U.S. Navy, Marine Corps tests autonomous zero-power bathythermograph sensors
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The Zero Power Ballast Control, developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section in the Chemistry Division and the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Acoustic Division, is a technology that relies on microbial energy, enabling unsupervised underwater sensing and subsequent surfacing and reporting capabilities.