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June 23, 2020

Finding hidden ocean traps


The unforgiving, turbulent, ever-changing conditions out here can make successfully locating a missing person difficult, if not impossible. That’s why National Science Foundation-funded researchers from MIT collaborated with Woods Hole, Virginia Tech, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, to find a solution. The team developed a technique they hope will help first responders quickly zero in on regions of the sea where missing objects or people are more likely to be.

Credit: National Science Foundation


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