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Environmentally friendly drilling with computers
A new doctoral dissertation from Lule'å University of Technology in Sweden deals with processes, systems, and problems in the use of a newly developed, environmentally friendly rock drilling method. The method, which is patented for the entire world, uses only water both to run the drill and to flush out the crushed rock. view more (2004-12-20)
IODP introduces technology to support deepwater crustal drilling
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), in collaboration with industry partner AGR Drilling Services, has engineered an ultra-deepwater drilling technology for use by IODP drilling vessels in scientific research. view more (2009-08-04)
In the Cornucopia of the European Project of Ice Coring in Antarctica: the oldest Antarctic ice core
On Tuesday 21th of December 2004 a European team involved in Epica (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) reached the drilling depth of 3270.2, which is five meters above the bedrock at Dome C, on the central plateau of the east Antarctic ice sheet. The ice is melting at the bedrock and it has been decided to stop at this depth to avoid... view more... (2005-01-13)
2000 meters deep in Antarctic ice
European ice core drilling project at Kohnen station retrieves old ice for climate research. At the Kohnen station operated by Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar- and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, the international drilling team reached a depth of 2000 meters on January 7 at 0210 hours. The ice from that depth is about 100.000 years old and yields... view more... (2004-01-08)
A robot for building planes
Fatronik Technological Centre has put the finishing touches to the development of a portable climbing robot capable of carrying out precision operations and originally designed for the aeronautics sector. view more (2005-04-13)
A Promise Of Half A Million Years: EU Research Provides New Insight Into Climate Change
Within the EUR3,6 million EU research project PROMESS1 (PROfiles across MEditerranean Sedimentary Systems), with a EU EUR2,7 million contribution, European scientists have collected 500 000 year-old sediment cores from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. These samples will allow researchers to reconstruct climate variations since pre-historic... view more... (2004-07-22)
Unlocking the secrets of the seafloor: The future of scientific ocean drilling
Close to 600 scientists from 21 countries met Sept. 23 - 25 2009 in Bremen, Germany, to outline major scientific targets for a new and ambitious ocean drilling research program. view more (2009-09-30)
Perforating aircraft wings with minute holes could make for more efficient flying.
One way to make aeroplanes fly more efficiently is to drill millions of tiny holes in the leading edges of the wings. Like the dimples on a golf ball this has the effect of reducing drag. However, producing these holes on a manufacturing scale is not yet commercially feasible. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University, funded by the Engineering and... view more... (2002-01-14)
Drilling for science and exploration
On 19th February 2008 the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) officially commenced the operation of the new drill rig InnovaRig at the geothermal drill site at Dürrnhaar (Bavaria). With this event, one of the most modern drill rigs worldwide, with a drilling capacity to a depth of 5000 metres becomes available. view more (2008-02-20)
Studies Evaluate the Anatomy and Stability of ACL Reconstruction with Different Techniques
An improved understanding of the anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in recent years has generated a renewed interest in the evaluation of surgical techniques to repair the knee ligament. In a study to be presented at the 2009 American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine Specialty Day in Las Vegas, researchers analyzed various... view more... (2009-03-02)
Nanoporous 'sponge' removes mercury from offshore produced waters
Contaminated water resulting from offshore oil and gas platform drilling contains mercury and other toxic heavy metals. view more (2006-03-30)
Deep-ocean researchers target tsunami zone near Japan
Rice University Earth scientist Dale Sawyer and colleagues last month reported the discovery of a strong variation in the tectonic stresses in a region of the Pacific Ocean notorious for generating devastating earthquakes and tsunamis in southeastern Japan. view more (2008-01-18)
Japan reports first coring operations of CHIKYU
The deep-sea scientific drilling vessel CHIKYU, owned by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and provided to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program-jointly funded by Japan and the United States-has recently undergone successful testing operations. view more (2005-12-19)
Researchers identify technique that improves ACL surgery
Surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have identified a drilling technique that improves the outcome of surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). view more (2009-07-10)
Frozen Natural Gas Discovered at Unexpectedly Shallow Depths Below Seafloor
An international team of research scientists has reported greater knowledge of how gas hydrate deposits form in nature, subsequent to a scientific ocean-drilling expedition off Canada's western coast. view more (2006-08-22)
Researchers report successful riser-drilling operations in seismogenic zone
Kumano Basin off Kii Peninsula, approximately 58 km southeast of Japan- Despite harsh atmospheric and ocean conditions, and complex geological characteristics of its drill site, the deep-sea drilling vessel CHIKYU, for the first time in the history of scientific ocean drilling, conducted riser-drilling operations to successfully drill down to a... view more... (2009-07-30)
Scientists return from first ever riser drilling operations in seismogenic zone
he Deep-sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU successfully completed riser drilling operations on Aug. 31, for IODP Expedition 319, Stage 2 of the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE). view more (2009-09-08)
UK Princess sees oldest ice on earth
Princess Anne, currently visiting Antarctica, was today given a gift of ice that is 50000 years old. It came from an ice core - a cylinder of ice drilled from the Antarctic ice sheet - drilled by the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA). EPICA, a consortium of 10 European nations, is drilling two ice cores in Antarctica, in order... view more... (2002-02-08)
Successful completion of first riser-drilling operations in earthquake zone
Kumano Basin off Kii Peninsula, approximately 58 km southeast of Japan- Despite harsh weather and ocean conditions, and complex geological characteristics of its drill site, the deep-sea drilling vessel CHIKYU, for the first time in the history of scientific ocean drilling, conducted riser-drilling operations to drill successfully down to a depth... view more... (2009-07-31)
Antarctic Ice Core milestone - 2002 m reached as year 2002 arrives
In the first weeks of the New Year a team of European scientists drilled successfully through 2002 metres of ice at Dome Concordia, high on East Antarctica`s plateau - one of the most hostile places on the planet. A specially created laboratory on the ice enabled scientists to analyse, for the first time, past climate shifts within hours of each 3... view more... (2002-01-15)
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