science and technology

Scientists at NOC and the Met Office are using sophisticated computer models to increase our understanding of ocean circulation and its influence on global climate.

A new film, published on NOC’s YouTube channel, shows a high resolution ocean simulation using the NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of…

The National Oceanography Centre has heralded James Cameron’s successful solo dive to the deepest part of the ocean.

The Hollywood director surfaced earlier this morning after completing a mission that took him to a depth of almost seven miles (11km) in the Mariana Trench. His submersible, Deepsea Challenger, spent more than three hours on…

Plans to drill and survey a lake under Antarctica’s ice sheet with a probe designed and built by engineers at the National Oceanography Centre have just reached another milestone.

Lake Ellsworth is one of around 350 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. UK scientists and engineers aim to drill more than two miles through overlying ice to sample its waters…

The rebuild of Isis is gathering pace as the remotely operated vehicle is repaired following a shipboard incident at the start of the year.

It was in January near the Antarctic Peninsula, during the James Cook cruise JC055, that Isis was struck by the ship’s port propeller during deployment and was severely damaged.

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A British engineering team has headed off to Antarctica for the first stage of an ambitious scientific mission to collect water and sediment samples from a lake buried beneath three kilometres of solid ice.

Using ground-breaking technology developed at the National Oceanography Centre, this extraordinary research project is at the frontier of…

A formal project is now in place to create NOC’s new, national autonomous underwater vehicle facility. Gwyn Griffiths, Head of Ocean Technology and Engineering, is managing the project to deliver the facility, which has been christened MARS (Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems).

MARS will be the UK’s main centre for research and…

The percentage of successful bids for Natural Environment Research Council research funding by the National Oceanography Centre has received special mention in the most recent edition of the Research Fortnight newsletter.

In figures published by NERC for 2010–11, the Centre achieved an excellent 37% success rate on the number of bids submitted,…

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.…