Technology
Field Notes: The Light Fantastic
Sunlight filters through the seawater above as As Mesobot descends to the twilight zone. Credit: Evan Kovacs Now that Mesobot…
Read MoreField Notes: Mesobot’s First Open-Ocean Dive in Bermuda
It’s official: Mesobot dipped into the open waters off Bermuda for the first time, kicking off a month of shore-based…
Read MoreField Notes: Mesobot’s Problems Solved
After a long day on the water, the OTZ engineering team has worked out a number of puzzling bugs in…
Read MoreField Notes: Testing Mesobot in Seawater
Dispatches from Bermuda By Tuesday, March 10, OTZ engineers had Mesobot working properly on land, which meant it was time…
Read MoreField Notes: A Tour of Mesobot’s Guts
Dispatches from Bermuda Getting Mesobot ready for a dip in the water is no easy feat. Designed to follow a…
Read MoreScientists Are Developing A New Observation Network For The Ocean’s ‘Twilight Zone’
Deeper Blue
Read MoreFieldwork Starts in Bermuda
OTZ scientists have arrived at Station B, a new research station in Bermuda meant for rapid ocean technology development, which…
Read MoreField Notes: Bermuda Or Bust
The R/V Catapult passes the Statue of Liberty on its way to Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the snow-covered Mesobot stowed…
Read MoreTwilight Zone Observation Network Funded
A new observation network will give scientists a comprehensive view of the twilight zone, or mesopelagic. It will use several…
Read MoreUpdate: OTZ Biomass
What is biomass, and why is it so important for understanding the ocean twilight zone? In order to fully understand…
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