Ocean tech
Navigating new waters
The engineering team at the Ocean Observatories Initiative overcomes the hurdles of deploying the coastal pioneer array at a new site
The 10,000-foot view
WHOI's Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery
The story of a “champion” submersible
Alvin's humble origins began alongside Wheaties cereal
A cabled ocean
Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic
A new way to discover life in the ocean’s hadal zone
WHOI biologist Johanna Weston develops a novel tool to catch and study life in the…
Our eyes on the seafloor
A Q&A with WHOI marine microbiologist Maria Pachiadaki on sampling the deep ocean with Jason
A new way to track marine snow ‘blizzards’
New submersible provides insights into how organic carbon moves through the ocean twilight zone
3 memorable Jason Dives
Volcanoes, vents, and creatures of the deep through the lens of ROV Jason
Up close and personal
Ocean robots work alongside marine animals to study their behavior
Robots to the Rescue
How the next generation of ocean robots will help solve the planet’s most pressing problems
Group Chat
Underwater robots communicate in text-like fashion off the coast of Oahu
Technology Hatchery
The latest robotics projects happening inside the George and Wendy David Center for Ocean Innovation
AI in the Ocean Twilight Zone
Deep Learning techniques are revealing new secrets about the mesopelagic
Automating Exploration
For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Amy Phung, virtual reality and robotics are a natural pairing…
A throwback to ABE
The OG autonomous seafloor robot
Are warming Alaskan Arctic waters a new toxic algal hotspot?
WHOI researchers warn Arctic communities following detection of a harmful bloom
Hardwired to love
Ocean engineers discuss our emotional connection with robots
On the Move
The Coastal Pioneer Array is moving south in 2024. WHOI’s Al Plueddemann discusses the array’s…
How does Sentry know where it is?
New smarts keep the autonomous vehicle on track
From Northern California to Ocean Engineer
OOI engineer Irene Duran's life took her from a dry, hot California town to a…
5 essential ocean-climate technologies
In the race to find solutions to our climate crisis, these marine tools help us…
Sunlight and the fate of oil at sea
Danielle Haas Freeman draws on the language of chemistry to solve an oil spill puzzle
Who is Alvin and what are sea trials?
If you like the deep sea and exploring for science, you’re going to love Alvin!