ocean awareness and activism | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/ocean-awareness-activism/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:19:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 artificial nests on wind farm provide home to endangered birds & produce electricity at once https://www.designboom.com/technology/artificial-bird-nests-nearshore-wind-farm-hornsea-3-kittiwakes-orsted-red7marine-07-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/artificial-bird-nests-nearshore-wind-farm-hornsea-3-kittiwakes-orsted-red7marine-07-24-2023/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:40:54 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1006754

the artificial bird nests on nearshore wind farm by ørsted and red7marine aim to power up 3 million homes while finding a home to endangered kittiwakes.

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salvaged superyacht built in the 1980s becomes an artificial reef as it sinks into the sea https://www.designboom.com/technology/time-palmer-johnson-superyacht-sink-artificial-reef-marine-cleanup-initiative-07-20-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/time-palmer-johnson-superyacht-sink-artificial-reef-marine-cleanup-initiative-07-20-2023/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:15:35 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1006278

M/Y time superyacht built by palmer johnson yachts plunges into the sea as part of marine cleanup initiative’s hopes to revive damaged coral reefs.

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URB unveils ‘dubai reefs’, a floating living lab for marine restoration and ecotourism https://www.designboom.com/architecture/urb-dubai-reefs-floating-living-lab-marine-restoration-ecotourism-uae-05-09-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/urb-dubai-reefs-floating-living-lab-marine-restoration-ecotourism-uae-05-09-2023/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 09:00:24 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=990111

considered the world's largest ocean restoration project, 'dubai reefs' will generate more than 30,000 jobs in a green economy.

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aquatic facility ‘captura’ purifies carbon dioxide in water and filters it back into the ocean https://www.designboom.com/technology/aquatic-facility-captura-carbon-dioxide-water-electrodialysis-05-09-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/aquatic-facility-captura-carbon-dioxide-water-electrodialysis-05-09-2023/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 02:05:18 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=989917

using electrodialysis, captura filters carbon dioxide from the water and flushes it back into the ocean to further cleanse atmospheric carbon.

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pulsating jellyfish robots can pick up and vacuum ocean trash using artificial muscles https://www.designboom.com/technology/jellyfish-robots-ocean-trash-artificial-muscles-max-planck-institute-04-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/jellyfish-robots-ocean-trash-artificial-muscles-max-planck-institute-04-27-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:50:06 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=986813

the current flowing in the jellyfish robots allows them to collect objects and waste particles, and transport them to the surface.

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whalecro vehicle captures ocean microdebris via velcro straps as users move underwater https://www.designboom.com/technology/whalecro-students-catch-microdebris-ocean-11-29-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/whalecro-students-catch-microdebris-ocean-11-29-2022/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:00:40 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=948318

named ‘whalecro’, the ocean device has rotating handles covered with velcro straps that lock in the microdebris.

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triton WEC is a floating electric generator that extracts energy from ocean waves https://www.designboom.com/technology/triton-wec-floating-electric-generator-energy-ocean-waves-oscilla-power-11-18-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/triton-wec-floating-electric-generator-energy-ocean-waves-oscilla-power-11-18-2022/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:50:02 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=945615

triton leverages energy from the motion of the waves and converts it into electricity.

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garbage collector by student scoops ocean trash with waves https://www.designboom.com/technology/garbage-collector-student-ocean-trash-shield-11-09-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/garbage-collector-student-ocean-trash-shield-11-09-2022/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:01:56 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=943119

the garbage collector designed by student zeteng yan has ridges and barriers that prevent the trash from floating back into the ocean.

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the ocean cleanup shares 3rd phase of ending the great pacific garbage patch in new video https://www.designboom.com/technology/the-ocean-cleanup-end-great-pacific-garbage-patch-09-21-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/the-ocean-cleanup-end-great-pacific-garbage-patch-09-21-2022/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:15:49 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=930507

the ocean cleanup is now transitioning to system 03, its first full-scale ocean cleanup system and the blueprint for its future fleet.

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‘trashboom’ floating barrier prevents tons of plastic from ending up in oceans https://www.designboom.com/design/trashboom-floating-barrier-prevents-tons-plastic-oceans-fischer-09-16-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/trashboom-floating-barrier-prevents-tons-plastic-oceans-fischer-09-16-2022/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:04:34 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=929401

'trashboom' is a modular solution made of locally available materials that uses simple technology at a low cost.

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