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Seattle's popular Lake Union hides dozens of sunken vessels on its floor, and a team is using an underwater robot to map this forgotten maritime graveyard. They've already confirmed 20 wrecks and discovered two nobody knew existed.
Archaeologists just uncovered a massive underwater museum beneath Gibraltar's waters: over 150 shipwrecks spanning 2,400 years of human history. The discovery reveals one of the largest maritime graveyards in the Mediterranean, with vessels from ancient Phoenician traders to 18th-century warships.
A robotics expert is mapping nearly 100 sunken vessels in Seattle's Lake Union, revealing a hidden underwater museum of maritime history right beneath a bustling city center. Most of these shipwrecks have never been explored by divers.
A six-year archaeological project has uncovered more than 150 shipwrecks in the Bay of Gibraltar, creating an underwater museum that spans 2,500 years of human history. The team is racing to document these treasures before they disappear forever.
A small Connecticut city just secured federal funding that will help local manufacturers lead America's clean energy future. The investment supports companies building fuel cells for space missions and underwater exploration while creating good jobs.
A robotics student spent her summer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory developing breakthrough algorithms that help underwater robots and divers work together where GPS doesn't reach. Her code is already being tested in real ocean missions.
A University of Waterloo startup is developing quantum sensors so sensitive they can detect a single photon, unlocking navigation and monitoring in extreme environments from ocean depths to outer space. Phantom Photonics has already grown from three founders to 10 employees since launching in 2023.