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perpetual_C000009A OP t1_j3c61iy wrote

This article details a vessel that has a submerged "wing", allowing it to "fly" over the water. This means less drag, less fuel consumption, and less wake generated by the passage of the vessel. Which in turn means less erosion of the shoreline and allowing the vessel to move faster in coastal waters and harbours.
Also detailed in the article is an artificial photosynthesis technology being developed in Cambridge, UK to produce synthesis gas, which can be used in place of gasoline.

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DiscoveryOV t1_j3dylrk wrote

Hydrofoils are nothing new, like at all. The trouble is they generally require a pretty smooth surface to work, something that doesn’t really exist in the ocean.

Maybe they’ve found a way to make them less sensitive.

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