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Seatrec tech uses changes in temperature to power underwater gliders
An illustration depicting the Seatrec system (green) retrofitted onto a third-party underwater glider
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The Seatrec system could be added to existing underwater gliders such as the commonly used Slocum (pictured), made by Teledyne Marine
David White, Teledyne Marine
If you want to gather oceanographic data over long distances, the use of an underwater glider is often the best way to go. A novel system from California-based company Seatrec should soon power such vehicles, utilizing the temperature gradient of ocean water.
So first of all, just what are underwater gliders? Typically, they re torpedo-shaped autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that propel themselves by varying their buoyancy. They alternate between sinking down and floating up, with their hydrofoil wings causing them to also glide
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