Robotics are having an effect on water gait, as described in this study: “Robotic gait trainer in water: Development of an underwater gait-training orthosis,” Tasuku Miyoshi, Kazuaki Hiramatsu, Shin-Ichiro Yamamoto, Kimitaka Nakazawa, and Masami Akai, Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 30, no. 2, 2008, pp. 81-87. The authors are at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, the […]
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Erika Woolsey joins LFHCfS (Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists)
Erika Woolsey has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). She says: I entered the field of coral reef ecology because my hair is most fabulous underwater. These photos were taken during fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef by researcher and photographer Ed Roberts. Erika Woolsey, LFHCfS PhD Candidate ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef […]
Bubble Weapons: one way to sink a ship
The next time you hear the phrase : “You can’t sink a battleship by blowing bubbles at it.” you’ll be able, with some degree of confidence, to inform the speaker that they’re probably wrong. A new US patent issued on Feb 12th 2013, describes what the inventors call a Bubble Weapons System. Fanciful though it […]
Dr. Nakamats underwater
Another scene — this mostly underwater — from the documentary about Ig winner Dr. Nakamats: