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A prototype camera, with 2 bulbous lenses, a circuit board, wires and white cylinder, sits on a dock with the Charles River and Boston skyline in blurred background.

Spotlight: Sep 27, 2022

This battery-free, wireless underwater camera could have many uses, including climate modeling. “This technology could help us build more accurate climate models and better understand how climate change impacts the underwater world,” says Fadel Adib.

Sep 27, 2022

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