Tag: currents

14 MAR

Research hints at tipping point in the Atlantic’s currents

Enlarge / Preparing to monitor conditions in the Imringer Sea. (credit: National Science Foundation) All of the world’s oceans have a similar pattern of currents. Surface waters warm near the equator, then flow toward the poles, where they cool and sink. The cold, dense bottom water makes its way back to restart the cycle. This […]

08 DEC

Researchers use electric currents to detect cancer in human tissue

In a study published recently in Angewandte Chemie, researchers demonstrated that an imaging technique called scanning electrochemical microscopy could become a very useful medical tool. Rather than having to use additional chemicals like dyes or fluorescent markers to get a good look at tissue, this method uses electrochemical probes to detect natural biomolecules around the […]

03 APR

This turbine can harvest green energy in water currents as slow as 2 mph

A Canadian company has designed a water turbine which can harvest energy in slow moving water. “Waterotor” can work in currents as slow as 2 mph which means it could be used in almost any river, canal, or ocean current. The company believe that “Waterotor” could be the solution for many of the world’s 1.3 billion […]