Although it may have missed the entry deadline for the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X-CHALLENGE, a new technology for containing oil spills at sea was recently unveiled. Developed by Norwegian research ...

Curtains of air-bubbles are turning out to be a new method of fighting oil-spills. The bubbles gather up the oil efficiently, even in winds and strong currents, and keep it together in a "pool".

South Australian taxpayers will fund a costly trial of an ‘air bubble curtain’ designed to protect a popular Spencer Gulf attraction amid ongoing algal bloom threats. A 200 metre by 100 metre air ...

A $675,000 taxpayer funded “bubble curtain” installed last month to protect cuttlefish in the Upper Spencer Gulf from the ...

Creating a curtain of bubbles around the area where an offshore wind turbine is being installed can help to dampen the noise (Credit: Hydrotechnik Lübeck) As huge offshore wind farms spread across ...

A U.S. company is using European tech to dampen the booms and bangs of building wind farms in the ocean. The waters off the coast of New England have gotten noisier in the last year as the nation’s ...

Imagine if Hurricane Delta, the Category 3 hurricane striking Louisiana Friday, could have been stopped in its tracks a week ago before it even became a hurricane. And imagine if all that was needed ...

Sound is energy in the form of a wave. In the dark depths of the sea, whales and other marine mammals use gentle sound pulses to communicate about feeding, mating, and to keep their groups together.