https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/authors/by/kevin-hardy Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News en-US https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-efficiency-baited-ocean-654315 Determining the diversity and distribution of species in an ecosystem is essential to creating a baseline for monitoring studies or to assess the success of conservation and restoration strategies. The methods for sampling marine and aquatic ecosystems can be inefficient and biased… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-chilean-ocean-lander-651876 IntroductionThere are enormous technological challenges in accessing and sampling hadal depths, but the recent surge in the development of deep-ocean technologies ranging from ocean landers, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and human-occupied… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/inspiring-future-ocean-explorers-638889 The STEM Lander is a small free vehicle intended to introduce curious students to marine technology and ocean exploration. The basic unit drops to the seafloor up to 100-ft deep taking video images, then releases a weight to become buoyant and float back to the surface. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/mtr100-underwater-cameras-lights-631987 Observation is the first step of the Scientific Method. “What’s that?”, leads to research, hypothesis, and then all the rest that ends in “discovery”. When we can’t send humans to look, we send the robots.Scripps Professor John Issacs developed… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-titanium-ocean-landers-630404 Titanium and Ocean LandersTitanium is an ideal oceanographic material with high strength, low density, and excellent corrosion resistance. It is the fifth most abundant material in the Earth’s crust, with properties between aluminum and steel. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/memoriam-michel-chief-bathyscaph-625459 REMEMBERING MY SHIPMATE JOHN MICHELWe met in January 1959 when I became the first Officer in Charge of the Navy’s newly acquired Bathyscaph Trieste and John was the first USN enlisted man to be assigned to the project. We were based at the Naval Electronics Laboratory in San Diego. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-lithium-polymer-batteries-624909 A column about the Technologies, Strategies, and Use of Ocean LandersLithium-Polymer batteries offer a safe and robust option for portable electrical power. As we collectively have gained experience, application parameters have been refined, defined and improved. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-underwater-releases-623706 “We can get anything to the bottom of the ocean,” quipped Don Walsh, Pilot #1 of Bathyscaphe Trieste. “The trick is getting it back.” A release is how we get our lander back. The anchor weight needs to be discarded, allowing the self-buoyant lander to float back to the surface. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/reader-feedback-lander-buoyancy-622487 Thanks to the' Landereans' who replied to the article “BUOYANCY!”, in the May/June 2022 issue of MTR (Vol. 65, No. 4). There have been some very interesting follow-on conversations:LIQUID SYNTACTICKevin Ulmer, nU-Boats LLC:  “Enjoyed your article on buoyancy in the latest Marine Technology News. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/lander-buoyancy-619686 There is a palatable excitement when an ocean lander is released to explore the deep sea. The checklists and endless tests all come down to this moment. Our optimism is high because none of this is new. Still, we realize the risks. Davy Jones is a crafty soul, and tries to keep what he covets. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z