Drones can get a bad rap sometimes but they also have big potential to help us in many ways. One great example is the Saildrone being developed by mechanical engineering team Richard Jenkins and Dylan Owens.
Clearly part sailboat and part robot, Saildrone is designed to traverse even the widest sea, which may come in handy as we endeavor to learn more about the health of our oceans, climate change, and other marine-related research questions. When compared to the current options of using fuel-powered ships or unmanned vessels like drifting buoys, Saildrone can monitor the worlds oceans faster and more cost effectively than any other technologies. Add to that Saildrone fleets could assist in tsunami detection, take part in search and rescue missions, provide data on oil spills, police protected areas, and even follow tagged marine wildlife.
We can't wait for the first Saildrone shanty.
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Climate Art and Science in Seattle
Artwork: Carrie Bodle. 'Northeast Pacific Ocean Hovmoller Plots 2002-2010'. Image credit: Carrie Bodle).In an article in the University of Washington's UW Today, Vince Stricherz reports on an art exhibit organized for the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Seattle. Weather and climate scientists from the US and abroad collaborated with EcoArts Connections and 36 artists from Washington State to create Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate From microbursts and mixed-media art to sculpture and sea level rise, art and science instillations mingle effortlessly in this innovate show. Curated by Lele Barnett in the North Lobby of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), the exhibit will be on display through 4/9/2011.
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