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Clam-Powered Electric Motor Developed

An international collaboration featuring American and Israeli researchers announces the creation of a power source for electric motors that is a little bit unconventional. The group has recently developed a method of extracting energy from clams. In a study that appears to be inspired by the blockbuster “The ...

19 April 2012
06:05 GMT

Invasive Asian Clam Species Found in Lake George

A team of researchers has discovered an invasive species of Asian clams in Lake George, which pose a large threat to the established ecosystem, and the delicate balance within. The finding was made by experts of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI). Students Jeremy Farrell wa...

30 August 2010
10:34 GMT

Detonating Underwater Mines with Clams

As we reported recently, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new type of anchor for small submarines and robotic sea explorers, which acts by embedding itself in the sea floor in the same way clams do. Now, it turns out that the same technology can be used to detonate underwater ...

2 December 2009
05:08 GMT

Creating a Self-Embedding Anchor

Robotic or manned submersibles, regardless of their sizes, could use anchors that are able to embed themselves into the loose soil at the bottom of the oceans. This type of anchors could easily keep the water craft in their desired position, but the effort has always been to find the most advanced and efficient desig...

23 November 2009
02:46 GMT


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