Tag: marine environment
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Seven Group’s Offshore Methane Leak: Methane Enters Victorian Waters From Longtom Gas Field
Overview: Methane leak from an offshore gas field Reports indicate that a gas well operated by Seven Group Holdings, a diversified conglomerate led by billionaire executive Kerry Stokes, has been leaking methane into the ocean off the coast of Victoria for more than two years. The Longtom gas field, located roughly 30 kilometres south-west of…
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Small, inexpensive hydrophone boosts undersea signals
A Compact, Cost-Effective Breakthrough Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have unveiled a breakthrough in underwater sensing: a small, inexpensive hydrophone built around a standard commercial microphone. By leveraging a mature microfabrication platform known as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), the team has created a device capable of capturing faint underwater signals with a simplicity and scalability that…