Covering over 70% of Earth's surface, the ocean's health is crucial to global climates and ecosystems, yet its exploration faces significant challenges such as inaccessibility and high costs. Newgrange Design, a PCB design service bureau, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a leader in ocean research and technology, have partnered to advance oceanographic exploration through innovative solutions. Addressing the communication barriers underwater, they are developing an underwater acoustic modem. This technology aims to enhance the location pinpointing and command transmission of robotic vehicles in deep-sea exploration, showcasing a pivotal shift towards overcoming the ocean's vast unknowns through technology and collaboration.

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00:00 Engineering and Exploration
00:46 The importance of our oceans
01:31 Underwater Acoustic System
02:40 The challenges and design requirements
03:37 An organization built around Engineering
04:33 The Micromodem PCB
04:50 The purpose found in engineering
05:52 Why we must understand the ocean