others get their power via a tether to the mothership and that limits their reach. . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by mihkell

Published on Nov 24, 2013

Courtesy of Centre for Biorobotics

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Case Study: U.S. Military Killed 130,000 People In Nuclear Tests During a 12-Year Span (+) added videos.

Featured Image: The “Baker” explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military at Bikini AtollMicronesia, on 25 July 1946. CREDIT: Operation_Crossroads_Baker_(wide).jpgUnited States Department of Defense (either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy) SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)

Any propaganda in the “Public Service” films below? You think?. . . EDITOR 

From IntelliHub By Shepard Ambellas | October 20, 2013 | 2:43am EST | Editorial

Words can’t describe the pain and suffering endured by survivors of the tragic 12-year wave of terror unleashed by the U.S. Government.

MICRONESIA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS  (INTELLIHUB) – 67 nuclear tests took place starting in 1946 and many living things, including humans, have been affected by the aftermath of radiation plumes released both undersea and in the earth’s atmosphere by the U.S. Government. In fact at the time it was unknown if any of the test explosions would actually fully ignite the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere, possibly even decimating the entire surface of the planet.

“The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ),is an island country located in the northern Pacific Ocean. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia, with the population of 68,480 people spread out over 24 low-lying coral atolls, comprising 1,156 individual islands and islets. The islands share maritime boundaries with the Federated States of Micronesia to the west, Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the south-east, and Nauru to the south. The most populous atoll is Majuro, which also acts as the capital.”, reads Wikipedia.org’s opening paragraph on the region.[1] Nonetheless, testing ensued. . . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by nuclearvault

Project Crossroads – Nuclear Test Film (1946)

Uploaded on Jun 4, 2010

Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy

0800002 – Project Crossroads – 1946 – 41:30 – Black & White – Project Crossroads was a series of two nuclear tests, Able and Baker, the first tests conducted at the Pacific Proving Ground, near the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

From youtube uploaded by nuclearvault

Operation Wigwam – Underwater Nuclear Test Film (1955)

Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010

Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy

0800018 – Operation Wigwam, Commander’s Report – 1955 – 35:45– Color – The U.S. Navy, envisioning a war in which atomic depth charges would be used, wanted to learn how much of a nuclear blast a well-built submarine could take. The submarine Skate had not withstood the BAKER explosion of Operation Crossroads. . . From Description included with video.

From youtube uploaded by Александр Степанов

Nuclear Explosions. Trinity and Beyond. Full HD.

Published on Sep 4, 2012

Video by www.AtomCentral.com

A nuclear explosion occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from an intentionally high-speed nuclear reaction. . . . From Description published with video.

Fiery Explosions Rock New NSA Spy Center #N3 (Video Report)

Featured Image: Utah Data Center: The Utah Data Center will gather data from intercepted satellite communications and underwater ocean cables. Analysts will decipher, analyse and store the information in order to spot potential national security threats. The facility will be heavily fortified with backup generators and powerful equipment to keep the vast computer network cool. CREDIT:Tom W. Sulcer. NSA SOURCE: Wkipedia Commons. (This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication).

Now this really makes me sad. NOT! . . . EDITOR

From youtube uploaded by NextNewsNetwork

Published on Oct 8, 2013

BLUFFDALE, UT – Fiery explosions, caused by massive electrical surges inside the data storage facility, have resulted in the destruction of extremely expensive machinery worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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THEI Selected Short Subject: NationalGeographic ~ Diving in a Sacred Maya Cave (Video)

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Featured Image: Mayan piramid clip art. CREDIT: aztec baktun (science) SOURCE: www.baktun.org (Public Domain0.

From youtube uploaded by NationalGeographic

Published on Aug 8, 2013

Altar, worship house and sacred sundial—to ancient Maya, natural wells called cenotes were all these and more. Diving in a cenote near Chichén Itzá, photographer Paul Nicklen snaps pictures of National Geographic Emerging Explorer and underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda as he explores an otherworld strewn with Maya offerings, from pottery to human bones.

Learn more about de Anda and his discoveries in National Geographic Magazine:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/201…

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Free Joints To Be Given Out For Boulder Flood Relief (With Video)

Featured image: A Marajuana Joint. SOURCE: middletown ct.patch.com (Public-Domain). 

Never seen a beer or whisky corporation do anyting like this.  But then, I almost forgot, Beer Companies need to save their money to advertise at NASCAR. . . EDITOR 

From Huffington Post By  Posted: 09/23/2013 10:57 am EDT

EXCERPT:

. . .”Organizers are set to hand out free joints today on Boulder’s bustling Pearl Street Mall, the Daily Camera reported.

“While much of the city is focused on rebuilding, the giveaway is an effort to help “stressed out recreational users” who may have lost their stashes to flooding.” . . .

. . . “”I wish I could have gotten a bigger one because there were blunts in there,” said recreational user Janet Osborn, 27, at the Denver event. “I got probably the smallest one. But it’s OK. It’s free.””. . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by Sidni Giordano

Boulder Joint Giveaway for Flood Relief

Published on Sep 23, 2013

“You’re dealing with losing your homes. You’re underwater here in this place. And unfortunately, some of your marijuana might have been ruined by this water. So we’re gonna give you some nice, dry, dank weed to bring relief to yourselves,” said Rob Corry, Denver-based marijuana activist who helped draft Amendment 64, the measured that legalized the recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and over.

World’s Biggest Volcano (Video Report)

Featured Image: Astronaut photo of ash cloud from Mount Cleveland, Alaska, USA. ORIGINALhttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17285 SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons.  (Public Domain).

From Live Science

Turns out, the world’s biggest volcano is a whopping 400 miles wide, and it’s underwater. Powered by NewsLook.

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Robotic Fish Gain New Sense: Navigate Water Currents and Turbulence (+) THEI Selected Short Subject (Video)

Featured Image: Robotic fish. CREDIT: Image courtesy of Tallinn University of Technology SOURCE: Science Daily

From Science Daily

Mar. 6, 2013 — Scientists have developed robots with a new sense — lateral line sensing. All fish have this sensing organ but so far it had no technological counterpart on human-made underwater vehicles.

In an article published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, researchers describe a robotic fish that is controlled with the help of lateral line sensors. . . . Read Complete Report

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from youtube uploaded by ModernBrands

Zuru – Robo Fish

Published on May 8, 2012

Robo Fish. Small, intelligent and packed with the latest technology, the super cool techno-toy Rob Fish replicates the natural movement of fish and comes in 3 different series. Simply unwrap the Robo Fish, put it into water and watch it swim around like just like the real thing.

Oceanography Student Uses Crashing Waves On Shorelines to Study Earth’s Interior

from Science Daily

Dec. 5, 2012 — Scientists have long used the speed of seismic waves traveling through Earth as a means of learning about the geologic structure beneath Earth’s surface, but the seismic waves they use have typically been generated by earthquakes or human-made explosions. A University of Rhode Island graduate student is using the tiny seismic waves created by ocean waves crashing on shorelines around the world to learn how an underwater plateau was formed 122 million years ago. . . . Read Complete Report