science and technology

Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world’s first ‘printed’ aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design.

University and Natural Environment Research Council researchers and engineers at National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have been at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development…

At the 17th Session of the UN International Seabed Authority (ISA; 12–22 July 2011) in Kingston, Jamaica, Dr David Billett of the National Oceanography Centre was elected as Chairman of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC).

The International Seabed Authority regulates the exploitation of mineral resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction…

A decision that ensures the future provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) capability for the UK marine science community has been taken by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), working with its partners.

This ends a period of uncertainty following a shipboard incident in late January that resulted in severe damage to the Isis ROV.…

The latest acoustic instruments for probing sediment processes were recently deployed by NOC engineers and scientists in the Dee estuary on the new frame SEDbed (Sediment Experiments on Dynamics and bedforms).

The SEDbed frame has been developed in support of the EU HYDRALAB-IV programme and houses instrumentation for measuring ripples on the seabed…

Stephanie Henson of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems group, National Oceanography Centre, was announced as the winner of the Early Career Research Award at the Science and Technology Symposium earlier this month.

Stephanie’s winning paper was: Henson et al. (2010) Detection of anthropogenic climate change in satellite records of ocean…

Dr Wendy Watson Wright, Executive Secretary of the IOC and Assistant Director General of UNESCO visited Ocean Business 2011 on 5 April.

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission promotes international cooperation and coordinates programmes in marine research, services, observation systems and capacity development in order to understand and…

This spring, researchers including Professor Damon Teagle of the University of Southampton’s School of Ocean and Earth Science, based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, will mark the 50-year anniversary of an ambitious project to drill to the mantle, by taking another significant step towards the same dream.

In a Comment in Nature…

Europe can become a global leader in marine biotechnology within ten years, according to a new report from the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation, of which the National Oceanography Centre is a member. Marine biotech currently represents a €2.8 billion market globally, with potential to grow up to 12% annually if industry and academics work…

Rapid turnover and remodelling of lipid membranes could help phytoplankton cope with nutrient scarcity in the open ocean.

A team led by Patrick Martin of the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science based at the National Oceanography Centre has shown that a species of planktonic marine alga can rapidly change the chemical…

A team led by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre have measured the air-sea exchange of carbon dioxide in the open ocean at higher wind speed then anyone else has ever managed. Their findings are important for understanding how interactions between the oceans and the atmosphere influence climate.

“Evaluating the factors influencing the…