Sound system
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Scientists have found a way to image underwater objects with an acoustic form of daylight. The technology will be useful for viewing objects anywhere on the ocean bottom and applications would include monitoring harbor entrances and tracking whales and fish.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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The man who would hear ocean temperatures
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Oceanographer Walter Munk, now 77, remains actively involved in several research projects at the La Jolla, CA-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where he has worked for more than 50 years. Munk's career is profiled.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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A gem of a catalyst
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Chemists have synthesized stable forms of todorokite, a form of manganese oxide, so that it may be used in catalysis and filtration. The behavior of todorokite is similar to that of zeolites.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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