Research Provides New Insight into Roles of Plankton in Marine Carbon Storage
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 October 2019
Studies by FSU and Scripps reveal zooplankton can both boost and hinder the ocean’s biological carbon pump, with migrators possibly driving nearly half of carbon transport in coastal waters.
Keywords: zooplankton, carbon pump, migration, sequestration, ocean
UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 17 October 2019
UC San Diego advances earthquake safety with world-leading shake table tests, building monitoring, GPS networks, early warnings, global seismic stations, and field research to improve detection, resilience, and preparedness.
Keywords: UC San Diego, earthquake, seismic research, shake table, early warning, GPS, safety
Clingfish biology inspires better suction cup
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 22 October 2019
UC San Diego researchers created suction cups inspired by clingfish, gripping wet, dry, smooth, and rough surfaces delicately and strongly for uses from robotics to artifact recovery.
Keywords: UC San Diego, clingfish, biomimicry, suction cup, robotics, adhesion, marine biology
